In need of an army, Madame Masque takes control of the Maggia; in need of a new alias, evil Steve Rogers takes the Flag Smasher mantle; in need of a new perspective, General Strange has his empathy restored by Doctor Strange. New additions to the database include Iceman’s boyfriend Romeo, Jason Macandale’s Hobgoblin and the Age of Apocalypse’s Weapon X. Steve Rogers tops 300 points.
Book the Week – Uncanny Spider-Man #5 (Review score: 42 Points; 11 Characters). The family reunion between Nightcrawler and Mystique continues. They deceive Orchis with Silver Sable’s help and put an end to Vulture’s Techno-Organic Hound program. Uncanny Spider-Man sweeps the three weekly superlatives—Book, Hero and Antagonist.
Hero of the Week – Spider-Man/Peter Parker (Review score: 34 Points/7 Appearances; 4.86 Pts/App). A dominating performance, and by far his best on the year, pushes Spider-Man well above 500 points—a 100-point improvement over the previous year—and earns him his 12th Hero of the Week.
Antagonist of the Week – Mystique (Review score: 8 Points/1 Appearance; 8.0 Pts/App). Mystique may not win any Mother of the Year awards, but she gets her second Antagonist of the Week in support of Nightcrawler’s fight against Orchis.
Top Characters (by review score). Spider-Man/Peter Parker (34); Spider-Boy (15); Captain America/Steve Rogers (12); Doctor Strange (11); Iceman (10); Nightcrawler (9); Mystique, Wolverine/James Howlett (8); Captain Krakoa, Daredevil/Matt Murdock, Taskmaster (7)
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Key: TU – Team-Up; LT – Lead Team; SC – Save Civilian; CD – Character Development; DA – Defeat Antagonist.
| Amazing Spider-Man #40 (31) |
| She-Hulk – Durability, Strength, Weapon, TU (Tombstone), DA (Tracksuit Mafia) Spider-Man (PP) – Melee, TU (Tombstone), DA (Tracksuit Mafia) Antagonist(s) Beetle – Melee Count Nefaria Electro (FF) Hammerhead Kingpin Lady Octopus Madame Masque – Melee, TU (Shotgun), LT, CD (Takes over the Maggia) Rose Scorpia Silvermane Tombstone – Melee, TU (Spider-Man), DA (Tracksuit Mafia) Typhoid Mary White Rabbit |
| Astonishing Iceman #5 (8) |
| Iceman – Heal, Ice, Ice Offensive, DA (Mister Clean) Romeo – Energy, Melee |
| Daredevil: Black Armor #2 (29) |
| Daredevil (MM) – Business, Durability, Melee, Sense, Swing, Tech Spider-Man (PP) – Swing Antagonist(s) Baron von Strucker – Creature, Energy Batroc the Leaper – Melee Hobgoblin (JM) – Energy, Explosives, Projectile, Vehicle Lady Deathstrike – Claws Offensive Mole Man Sabretooth – Claws, Claws Offensive, Melee, Strength Tarantula – Melee |
| Doctor Strange #10 (14) |
| Clea Doctor Strange – Creature, Flight, Heal, Magic, Magic Offensive, DA (General Strange) Pandora Peters Wong – Vehicle Antagonist(s) General Strange – Flight, CD (Has his empathy and feelings restored by Doctor Strange) |
| G.O.D.S. #3 (5) |
| Doctor Strange – Magic, Sense, Teleport Thor |
| Incredible Hulk #7 (6) |
| Hulk – Blade, Durability, Melee, Strength, DA (War Devil) |
| Original X-Men #1 (24) |
| Angel – Flight, TU (X-Men) Beast – Melee, TU (X-Men) Cyclops – Energy, Energy Offensive, TU (X-Men) Iceman – Flight, Ice, Ice Offensive, TU (X-Men) Marvel Girl – Telekinesis, Telepathy, Telepathy Defensive, Telepathy Offensive, TU (X-Men) Weapon X Antagonist(s) Plantman – Gun |
| Spider-Boy #2 (30) |
| Captain America (SR) – Gun, Melee, Shield, Shield Defensive, Shield Offensive, TU (Spider-Boy), DA (Taskmaster) Spider-Boy – Agility, Crawl, Durability, Melee, Sense, Shield, Strength, TU (Captain America), DA (Taskmaster) Spider-Man (PP) Squirrel Girl – Creature, TU (Spider-Boy), SC Antagonist(s) Taskmaster – Blade, Melee, Shield Offensive, Tech, Vehicle, Weapon |
| Spine-Tingling Spider-Man #3 (9) |
| Spider-Man (PP) – Intellect, Melee, TU (Mysterio), DA (Masked hunter) Antagonist(s) Mysterio – Weapon, TU (Spider-Man), DA (Masked hunter) |
| Superior Spider-Man #2 (19) |
| Spider-Boy – Agility, Heal, Strength, SC Spider-Man (PP) – Agility, Durability, Ensnare, Melee, Sense, Strength, Weapon, DA (Doctor Octopus) Antagonist(s) Doctor Octopus – Appendage, Appendage Offensive, Ensnare, Whip |
| Uncanny Avengers #5 (36) |
| Black Widow Captain America (SR) – Shield Offensive, Strength, DA (Captain Krakoa) Deadpool – Durability, Heal, Melee, DA (Captain Krakoa) Penance – Durability, Melee, Telepathy, DA (Captain Krakoa) Psylocke – Blade, Ensnare, Melee, Telepathy, DA (Captain Krakoa) Quicksilver – Speed Rogue – Flight, Heal Antagonist(s) Blob Captain Krakoa – Gun, Melee, Shield Offensive, Strength, Weapon, CD (Takes the title of Flag-Smasher) Doctor Stasis Kingpin |
| Uncanny Spider-Man #5 (42) |
| Cloak Dagger Feral Nightcrawler – Appendage, Blade, Computer, Melee, Teleport, Teleport Defensive, TU (Silver Sable), DA (Vulture) Silver Sable – Gun, Melee, TU (Nightcrawler), DA (Orchis agent) Spider-Man (PP) – Swing Warlock – Absorb, Computer, Morph, TU (Nightcrawler), DA (Hounds) Antagonist(s) Fatale Mystique – Deception, Gun, Melee, Morph, Weapon, TU (Nightcrawler), DA (Orchis agent) Rhino – Melee, Strength, DA (Orchis agents) Vulture – Appendage Offensive, Flight, Melee |
| Wolverine #40 (22) |
| Sage – Computer Spider-Man (PP) – Computer, Ensnare, Projectile, Sense, Swing, Tech, Vehicle, TU (Wolverine), SC, DA (Orchis agent) Wolverine (JH) – Claws, Claws Offensive, Crawl, Vehicle, Weapon, TU (Spider-Man), DA (Stark Sentinel) Antagonist(s) Black Tom Cassidy |
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