This week on the podcast, Peter Parker’s every effort to track down his Aunt May lands him smack back in the middle of a gang war. It’s Doc Ock vs. Hammerhead (who makes his debut in these pages) for control of the New York City rackets. Also: Peter’s roiling regrets finally rear up an ulcer!

Meanwhile, in the paratext… The Bullpen Bulletins burgeon with ballyhoo for a wealth of woman-centered winners (The Cat, Shanna the She-Devil, and Night Nurse) – none of which got their due on the newsstands. And issue #114’s “Spider’s Web” lettercol spotlights a lengthy letter from Jeff Berlin of Bayville, New York which superbly synopsizes the title’s status quo ante-Conway.

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