(2007 Cover Date Issues - Most current first)

October 24, 2007

Norman Osborn, and other villains appear in Thunderbolts #117.

Story
The "Death Of A Goblin" has been dragging along now for three issues, and finally the wheels are beginning to get in motion. Remember, Norman Osborn has escaped a super-prison located at the Triskelion, and has since told his "story" to the world through various media outlets. Norman's "story" concerns how he was illegally arrested and imprisoned by Nick Fury, and that his son Harry was taken away from him for no reason. After viewing Norman's show on television, Peter "moves" Peter Mary Jane and Aunt May to safety, then goes after Norman himself. Unfortunately for Peter, SHIELD agents moved in on him, and took him away and imprisoned him. The issue opens up with Peter's former girlfriend Kitty Pryde discovering that Spider-Man has been taken away by SHIELD, and decides to go and help him. When she arrives at the prison to save him, a brief battle between her and Peter against SHIELD ensues. It comes to an abrupt end however, when the two young super-heroes are asked to help SHIELD go after Norman, who is now at Trump Tower. Everyone makes there way over to Trump Tower, where Norman is demanding money from his accountant, and threatens to kill him if he doesn't. Just as Norman transforms into the Green Goblin, bullets begin to fly, and Spider-Man swings on in to land a kick in the Goblin's face. The two arch enemies exchange blows for a couple pages, before cliffhanger ending takes place. Cool "Zombie" variant cover also available.

Art
Very Good.
Best Page: The final spoiler page.

Continuity Police
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Spoilers
Norman appears to have killed his lawyer.
The Green Goblin throws Spider-Man through a window high above Trump Tower.
Kitty Pryde shoots at the Goblin, and he "joins" Spider-Man in a "fall to death".

October 17, 2007

Spider-Man makes an appearance in Spider-Man Family #5.
Alternate zombie version of Spider-Man makes an appearance in Marvel Zombies II #1.
Spider-Man makes an out of continuity appearances in Marvel Adventures The Avengers #17.

October 10, 2007

The Black Cat makes an appearance in Heroes For Hire V2 #14.
Spider-Man nor the New Avengers (strangely) do not appear in New Avengers #35.
Spider-Man makes an out of continuity appearances in Spider-Man/ Red Sonja #3.
Spider-Man makes an out of continuity appearance in New Avengers/ Transformers #4.

Story
"One More Day" continues here with part two (Part One was in Amazing Spider-Man #546) with another storyline that promises to change everything in the "Spider-Verse". Aunt May is just about to kick the bucket, and Peter is trying is he can possibly do to save her. Remember, it was Peter who was the "main" target for a then-unknown assassin, who instead nailed Aunt May through the chest. As Aunt May is being moved into a private hospital room (courtesy of the financial help from Tony Stark), Peter refuses to accept the fact this already very old woman is going to die. As Spider-Man, he swings on over to the home of Doctor Strange for help. After a brief origin re-cap for Strange's origin, Peter receives some advice from the Doctor, but it is not what he wants to hear. Peter literally cries for help, but Doctor Strange is very strict in his stance that there is nothing that he can do to help. Doc then invokes a spell where Peter visits many places and times in an instant, to try to go and find what he needs. We see a glimpse of Peter visiting Reed Richards (Mister Fantastic), the Beast, the Black Panther, and even Morbius and Dr. Doom. Again, Nothing. Peter is overwhelmed by the fact there is nothing he can do for his aunt. While Strange is away getting a refreshment, Peter plays around with the good doctor's "toys" a little too much, and then proceeds to gets himself in trouble. Peter now finds himself back to the time and place of when the shooting of his aunt originally took place, but he is not in a tangible form. Frustrated that he cannot do a thing to change what took place, he tries in vain to reach out to his aunt while the shooting takes place. Doc Strange brings Peter back to the present, but Peter is in bad shape, and now needs "the elements" to restore him. Doctor Strange tends to an unexpected visitor , but arrives back to Peter shortly thereafter. The Doctor's last advice he gives to Peter is that he go be with his aunt for her final moments. Down and out, Peter leaves Strange's home thinking that "we all die" and "we cannot change that". The final page however, looks to break those rules as a bird mysteriously transforms into a little girl who looks like little red riding hood. All right in front of Peter. Let the guessing game begin as to who this "little girl" really is. Some extra features include a Mary Jane Watson profile, a five-page partial reprint from Amazing Spider-Man #259, and some more sketchbook type pages that have been featured in the "One More Day" Sketchbook previously. There is also a variant cover to this issue by artist Marko Djurdevic. Part three is to be continued in Sensational Spider-Man #41, which will also be $3.99, and also have a variant cover.

Art
Excellent..
Best Page: The two-page splash page of Spider-Man swinging over to see Doctor Strange.

Continuity Police
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Spoilers
Doctor Strange's "visitor" is Spider-Man from circa Amazing Spider-Man V2 #42. Yep, two Spider-Men at the same.
The transforming bird has been around this storyline from the beginning of part one.
Is the little girl really Loki? Mephisto? A Young Mary Jane?

Story
Spider-Girl's arch-foe, the Hobgoblin, is back, with plans to eliminate Spider-Girl. He mistakenly believes Spider-Girl is working for the Black Tarantula, the reigning kingpin of crime. To aid him, he tracks down an almost-forgotten Spider-Man villain in Las Vegas and convinces him to help. Of course, the Hobgoblin intends to double-cross his new partner when it is to his advantage. In the previous issue, Mayday Parker's little brother Ben lost his hearing during Spider-Girl's fight with Carnage. He still is deaf and Mayday feels responsible and guilty. She's also under the false impression that her dad blames her for what happened to Ben, when nothing could be farther from the truth. Meanwhile, Mayday's best friend Davida wins the election for Student Body President at Midtown High School.

Reviewed by Bruce Buchanan.

Art
Solid as always, but kudos have to go out to the fantastic cover this month. The "characters as chess pieces" cover has been done before (most notably the 1961 cover to Justice League of America #1 by Mike Sekowsky), but this is a particularly nice take on that concept.
Best page: The splash page with the Hobgoblin sitting high and mighty.

Continuity Police
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Spoilers
The Hobgoblin enlists the aid of the Mindworm, a Spider-Man foe first introduced in Amazing Spider-Man #138, as an ally.
Gene Thompson, Mayday's boyfriend, dumps her, saying their relationship has become too one-sided. He doesn't understand that she must sneak away to become Spider-Girl.

October 3, 2007

Spider-Man 2099 makes an appearance in Exiles #99.

Story
Another new story opens at City Hall in New York City, where a protest is being held concerning global warning, led by Senator Alvin Arnold. Daily Bugle photographer Peter Parker is there covering the event, and he is soon joined by Bugle publisher J. Jonah Jameson. Jameson is quite furious that Parker is wasting his time at such an event, but his anger is quickly replaced by fear, as a tidal wave of water comes out of nowhere and covers all in attendance. Spider-Man swings on in and saves Jameson, and brings him safety atop a high building where many others are. Everyone soon learns who is behind such a disaster, when Hydro-Man forms himself out of the water and makes himself known. Hydro-Man is a villain that was introduced back in "Amazing Spider-Man" #212, and he has the power to merge with and manipulate water. Hydro-Man turns his attention to the Senator and threatens to sink the island of Manhattan within twenty-four hours unless he is given fifty million dollars. Hydro-Man leaves, and takes the sea of water with him. Senator Arnold brought Hydro-Man's threat back to the Senate, but nobody knows what to do. Later on, Spider-Man brings a briefcase to a pier, and he calls out Hydro-Man. Hydro-Man makes himself visible, after being faked out that the briefcase contains the fifty million dollars he wanted. After he opens the briefcase, Hydro-Man is surprised and literally gets a pie in the face. Hydro-Man is now extremely ticked-off, and now threatens to bring the city underwater after killing Spider-Man. Hydro-Man chases Spider-Man into a warehouse, where he finds not one but two Spider-Men. It doesn't take long for Spider-Man to knock out Hydro-Man in the end, and all is well again.

Art
Very Good.
Best Page: The "Amazing Fantasy" #15 homage page with Spider-Man carrying J. Jonah Jameson.

Continuity Police
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Spoilers
Spider-Man set up a Spider-Man" dummy" made from webbing and rigged with electrical cables.
Hydro-Man was knocked out cold, after merely touching the Spider-Man "dummy".

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