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Marvel Comics   ·   Released Jul 1st, 1978

Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #20

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WHERE WERE YOU WHEN THE LIGHTS WENT OUT?

As the police try to find out who employed the Enforcers to hold patrons of the Coffee Bean hostage to draw out Spider-Man, Spider-Man himself listens in to learn what he can about the situation as well, however it gets nowhere.  Meanwhile, Lightmaster -- the employer in question -- reviews the news coverage of the Enforcers defeat and incorrectly deduces that Hector Ayala is Spider-Man and decides to go out and capture him. This happens in front of Peter Parker, and Holly Gillis on the ESU campus, and regardless of Peter's efforts to prevent it, Lightmaster captures Hector and escapes. As Flash takes Holly to Sha's place, Holly gives Peter, Hector's amulets. Peter recognizes what these amulets are, and deduces that Hector is the White Tiger.  As Spider-Man, Peter tracks down Hector, Lightmaster sets up TV cameras where he "exposes" Hector as Spider-Man to everyone watching and is about to destroy him when Spider-Man arrives and secretly gives Hector his amulets. Hector changes into White Tiger, revealing his identity to the viewing public, causing Holly to hate him. With the help of Spider-Man, he battles Lightmaster. During the fight, Lightmaster overtaxes the power supply and causes a blackout, which is what has been keeping his energy form cohesive, without power to keep him sustained, Lightmaster passes out and dissolves, seemingly destroyed.

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Page Count
36 pages
Cover Price
$0.35
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Creators

Bill Mantlo
Writer
Bill Mantlo
Sal Buscema
Artist
Sal Buscema
Mike Esposito
Artist
Mike Esposito
Colorist
Don Warfield
Letterer
Irv Watanabe
Ernie Chan
Cover Artist
Ernie Chan
Jim Shooter
Editor
Jim Shooter

Characters

Fancy Dan
Daniel Brito
Fancy Dan
Earth-616
Flash Thompson
Flash Thompson
Earth-616
Holly Gillis
Earth-616
Lightmaster
Edward Lansky
Lightmaster
Earth-616
Mamie Muggins
Mamie Muggins
Earth-616
Montana
Jackson Brice
Montana
Earth-616
Ox
Ronald Bloch
Ox
Earth-616
Sha Shan Nguyen
Sha Shan Nguyen
Earth-616
Spider-Man
Peter Parker
Spider-Man
Earth-616
White Tiger
Hector Ayala
White Tiger
Earth-616

Collected In

  • Essential Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 1 TP
    Essential Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 1 TP
    Essential Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man (2005 - 2011)
  • Marvel Masterworks: Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 2 HC
    Marvel Masterworks: Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 2 HC
    Marvel Masterworks: Spectacular Spider-Man (2017)
  • Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 1 HC
    Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 1 HC
    Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man Vol. 1 (1976 - 1998)

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