Episode 58: Attack from Above (Amazing Spider-Man #2) -- May 1963

Published: Aug. 2, 2021, 9:30 a.m.

In this episode:

In this episode, Mike and Ed discuss the limited ambition of the latest super-criminal known as \u201cThe Vulture\u201d. Are his powers inborn or through a mechanical exoskeleton? How would personal flying devices impact our world? Why weren\u2019t any superheroes needed to capture him? Where was Ant-Man?

In this issue:

A new supervillain terrorizes New Yorkers - the Vulture! He swoops down from the sky to snatch briefcases and otherwise creep out the city. J. Jonah Jameson of the Daily Bugle is desperate for photos of the Vulture. The Bugle\u2019s young photographer Peter Parker is keen to grab a few snaps of the villain, and heads out as his alter ego, the Amazing Spider-Man. The Vulture is actually quite easy to find - he taunts the police about his next planned robbery - and Spider-Man ends up battling him in the skies above the city. Round one goes to the Vulture. But Spidey doesn\u2019t give up! He invents a cadet to mess with the Vulture\u2019s flying contraption, and takes the Vulture down.

In a second story, Peter Parker meets the Tinkerer, who is working with aliens planning to attack the Earth. Peter changes into his Spider-Man costume and battles the aliens, chasing them off the Earth. All in a day\u2019s work for Spider-Man.

Assumed before the next issue:

People are wondering why super-powered people are disguising themselves as animals.

This episode takes place:

After the Vulture has been grounded.



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