Maybe Doctor Octopus Wasn't So Bad After All!

Hey, let's start off with a little Sunday morning nightmare fuel:

Holy crap!!

You see, it's the standard horror comic mad scientist...

And of course, instead of claiming the Nobel Prize or something, he sends the guy...uh, thing...on a massive quest for vengeance:

Man, life in the 1950s was a lot rougher than Happy Days led us to believe!

Oh, don't fret--the potion wore off, the thing turned back into a normal octopus, and he killed the scientist. The end!

From Black Cat Mystery Comics #32 (1951)

Friday Night Fights--Searing Pain Style!!

No time for love today, Dr. Jones! We're running behind, so let's get right to the Friday Night Fight: Spider-Man vs. Doctor Octopus!!

ARRGHHH!

Spacebooger thinks that if Octavius were really in such pain, he wouldn't be able to monologue quite so much...

Arm-ripping pain comes from Amazing Spider-Man Annual #13 (1979), by Marv Wolfman, John Byrne and Terry Austin.

Now is the time for you to go and vote for my fight. Why? I don't have time to come up with a reason!! Just go vote!!

Marvel's Version Of Matches Malone!!

So, Spider-Man is helping the ghost of a murdered FBI agent (no, really) capture the scum who killed him.

Well, Peter decides the best way is to infiltrate the gang! But how does mild-mannered young adult Peter Parker join a rough and tumble crime crew?

Oh, Peter...don't use your real name!! I mean, a leather jacket and 5 o'clock shadow is a fair disguise, but your real name? Batman used Matches Malone, not Matches Wayne, for heaven's sake!!

And what happens when your gang of killers is going to, well, kill someone?

Smooth, Peter. Damn smooth.

But of course, you're destined to run into someone who knows you...

D'oh!!

That was the last we ever saw of "Kid Parker, the dude with the baby face and the fists of steel." But really, we should see some more undercover work from Peter...

This was just another reason 70s Spider-Man was the best Spider-Man!

From Amazing Spider-Man Annual #13 (1979)

Friday Night Fights--Iron Octopus Style!!

OK, I'm a merciful guy.

Despite losing badly last week (to Hank Pym? Really?), I'm still going to show you how Iron Man got his groove back against Dr. Octopus for this week's Friday Night Fights.

Tony's toughened up his armor. But Octavius a) still has two sets of arms--his regular one and a shiny new adamantium one--and he can control both at the same time; b) has taken Cherry Stone, Stark Indistries scientist and potential Tony love interest, as a hostage; and c) has taken over the local power plant.

Let's watch:

And so...

The Iron Octopus Man!

Owie owie owie!!!

Tony really should have kept those arms ...

Spacebooger found that fight disarming...

Iron Octopus is brought to you by Roger McKenzie (script) and Ken Steacy (everything else) in Marvel Fanfare #23 (1985)

Now is the time for you to go and vote for my fight. Why? After last week, you guys owe me...so go and vote!!