Spider-Man - Legacy of Evil (1996) .cbr

Language: English | Year: 1996 | Pictures: 47 | Format: CBR | Size: 19.1 Mb.

A wonderfully-contrived story about Spider-Man's classic arch-foe, Legacy of Evil follows Ben Urich (who else) as he attempts to finish writing his book on the Osborns. He pays a visit to Liz Allen Obsorn and just in time to witness another chapter. Thr ee goblin-women, all flying gliders and armed to the teeth blow a hole through Liz's apartment, using Spider-Man as their battering-ram. The women move in concert, taking Ben and Liz as hostages and snatching Norman Jr. As they leave, they seemingly give Liz a telepathic message. "...they were taking Normie to receive his birthright," she said, "the legacy of the Green Goblin!"

The only thing that can follow is an investigation. Ben Urich goes back to his mountain of research, along with Liz's brother-in-law the Motlen Man, to uncover the mystery. They exhume Harry's body, and they confirm that he's dead. Spider-Man turns all the riff-raff on their butt, looking for a sign of the Goblin. As they both look, a comprehensive history of the Green Goblin's evil is played out. Peter (yes, this one is before the clone-saga), Ben Urich, and Molten Man all visit the old battle sights in search for clues, and Spider-Man's whole history fighting the Goblin is flashing before his eyes. Ben can feel Spidey's inner torment.

One thing, and perhaps the most imporant, was the disagreement of Ben and Peter over which Goblin killed Gwen Stacy. Urich seems to think that Harry killed young Miss Stacy, and Spidey swears it was Norman. Before they can finish their discussion, however, the Goblin-women burst in again, throwing pumpkin bombs and electricity bolts. Spidey manages to get the best of them, and one runs into a wall, exploding into pieces. That's when they realize that the women are in fact androids, and Spider-Man makes quick work of them. As the smoke clears, Ben realizes the family connection can only lead back to one person: Liz Osborn!

Sure enough, Liz has been brainwashed by the Green Goblin's mind-distorting devices, and has been leading Spider-Man astray. She ducks down an escape passageway that leads to a secret headquarters of the Goblin. Positioned above a vat of Stromm's magic formula is Normie Jr, his mother standing idley by. Spidey moves quickly, ignoring the computerized Goblin's taunts (Norman and Harry's images are projected up on large screens), gets zapped by tranquilizer darts, and saves Normie from drowning. Everybody has just enough time to escape before the whole complex comes crashing down!

On the last page, there's a wonderful moment where Ben asks Spider-Man what happened between him and the Green Goblin. A quick series of flashes tells the details as they race through Peter's head, but he swings away before giving Urich the whole story. Ben goes home and changes the name of his book from "Legacy of Evil" to "Dynasty of Evil.". He only made one mistake in writing the book - letting his nephew, Phil, read it.