The Amazing Spider-Man #253
In "By Myself Betrayed!", Peter Parker finds himself tangled in a high-stakes scandal while covering a pro football quarterback accused of throwing games for a new mob boss known as the Rose. With Aunt May reeling over Peter's decision to drop out of school and Robbie Robertson stepping into a new role at the Daily Bugle, Spider-Man faces his first true confrontation with the Rose in a battle that tests his limits. Written by Tom DeFalco and illustrated by Rick Leonardi, with inks by Bill Anderson, colors by Glynis Wein, and letters by Joe Rosen, the cover by Rick Leonardi captures the tension of a 60-cent comic in 1984 that delivers a gripping blend of sports drama and superhero action.
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While on the sports beat with Wendy, Peter gets involved in a scandal with a pro football quarterback who is throwing games for a new mob boss, the Rose. Peter tells Aunt May that he has dropped out of school and she flips out. Peter also discovers that Robbie is taking his new editor-in-chief position at the Bugle very seriously. Spider-Man meets and battles the Rose for the first time.
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