The Amazing Spider-Man #275
In "The Choice and The Challenge!", Peter Parker faces his toughest test yet as the Hobgoblin escalates his campaign with a terrifying new weapon and a hostage in tow. With Aunt May recovering and Mary Jane urging him to stay, Peter must decide whether to walk away from the mask—or face his greatest threat yet. Written by Tom DeFalco and Stan Lee, with dynamic art by Ron Frenz and Steve Ditko, and a cover by Larry Lieber and Steve Ditko, this 1986 classic captures Spider-Man at a breaking point.
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The Hobgoblin prepares to bring down Spider-Man. Peter and Aunt May bring Nathan home from the hospital. Peter tells Mary Jane that he is through being Spider-Man and tells her his origin story. Flash smacks his girlfriend around and busts Ned Leeds in the chops when he confronts him about the affair Flash is having with his wife. Hobgoblin takes Sha Shan as a hostage. Mary Jane convinces Peter that he can't quit with the Hobgoblin on the loose so Spidey faces his old foe. Spidey is able to rescue Sha Shan but is brought down by Hobby's new chest plate with a deadly random pattern blaster.
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