The Amazing Spider-Man #286
In "Thy Father's Son!", Spider-Man stumbles through a haze after being hit with the Punisher’s knockout gas, waking up to a city on edge. With Daredevil missing and a midnight mob meeting looming, Peter Parker must piece together clues from Mary Jane and a cryptic call from Lance—just as the Rose is forced into a deadly confrontation with the police. Written by Jim Owsley and drawn by Alan Kupperberg, with inks by Jim Fern and Art Nichols, this tense, pivotal issue unfolds in the shadows of New York, where loyalty and violence collide. The cover by Bob Hall and Al Milgrom captures the moment’s rising dread.
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Spider-Man has been blasted by the Punisher's knockout gas and has to sleep it off in an alley. Later, Peter gets a call from Matt Murdock who asks him for a midnight meet. Mary Jane is contacted by Lance who asks her to tell Pete about a midnight mob meeting but she doesn't say anything. The gang war explodes. With Daredevil a no show, Spider-Man finds out about the mob meet from Mary Jane too late to stop it. The Rose tries to escape but is forced to shoot a cop who tries to stop him.
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