The Vulture is *Really* not good with these Types of Things

[sigmund_droid]

While I highly doubt Adrian Tomes will ever make anyone's top 20 villain lists (or even 50 for that matter) he's still up there for me.

Here's one of his better arcs.



Yup Adian's dying, he got his illness from his body harness. It really doesn't pay to be a supervillain with destructive equipment.

But who is the Vulture talking to? An old crime buddy? The Spectacular Spider-man? One of the other Vultures?



Oh crap.

FEED HIM THOSE SPECIAL SLEEPY OATMEAL-RAISIN COOKIES AUNT MAY!



Backstory: Vulture was responsible for Nathan's (who was with Aunt May at the time) death but he didn't murder him. Vulture tried to take May as a hostage, Nathan grabbed him from behind and had a heart attack when Vulture flew in the air to get his unknown assailant off. Nathan and Adrian Tomes were also friends at the time, they met in the hospital when the Vulture was ill.



Well he got his answer for that. Vulture leaves awestruck and heads for the Bugle

I'm going to post this next scan just for fun



Ah hahaha, I love Spider-man's supporting cast. Good ol' JJJ.

Spidey heads home after confronting the Vulture in the skyline.






:(

I can only afford one more scan so I'll do the one that's iconable. The Vulture comes back to the Parker household with a gun to try and gain forgiveness (yeah even Tomes realizes this is a bad idea and throws the gun to the ground as a gesture). Peter goes ballistic seeing him there accosting Aunt May so he decks him hard...spidey-strength hard. Realizing that he's in danger of betraying his secret identity Peter lets The vulture grab him when he recovers.



Ooo nice stance May!

Comments

[blackruzsa]

May has a frightening longface.

[sigmund_droid]

The better to...long(?) you with my dear.

[glprime]

Something Sal Buscema was known for.

[thehefner]

This whole story was excellent, and probably the greatest Vulture story ever written. I'm actually in the midst of scanning "The Child Within" from J.M. DeMatteis' tenure of Spectacular Spider-Man for a post here eventually, of which this story is a part. It's an amazing run, one that deserves greater recognition and respect.

[shadowpsykie]

i miss the old "lets make him think i fed him a arsenic laced cookie when i really fed him sleeping pills" aunt may.

[shadowpsykie]

though i must say gun weilding may is kinda cool too, but lacks the... how should i say it... the je ne sais quoi, of pre bnd aunt may

[auggie18]

Somewhere out there is an alternate universe where Aunt May and Adrian Toomes are the same person.

[sinisterlink]

"The Vulture comes back to the Parker household with a gun to try and gain forgiveness"

That made me laugh so hard. Real smooth, Adrian. At that point I'd just be like, "FINE. I forgive you. Now stop breaking into my house."

I also facepalmed a bit at May going on about how her heart is dead since everyone she loves has died, all while Peter is standing right there. No love for you, Peter!

[janegray]

She didn't say that everybody she loved is dead, she says that too many of the people she loved are dead.

She does love Peter, but there is just so much heartbreak a person can take.

[janegray]

So what happens next?

[wizardru]

Aunt May beat Galactus.

[janegray]

No, what happened to Vulture.

[halloweenjack]

WHEN MAY PARKER HAS TO SMACK A PUNK

BY GOD

MAY PARKER SMACKS A PUNK