Guardians of the Galaxy #14

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[scorntx]

-"We've never met anyone more selfless, more purely heroic than him"-

"What about Captain America?"
"Apart from him."
"Richard Rider?"
"Apart from him."
"Squirrel Girl."
"Apart from her."
"I am Groot?"
"You're missing the point!"

Jus' saying. Peter's a lot of things, but he's not really the paragon of pure heroism.
Because, y'know, the laundry list of self-destructively poor choices he's made.

(Though given Flash does heart Spidey, I can see why he'd say that...)

Also the bit with Gamora asking what news is is stupid.

[cyberghostface]

Cap is a secret Nazi now.

In all seriousness aside from the time where Joe Quesada tried forcing his midlife crisis onto him Spidey's probably one of the most heroic guys there is. IDK how many other heroes would go out of his way to make sure the grandchildren of one of his villains would be taken care of financially unless the kid was the Joker's.

And as you said, Spidey is Flash's idol.

[freezer]

To be fair, how many of those self-destructively poor choices would others know about?

[arilou_skiff]

And even then his self-destructive choices tends to be less about selfishness and more about not thinking things through.

[lbd_nytetrayn]

Serious question: How many of those has Flash dealt with personally?

[scorntx]

I'm pretty sure he's met Captain America at some point.

Don't think he's met Squirrel Girl, but if he has it wouldn't be much of a surprise.

[glprime]

I'm really trying to remember, but I could've sworn there was a time when Steve friggin Rogers praised Peter Parker for either his integrity or his grit (ie, I Can't Ever Give Up, I Have To Lift This Building Off Of Me Attitude). I can't recall the exact scene, if it was during the Civil War story or some other comic, but it sticks in my mind. That yes, even Captain America could acknowledge Spider-Man as an equal peer or someone to put as an example of heroic ideal.

But as others have said, Flash is also a massive Spidey fan boy and the scene makes character sense too.

[shakalooloo]

Is that 'news' panel supposed to be funny? Because I think it rather brilliantly encapsulates the problems of Bendis-speak in a small space.

[starwolf_oakley]

That cover looks like it is from a never-produced Spider-Man/Micronauts crossover.