It was 1933, four long years after Wall Street crashed and took the rest of the world with it, and the Great Depression was just getting started. And so was the Goblin. A master at turning hopelessness into a commodity, the corrupt mob bossled a colorful gang of circus sideshow freaks--including the cannibalistic Vulture--in a corrupt stranglehold on the city. Peter Parker came of age during this time of struggle and hardship. Raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May, two stemwinding Socialists commited to positive change for the people, Peter would have been a boyis beacon of optimism in any other era. But in this world of noir, he was an embittered angry young man in search of justice. And then along came a s[pider After a fated meeting with a mystical arachnid and its life-changing bite, he may have just inherited the force to honor the phrase, "If those in power can't be trusted, it's the responsibility of the people to remove them"--dust jacket back cover.
year: 2009
call number/section: 741.5, 1000
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Editions
Hine, David
Marvel Enterprises (2009)
It was 1933, four long years after Wall Street crashed and took the rest of the world with it, and the Great Depression was just getting started. And so was the Goblin. A master at turning hopelessness into a commodity, the corrupt mob bossled a colorful gang of circus sideshow freaks--including the cannibalistic Vulture--in a corrupt stranglehold on the city. Peter Parker came of age during this time of struggle and hardship. Raised by his Uncle Ben and Aunt May, two stemwinding Socialists commited to positive change for the people, Peter would have been a boyis beacon of optimism in any other era. But in this world of noir, he was an embittered angry young man in search of justice. And then along came a s[pider After a fated meeting with a mystical arachnid and its life-changing bite, he may have just inherited the force to honor the phrase, "If those in power can't be trusted, it's the responsibility of the people to remove them"--dust jacket back cover.
Schools: 2
Hine, David
Collects no. 1-4 from the comic series "Spider-Man Noir," in which a bitter Peter Parker gains his spider-like powers and fights against the Goblin and the other villains of New York City during the 1930s.
Schools: 1