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PETER PARKER RETURNS WHAT IN THE WORLD? --AND FINALLY, I

HOME ONLY TO FIND... THE PUNISHER?

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GANG, THERE WEREN'T
ANY OUTSIDE PHOTO-
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COULD’VE BEEN THERE
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PERMISSION TO RUMMAGE INTRUSION, SUSPECT THE ABEAL JCal
THROUGH MY AFARTMENT 7 PARKER--
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BE TAKEN. CAME CLOSE ENOUGH
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NO ONE ELSE EVER
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PHOTOGRAPHS BACK
TO SPIDEY...

MY HARRIED |
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FOREMOST
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ONE THING LIFE SINCE MARY
THIS AMAZING JANE WATSON
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DOESN'T NEED!

PROBLEM |S, EVERY SPARE AI FEW MOMENTS LATER,

MOMENT L'D HAD, I'VE AS PETER PARKER WANDERS
EITHER SPENT GALAVANTING DOWN THE HALLWAYS OF THE
AROUND TOWN AS SPIDER- DAILY GLOBE...
C'MON,
--OR COOPED UP APRIL, WORK WITH HIM,
INA CLASSROOM YOU'LL LIKE HIM, I'M
AS TEACHER- STUDENT CERTAIN OF IT.
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I'VE GOT To
FIND SOME /
BARNEY AND
SPEAKING
OF THE DEVIL
HIMSELF...

AH, PARKER, M'Boy, JUST THE WELL, IT ASW’T ALL RIGHT

MAN T'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR,
I’M KEEPING YOU AND APRIL
TOGETHER ON THIS PUNISHER-
JACOBI STORY, LAD.
ALL
RIGHT WITH ME,
BARNEY.
WITH ME, MR. PARKER, YOU'VE
SCREWED UP THIS ASSIGN-
MENT ONCE TOO y i ~2
OFTEN ALREADY. / THAT S ALL RIGHT,
a BARNE™.. ACTUALLY,
I'VE GOT MY own) DON 'T MIND WORKIN
ON THIS STORY ALONE,

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PARKER, OTHER- ES
WISE I'D TELL
YOU WHAT You
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PLEASE TRUST ME. GOOD TO YOU START,
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TRUST? PRETTY LADY, JACOBI SAYS
YEAH, WELL ,LIKE IM DEAD
I SAID, T CARRY I AIN'T TRUSTED
THE STUFF TO THE NOBODY IN YEARS. FLUFF, RIGHT?
LOCK SUFFLIERS. BUT, WHAT THE HEY, x
NOTHING REAL RIGHT 2
( YOU'RE LOOKING
FOR AN ANGLE, RIGHT?
I MEAN, IM LIKE 'CA/NESE G/RL
STARTIN ’ TO SLEEP
REAL BAD AT RAISED /N OVER-
I SHOULDN'T CROWDED FAMILY.
SAYIN’ NOTHIN: NIGHT, SO MEBBE
YOU HAVEN'T I BETTER START NO LOVE / RIGHT?
GIVEN ME MY TALKIN‘
MONEY YET.

WRONG! NO BAD
FAMILY... GOT LOVING
BROTHERS AND
SISTERS AND

I\We PARENTS,

I DIDIT FOR THE SOME TIME LATER, YEAH, SURE, ) YOU GOT IT,
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KNOW WHAT HE LIKES YOu,
THE JOB IS? YOU BECOME

YEAH, LU SAID
NAME‘S APRIL. I GOTTA TAKE
LU SING SENT A PACKAGE
ME... LIKE, FROM ONE
SHES REAL PLACE TO
SICK; \F yOu ANOTHER, NOT
KNOW WHAT ASK ANYTHIN;
THEN GO HOME
REAL HAPPY.

SHE ASKED
ME TO MAKE HER
ROUNDS, SAID
I COULD SCORE
FOR MYSELF TOO,
 I DID, PETER, BUT THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
ASKED ME TO COME BACK
TO KEFLACE JONAH
AS PUBLISHER.
EVERYONE'S X say HES GONE
OUT THERE | TOTALLY PARANOID-- YOU'RE KIDDING?
HE THINKS EVE ARE YOU INTERESTED?

ABOUT JONAH--
HE REALLY
RAW OUT OF
THE HOSPITAL?

I DON'T KNOW... IT'S
BLASTED JEHMPTING...
TO FINALLY SEE THIS
PAPER TAKE OFF.
BuUT--
BUT WOTAIING, YOU ALL OF YOU WERE OUT TO
TRAITOR / I KNEW IT STEAL MY THUNDER... ROB
CARED ABOUT. BUT You
WON 'T GET MY PAPER...
TZ SWEAR 17.7
JONAH 7 THANK
GOODNESS... YOU'VE
GOT TO RETURN
TO THE HOSPITAL.

YOU'RE THE ONE THAT'S A LAUGH, you've ALL BEEN

WHO |S CRAZY; ROBERTSON-- YOU PIMPLY-FACED VEALOL/S OF
AND NOW I KNOW THE PUNK’ YOU NEVER my success /
JONAH, LIKED ME... ALL
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BUT IT WON'T
WORK / I KNOW WHO
MY ENEMIES ARE, _,
AND T'LL-- WHAT!
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NO SIGN OF JONAH...
HE MUST‘A SPLIT/
POOR GUY, EVEN
Z/Y FEELING
SORRY FOR HIM.
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ALLEYWAY...
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HELLO THERE, PUNK...
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BY THE PUNISHER,
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PROBABLY MEANS N
ROBBINS WORKS
FOR JACOBI...

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PUT DOWN YOUR TALK ABOUT, SPIDER-MAN. F SHOOTING UP EVERYONE ( WHAT IS IT ABOUT
LEAD- SHOOTING MY BUSINESS IS BEST WHO LOOKS GOSS - JACOB! THAT'S GETTING
PACIFIER, AND ‘
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THAT ENDS THAT! NEEDED HERE... FUNNY
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HIS METHODS AND
MINE ARE L/GH7T-
YEARS APART.

HUMMN.,. NOT BAD... BUT

YOU'RE TOO MUCH OFA
MR. JACOBI, I I BET YOU ARE,
WANTED TO SHOW ALWAYS LOOKER TO BE WASTED BABE... Y'KNOW, I COULD
LOOKING FOR MAKING DELIVERIES.
you THE NEW
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GIRL...GHE DID HERE WITH ME.
REAL GOOD
TODAY.

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HAVE WE 7 YOUR YOU'RE A BLASTED
FACE IS FAMILIAR. SPM

YOU WERE THERE

WHEN THE BOYS,
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UP OUR GUNS!

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I'D BETTER GET sn SPIDER-MAN, YOu ®
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HOSPITAL. THAT GRANTING
MERCY TO SCUM
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