So, this is his fault. Because there's collateral damage, and there's collateral damage.
It's another Spider-Man/Doctor Octopus tussle...but this time, Peter has come up with a novel way to stop Octavious. But first, he has find Otto...or be found by him:
Time for the secret weapon...
Well, that's it!! Spidey's plan has worked to perfection, and all is right with the world...
Uh-oh...
If you look up collateral damage in the dictionary, I'm pretty sure that "accidentally killing your girlfriend's father" is definition number one.Spacebooger just hopes that Denis Leary is wearing a helmet...
When you're Peter Parker, even you're plans work it backfires, as demonstrated by Stan Lee, Gil Kane (pencils) and John Romita (inks) in Amazing Spider-Man #90 (1970).
Now is the time to go vote for my fight. Why should you vote for me? Look, Captain Stacy is one of the few comic book deaths that have never been undone...and if you don't vote for this fight, Marvel will think that you don't care if they bring him back as a clone/zombie/hidden by Norman Osborn travesty. So vote for me, dammit!!
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Wait, so it's not that Spidey just failed to prevent Stacy's death, but he actually caused it? And yet it's Gwen's death that haunts him? Not the one that is basically manslaughter?
Now, Michael, parsing out the criminal liability for the collateral damage in a superhero fight can be tricky. But yes, despite the fact that Doc Ock was involved, too, the public & the media (& Gwen) blamed Spidey...and he blamed himself.
But a) he loved Gwen b) Cpt Stacy died in the line of duty, but Gwen died solely because she was Peter's girlfriend & the Goblin knew it (let's leave JMS retcons aside).
It's been years since I've read this one, but...whoa.
Oops...?
Snell, since I'd never actually read the story I had always assumed what my reading of "Marvels" told me, that it was Doc Ock's fault through and through. So I was just a little shocked to find out otherwise (though that does make the normal "everyone blames Spidey" trope sting nicely).
Still, you'd think some writer would mention Cpt Stacy when (s)he wanted Petey to feel guilty.
But yes, let's leave out JMS retcons.
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