Quote: Wonder Boy said: I'll have to go with AMAZING SPIDERMAN 289, the issue where, after years of dramatic build-up, they finally reveal who the Hobgoblin is, and none of the clues add up to the person they reveal.
Rip off !
Tom Defalco was the writer, and I don't recall the art team, but it was nothing the slightest bit outstanding.
To fully understand the incredible anti-climactic suckery this issue presents, you need to read AMAZING SPIDERMAN 238-250 to see how well the mystery, suspense and clues were developed and how thoroughly readers were cheated when issue 289 came out.
Didn't they admit they fucked up years later and release either a mini-series or a storyline where they correct the mistake? Only no one bought it...?
(I never read Spider-Man but I remember the "reveal" occuring in Spider-Man vs Wolverine...)
A few of us discussed this awhile back in the Biggest WTF in Comics topic, pages 3 and 4, and I showed some of the issue covers discussed.
I'd be curious to see the SPIDERMAN VS WOLVERINE issues, if there were Hobgoblin developments there. Especially if they were better handled than the disappointing attempts I've seen !
