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| Publisher |
Marvel |
| Writer |
Tom DeFalco |
| Inker |
Derek Fisher |
| Artist |
Scott McDaniel |
| Published | March 1996 |
Philip Urich stumbled onto the equipment of Harry Osborn, the second Green Goblin, and stole it to become the all-new Green Goblin! Phil's uncle, Ben, has been digging up dirt on the mean ol' Judge Tomb, and has been marked for death for his trouble. Now it's up to Marvel's newest (and extremely inexperienced) hero to save his good uncle's butt. And he just might be able to do it... with a little help from Daredevil! Plot While shadowing the evil Judge Tomb, The Goblin meets up with Daredevil. DD invites Goblin along on his search to find out who has ordered a hit on Bugle reporter Ben Urich. They travel to a seedy bar where low-life criminal types hang out (Daredevil knows where ALL those places are), and the two shake down a loser named Bennie the Broker. Green Goblin does a real good job at scaring the bejeezus out of the old guy, and he says that he hired out the hit to "a costumed freak calling himself Purge!" The next day, Ben gets pulled off the Tomb story to chase down the grave-robbing Spider-Man (see the Spidey titles for mo' info!), but a supposed "snitch" leaves a message on Ben's voice mail wanting to meet about Judge Tomb. That night, Phil dons his goblin-gear, and goes to the meeting sight to stop the assassination of his beloved uncle. Goblin runs into Daredevil, who has been shadowing Ben all day, and both heroes come upon the unsuspecting Purge just as he's about to pull the trigger. Purge has a huge automatic rifle attached to his gauntlet (where can I get one of those??), and sprays the rooftops with gunfire. Goblin uses his glider to shield Daredevil from bullets after being knocked off of a roof. Phil chucks a pumpkin bomb at Purge, and blows him off a roof. Purge is left hanging from a wire, high above the city. Anyone who has been following Daredevil knows that he just got finished with a big psychological breakdown that centered around an innocent woman biting it after DD accidentally knocked her out of a high-rise window. Daredevil pleads with...
