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| Publisher |
Marvel |
| Writer |
Bill Mantlo |
| Inker |
Mike Esposito |
| Letterer |
Gaspar Saladino |
| Artist |
Ron Wilson |
| Published | October 1975 |
NIGHT OF THE GRIFFIN While web-slinging through the city in the rain, Spider-Man suddenly sees a man falling out of the sky. In saving him, the two are plunged into the harbor, where they are pulled out by the Beast. They learn that the man who they rescued is the scientist responsible for turning John Horton into the Griffin, a mutate which Beast battled before. He explains that the Griffin broke out of prison to get revenge on the scientist for turning him into a monster. The Griffin had tracked the scientist down and dropped him from the sky to his death before Spider-Man came to his rescue. However, despite his best efforts the scientist dies in Spider-Man's arms. The Beast and Spider-Man then decide to work together to bring the Griffin into custody. They are soon attacked by the Griffin, who uses his powers to command seagulls to join in his attack. The battle takes them across the city to the Brooklyn Bridg,e where the two heroes work together to defeat the Griffin. With the villain knocked unconscious, the two heroes emerge triumphant at the cost of holding up traffic on the bridge. When a rich woman complains to the arriving police about how Spider-Man and the Beast made her wait in traffic for 15 minutes, Spider-Man webs her feet to the pavement before leaving.
