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| Publisher |
Marvel |
| Writer |
Peter David |
| Cover Artist |
Roger Robinson |
| Inker |
Jimmy Palmiotti |
| Cover Artist |
Jimmy Palmiotti |
| Colorist |
Mike Thomas |
| Letterer |
Ken Lopez |
| Cover Artist |
Rick Leonardi |
| Artist |
Roger Robinson |
| Published | April 1995 |
BUGABOO Spidey is captured by the scavenger gang, the Foragers after the demise of the corporate town of Nightshade. There, his visage activates a dormant robot called Flipside, who resembles a cross between Spidey, Venom, and Spidey 2099.PlotFlipside is a synthetic lunatic. The unstable robot nearly strangles Spidey with his welcoming embrace. Feigning to be emotionally hurt after Spidey shoves him off, one of the gangmembers, Solly, shows Flipside a bit of empathy. Flipside rakes his throat in return, killing him before the startled crowd.Meanwhile, Tyler Stone and Dana share their first dinner date. Dana is impressed how long they talked without mentioning Miguel. She questions Miguel's accusations that Tyler addicted him to Rapture (back in issue #1), and Stone dismisses it as nonsense. Dana is starting to trust Stone, but is confused. Outiside the restaurant, Conchata sees what Tyler is doing.Spidey tries to look through the computers to find a way to shut Flipside down. Flipside grows suspicious, and wrecks the computer. Attacking Spider- Man, he is greeted by a barrage of bullets. He brushes them off with a bad joke, and begins to tear through the gang.At the same time, in Mexico City, Gabe and Kasey check into a dive hotel. Once again, he attempts to clear up Kasey's confusion, but she gets frisky and Gabe's admittance to a lack of spider-powers will have to wait again.Spidey is ready to leave Packrat to be killed by Flipside, when he changes his mind. His altruism questioned, Spidey says he basically his apparent caring is being confused for apathy for his own well being. Flipside decides to assist Spidey in suicide by engulfing his head into a hole that had been blasted out of his chest. Suffocating, Spidey does all he can to claw his captor, rip out an energy cable, and free his own head. Spidey then raps the energy cable around Flipside's neck, pops his head off, and smashes his body. Packrat appreciates Spidey's save with a gun pointed at him. Spidey simply says...
