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| Publisher |
Marvel |
| Writer |
Peter David |
| Cover Artist |
Roger Robinson |
| Inker |
Jimmy Palmiotti |
| Colorist |
Chia-Chi Wang |
| Letterer |
Ken Lopez |
| Cover Artist |
Scott Koblish |
| Artist |
Roger Robinson |
| Published | May 1995 |
ROUTE 666 Spidey is heading home from his disasterous trip to Nightshade where his former headmaster, Angela Daskalakis, was killed.PlotThe story begins with Spider-Man clinging to the top of a truck. The trucker, Dash, has struck a deal with Spidey, offering him a ride in exchange for protection against an approaching gang of bikers.Flashback to how it all began. Miguel was walking home from Nightshade through the desert. A car stops, and a woman offers him a ride. As he gets in the car, the woman sprays his eyes, takes his bag, and in a paranoid rage screams that she got him before he got her! Miguel is left shivering on the desert floor until nightfall.A huge truck pulls up. The driver know Miguel - it's Dash. His truck has a sign saying "VeloCity or bust!" Seems Dash used to be cabbie from Miguel's past. He responds rather cagey about his delivery's destination, VeloCity. Miguel hears voices in the back - when he takes a look in the cargo area, there are dozens of people seated and being waited on. Dash says they're not "exactly" people. One of the waitresses turns and knows Miguel - it's Angela!Miguel gets nervous and demands to be let out. Up ahead, Dash sees a roadblock. He crashes through the pile of cars, and detoured onto a bumpy road - a road paved with "good intentions" Dash says.Dash asks Miguel to change into Spider-Man to protect him from the bats. Mig has no idea how Dash knows his secret.The story continues where it began. A gang of demon-bikers with large bat-like wings approach. Miguel knocks one off his bike with his webbing. The demons close in and begin to board the truck's roof. Miguel rakes the eyes of a demon with his claws. Another comes from behind, noting that Miguel is more free with his talons than in his early days. A massive armored demons with a glowing spiked mace for one hand and a whip for the other. The clash, and Spider-Man is left hanging off the back of the truck. A demon closes, but Spidey's foot-talons pop the tire. The armored demon...
