Here's an ish from the EXTREME mid-90's, which I believe was fallout from Spider-Man's Clone Saga where Peter Parker was calling himself Ben Reilly. The basic gist is Spidey is trapped by Mysterio (one of my favorite Spider-Man rogues, btw) and forced to fight a bunch of life-size toys. That's...pretty much it. What delighted me mostly was all the copyright dodging in the toys Spidey demolishes. Let's take a look together, shall we?
First off, we have him fighting "Godzilla". Though Marvel did have a line of Godzilla comics at one point, I doubt this was meant to be the crossover fans were clamoring for.
Spidey dodges 'Zilla's tail, but Pinky & The Brain, (It's the 90's, remember) and The Flash (!) aren't so lucky. Narf!
Here we have him straight up kicking the jaw off of a Ninja Turtle while simultaneously cold cocking an Alien while a TIE Fighter lays in the background.
Dunno what the hell kind of Beetlejuice Transformer this thing is, but Spidey thinks it's cool for some reason.
Who *hasn't* wanted to put their foot directly through Buzz Lightyear at some point? (Also a fairly current reference as Toy Story had only come out the previous year)
Splash page! Other than a Gargoyle and Viking Goofy, we have some actual Marvel properties and random animals for Spidey to demolish. Hold up, is that supposed to be a Street Shark? Jawsome!
Decapitating Wolverine while about to be ambushed by a Power Ranger? Check.
And finally, putting one's fist through Juggernaut's skull while Evil Gumby (quite possibly my favorite) and Hey-Look-It's-Not-Quite-Batman in the corner look on.
AND if this comic wasn't delightful enough, when I plucked it from dollar bin obscurity there was still a free sample packet of Kool-Aid stapled in the center. This comic is 24 years old. For the record, I have not made a tall, refreshing glass of said Kool-Aid. Oh yeah, indeed!
Until next time, catch you by the spinner rack!
