GENERATION X SPIDER-MAN (Issue #8)

"ENTER SANDMAN"

After being bitten by a genetically engineered spider, young Peter Parker finds that he now has incredibly enhanced strength, speed and agility. Along with the ability to adhere to any surface, a precognitive spider-sense that warns him of danger and a pair of mechanized web shooters, the idealistic teenager fights against evil as the costumed hero Spider-Man.
Set during the decade of the 1990's, this is a Generation X version of the Amazing Spider-Man story. This is a time when young people believed that they had the power to change the world for the better. In order to make a difference, Peter will need to rely on his friends for help and have the courage to believe in good.

(Written: June 29, 2023)

LAST ISSUE:
The teenagers of Midtown High School in Forest Hills, New York are still grieving the loss of Gwen Stacy. Her passing in Boston last spring has left a lasting impression on the Class of 1992. Her best friend, Mary Jane Watson, hosts a party on what would have been Gwen's sixteenth birthday. The get together is intended to celebrate Gwen's life as well as provide some much needed closure for the people who knew her best.
During the summer, another creature lurks in the streets of Manhattan. Much like the Lizard, this rat-like monstrosity that the media began calling the Vermin appears to be another product of unethical experimentation going on at Oscorp Industries. Using his uncanny spider-sense, Spider-Man is able to locate the terrible beast and battle it across Central Park. However, he is unable to capture the Vermin and now the saga of the Genetic Potential Formula rages on.