Issues 79-85
Warriors
Mob boss Hammerhead begins moving on the Kingpin's territory, with the destruction of a safehouse drawing attention from Spider-Man and Moon Knight. Spidey confronts Fisks and learns about Hammerhead's rise, which he informs police Captain Jean DeWolfe, who points out Hammerhead is a bigger threat. In chinatown, Hammerhead and his henchmen attack martial artists Shang-Chi and Iron Fist, but the pair beat them back with the help of Spider-Man and a resurfaced Black Cat. Peter talks to MJ about their current relationship, which ends in a fight after MJ tells him Spider-Man is taking over his life
The heroes confront Hammerhead at his hideout, with Moon Knight and Elektra also showing up. Black Cat and Elektra are bought out by Hammerhead and a fight ensues. Spider-Man webs up everyone and calls Dewolfe, with the fight resuming shortly after everyone breaks free. In the end, Hammerhead, Moon Knight, and Elektra are left comatose due to their sustained injuries. Black Cat apologies to Spider-Man and attempts to seduce him, only to find out he's a teenager and leaves in embarrassment. Jean DeWolfe reports to Kingpin, revealing that DeWolfe is in Fisk's payroll and that he planned for Spider-Man to take down Hammerhead.
Did You Know?
- Hammerhead first appeared in the Ultimate universe in Ultimate X-Men, where he encounters the mutant Gambit and is defeated by him after attepting to kill an orphaned girl. Hammerhead references this event when he kills mob boss Silvermaine, who in the main universe is a cyborg gangster and minor foe of Spider-Man’s.
- A woman wearing a Scarlet Witch costume can be seen in the background of issue 81, repeating the phrase “I’m not crazy.” This is a reference to the character’s mental breakdown in the mainline universe in Avengers: Disassembled, which is a comic also written by Brian Michael Bendis.
- Jean DeWolfe in the mainline comics was Spider-Man’s close police contact for a time, before she was murdered by a crazed vigilante called Sin-Eater. Here she has a similar role, before it’s revealed she’s a dirty cop working for Kingpin.