Long time Friday Night Fight readers know that I tend to avoid, and rarely vote for, three different forms of fights regardless of gore level (preferred not-gory): hero versus hero, fights ending in death, and fights where the hero loses. However, going over this week’s comic reviews there is one fight that stood out, even if the hero loses in the end. At least he lives to come back later and save the day and stuff. I’ll settle for that.

“Lights Out” round 9

The Battlefield: Spider-Man Adventures #15 (Marvel; February, 1996) “Jungle Stalkings”

The Promoters: Nel Yomtov (writer), Alex Saviuk (penciler), Sam DeLaRosa, Scott Elmer, & Rob Stull (inkers), Kevin Tinsley (colorist), and Steve Dutro (letterer)

Spider-Man is in Rio to see Curt Connors but he’s gone all Lizard on him again, which means he has to fight one of his friends again.

I remind you those feet are covered in swamp muck.

It’s spider strength versus lizard strength.

I still say blaming the symbiote is stupid.

But surely Spider-Man will come out on top, right?

“I said you need a bath and you’re taking a bath!”

Oh right, it’s in the middle of the comic. Don’t worry, he gets up later and creates an antidote to the Lizard. There’s still a happy ending.

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