This was another decent issue in an otherwise . . inconsistent run on this title. But to be fair. The last few issues have been decent. This one actually ties up a bunch of the plot threads that have been running through this book of late. First of all, Spidey, and Vin, have to deal with their current predicament. You know . . being in prison and all. Spidey saves Vin from a beating . . actually, more of a beating . . they got quite a few lumps in. Anyways, he takes Vin and makes a break for it. In the process, Vin tells Spidey why he's there in the first place. I don't think he really feels guilty about setting up 'ol Spidey, but . . I think he's feeling kind of guilty that he's got Carlie all caught up in the middle of things. Lily is sure that her dad's about to be elected Mayor, but then Carlie brings this problem right to their doorstep. And along with it . . a couple of the uniformed officers involved in the whole frame-up thing. When they haul her off they're less than sensitive to her gender, which really pisses Lily off. Luckily, she can do something about that. So she switches to Menace and attacks the police. Vin went to save Carlie, even though he doesn't know where she's at, but Spidey went in the direction of the attack. About the same time Spidey shows up, Harry shows up also. The problem is, he's dressed in the Green Goblin outfit. He tranqs Lily and she reverts right in front of the camera. Which pretty much kills Hollister's campaign for Mayor. Harry pulls Spidey out of the fray, and to the top of a building where he can recuperate. Vin finally catches up to Lily, apologizes and then goes to the Sarge, who's trying to destroy the Spider-tracer evidence, to take him in. I guess it's his way of repenting. He knows that he's just as complicit with this scheme as the rest of 'em. Anyways, Hollister backs out of the election . . even though he won. Peter and Harry make up. And Norman? Norman finds Lily, let's her know that he's familiar with her predicament . . and welcomes her to the family. That would just be creepy. Anyways, all in all I thought it was a good issue. It's felt more like a Spider-man book the last couple of issues. Marc Guggenheim seems to have all his ducks in a row, and of course John Romita Jr's pencils were fantastic. At this rate, we're only about 4 months away from issue #600. Whodathunkit?
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