Hobgoblin. "The King Makers" Part 5 of 6. Elements of Daredevil 300 continue in this story. The Spectacular Spider-Man has gone down to defeat at the hands of the Praetorian Guard! And now inside the deposed Kingpin's skyscraper, the web-slinger is the prisoner of Richard Fisk and the Hobgoblin! But due to several crosses and double-crosses, Spider-Man has a new ally…the Rose! The crime lord with the purple mask helps the wall-crawler escape, and then both hero and villain rush to the Catskills to save Mary Jane and Aunt May! But there is one more double-cross to come! And someone is going to pay the ultimate price! Is the bloom coming off this Rose? Final appearance of Sergeant Blume. Cameo appearance by Alfredo Morelli.
- Writer: Howard Mackie
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Artist: Alex Saviuk, Sam DeLaRosa
- Cover: Alex Saviuk, Al Williamson