In honor of Father's Day, what are the best stories about Spider-Man's surrogate father, Uncle Ben?
Sure, he died in Amazing Fantasy #15 but Uncle Ben is never far from Spider-Man's memory. And he has gotten the spotlight in many an issue.
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06-17-2012, 09:22 AM #1I wanna hear you scream
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What are the best Uncle Ben stories?
The monster saved them all. And in their fear, they betrayed him. As they always have. As they always will.
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06-17-2012, 09:38 AM #2Moderator
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In this, Jenkins is king. Peter Parker Spider-Man #20 and #33 get the highest recommendation if you're looking for stories about why Uncle Ben was a guy who should be mourned.
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06-17-2012, 04:09 PM #3Junior Member
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I like that one where uncle Ben died
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06-17-2012, 10:53 PM #4New Member
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A lot of people give JMS crap, but I love that back-up in Amazing 500-a truly touching story. Also, that one Mark Waid story as a back-up in a more recent issue where Peter says he's trying to make uncle Ben, not his father, proud, was pretty awesome too
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06-18-2012, 01:21 AM #5Member
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Amazing Fantasy #15. That is all.
(To elaborate: We got to see how important Ben was from how Peter and Aunt May were shown how they felt about losing him. The stories I've read involving his pre-AF #15 biography always struck me as superfluous or redundant at best - gilding the lily, when one of the beauties of AF #15 is the economy of its storytelling. I disliked Paul Jenkins' PPSM nostalgia stories - they struck me more as if they were about Jenkins' feelings about his own childhood than Peter.)
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06-18-2012, 01:19 PM #6Comic Fanboy
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What if Uncle Ben had lived instead of Aunt May from What If Vol. #3.
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