Spider-Girl #72

 

Writer: Tom DeFalco

Penciller: Ron Frenz

Synopsis: Spider-Girl battles the mob and Lady Octopus. 

Comments: Trainer being referred to as "Lady Octopus" is probably a reference to the main 616 books in that when the original Doctor Octopus was resurrected, Trainer started being called Lady Octopus to differentiate the two. 

Spider-Man also had costume difficulties when Peter bought a costume that began to shrink on him and, like May, he had to web the costume to shore it up in Amazing Spider-Man # 26 and #27. 

Spider-Girl makes several references to the Superbowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy involving Janet Jackson and Justin Timberlake.  The consequences for Jackson and Timberlake is still discussed today.