Amazing Spider-Girl #1

 



Writer: Tom DeFalco
Penciller: Ron Frenz

Synopsis: May attempts a life after retiring as Spider-Girl but that turns out not to be easy. 

Comments: The title "Whatever Happened to the Daughter of Spider-Man?" is probably taken from the last pre-Crisis Superman story, "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" Early bird cameo of Sara Hingle who will become more important later. 



The Spider-Girl comic Jimmy and Wes collaborate on looks like it's an Image art excess from McFarlene and Liefeld with the big guns and unconventional panels. 

   





We've gotten a small summer time skip. Things have changed. May's doing better in school and running for student council. A few new supporting characters like Wes Westin, Simone DeSantos, and Eugene Thompsons have been added to the cast. Simone has taken over the mean girl role from Heather Noble. May and Gene met over the summer and become a couple. Summer lovin', happened so fast. Summer lovin', had me a blast. 




The "In Memoriam" statue is a reference to the people Galactus killed in Last Planet Standing. They sure put it up fast. 



May seems to be a fan of Ren & Stimpy with her "Happy! Happy! Joy! Joy!" line. 



May's clothes evoke the colors of her costume. It's a call back to the first issue of Spider-Girl where she had to use her own clothing as a disguise. Her father also used a hooded sweatshirt in Amazing Spider-Man #433. 




Charlie sure is a cretin. Trying to burn down a battered women's shelter. The dialogue between Charlie and Spider-Girl is similar to Thor #418 and Spider-Girl #65. 




What's in the bag? It's glowing. Is it what was in the briefcase in Pulp Fiction? Although it looks green like Kryptonite. 




The Hobgoblin sure is a bad guy to beat up Caitlan and lock a bunch of already traumatized women and children in the basement. 



Starting with this issue, the narration changes from second person from the original Spider-Girl series to first person.















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