Amazing Spider-Man Family #3

 

Writer: Tom DeFalco
Penciller: Todd Nauck

Synopsis: While in the hospital waiting room, Peter runs into an old enemy of his. 

Comments: Welcome to the American healthcare bureaucracy. The attendant doesn't seem fazed by the Rhino crushing the clipboard. 

Rhino is referring to an incident in Spectacular Spider-Man #190, where he was hired by Harry Osborn to threaten Peter Parker. Harry knew Peter was Spider-Man, but the Rhino didn't. Peter managed to escape and the Rhino got a beatdown from Spider-Man for his trouble. 

For people who read this is in other countries with national health coverage, the whole idea of going broke because you get sick must seem so alien to them. 

Rhino's origin is somewhat changed. It was shown in Amazing Spider-Man #43, that it was enemy spies that gave the Rhino his powers, but the KGB is probably better since the Russian government would have the resources to give Rhino his powers. Although at the time of that writing, the KGB had gone for nearly 20 years with the collapse of the USSR. Although given that MC2 took place "now" 2009-14 (May seems 1 or 2)=1995. The KGB ended in 1991. So, it still works, because Rhino has been active for years. 

From the top of my head, Rhino worked for his bad bosses in Incredible Hulk #124 (The Leader), Amazing Spider-Man #280-281 and Deadly Foes of Spider-Man #1-4 (The Beetle), Webspinners: Tales of Spider-Man #17-18 (Doctor Octopus). Not an exhaustive list, I'm sure.