Amazing Spider-Man Family #4 (Mr. and Mrs. Spider-Man)
Writer: Tom DeFalco
Penciller: Todd Nauck
Synopsis: An encounter with a thief leads to an opportunity for Peter.
Comments: Mary Jane was an psychology major during DeFalco's second run on Amazing Spider-Man and she's using that training here to deescalate the situation. She's using LEAPS (Listen, Empathize, Ask, Paraphrase, Summarize). I've seen other variations like just LEAP (Listen, Empathize, Agree, Partner).
Peter obviously doesn't believe the criminal's Jean Valjean story.
The crook's name is Angelo Cantano, which means "Angel Sings." The name is probably meant to be ironic. Angelo's a jerk trying to get Peter and Mary Jane arrested or killed.
Det. Drasco shows up here who will appear in Amazing Spider-Girl as a conflicted cop working for the Hobgoblin, but also helping Spider-Girl.
Angelo unwittingly tells the truth in that he encountered Spider-Man, just not under those circumstances.
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