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Untold Tales of Spider-Man Annual '97 page #7 by Tom Lyle and Robert Jones

Artists: Tom Lyle (Penciller) , Robert Jones (Inker) , Kurt Busiek (Writer)

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Title:	Untold Tales of Spider-Man Annual '97 page #7 by Tom Lyle and Robert Jones
Artist:	Tom Lyle (Penciller)
Artist:	Robert Jones (Inker)
Artist:	Kurt Busiek (Writer)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	351
Likes on CAF:	5 6
Comments:	3
Added to Site:	11/25/2023
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Matt Murdock changes to Daredevil and battle Sundown from a story set in the early days of the Marvel Universe!

Tom passed away far too young. I remember seeing him one NYCC. It might have been 2017 or 2018. I can't remember the date, but remember sitting there talking to him. Tom was a great guy. Finally got a page by Tom from this isssue. I've wanted one for a bit and missed the one on Ebay. Glad I finally got a page with Daredevil, especially in his first costume!

Synopsis for "It's Always Darkest..."
David Lowell is watering his plants on the roof of his apartment building when he is joined by Mary Kelleher, a young neighbor who has an interest in plants. After she tells him how their spider-plant is doing David's wife starts yelling at him to come downstairs as he will be late for work. Suddenly, the smile fades from David's face as he goes about the drudgery of another workday. Hours later, Spider-Man is swinging past the Osborn Industries building just as David Lowell -- glowing with energy and wearing a strange outfit -- comes crashing out of one of the windows in order to dodge bullets being fired at him. Ranting and raving, David vows to get revenge, and overhearing this Spider-Man thinks the man to be a threat. Unfortunately, when the wall-crawler tries to web up Lowell, he has enough strength to snap through it. As Spider-Man struggles to get his opponent under control, David blasts a vat of chemical waste which spills onto the wall-crawler. This causes enough of a distraction for Lowell to escape. Covered in the fetid liquid, Spider-Man decides to go home to try and wash the stink off of him. Rushing home, Peter takes a shower which at least gets the smell off him. Deciding to take the day off, Peter checks in with Aunt May before heading off to the Daily Bugle to sell his photos to J. Jonah Jameson and see if Betty wants to go out on a date later.

Back in Manhattan, David Lowell flies across the city finding it more and more difficult to think. Below, Karen Page, Matt Murdock, and Foggy Nelson are heading home after their workday. Suddenly, Murdock senses David's passage with his radar sense. Fearing that this might be danger, Matt tells his colleagues that he forgot something at the office an excuse that allows him to slup into an alley and change into Daredevil. When the Man Without Fear confronts David Lowell, he refuses to allow Daredevil to stop him like Spider-Man attempted to do either. While at the Daily Bugle, Peter has finished selling his photos to Jameson. When he asks Betty out on a date, she tells him that she is busy with work and Peter leaves just as Jonah gets a call about Daredevil battling the person who fought Spider-Man earlier that day. Unfortunately for the publisher, Peter is already gone when he tries to find him. While down on the street Peter notices that it is starting cloudy outside and wonders if a storm is coming. Meanwhile, the battle between Lowell and Daredevil has attracted the attention of Giant-Man and the Wasp who are nearby signing autographs for fans. However, they are also poorly prepared to stop Lowell. It's at this moment that Daredevil begins to notice that it is getting cold outside.

Across the city, others are beginning to notice something is going wrong outside. At the Baxter Building, the Invisible Girl interrupts another one of Mister Fantastic's attempts to cure the Thing to turn her the attention of her teammates outside.[Continuity 1] While at Avengers Mansion, Edwin Jarvis interrupts Captain America as he reviews footage of his foe Baron Zemo.[Continuity 2] At Stark Industries, the darkening sky gives Iron Man a chance to get away from the accusations of Happy Hogan and Pepper Potts who believe that the hero had something to do with the disappearance of their boss, Tony Stark.[Continuity 3] At the medical practice of Donald Blake, the doctor tells his nurse -- Jane Foster -- that he is going out for some fresh air. In reality, he goes up to the roof where he transforms into Thor so he can investigate the strange occurrence as well. At the Sanctum Sanctorum, Doctor Strange senses a disturbance across the city and sends his astral form out to learn the source of the panic. Lastly, the X-Men are flying into the city from Westchester under orders of their leader Cyclops, who reminds the X-Men that in the Professor's absence they must protect humanity from any threat, be it human or mutant.

Unaware of what's happening, Peter Parker returns to Forest Hills where he bumps into his classmates. Flash Thompson tells him about a radio report about the battle in the city, telling him that the media is dubbing the villain "Sundown" and that he is fighting every hero in the city. This prompts Peter to rush home to get his costume despite the fact that it still stinks after being doused in chemicals. As Spider-Man web-slings into the city, the gathered heroes are finding Sundown increasingly difficult to defeat as though he is gett

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Marcus Wai
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 11/25/2023

Only in the two annuals of this series do we get different artists taking on the Untold Tales Ditko era book. After the collapse of the industry, a lot of retro homage books came out to secure the remaining fan base to assure them that the past did matter. Many artists would have jumped at the chance to get on this book because of their fondness of early Spidey.

Andy Wurst
Member Since 2004

Posted on 11/25/2023

Great page!

Damon Watson
Member Since 2007

Posted on 11/25/2023

AMAZING PAGE! The Tom Lyle/Robert Jones team was one of the most underrated artist/inker combos out there but they should have gotten SO MUCH more love! The linework and detail on their stuff is extraordinary... Only wish they would have been used more. Tom went way too young...

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