Warning: contains spoilers for The Amazing Spider-Man #54!
For as many victories as Spider-Man has achieved over the years, he’s suffered just as many defeats. Fighting one of Marvel’s most infamous rogues galleries and having the added responsibility of protecting his loved ones, Peter Parker has seen more than his fair share of tragedy. And while Spider-Man always seems to get back up and overcome his enemies, it’s hard to ignore the brutal beatings that the wall-crawler has endured. In fact, one of his most recent losses would even make Batman cringe.
Dave Moench’s Batman: Knightfall is among DC’s most popular comics thanks to Bane’s success in “breaking the Bat.” After releasing some of Batman’s deadliest foes from Arkham Asylum, Bane lays in wait as the Dark Knight works to put his enemies back behind bars. Once his target is exhausted, Bane attacks Batman in his own home. The villain makes quick work of his opponent, winning the fight by breaking the Caped Crusader’s spine over his knee. Batman eventually recovers, but the story remains one of Batman’s greatest defeats. Unfortunately, Spider-Man just received similar treatment.
Lately, Spider-Man has been through the wringer, as the villainous Kindred has been tormenting him from the shadows. Now, the web-slinger has finally come face-to-face with his adversary. After snapping Spidey’s neck, Kindred resurrects his foe and reveals that he is actually Peter’s former friend, Harry Osborn. Nick Spencer, Mark Bagley, John Dell, and Edgar Delgado open The Amazing Spider-Man #54 as Spider-Man is still wrapping his head around this new information. The action quickly ramps up, though, as the rivals start duking it out. Peter assumes Harry is having another one of his mental breakdowns and gets a few good hits in, but the hero has no idea what kind of torture he is about to endure.
The tide of the battle turns rather quickly as Kindred begins to pummel his opponent. While fighting, he explains that he wants to send Spider-Man to Hell so that the hero can be punished for his sins. After describing his plan, Kindred begins killing and resurrecting his foe repeatedly. Amidst the gruesome murders, comics fans are greeted with a familiar scene as Peter’s back is broken over Kindred’s knee. In this version, however, Spider-Man dies from the injury, only to be resurrected for more punishment.
Even though Kindred’s attack is more fatal than Bane’s, the effects aren’t as long lasting. Kindred kills Spider-Man multiple times only to resurrect him, so by the end of the issue, Spider-Man is only left with relatively minor injuries. Batman, on the other hand, took a while to recover from his battle with Bane. Still, Kindred hasn’t been stopped yet, so the worst may be yet to come for Spider-Man, especially considering that - like Bane in Tom King's recent Batman run - Kindred eventually concludes that the way to truly hurt Spider-Man is to break his spirit, putting Peter's friends and allies in his crosshairs.
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