Coming to a Head

DEADLY NIGHT SHADE

Summary

  Miguel and Xina are on their way to Nightshade after Gabriel frantically begged his brother to see that Kasey was all right and acting . . . friendly. Miguel couldn't tell him that he had broken up with Dana. Later, Kasey tells Gabriel that she "knows" he's Spider-Man, but Gabriel does little to correct her and accepts her new affection. At Alchemax Talent Search Division, the Corporate Raiders are planning their hostile takeover of Nightshade, led by the Corporate Headhunter, Mr. Cullen, they switch to their "business attire". Angela "Stretch" Daskalakis (about seven feet tall) shows Xina the R & D department, but Miguel is excluded because he works for a rival. The Raiders ("Suits") break into Nightshade, and both Spider-Man and the new Estevez are ready to battle with their common enemy. But who does Travesty want to kill first?

  "Coming to a Head" (Young Miguel O'Hara)5 pages

  During a game of football (soccer), Kron pulls Miguel's shorts down after falling down chasing the ball. Rather than fight, Miguel runs away. Xina finds him, apologizes, and tell shim he should stop being the victim and fight back at Kron. Later, Kron threatens Xina with a knife n the girls' locker room, thinking that she and Miguel are plotting against him.