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138-460: After Spider-Man threw Norman Osborn off the ship and left him in the wreckage, Sin-Eater returns to normal and shoots Norman Osborn with his rifle, knocking him out. Kindred uses a centipede to communicate with Sin-Eater and calls him a hypocrite, stating that Sin-Eater hates people who have sins in them, yet he is full of sins and kills Sin-Eater, absorbing his sinful magical power. Kindred used Sin-Eater's sins to create constructs that attack

276-622: A "Council of Red" for multiversal conquest. Doctor Strange later visited Mephisto at the Hotel Inferno asking about what was wrong with Peter Parker's soul as well as how Harry Osborn was seemingly revived as Kindred . It was during this confrontation that Mephisto confesses his true motivations for erasing the marriage of the Parkers, as at some undisclosed point in the future he finally seizes control of Earth, only for his reign to be ended by either Spider-Man or his daughter . Striking

414-491: A Ghost Rider-like creature. After Mephisto removes the Ghost Rider from Johnny Blaze, he throws Blaze from the roof. Mephisto appeared on the battlefield and gloated on them, sending Johnny Blaze to attack him. Just then, the possessed Avengers attack Mephisto, as Wong revealed that Mephisto rendering his throne vacant has enabled the Ghost Rider to become the new ruler of Mephisto's realm. After Doctor Strange returned from

552-460: A bigger piece of an unfinished/still-ongoing work of art or maybe it's its own tapestry, it's shaping to be a fine design." According to Comic Book Roundup, Issue 47 received an average review of 7.6 out of 10 based on 6 reviews. Kevin Lainez from Comic Book Revolution wrote "Amazing Spider-Man #47 was an intense reading experience. The way Nick Spencer works real world events in the way Sin-Eater

690-518: A black cube. Peter escapes while Kingpin and his soldiers take Kindred into custody. While Carlie Cooper (Spider-Man's ex girlfriend) goes to take a taxi, she meets a reformed Overdrive who woke from his coma and asks Carlie to go on a date. While Aunt May is helping one of her coworkers, she meets Martin Li who says someone is going to kill him before he collapses in front of her. Later that night, Kingpin wants to beat Kindred to death for embarrassing him in

828-560: A daughter named Malevolence . In the Earth X sequel, Universe X , Mephisto is the force behind Pope Immortus (secretly Kang ) and his extermination of Reed Richards ' Human Torch to assume mutant dominance. It was later revealed that in that reality, Mephisto is not the devil, but the first mutant to exist, where he is shaped by mankind's fear. Mephisto (as Satan) appeared in Ultimate Comics: Avengers as

966-468: A deal with Peter to affect his soul and erasing both his marriage with Mary Jane and their daughter was Mephisto's way of ensuring that that future would never come to pass in either scenario. Mephisto is also revealed as the one responsible for the torment and creation of the Kindred Twins (the souls of Sarah and Gabriel, clones previously created by a temporarily insane Harry when he was alive and

1104-422: A deal would result in him tormenting a soul that is willing to accept the punishment because its sacrifice saved another, a righteousness which disgusts him). He also, at Mary Jane's request, erases all knowledge of Peter's secret identity, both learning only at the point of their memories being erased that their future daughter will be erased as well. During the process, Harry Osborn is also brought back to life;

1242-493: A demon, now feeling the guilt for all the evils he inflicted on the world, especially upon Spider-Man. Kafka tells Norman that making amends is a painful process, and inquires more on Kindred, who Norman said was Harry. Norman blames Kindred's evil on the cruelty he inflicted on Harry, warning that he knows the next phase in his plan to destroy Spider-Man and New York. Norman realizes the full impact of what he's done, crying in frustration at wanting only to hold his baby boy again, and

1380-628: A dissenter who was planning on leaving, and reveals that he is planning to kill Morlun (who escaped from his prison in Spider-Geddon ) in order to steal his powers to kill the spider-heroes. Spider-Man fights against Kindred, remembering that Kindred killed Mendel Storm and Mysterio , and revived Sin-Eater. Spider-Man is angry that Kindred desecrated the corpses of his loved ones, and manages to gain an upper hand by punching through Kindred's chest. But Kindred uses his tendrils to surprise Spider-Man, and brutalizes him before sending him in front of

1518-518: A distraction by webbing the ceiling and slamming it down on Sin-Eater, but he is caught in the rubble. Green Goblin reveals that he hated Spider-Man because Peter rejected him, but decides to save him by lifting the rubble. They go to the underground waterway where Norman Osborn has an electromagnetic pulse that could cause a blackout the Eastern Seaboard, when Sin-Eater arrives and fights them once more. Spider-Man and Norman Osborn briefly gain

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1656-501: A few of the same notes as previous issues, Amazing Spider-Man #54 still manages to put our hero through the wringer. The stage is set for an epic confrontation that may cost Peter Parker everything and could set Kindred up as the foe who truly beat him." According to Comic Book Roundup, Issue 54. LR Tie-In received a score of 7.5 out of 10 based on 8 reviews. Megan Peters from ComicBook.com wrote "The update checks on Mary Jane's unchecked feelings about Norman Osborne, and fans are met with

1794-666: A graveyard planning his next scheme . According to the Review aggregator Comic Book Roundup website, Issue 45 received an Average review of 7.9 out of 10 based on 10 reviews. Kevin Kelein from Cosmic Crusaders wrote "I can't get enough of Peter Parker's Spiderman and this issue doesn't disappoint. It includes all the ingredients of a great Spiderman story." According to Comic Book roundup, Issue 46 received an average review of 8 out of 10 based on 9 reviews. wolfcypher from Weird Marvel Comics wrote "I really have no idea how any of this

1932-589: A great time reading this one!!" Mephisto (comics) Mephisto is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character first appeared in Silver Surfer #3 (December 1968), and was created by Stan Lee and John Buscema and based on Mephistopheles : a demon character from the Faust legend, who has sometimes been referred to as Mephisto. Introduced as

2070-673: A guard and Ashley Kafka 's clone using Mister Negative powers and frees open a vault that contained the Juggernaut . Norman Osborn explains that after he regained his memory for unknown reasons, he became the Director of Ravencroft and has been using his old cell to spy on the prisoners. Sin-Eater shoots the Juggernaut when he attacks and Norman Osborn and Spider-Man realizes this. Spider-Man gets angry at Norman Osborn, but Norman Osborn reveals he only kept Juggernaut because of Kindred and

2208-585: A gun at the car wheels. Sin-eater fires the shot, which causes the car to flip over and Spider-Man barely saves civilians. Spider-Man takes the driver to a safe house where he learns that the driver is a former criminal named Overdrive . Spider-Man tries fighting against Sin-Eater but Sin-Eater distracts Spider-Man and shoots a bullet that passes through Spider-Man and hits Overdrive, wounding him severely. Sin-Eater disappears in smoke, and Spider-Man takes Overdrive to his ex-girlfriend Carly Cooper, where Overdrive suddenly comes back to life. A few days later, Spider-Man

2346-419: A lamp in response to his approaching her. To have her understand, Norman explains Sin-Eater cleansing him and Kindred is really Harry. With Ashley Kafka confirming Norman's honesty of goodness, Mary Jane still distrusts them, as last she saw Harry he was a good guy. But Norman asserts it is him, yet he explains the full truth would only hurt them more. Norman cites Peter's nightmares and Mary Jane's own feelings of

2484-444: A large mirror display that Mary Jane Watson is entering his cemetery. A few minutes earlier, Mary Jane is talking with Norman Osborn and says that she will never trust him because he is pure evil, but goes out in the cemetery. Meanwhile, Miles Morales , Julia Carpenter , Anya Corazon , Spider-Gwen , Spider-Woman , and Silk go out in the cemetery when they are attacked by Sin-Eater . Spider-Woman realizes that Sin-Eater absorbed

2622-525: A lifeless Earth after Mephisto's eventual silence, and going insane. After Thanos has the Cosmic Ghost Rider drag his past self to the future to kill him, the past Thanos, upon returning to the present, beats up Mephisto and tells him to stay away from Castle, confusing Mephisto and as such bringing Castle to his attention; Mephisto is subsequently beaten up by Gwen Poole and Squirrel Girl . Doctor Strange later spoke to Mephisto about removing

2760-434: A looming threat at night, as those feelings were Kindred and their only way to stop Harry was to rely on Mary Jane's help. Peter Parker is dreaming about the day Harry Osborn returned from Europe, but he also sees Mary Jane Watson leaving the party. Peter tries going to her but a group of people block his path. Harry Osborn introduces his girlfriend Lily Cooper and Peter's future girlfriend Carly Cooper while saying "You know

2898-585: A moment, then decides to save Norman Osborn. Meanwhile, Cindy Moon , Anya Corazon , Miles Morales and Ghost-Spider meet up with Julia Carpenter, and Julia decides they need to stop Spider-Man where they form the Order of the Web. The Order of the Web reveal that the reason they want to stop Spider-Man from saving Norman Osborn is because they all had a vision where they see Peter Parker being killed in various places ( Queens , Brooklyn Bridge , Empire State Building , and

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3036-546: A posthumous A.I. of him to pose as the children of his father and Gwen Stacy , merged with the A.I. in physical demonic forms) as part of his long game waged against Peter Parker and the Osborn family, as well for Norman Osborn 's initial transformations into the Green Goblin , having long ago made a deal with him in exchange for Harry's soul. Doctor Strange then strikes a deal with Mephisto to have Harry's soul returned to

3174-588: A recurring adversary of the Silver Surfer and Ghost Rider (Johnny Blaze) , Mephisto has also endured as one of Spider-Man 's most prominent adversaries, being responsible for Norman and Harry Osborn 's respective transformations into the Green Goblin and Kindred ; and for the superhero's loss of his marriage to Mary Jane Watson , considering their future daughter Spider-Girl his archenemy . Mephisto has often come into conflict with Doctor Strange , Doctor Doom , Scarlet Witch and other heroes of

3312-609: A score of 6.6 out of 10 based on 10 reviews. wolfcypher from Weird Science Marvel Comics wrote "The writing and the pacing of this story is now wearing on my patience, as Nick Spencer has shockingly gone back to his frustrating habit of drawing things out much longer than they should be. It's a shame that what was a really engaging story is now being halted with an issue more interested in teasing upcoming stories and bringing in more ancillary characters with nothing to do with what we've been following in Last Remains. If you add up both

3450-437: A score of 7.2 out of 10 based on 8 reviews. Harlan Ivester from Comics: The Gathering wrote "As usual, this .LR issue is really required reading for Spencer's Spider-Man story. Thankfully, it's worth the price of admission. There are some questionable or concerning elements, but the ride is enjoyable especially thanks to fantastic art from Vicentini and Menyz. Give this a read." According to Comic Book Roundup, Issue 52 received

3588-439: A score of 7.9 out of 10 based on 11 reviews. David Brooke from AIPT wrote "While it can be frustrating to try to piece together what is going on, it's hard to deny the general mood and atmosphere of this story suit the spooky season and feels entirely different. For that, The Amazing Spider-Man #51 is an interesting foray into a dark place that is unusual and intriguing." According to Comic Book Roundup, Issue 51. LR Tie-In received

3726-409: A score of 8.4 out of 10 based on 8 reviews. Chris Aiken from Black Nerd Problems wrote "Patrick Gleason's art matches the tone of the issue. Every panel is rough, and I especially love how Peter's suit deteriorates from the beginning to the end of the battle. The possessed Spider-Family members have some pretty unique designs as well. We leave off on a hell of a cliffhanger, but I'm pretty sure it's not

3864-441: A shocking fate for one of Peter's comrades." According to Comic Book Roundup, Issue 55 received a score of 7.5 out of 10 based on 13 reviews. Deron Generally from Super Powered Fancast wrote "Patrick Gleason delivers some beautiful imagery throughout this issue. Not only do the characters look great, but the small details throughout the panels are evocative and visually engaging." According to Comic Book Roundup, Issue 56 received

4002-519: A table, while Norman Osborn tells the Kingpin she's in. Kindred unmasks himself as Harry Osborn, and he reminisces the past where Peter was supposed to be a great scientist, Mary Jane was going to be a famous actress, and Harry was going to inherit the Osborn company. Harry blames Peter for not telling him that his father was the Green Goblin, stating that the only reason why Peter didn't tell Harry

4140-684: A tangible physical threat, though without his elevated place of Hellish power, and he would torment heroes for some years to come, like Nighthawk , the Black Panther , the Slingers , the Hellcat and Magik . Mephisto heals May Parker in exchange for changing the personal timelines of Peter Parker ( Spider-Man ) and Mary Jane Watson so that they never married, claiming he did so only because he hated their happiness (also adding that he has no interest in taking Spider-Man's soul because such

4278-707: A tape of him explaining his ideology and how he will cleanse everyone's sins and give them power. Spider-Man sneaks into Sin-Eater's headquarters at Union Square and fights against Sin-Eater, but is overwhelmed by his combined power. Sin-Eater explains that he will cleanse Norman Osborn sins before unleashing his minions on Spider-Man. Miles Morales saves Spider-Man while New York is in chaos. Sin-Eater's minions storm Ravencroft prison. Miles Morales tries persuading Spider-Man to let Norman Osborn be cleansed, stating that his Green Goblin killed his version of Peter Parker , but Spider-Man ignores Miles and goes to Ravencroft. He fights off minions while remembering how Norman Osborn got

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4416-407: A wall, and Norman Osborn says that if he keeps him here, he will kill and harm everyone Spider-Man loved. Miles Morales tells Spider-Man to calm down, and Norman Osborn tells Spider-Man to listen to Miles, after all Spider-Man would not want to snap. Fed up, Spider-Man makes the decision and throws Norman Osborn off the ship into the wet concrete before leaving on his ship. Meanwhile, Kindred arrives in

4554-420: A worse event upon the city. Despite the clear presence of his crimes and the description of danger Norman made Kindred out to be, when Kafka asks to know his reasoning for saving such a person, Norman answers that Kindred is his son . Norman discusses with Doctor Kafka about his original psychological fears of the Green Goblin, once fearful of his own reflection as a result. He equates this to selling his soul to

4692-433: Is a breakdown of what makes Spider-Man tick, and perhaps one of the finest and most introspective looks at the Green Goblin and Spider-Man dynamic ever made." According to Comic Book Roundup, Amazing Spider-Man: The Sins of Norman Osborn received an average review of 7.8 out of 10 based on 9 reviews. Deron Generally from The Super Powered Fancast wrote "Federico Vicentini has some awesome, action-packed art that reflects

4830-483: Is a competently written but ultimately disappointing landmark issue in Nick Spencer's take on our favorite web-slinger." According to Comic Book Roundup, Issue 50.LR Tie-In received a score of 7.6 out of 10 based on 8 reviews. David Weber from Monkeys fighting Robots wrote "An issue full of gorgeous art, that falls short on having a continuously engaging story." According to Comic Book Roundup, Issue 51 received

4968-442: Is about to make a move, the Green Goblin appears, shocking Kindred. The Green Goblin reveals that ever since Harry infected him with a centipede, turning him into Carnage , he has taken precautions, which is why he's still evil. He throws a bomb, mortally wounding Mary Jane, and during the chaos Harry/Kindred and the Green Goblin attack each other. The Green Goblin tells Kingpin to activate something, and darkness slowly creeps toward

5106-567: Is all about the big reveal of Peter Parker finding out who Kindred really is. From that perspective Nick Spencer did a great job building up that reveal by using controversial events in Spider-Man's history to create a strong foundation for why this revelation had such an impact on Peter Parker. Unfortunately not much else happens in Amazing Spider-Man #53 as Spencer has left all the other sub-plots of "The Last Remains" to be told in

5244-408: Is an extremely powerful immortal demonic entity possessing abilities used by manipulating the forces of magic. Mephisto can employ his power for a variety of uses, including superhuman physical attributes, shape and sizeshifting, projecting illusions , manipulating memories, and altering time and reality. He is also highly resistant to injury. With his regenerative healing factor, Mephisto has

5382-457: Is done with the Osborns, and if hears that Harry escaped, he will finally finish them permanently. When Norman tries to reason with him and stop him from leaving, Spider-Man snaps in rage and savagely pummels him, but stops short of finishing him off when he remembers his horrific ordeal with Kindred. It is revealed that Kindred wanted to be captured all this time. Meanwhile, Carlie Cooper looks at

5520-706: Is fighting against the Lethal Legion (consisting of Count Nefaria , Grey Gargoyle , Living Laser , and Whirlwind ) during a public event when Sin-Eater arrives and shoots the Lethal Legion while absorbing their power. Sin-Eater turns Spider-Man into stone temporarily and shoots the rest of the Lethal Legion. Unexpectedly, the crowd cheers which shocks Spider-Man. Sin-Eater tells Spider-Man saying his methods for dealing with criminals does not work anymore before freeing him. One of Peter Parker's ex-colleagues, Norah Winters , interviews Director Norman Osborn who

5658-420: Is going to tie into Spencer's Kindred story anymore. This issue really cements the idea that this is just its own story, independent of whatever Spider-Man's bigger mystery villain has in store. I'm not seeing what it is that connects the two, besides Kindred being the one to revive Stan Carter and supercharge him with his supernatural enhancements. Even with that said, this issue has a lot going for it. Whether its

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5796-548: Is no other option, he expects Mephisto to uphold his end of the bargain. After being killed by Deadpool and going to Hell after his death for unspecified war crimes , Phil Coulson makes a deal with Mephisto to be restored to life in exchange for his fealty, with Mephisto creating simulacrums of the Squadron Supreme of America for him to control as a United States-sponsored superhero team. Coulson later wines with Mephisto while discussing his own plans to destroy

5934-454: Is not at that time named. Thor remains silent the whole time. Mephisto grants him entry to Hell, but Thor must survive many difficulties before he finds the blade. Mephisto appears before a de-powered Johnny Blaze during the attack by Sin in the form of Skadi and states that he has damned the human race. Mephisto then states that he will help Johnny save the human race from the Serpent and

6072-434: Is not the ones controlling his friends, but another villain named Kindred. Kindred uses Cindy to escape, and Spider-Man tells Doctor Strange that he didn't tell him the truth because he felt Kindred is his responsibility and admitted that he felt relieved that he threw Norman Osborn the ship and left him to die. Spider-Man tells Doctor Strange that he will take on Kindred, but he needs Doctor Strange's help since demon possession

6210-560: Is not what Spider-Man is used to fighting. Doctor Strange agrees to Spider-Man's offer, and gives him the Hand of Vashanti (a magic weapon that Spider-Man used to fight off a mystical villain named Shade in the past) to allow him to go to the astral plane. However, the Hand of Vashanti does not work because Spider-Man made a mystical agreement with someone (although Doctor Strange does not know this). Doctor Strange tells Spider-Man he can't help him, and casts Spider-Man outside so he can deal with

6348-493: Is rehabilitated (for unknown reasons) and in charge of the Ravencroft Prison about the rehabilitated Weather Gang. Spider-Man asks Carlie Cooper why is Overdrive alive and in life support, and Carly explains that a group of corrupt police officer came and nearly beat him to death. Norah Hunter gets ambushed by Sin-Eater in her own car and shoots Sin-Eater. Sin-Eater heals his wounds (thanks to Kindred) and gives Norah

6486-574: Is running from them. Doctor Strange and the Black Cat arrive, and say that Spider-Man is in danger and that he was kidnapped by Kindred. Meanwhile, Sin-Eater orders his followers to rob from a vault which contained the Queen's Spider morphing bio-weapon, which transformed New York into Spider-Island a while back. Although eradicated, Sin-Eater needed the last few vials they kept for study to ready his trap for Morlun. He does so by exposing his followers to

6624-459: Is shown with the corpses of Ghost Goblin, Hound, and King Killmonger as well as the unconscious body of Red Skull, Kid Thanos states that he can obtain the fresh knowledge of his fallen teammates on his dissection table as Mephisto states that Black Skull is not dead yet. When Kid Thanos states that it is a bad idea to take on the Avengers by himself, Mephisto enters a portal as he quotes "Taking on

6762-534: Is talking about. Just then, Spider-Man crashes through the window, telling Osborn that they need to talk. Before Spider-Man confronted Norman Osborn, he reunited with Mary Jane and the Spider-heroes. Spider-Gwen is angry that Spider-Man won't tell them whats going on and calls out Spider-Man's hubris but Mary Jane calms everyone down by saying that he will tell everyone when he's ready, with Julia Carpenter backing her advice. The spider-heroes decide to take down

6900-491: Is that he always thinks he knows what is best for everyone, and that his hubris causes his loved ones to either get hurt or die. But instead of Peter accepting his mistakes, he chose to bury them or ignore them, like what he did to Norman Osborn in " Sins Rising ". Harry is also disgusted that Peter tried to bargain and make the deal with him while also not revealing the truth to his allies like Doctor Strange. Peter sees Sin-Eater shooting Morlun, and also sees Sin-Eater waiting for

7038-586: Is the absence of light and hope, and is worse than death itself. After many kills and revivals, Harry shows Peter that dying is easy but the punishment in Hell is suffering your personal sins. Harry explains he didn't even hurt Peter's friends; that was all on him due to his actions on being close to them. Harry explains that he revived the Sin-Eater to reform his father, but Peter stopped him because of his self-righteousness. Harry explains that Peter Parker's fatal flaw

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7176-542: Is the last of the Council of Reds. Just then, Mephisto appears and absorbs his variant as he appears in gigantic size, claiming that the Council of Reds had served their purpose. He then quotes "Welcome, Avengers, to the end of everything". As Mephisto returns to Earth-616 during prehistoric times, a recuperated Kid Thanos informs him that Ghost Goblin and King Killmonger are dead, Black Skull was stripped of his Symbiote, and Doom Supreme and Dark Phoenix have fled. As Kid Thanos

7314-419: Is written gave weight to the character's direction that came across as distinct. How that challenges Spider-Man and furthers the greater Kindred storyline added to the interest in where the "Sins Rising" will end up when all things are said and done." According to Comic Book Roundup, Issue 48 received an Average review of 8.4 out of 10 based on 8 reviews. David Brooke from AIPT wrote "The Amazing Spider-Man #48

7452-559: The Avengers mansion). The Order of the Web believes that Norman Osborn is responsible. Miles and Silk are confused on why Spider-Man won't let Sin-Eater shoot him and Ghost-Spider tells them that if Spider-Man lets Norman Osborn die, he fears that he will pay the price and is making the deal with the devil. Meanwhile, Mister Negative asks Sin-Eater to cleanse his sins and Sin-Eater does. Sin-Eater arrives in Ravencroft where he corrupts

7590-667: The Beyonder 's powers or to destroy him to win the favor of Death . Mephisto sends an army of supervillains called the Legion Accursed to attack the Beyonder, who is saved by the Thing . After the Legion Accursed was defeated, Mephisto returned its members to where they were before he formed the group. Mephisto later creates his "son", Blackheart , a demonic entity that plagues many of Earth's heroes. Mephisto later manipulates

7728-478: The Brooklyn Bridge where he sees the possessed spider-heroes causing mass havoc. Spider-Man sees Spider-Gwen about to throw Miles Morales off the bridge, and starts begging to Kindred. Spider-Man says his friends didn't do anything, and that if Kindred lets them go he can have him. Kindred agrees, freeing the spider heroes but snapping Spider-Man's neck. The spider-heroes regain consciousness, but everyone

7866-522: The Carnage symbiote to terrorize him in the past year , killed Gwen Stacy and Flash Thompson , and hurt Harry Osborn . Ghost-Spider arrives and helps Spider-Man, and Spider man realizes Spider Gwen talked to Miles. Spider-Gwen tells Spider-Man that she won't stop him, but just tells him to do whats right. Spider-Man meets with Julia Carpenter who tells him to let Norman Osborn get shot by Sin-Eater, or else Norman will kill again. Spider-Man thinks for

8004-599: The Ghost Rider by bonding Zarathos to Johnny Blaze . Mephisto refers to his domain as Hell . In one story where he battled Thor , he was shown to have various historical villains in his realm, such as Adolf Hitler , Blackbeard , and Attila the Hun . Mephisto claims to have been created, along with many other demons, by the supreme being whose suicide resulted in the creation of the Marvel Universe, as well as

8142-754: The Ghost Rider , the Punisher and the Wolverine , Blackheart kills Mephisto and takes over his portion of Hell. Mephisto survives, although as more of a ghostly apparition (claiming he had been denied a place in both Heaven and Hell), and for a time tricks the Silver Surfer into believing he was dead so as to collect his soul and thus perhaps regain his former power, but the Surfer refutes him and, with his allies, defeats Mephisto, resulting in his spirit form being seemingly destroyed. Mephisto again survives death and soon finds himself with access to another universe:

8280-633: The Infinity Gems . He also claimed that his totally evil nature is because the supreme being did not choose to make him good, as that being had no concept of it. He witnessed the Celestial known as the Progenitor succumbing to the Horde on Earth, with Mephisto, still young in the form of a fly, taking this opportunity to give birth to his maggots. In Secret Wars II , Mephisto seeks to steal

8418-654: The Iron Inquisitor and Mephisto in the form of a dog as he nears the corpse of the Orb . Under Mephisto's orders, Doom Supreme unburns Uatu's eye fragment and puts it in his own eye. As Doom Supreme and Kid Thanos enter a portal to meet with their teammates and get back to work, Mephisto and the Iron Inquisitor talk about what to do with the Multiversal Masters of Evil as Mephisto's dog form eats at

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8556-745: The Marvel Universe , being responsible both for the creation of the Cosmic Ghost Rider and the descents of Phil Coulson and Otto Octavius into villainy . Debuting in the Silver Age of comic books , the character has appeared in over five decades of Marvel continuity. The character has also appeared in associated Marvel merchandise, including animated television series, feature film, toys, trading cards , and video games. Mephisto has been described as one of Marvel's most notable and powerful supervillains. Peter Fonda played

8694-642: The Masters of Evil consisting of a version of Kid Thanos, a version of Dark Phoenix and her pet Berserkers, a version of Erik Killmonger called King Killmonger , a version of the Green Goblin with Ghost Rider-like powers called the Ghost Goblin , and the Black Skull . Due to their agreement with the Council of Reds, they had to save Earth-616 for last. After each of the attacks from the Multiversal Masters of Evil, Doom Supreme and Kid Thanos meet up with

8832-713: The One Below All 's possession from the Hulk after the brief Defenders reunion. Mephisto states that the One Below All is far stronger than he is. Miles Morales later makes a deal with Mephisto to reverse time and resurrect Viv Vision and Kamala Khan , unknowingly at the cost of the death of a woman Miles had earlier saved. A flashback revealed that Mephisto came into contact with the Power Elite at some point and helped them out by creating simulacrums that

8970-614: The "greatest monstrous creations that ever sprang from the nightmares of the House of Ideas," writing, "You can't very well have a list of the most nefarious Marvel monsters without listing the devil, hisownself. Not really the Biblical devil, Mephisto is a netherworldly tempter, a soul broker, and a liar who pretty much serves the same exact purpose as the Devil but he won't get Marvel in trouble with Christian conservatives. Mephisto first battled

9108-592: The 13 surviving Dísir, dangerous evil predecessors to the Valkyries that were created by Odin's father Bor. This troubles the minions who had previously lived in this territory, and part of Siege Aftermath shows the "last stand of the perfidious diaspora" in what seems to have been a revolt. The revolt is quickly put down by the Dísir under Mephisto's command. The Dísir leader Brün tries to negotiate with Mephisto because she wishes to invade Hela's realm of Hel and feast on

9246-636: The Avengers myself. Heh. That's a fine idea". Arriving in the God Quarry, the Council of Red tell Mephisto that they are displeased with his actions and how their teammates fell to the Multiversal Avengers. Mephisto proceeds to kill the remaining Council of Red members and absorb them into his body. After defeating Captain Marvel, Nighthawk, and Thor of Earth-56377, a Celestial-sized Mephisto is spotted by Ant-Man of Earth-818 as Mephisto destroys

9384-571: The Avengers, and the Midnight Sons left upon Las Vegas returning to normal, Wong remained behind to keep an eye on Hotel Inferno's casino. In an alternate future where Thanos conquered the universe, Frank Castle signs a demonic deal with Mephisto to become a Ghost Rider , becoming known as the Cosmic Ghost Rider after being bestowed with the Power Cosmic by Galactus , before coming to serve Thanos after spending countless years on

9522-797: The Avengers. After acquiring the Pandemonium Cube, Coulson uses it to rewrite reality in Mephisto's name, erasing the Avengers from existence and making himself the President of the United States . After his role in the reality change is discovered and he is defeated by his former idol Captain America, Coulson is imprisoned in the Pandemonium Cube by Mephisto as punishment and brought before a collection of Mephisto's counterparts from 615 other universes, with whom Mephisto proposes forming

9660-670: The Black Panther, Captain Marvel, the Falcon, Hawkeye, and Jane Foster's Thor form where they were all turned into Ghost Rider-like creatures. As Hotel Inferno starts to affect the people of Las Vegas, Doctor Strange fought Mephisto in a game of blackjack . The deal is that Mephisto had to return the souls to Las Vegas if Doctor Strange won and that Doctor Strange's soul would be claimed by Mephisto if Mephisto won. Though Doctor Strange won by cheating, Mephisto found out and had Doctor Strange tortured. Mephisto then turns Doctor Strange into

9798-554: The Carol Corps' Omni-Carrier causing Ant-Man of Earth-818 to inform Avenger Prime of what happened. Reinforcements come in the form of Ka-Zar, an alternate Galactus from the reality that Iron Inquisitor sent Ka-Zar from, Gorilla-Man , Ursa Major , and the Progenitor which was modified with Deathlok technology. As Mephisto goes on the attack, the Deathlok-modified Progenitor fights him. He proceeds to eat

9936-545: The Council of Reds to help subdue him. The Council of Reds begin their attack on the Avengers Tower in the God Quarry as the Ghost Rider's Hell Charger drives into some of them. After the Council of Reds have been decimated by the Multiversal Avengers with help from Old Man Phoenix and the Granddaughters of King Thor , Captain Marvel, Nighthawk, and Thor of Earth-56377 find a smaller version of Mephisto who

10074-470: The EMP, and the ground turns to liquid while Spider-Man holds off Sin-Eater. The plan is successful and Spider-Man slams Sin-Eater into the wet concrete. Just before Spider-Man sinks, he remembers Mary Jane Watson and briefly breaks free, trying to shoot webbing at a ceiling but Green Goblin cuts the webbing, telling him that his debt is already paid and tries drowning Spider-Man but Spider-Gwen saves him alongside

10212-767: The Earth of the Top Cow universe. Seeking to torment an entirely new world of superheroes, he plots to enter this world and remake it for his own dark desires. But Eternity senses this cosmic disruption and sends several heroes ( Jennifer Kale , the Wolverine, the Ghost Rider, the Silver Surfer and Elektra ) to that universe to aid a group of Top Cow heroes ( Witchblade , Weapon Zero , Cyblade and Ballistic ) to combat and ultimately defeat Mephisto. However, his resulting banishment back to Earth-616 seemed to restore him as

10350-688: The Gods at the Infinite Embassy, Mephisto headed to the Devil's Advocacy to speak with the other demons about the Serpent's threat on Earth. Mephisto briefly appears to assist Deadpool in destroying one of his demon lieutenants, before taking a major part in the Hell on Earth War, where he is defeated and replaced by X-Factor member Strong Guy as ruler of Hell. When the Thunderbolts were accidentally transported to Hell, Mephisto took

10488-511: The Hand of Vashanti is. The Black Cat tries giving Doctor Strange a fake version of the Hand of Vashanti, but Doctor Strange sees right through the Black Cat and agrees to take her with him to save Spider-Man. Mary Jane is on a cab when a car slams into her, knocking her out. She awakens to see Norman Osborn trying to save her, and she passes out. Sin-Eater begs Kindred's forgiveness and says he will not renounce his master's name. Sin-Eater kills

10626-545: The Order of the Web in Peter's psyche, is presented in a much more traditional layout. The cliffhanger is a standout page, making excellent use of a perceived field of depth. I think the Spider-Folk can look just a little wonky in some instances, but I can't complain about too much here." According to Comic Book Roundup, Issue 54 received a score of 7.3 out of 10 based on 8 reviews. CJ from But Why Tho? wrote "Though it hits

10764-606: The Order, a demon-possessed Silk invades from the window directly above them. As Norman revives under Ravencroft newly cleansed of his evil, after telling the guards he needs no help, Dr. Kafka (who was a clone of a dead person in the Clone Conspiracy ) views his now visible evidence of villainy as more than ample reason for her brand of help. While Sin-Eater's followers are arrested by the NYPD, Norman pleads for her to help him find Stanley's master, "Kindred", who aims to enact

10902-605: The Power Elite programmed to become the Squadron Supreme of America . This group is used by a somehow-revived Phil Coulson to become the sanctioned superhero team for the United States. When the Spider-Man of Earth-44145 threatens the life of James Martin, the Superior Spider-Man (Doctor Octopus' mind in the Proto-Clone) uses a signal move he learned from Doctor Strange to call Mephisto, who states that

11040-594: The Realm Between, he assisted the Midnight Sons and the Avengers in preventing Mephisto from returning to his realm to reclaim his throne. Though Doctor Strange defeated him, Mephisto fled back to his realm where he was defeated by Johnny Blaze and the different Ghost Riders from across the Multiverse . After Johnny Blaze sent Mephisto back to Earth, he was kept at the top of Hotel Inferno in countless restraints as Hotel Inferno remained on Earth. As Doctor Strange,

11178-929: The Scarlet Witch in Avengers West Coast #51–52 (Nov.–Dec. 1989); created a new adversary for the Marvel heroes in Daredevil #270 (Sept. 1989); and appeared in Marvel Graphic Novel No. 49 Doctor Strange and Doctor Doom: Triumph and Torment (1989). Additionally, he was featured prominently in the One More Day story line in The Amazing Spider-Man #544; Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #24; The Sensational Spider-Man (vol. 2) #41 and The Amazing Spider-Man #545 (Oct. 2007–Jan. 2008). In 2009, Mephisto

11316-561: The Scarlet Witch insane. Mephisto also tries to destroy the Avenger Hawkeye when he enters Hell to try to save the soul of his deceased wife, Mockingbird . Mephisto acted as a servant of the mad Titan Thanos during the "Infinity Wars", seeking to attain power for himself. Alongside the Grim Reaper , Blackheart brings Wonder Man to Mephisto's realm to battle Mephisto. In a series of confrontations that also involve

11454-658: The Silver Surfer in the Silver Age (HEY!) and has bedeviled (hiYO) just about every Marvel hero. He recently pissed off fandom by cutting a Faustian deal with Peter Parker and erasing Spidey's marriage. Mephisto was a key figure in The Infinity Gauntlet, constantly whispering Iago like in Thanos' ear and is the very symbol of corruption in the Marvel Universe." In the Guardians' 31st century timeline, he has

11592-523: The Spider-Man of Earth-44145 is out of his jurisdiction. The Superior Spider-Man asks Mephisto to restore him to the man he once was for a day so that he can fight the Spider-Man of Earth-44145. While Mephisto states that he either has or does not have his soul, he does have a counteroffer that will restore his body without disease (physical and mental) and the taint of Peter Parker. As the Superior Spider-Man tells Anna Maria Marconi that there

11730-485: The Worthy. Mephisto goes on a date with New Mutants member Magma; apparently confiding in her, he explains that, while he is the embodiment of one of the great forces of the universe, the force that created him also gave him desires and emotions, and he occasionally wants to do things that humans do. Magma later confided to Blink that she has subsequently seen Mephisto again, but wishes to keep it secret. After speaking with

11868-408: The ability to recover quickly. The character has been shown to be energized by sources of evil in the human realm, such as the alien Dire Wraiths . Like other demons, Mephisto is symbiotically linked to, and considerably more powerful within, his own realm, and the character is able to transform the structure at will. Within it he has threatened a galaxy and stalemated a nourished Galactus until

12006-519: The advantage because they now have a common enemy, but are overwhelmed by Sin-Eater's versatile powers. Green Goblin asks Spider-Man how did he stop the Juggernaut, and Spider-Man reveals that he stopped the Juggernaut by trapping Juggernaut in wet concrete. Spider-Man reveals the EMP has a compression generator, and wants Green Goblin to aim the EMP toward the ground to turn concrete wet. Spider-Man tries telling Sin-Eater that he really wants him, but Sin-Eater does not listen and hits him. Green Goblin presses

12144-419: The alteration of the timeline retcons the details of Harry's death being faked by his father. In 2021, it was revealed that Mephisto had an interest in destroying Peter's personal life because he had foreseen a future in which he attacked Earth: at first, the vision is presented in such a way that Mephisto and his demons have managed to take over, only to be overthrown by Peter. However, Doctor Strange deduced

12282-511: The archetype of the Christian devil, pretty much the most iconic 'villain' in religion, folklore, and in some cases, even as a metaphorical force in world history. Marvel's comic book take on the concept of an omnipotent, omniscient infernal manipulator who rules over his own realm of eternal punishment through treachery and torture has had a similar impact on the history of the Marvel Universe. Marc Buxton of Den of Geek called Mephisto one of

12420-475: The body of his clone as the clone is dying, alongside the Kindred Twins. At the time when a version of Doctor Doom named Doom Supreme watched the Prehistoric Avengers send Kid Thanos back to his own time, Mephisto approached Doom Supreme and suggested to him that he put together a team that would defeat any team of Avengers. Doom Supreme took Mephisto's offer and formed a Multiversal version of

12558-459: The chaos, the sins that Kindred took were freed and returned to their original hosts in Sins Rising , which also revives Morlun and the Juggernaut . Kindred tells the two of them that he wanted Spider-Man to remember what he did, while he also wanted Green Goblin to leave Norman Osborn, but realized that failed and both Peter and Norman don't remember what happened, before Kindred is encased in

12696-566: The character in the 2007 film Ghost Rider , Ciaran Hinds played him in its 2012 sequel Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance . Inspired by Mephistopheles of the Faust legend , he was introduced into Marvel comics by writer Stan Lee and penciler John Buscema , Mephisto debuted in Silver Surfer #3 ( cover dated Dec. 1968), and was established as a perennial foe for the cosmic hero, also appearing in Silver Surfer #8–9 (Sept.–Oct. 1969) and 16–17 (May–June 1970). Author Mike Conroy has described Mephisto as "the tempter who could offer

12834-418: The city and crashes through trash cans before walking to Sanctum Sanctorum and knocks on the door. Doctor Strange opens the door, and Spider-Man collapses in front of him. Upon recovering, a downcast Peter tells Strange about something that had occurred, with the doctor being upset that Peter made a deal with a demon and didn't expect any consequences. Aiming to help rectify the evil, as Strange inquires about

12972-449: The dead, vowing vengeance on Peter Parker . Meanwhile, Mary Jane Watson leaves Spider-Man to star in a movie for a while. Peter Parker is getting visions of a centipede going into his arm and has troubled dreams. While watching a play by himself and eating alone, his spider sense tells him that a car is driving frantically in the streets. The man says he can't slow down because someone is chasing him, and Spider-Man sees Sin-Eater aiming

13110-533: The death and loss made Peter feel responsible for with each defeat, driven by instinct to win and save more lives next time. Spider-Gwen saves her from a demonic sniper (the same sniper who shot Aunt-May in Back in Black ) while Miles and Silk are attacked by a kaiju Kingpin and a demonic Aunt May . After Doctor Strange and Jessica Drew save them, they are confronted by a demonic Mary Jane Watson . Doctor Strange tells

13248-505: The demon was lying by noting Mephisto always did more than hurt Peter alone. In truth, the demon's vision was that Peter and Mary Jane's future daughter, May Day Parker, would be the one to end his reign. By attacking their relationship, Mephisto was thus hoping to avert the destruction of his future empire. Mephisto had bartered part of his realm to the Asgardian death goddess Hela for 1,001 years in exchange for control for 101 days of

13386-447: The destruction he'll bring. Aiming to help, Kafka asks the repentant Norman that an intermediary between them would help build a dialogue, asking if he knows someone Harry would listen to. At John F. Kennedy International Airport , Mary Jane Watson returns to New York for a short duration in her filming schedule, happy to be home. Spider-Man and Doctor Strange manage to hold down the demon-possessed Silk. Spider-Man admits that Sin-Eater

13524-512: The end. Hopefully, we explore a bit more about Harry's turn to Kindred and his goal for Peter." According to Comic Book Roundup, Issue 52. LR Tie-In received a score of 7.5 out of 10 based on 8 reviews. Megan Peters from Comicbook.com wrote "The Amazing Spider-Man's "Last Remains" puts forth one of its most raw chapters yet this week" According to Comic Book Roundup, Issue 53 received a score of 6.9 out of 10 based on 9 reviews. Kevin Lainez from Comic Book Revolution wrote "Amazing Spider-Man #53

13662-561: The endlessly soul-tormented Silver Surfer the world, even dangling the Surfer's off-limits long-distance lover in front of him. As always the case with Lee's heroes, the Surfer's goodness and nobility won out, but Mephisto was only stymied, not defeated, and the pattern was set." Mephisto went on to become a foe for the Norse god Thor in Thor #180–181 (Sept.–Oct. 1970), Astonishing Tales #8 (Oct. 1971) and Thor #204–205 (Oct.–Nov. 1972). He

13800-539: The fragments of Uatu's eye. Then he has the Orb's corpse dumped into the ocean. The Serpent Society later performed a ritual to summon the "serpent" that they worshiped by taking some lives of the people in Serpent Solutions' old headquarters. When the Avengers arrive and found that Nighthawk defeated them, the portal that formed during the ritual summons Mephisto's dog form, as it was mentioned by Nighthawk that

13938-545: The graves Kindred exhumed to torture Spider-Man, and uncovers something which shocks her. She contacts Mary Jane and tries to leave her a message, but is struck by one of Kindred's demonic centipedes. Spider-Man goes back to Mary Jane exhausted, morosely proclaiming her that nothing is over. According to Comic Book Roundup, Amazing Spider Man Vol 5 Issue 50 received a score of 7.1 out of 10 based on 13 reviews. Quin Tassin from Multiversity Comics wrote ""The Amazing Spider-Man #50"

14076-471: The latter threatened to consume his realm. If Mephisto's physical form is destroyed, the character will regenerate and reform in his domain. Mephisto is known for acquiring souls, but cannot subjugate the will of another being without the victim's permission, which is usually done with some form of pact . George Marston of Newsarama stated, "Mephisto may be one of Marvel's most iconic, enduring villains - and that's no surprise considering he's based on

14214-492: The lives of the Las Vegas citizens that were killed during when HYDRA bombed an attack during the organization's takeover of the United States . He orchestrates events that cause his demons to bring Doctor Strange to his recently created Hotel Inferno. Mephisto claims that the remnants of Las Vegas were in his realm before it was restored. Hotel Inferno starts to have an effect on the people of Las Vegas. It also had an effect on

14352-472: The main issues and the point issues of Last Remains, this is effectively Last Remains Chapter 12, and its still…going…on…with no new answers or revelations." According to Comic Book Roundup, Issue 57 received a score of 7.4 out of 10 based on 8 reviews. CJ from But Why Tho? wrote "Amazing Spider-Man #57 feels a little overpacked with plot points, though it contains a highly emotional confrontation between Spidey and Norman Osborn. Next issue has promised to start

14490-544: The middle of the grave and digs himself out. He explores the grave, and enters a room where Kindred is waiting with the corpses of Gwen Stacy , George Stacy , Richard and Mary Parker , Flash Thompson , Uncle Ben , Ned Leeds , Jean DeWolff , and Marla Jameson ( J. Jonah Jameson 's wife). Sin-Eater wakes up and sees his gang making sure he's okay. Sin-Eater sees footage of the possessed spider-heroes attacking and wreaking havoc across New York City . Meanwhile, Doctor Strange arrives in Black Cat's apartment and asks her where

14628-537: The next era of Spencer's run on the series, and I hope it keeps its focus on a singular plot/character." Sins Rising (comics) Sins Rising is a 2020 comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics , starring the character Spider-Man and written by Nick Spencer . The storyline received generally positive reviews for its action, plot, dialogue and art. The storyline lasts from Amazing Spider-Man Vol 5 Issue 45–49, and Amazing Spider-Man: Sins of Norman Osborn #1. A demon name Kindred revives Sin-Eater from

14766-564: The only way to stop Sin-Eater is by working together. Spider-Man reluctantly teams up with Norman Osborn (who ingested the Green Goblin Formula) and they fight off Sin Eater's minions. Sin-Eater grows into a hulking beast and attacks Spider-Man and Green Goblin who barely escape. Spider-Man realizes that teaming up with Green Goblin is difficult because they had never worked together. Julia Carpenter uses an astral projection for all

14904-553: The opportunity to give them a way out if they defeated Strong Guy. The Red Hulk convinced Strong Guy to abandon the position of Hell-lord and try to regain his lost soul, allowing Mephisto to regain the throne of Hell and let the Thunderbolts return to Earth. Mephisto is revealed to have assumed the form of the Maker to try to prevent Victor von Doom from redeeming his soul. Mephisto finds out that Doctor Strange has restored

15042-493: The past (by reviving Kingpin's wife and taking away from him) but Osborn convinces Fisk to let him talk to Kindred. Norman tells his workers to leave, and reflects on the recent developments, revealing that he'd faked returning to being Green Goblin and that his cleansing and remorse really are genuine. Norman expresses confusion on why he's still good, but nevertheless embraces his newfound empathy and vows to make amends for his years of evil deeds and promises to find out what Kindred

15180-544: The people. Peter asks Mary Jane if she's okay, and before everything goes dark Mary Jane says "I'm going to be okay... just trust me." It is revealed that Green Goblin threw only a flash grenade, which didn't injure Mary Jane. Kingpin used Spot to create a Darkforce Dimension similar to what Hydra did to New York City in Secret Empire . Mary Jane Watson takes the rest of the spider-heroes to safety while Spider-Man, Green Goblin and Kindred confront each other. During

15318-470: The possessed spider heroes brutally attacked him. The possessed Miles breaks a window, which causes water to flood in. Spider-Man uses his webbing to lift the ship on land, but the spider heroes ambush him, with Kindred mocking Spider-Man for trying to save his enemies. Kindred uses a possessed Anya to inject a spider venom (that can kill an elephant) to watch Spider-Man suffer before ordering the possessed heroes to swing away. Spider-Man starts swinging through

15456-424: The possessed spider heroes. However, its revealed that before Spider-Man collapsed in front of Doctor Strange, he contacted the Black Cat beforehand. The Black Cat manages to steal the Hand of Vashanti, while also recording Doctor Strange's chants. Spider-Man uses the Hand of Vashanti once more, but finds the astral plane in ruins and sees a projection of Mary Jane being swallowed by centipedes. Spider-Man wakes up in

15594-696: The power to takes Morlun's abilities without Kindred's blessing, he triggers a trap shotgun before he can be killed that shoots Morlun in the back, seemingly killing him. As the spider-heroes and Strange navigate Peter's Dreamscape in the Astral Plane, Strange notes the desolate realm only reflects the state of Peter's soul. As Peter only recently passed by, his recent path is hidden, so they split into groups to find an exit to Peter. Spider-Gwen talks to Julia Carpenter, where she feels guilty on how she indirectly made Peter drop his guard and cause all of them to be possessed, but Julia Carpenter consoles her by saying all

15732-449: The powers and abilities of Morlun. Realizing that her precognitive abilities could be the key, Julia willingly allows her to get shot by Sin-Eater. Sin-Eater absorbs her abilities, but also gains her precognition abilities. Sin-Eater sees Kindred is really Harry Osborn, and realizes that he was working for someone who was full of sin. Sin-Eater shoots himself, and disappears in a flash of light. Just then, Kindred uses his abilities to kidnap

15870-527: The reconstructed Doom the Living Planet and the Mjolnir variants work to clog the breach, Mephisto claims that they can't hold back the entrophy as he is punched by Nighthawk and Agamotto does a special punishment for him. Once he is back in Hell, Mephisto is annoyed with Orb next to him. Mephisto is annoyed with Orb mentioning that Avenger Prime no longer stands watch alone in the God Quarry. Mephisto

16008-484: The remains of his fallen Council of Red members before resuming the fight. As the God Quarry begins to crumble, Mephisto takes a sample of the power from below it as Old Man Phoenix and Avenger Prime recognize the energies as the remnants of an ancient Multiverse where there is no running from it as Mephisto plans to use its powers to end the Multiverse. After he was separated from his fallen Mephisto variants, Mephisto

16146-621: The samples, mutating them into Arachnoids. Miles Morales , Spider-Woman , Spider-Gwen , Anya Corazon , Julia Carpenter , and the Black Cat head back to the Sanctum Sanctorum where Doctor Strange will create a spell that allows them to go to the astral plane, and the Black Cat stands in the real world to make sure nothing happens to them, as well as protecting the Hand of Vashanti. At Ravencroft, Mary Jane recovers from her injuries in Kafka's office with Norman Osborn, and beats him with

16284-422: The serpent was one of Mephisto's forms. Before assuming his true form and retreating, Mephisto makes the Council of Reds known to the Avengers. In the distant past, Mephisto encounters Avenger Prime who states that he came to watch Mephisto lose. They watch as the Avengers arrive and confront the Prehistoric Avengers. As both Avengers fight, Avenger Prime goes on the offensive against Mephisto as Mephisto summons

16422-467: The ship Spider-Man is on a ship underwater with Miles Morales , Spider-Gwen , Spider-Woman , Anya Corazon , and Julia Carpenter . The sins possess the other spider heroes, and they attack Spider-Man. The possessed spider heroes brutally beat down Spider-Man, with Spider-Man realizing that him throwing out Norman Osborn caused him to lose control and not be aware of what was happening. Spider-Man tries to hold back, fearing he might kill his friends, but

16560-604: The sorcerer Master Pandemonium into gathering the five scattered fragments of his soul that were lost in an ill-fated encounter with the aforementioned Franklin Richards. When the Scarlet Witch attempts to use magic to conceive children with her husband, the android Vision , she unknowingly summons two of Pandemonium's soul fragments, which are born as her infant twins. The revelation of her children's origin, followed by their loss when they are reabsorbed into him, drives

16698-641: The souls of the Asgardian dead. Mephisto tells her that he has no interest in Hel, but he does not object to their invasion. Thor, trying to defend Hel and its dead, enters Mephisto's domain to find the Eir-gram, a magical sword that can cut the otherwise insubstantial Dísir. Mephisto offers to give him the Eir-Gram and a "happily ever after" for Asgard if he agrees not to interfere with one of Mephisto's plans, which

16836-455: The spider heroes to observe what Spider-Man is doing because they want to wait for the right moment, as well as Sin-Eater being an unpredictable factor. Spider-Gwen decides to side with Peter Parker because she trusts him as this is his fight, they could be making it worse and play it right into someone's hand. Meanwhile, Green Goblin reveals he has an underground waterway beneath Ravencroft, and Sin-Eater overwhelms them again. Spider-Man gives them

16974-472: The spider heroes. The spider heroes revealed they were about to stop Spider-Man from saving Norman Osborn but Spider-Gwen persuaded them not to. They get into a ship, but Green Goblin overhears Spider-Man calling Spider-Gwen "Gwen" and realizes her true identity. Norman Osborn starts harassing her, asking her if she's one of Jackal 's clones and alluding to the fact that he and Gwen Stacy of his earth had an affair . Spider-Man gets angry and slams Norman Osborn to

17112-480: The spider-heroes to leave to give them time, and the spider-heroes escape the Astral Plane. The spider-heroes arrive at Kindred's graveyard, unaware that Sin-Eater is hiding them behind a tombstone. Peter tells Harry that he can't believe he's evil, and Harry knocks him down. Peter gets angry and starts attacking Harry, but Harry easily beats him up and kills him over and over, each time reviving him. Harry Osborn reveals that he plans to show Peter what Hell is, that Hell

17250-404: The spider-heroes. A frantic Peter brings up their deal, to which Kindred notes that he had kept his end of the deal, that their arrival was an unintended consequence of Peter's actions and thus doesn't absolve him. Since they came for Peter, Kindred asks his confused old friend what else he did to bring unintended suffering onto others. Kindred urges the begging Peter to answer quickly, presenting on

17388-534: The spider-heroes. It is later revealed that Norman Osborn did not have his sins cleansed and is still evil; and he is working with the Kingpin to kill Kindred. Kindred has Peter tied up in a crypt with all of the spider-heroes unconscious, and Mary Jane Watson appears in the front door. Peter attacks Kindred because he was being too close to Mary Jane, but Kindred easily overpowers him and nearly kills him again before Mary Jane tells him to stop. They both sit down at

17526-401: The superhero community and country as a whole . Osborn readily and remorsefully admits to all wrongdoings, wanting to start making up for it by asking Spider-Man and him to work together to fix Harry. Peter angrily rebukes this, dismissing Harry's corrupted situation, declaring him irredeemable and to let him rot in prison over his trauma from Kindred murdering him over and over. Peter declares he

17664-510: The tension and tone of the story. There is an emotional element to the art that Vicentini is able to bring out through the panels especially in the moments between Norman and Peter. The reveal of the prisoner being kept at the bottom of the institute is handled brilliantly as well." According to Comic book Roundup, Issue 49 received an Average review of 7.5 out of 10 based on 13 reviews. Jimmy Hayes from Comic Watch wrote "An issue that's truly worthy of its epic numbering (#850). You're gonna have

17802-469: The tie-in issues." According to Comic Book Roundup, Issue 53. LR received a score of 6.3 out of 10 based on 6 reviews. Harven Ivester from Comics: The Gathering wrote "The art is pretty solid, but I do feel there is a step off. I loved the front half by Vicentini. His work is very sharp and clean, and there is so much depth and dynamics to be found in his action pieces. He does a great job at selling just how brutally fast Morlun is. Miyazawa's half, following

17940-505: The titular superhero team in Fantastic Four #155–157 (Feb.–April 1975) and Thor #310 (Aug. 1981) and 325 (Nov. 1982). Mephisto also guest-starred in two miniseries : The Vision and the Scarlet Witch (vol. 2) #1–12 (Oct. 1985–Sept. 1986) and Secret Wars II #1-9 (July 1985 – March 1986), before starring in the self-titled miniseries Mephisto vs. #1–4 (April–July 1987), battling four of Marvel's super-teams. The miniseries

18078-566: The truth was not because his father lost his memory, but because he forgot Peter's true identity. Harry Osborn calls out Peter's selfishness and fear, stating that all his friends and family died because of it and he needs to confess. Peter says he's sorry but he doesn't know what Harry wants him to confess, but it causes Harry to be even more angry and Harry beats him up. Mary Jane tells him to stop, but Harry explains that he needs to kill Peter because Peter will bring death and suffering to everyone else. Mary Jane offers herself up, but just before Harry

18216-509: The two of them have work to do, because what's even more important than who Kindred is, is what he wants . Kindred removes the bandages over his face and Peter is shocked that Kindred is actually Harry Osborn . Morlun kills the mutated Sin-Eater followers and confronts Sin-Eater. Morlun gains the upper hand easily due to his overwhelming super-strength, speed, and durability while noticing that Sin-Eater has something "unholy" behind his mask. Fueled by survival instinct and unsure if he still has

18354-517: The villains who got back their sins, and calls themselves The Order. In the present, Spider-Man angrily confronts Norman Osborn since he let Mary Jane become endangered when The Spot launched his attack. Norman Osborn explains that his epiphany is genuine, but Peter flat-out rejects this apology, saying that everytime Osborn does something he hurts Spider-Man and his closest friends, and every other chance he'd had to pursue redemption ended in failure or were ruses to manipulate and control not only him, but

18492-419: The worst thing about Hell , fellas? The parties suck." Peter starts to realize what is happening, as Harry demands Peter repeat what he had said that day before he gave his toast: "Speak of the devil and he appears." Kindred visits his sleeping son before returning and revives Peter Parker. Kindred tells Peter that he knew who he truly was, but just did not want to accept it. Kindred tells him to accept it because

18630-408: Was confronted by Doom Supreme who stated that he is too weak to wield the power he just unleashed. Mephisto states that he was planning to use this power to free himself from his usual lifestyle. Doom Supreme then turns against Mephisto by attacking him. After Doom Supreme is turned to stone by the sample of the ancient Multiverse's energy, Iron Man and Ant-Man of Earth-818 plan to deal with Mephisto. As

18768-569: Was later revealed to be the being to whom Johnny Blaze had sold his soul to and thus had been cursed to become the Ghost Rider, in a retcon that placed him in the role originally played by Satan. This was later retconned back to Satan, though Mephisto's influence is still felt in the 1990s by the Danny Ketch Ghost Rider. Other appearances included posing as Satan in Marvel Spotlight #5 (Aug. 1972); tormenting

18906-485: Was penciled by co-creator Buscema. In Daredevil #266 (May 1989), penciler John Romita, Jr. redesigned the character, reimagining him as a bloated, naked creature with short, vaguely frog-like legs and a demonic-looking head. Romita explained "I couldn't see the Devil with tights and a cape." Subsequent portrayals have varied between Mephisto's original appearance and the Romita redesign. Mephisto continued to torment

19044-455: Was ranked #48 on IGN 's list of Greatest Comic Book Villains of All Time. Mephisto is a perennial villain in the Marvel Universe , and is responsible for a number of evil acts, including capturing and holding the soul of Cynthia von Doom – the mother of Doctor Doom — until Doctor Strange and Doom freed her so she could ascend into Heaven . He was jealous of the worship of the fire demon Zarathos , so, posing as Satan , Mephisto creates

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