It occurs to me that neither Matt nor Peter would get surprised like that, but Elektra and Kurt totally could!
Elektra is referring to one I think we've mentioned but--hey, we did scan it! From Mark Millar/Terry and Rachel Dodson's Marvel Knights: Spider-Man #1, where during a brutal fight with the Green Goblin, Spidey takes an onlooker's advice, and clobbers him with a mailbox. The onlooker is then appalled: "I didn't think you were gonna, like, brain-damage him." It's a solid hit that looked like it meant business: you see like the Hulk or the Thing rip up lampposts and swat somebody with 'em, but those seem like they would launch them, like a baseball hit by a bat. This mailbox, though, seems like a hammer in comparison. I forget if Elektra's ever actually met Norman: if you knew him, you no doubt would probably want to see him hurt real bad; but I think she also just appreciates solid work. Sadly, in comparison to Legends, the mailbox here weighs a ton; I don't think I could even pose Dragon Man swinging it...or could I? Hmm.
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Solid point, even crazy psychopaths need money to pay for outrageously priced food that has criminally become the norm now.
I think you also make a really good point about how different being hit by a mailbox by someone like Spider-Man is to Ben Grimm swinging a streetlight; depending on who he’s hitting, he may use more restraint in swinging said streetlight because of the overall length and size and weight, compared to Peter swinging a mailbox at the Green Gobin because a mailbox is less heavier and solid. Although at the velocity Peter was swinging it, Harry probably wished he’d been shot point blank by a shotgun instead.
Wait, I’m confused- didn’t Elektra give Kurt that Spidey-Suit to change into? She would know what it does then.
I feel like Superior Spider-Man had at least one decapitation on his record. Also, I feel Goblin suits (if not most super-suits) have a decent amount of padding in them so it probably hurt but not much more than getting punched.
Death-Throws, are they Ringmaster henchmen or something? Sounds like it. And isn’t Dragon Man good right now (I think he was the last time I checked but it’s been years admittedly).
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All solid questions.
I can at least help you out with the Death-Throws though:
https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Death-Throws_(Earth-616)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Marvel_Comics_teams_and_organizations#Death-Throws
Kurt had the Spidey-suit already--we're playing really loose with UNCANNY SPIDER-MAN continuity; I don't know if he still has the suit in the regular books. But, I wanna say CAP #317, with Hawkeye and Cap swapping weapons on the cover, has the Death-Throws!
Ok, so Ringleader instead of Ringmaster- close enough, I guess. I wasn’t that far off. Still a team of circus rejects.
I went back in the homemade posts, and I think I see what happened. Elektra told Kurt to suit up, so I assumed that meant she brought the suit since he was already in his regular costume. Kurt doesn’t have that many alternate costumes and usually just adds a bandana or something for special occasions.
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