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    Web of Spider-Man #37

    Web of Spider-Man » Web of Spider-Man #37 - When Strikers the Slasher released by Marvel on April 1988.

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    A knife-wielding murderer is killing beautiful models - a crime calling for the skills of private investigator Dakota North. But when Mary Jane Watson-Parker becomes the killer's next target, nothing can keep Spider-Man away!

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    The original MJ stalking storyline!

    We start with two detectives looking at a dead body, whose throat has been slit. She is apparently a victim of 'The Slasher', who has been targeting models.

    MJ is in an apartment with her model friend, Elyse. A chap named Harvey shows up at their door. He is a fan and wants to make sure they are OK.

    Pete bumps into Harvey as he's arriving and Harvey's leaving. His spider-sense goes off. Pete tells MJ he's got an out-of-town photo assignment and is going to miss her expo. He is upset because she paid their quarterly income tax bill and he wants to support their relationship financially too.

    Elsewhere and Elyse is attacked by the Slasher in her room … except it's an actor paid by Harvey to frighten her, so Harvey can show up and be a hero. Pete and MJ show up though and Pete goes after the Slasher. Because the guy isn't a real threat though, his spider-sense doesn't help him to find the guy, who escapes.

    Pete decides not to go on his assignment to keep an eye on MJ – but not tell her. At the fashion Expo and the cop in charge – Dakota North has figured that the 'Slasher' from the other night was a fraud. She seems to think that MJ is in trouble.

    Meanwhile, Pete's sneaking around at the Expo gets him arrested. The guy who Harvey hired to act as the Slasher goes nuts and ends up attacking Elyse for real, with MJ in the room. Pete escapes the police and goes to their rescue. He changes into Spidey and chases after the actor along with Dakota North. They stop him on a rollercoaster but Dakota is furious as she told Spider-man to keep an eye on the models.

    The reason … Elyse is the real Slasher and goes after MJ. Pete shows up just in time to save her and Elyse is arrested.

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