ESC
"The Kangaroo Bounces Back"

"The Kangaroo Bounces Back" #126

SeriesAmazing Spider-Man
NumberVol. 1 #126
PublisherMarvel Comics, Marvel Comics Group
Date1973-11
TypeComic Book, Softcover
LanguageEnglish
ColoristLinda Lessmann
Cover ArtistJohn Romita Sr.
EditorRoy Thomas
Editor In ChiefRoy Thomas
InkerJim Mooney
LettererArtie Simek
PencilerRoss Andru
WriterGerry Conway
GenreSuperhero
Published inNew York, New York
Pages32
CharactersSpider-Man (Spider-Man), Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
Story LocationNew York; New York City
Linkshttps://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_1_126 · https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_1_126
NotesThe Human Torch can be seen here wearing a red and yellow costume. He adopted this uniform to pay respect to the original Human Torch of the 1940s in Fantastic Four #132. He will continue to wear this uniform until Fantastic Four #159. There are multiple references in this story regarding the deaths of both Gwen Stacy and Norman Osborn. Gwen died in Amazing Spider-Man #121 and Norman seemingly died in the following issue. However, Osborn survived, as explained in Spider-Man: The Osborn Journal #1 and he will resurface again in Amazing Spider-Man #412. People are unaware that Osborn was the Green Goblin because Harry stole his costume, as seen in Amazing Spider-Man #123. The true identity of the original Green Goblin is not revealed until Spider-Man: Legacy of Evil #1. The Kangaroo truly dies here, as he is later seen in the Afterlife Mall in Sensational She-Hulk #53. He is later briefly resurrected in Prowler Vol 2 #1-5.