Deadly Foes of Spider-Man # 4 1991 FN

Deadly Foes of Spider-Man #4, published in August 1991, is the final issue of a four-part limited series titled "While the City Screams!". Written by Danny Fingeroth with art by Al Milgrom, the story concludes a massive super-villain gang war in Midtown Manhattan. 

Core Plot & Key Events

• Syndicate Civil War: The Sinister Syndicate has split into two warring factions:
• Beetle’s Loyalists: Includes Hydro-Man and Speed Demon.
• Leila’s Rebels: Includes Boomerang and the Rhino, led by Leila Davis (widow of the Ringer).
• The Kingpin’s Scheme: While the villains fight, it is revealed that the Kingpin has been manipulating the chaos as a distraction to steal sensitive data disks from a police vault.
• Rhino’s Double-Cross: The Rhino is revealed to be working for the Kingpin in exchange for a procedure to remove his permanent skin. After realizing Kingpin intends to keep him enslaved, the Rhino blackmails his own doctors and eventually gets the suit removed, only to later seek a new one from Justin Hammer.
• Spider-Man’s Intervention: Caught in the middle, Spider-Man joins the fray to prevent lethal outcomes, specifically saving the Beetle from being executed by Leila Davis. 

Issue Specifications

• Release Date: August 1, 1991.
• Creative Team: Danny Fingeroth (Writer), Al Milgrom (Artist).
• Key Characters: Spider-Man, Kingpin, Rhino, Beetle, Boomerang, Speed Demon, Hydro-Man, and Leila Davis.
• Legacy: This series set the stage for the 1993 Lethal Foes of Spider-Man and eventually influenced the Thunderbolts series.