Unfortunately for this poor sap, he doesn’t stay living for much longer!
Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #235
Published: c. September, 1982?
Cover Date: December, 1982
“Look Out There’s a Monster Coming!”
Writer: Roger Stern
Artist: John Romita Jr.
Inker: Frank Giacoia
Letterer: Diana Albers
Colorist: Glynis Wein
I remember Tarantula. He should have been a Daredevil villain. It was always ridiculous that he could last two seconds against Spidey. He was just a martial artist with blades on the tips of his shoes.
Roger Stern seemed to really hate Tarantula! Had him effortlessly beaten and thrown head-first into some trash by Spidey, then had him mutated into a literal hideous tarantula monster, before being horrifically killed! To be fair, I don’t particularly like him either and I really hate non-powered characters being able to match Spidey, but it got kind of depressing.