doesn't matter how we see them - mutually comphet, borderline lavender marriage, in love with the idea of being in love with each other, or simply a relationship with ups and downs that ended in disaster, she had a massive impact on him. even post-One More Day they eventually saw the benefit of co-parenting, regardless of how things played out in the writing between Secret Empire and Kindred.

he learned from that relationship, and though there's a lot of focus on how messy it turned out, they genuinely cared about each other. Liz being the first person Harry builds a life with had a massive impact on him. despite each other's fears and flaws, they had a lot of happy days together.

and perhaps one of the most important things is that Liz didn't chastise Harry for his softness. in fact, she loved that about him. when he would try to reflect more of his father, it terrified her. she didn't want him to be anyone other than himself - the man she wanted to raise her son with was gentle and a little nervous and not physically strong but he had a genuinely good heart. regardless of how things ended, Harry needed that. he needed someone who openly and enthusiastically loved him as he was and as society, or even he himself, wanted him to be.

Busiek is a fantastic writer, better known for his work on Avengers in the late 90s and early 00s, but he's done some neat stuff elsewhere, including on Spider-Man (he did some of the Untold Tales, if you're familiar with those!).

The plot of #176-177 is pretty standard stuff, Spider-Man vs. the Evils of Capitalism that have of course resulted in the so-called SoHo Fever that eventually plagues the area.

Corona is a well-thought out and interesting character, in good company with other largely sympathetic antagonists that show up in Spider-Man comics.

It also has some good PeterMJ moments, even if momentary fear sets in when Mary Jane herself falls ill.

...but as you might expect, I really want to talk about Harry.