Captain America (vol. 1) #158 (Feb. 1973): "The Crime Wave Breaks!", page 9, panel 2:
Morgan: "Grow up, Falcon. Nobody takes anybody for rides any more." [meaning: to kill them]; Falcon: "No? What about that gang war between Dr. Octopus and Hammerhead? And the doper, The Pusher?"
Morgan: "Those bums? They play games downtown. We're civilized in Harlem."
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #1 (June 2004): "Down Among the Dead Men: Part One", pages 13, 16:
(pg. 13) Peter Parker: "Hey, is this your old engagement ring from Doctor Octavius?"
Aunt May: "Mmm. Anna Watson keeps saying I should auction it on eBay, but I think that would be such a betrayal of trust, don't you think?"
Peter Parker: "Oh, yeah. Doctor Octopus being such a sensitive guy..."
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #3 (Aug. 2004): "Down Among the Dead Men: Part Three", page 9, panel 6:
Electro (to Spider-Man): "Well, prison gives you a lotta time to just sit around and talk about new ways you can use these freaky powers of ours, Spider-Man. Ionizing metal was Doctor Octopus' idea, by the way."
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #7 (Dec. 2004): "Venomous: Part Three", pages 5, 10:
(pg. 5) Spider-Man: "The next two weeks nothing happens whatsoever, but I can't get that image of Otto Octavius out of my mind. He looked so pathetic lying there, drugged up and helpless. Who was behind that? What the hell was going on back there and why is my spider-sense...?"
(pg. 10): Spidey: "smacked me harder than a... cybernetic tentacle."
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #8 (Jan. 2005): "Venomous: Part Four", pages 12, 23:
(pg. 12) Angelo Fortunato (as Venom): "Oh my God. I did it. I killed him [Spider-Man]. All those big guys out there... Green Goblin, Doctor Doom, Doctor Octopus and all those clowns... I just did what none of them could do... even when they all ganged up."
(pg. 23) Mac Gargan: "What were those cops doing with Otto Octavius?"
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #9 (Feb. 2005): "Last Stand: Part 1", page 16, panel 4:
Mac Gargan (to Peter Parker): "All the loose ends have been tied up and word is they've brainwashed Doctor Octopus to kill him [Norman Osborn] this weekend. Didn't you see the mess he was in a few weeks back?"
Marvel Knights Spider-Man #10 (Mar. 2005): "Last Stand: Part 2", page 5, panel 3:
Spider-Man (to Mary Jane Watson): "It's different this time. Doctor Octopus has been brainwashed to kill him [Norman Osborn] this weekend and he's vulnerable for the first time in his life."
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