

Fired from the Daily Globe, he was forced to write venomous drivel for a tawdry tabloid. Gregg was found to be Carter's delusional neighbor, making Brock a laughingstock among his fellow journalists. Then, Eddie wrote front-page exclusives of the Sin-Eater, protecting his identity under the First Amendment, until a crisis of conscience forced him to write an exclusive article revealing Gregg as the Sin-Eater.Īlthough that edition of the paper sold out immediately, that same day, Spider-Man soon revealed the true identity of the Sin-Eater to be Detective Stan Carter.

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Brock thought he had found this story when he was accidentally contacted by Emil Gregg, who claimed to be the serial killer Sin-Eater.

With just months to live, he wanted to break a big story. Upon graduating, he moved to New York City, married Ann Weying and as a member of the Associated Press, he obtained a job as a journalist for the Daily Globe. He proved himself to be highly talented, though even this did not get his father's approval.īeing a young reporter, Brock faced down the shadowy alien Krobaa, and uncovered illegal human testing at Devlin-MacGregor Pharmaceuticals, although threats on Ann's life prevented him from reporting that. He later began to suffer from severe anxiety, which was soon discovered to be a symptom of adrenal cancer. In his teenage years he gained entrance to ESU's journalism program, fabricating an internship, and he romanced law student Ann Weying. Though exceptional in athletics, Brock switched his major in college to journalism after reading an article on the Watergate scandal. Eddie often stole things from other children, just so he could "find" these items to gain their friendship. Eddie constantly attempted to obtain his father's approval, though even after excelling in school, he only received half-hearted encouragements. His father was cold and unloving towards him because he blamed Eddie for his wife's death during childbirth. 2 From Great Success to Shaming FailureĪ child, Edward Allan Charles Brock was raised as a Roman Catholic in suburban San Francisco.
