Spider-Man makes his first appearance in MTU since losing the alien. I’ve got the publication timeline all out of whack now, for the record. This issue came out the same month as…
Month: September 2019
ASM 259
Back on MTU 140, I said I had 2 beefs with Ron Frenz, but only described one. The 2nd one wouldn’t be completely obvious until now. He draws just like Sal Buscema……
ASM 258
This is one of those issues where it’s hard not to just post the whole book. It’s jam packed with important events. Bob Sharen hops back in on colors as Peter deals…
ASM 257
So! Following the events of last issue, Puma’s gonna kill the unconscious Spider-Man. Whew! Puma sizes his new foe up, his heightened sense picking up a weird aura around her. He figures…
ASM 256
It’s the possibly thrilling debut of The Puma. Puma is… complicated. He was a pretty major player when I came on the scene as a kid, but… We’ll just get into it….
TAC Annual 04
As difficult as it’s getting to keep the timeline straight, why not toss in another annual? Why not publish one more book to potentially contradict everything? Well, they did. Looks like a…
MTU 146
The timeline here is getting exhausting. This issue makes it plain that it takes place after ASM 257, which continues from 256 and right into 258. I can’t reconcile this. Editorial messed…
TRANSFORMERS 3
Haha, what? Yes, this is happening! Did you know Marvel Comics was heavily involved in the creation of GI Joe & Transformers in the 80s? Transformers was like 2 or 3 different…
TAC 095
We pick up with Black Cat helping the badly wounded Spidey back to his apartment. He doesn’t think anything’s broken, but he’s really weak, and says his general tiredness lately isn’t helping….
TAC 094
This one’s called “How Ya Gonna Keep ‘Em Down At The Morgue After They’ve Seen NYC?” That’s too specific not to be a reference. Wikipedia sez there’s a 100-year old folk song…