Will things inside really get as grim as this cover? Let’s find out. It begins with The Green Goblin attacking a truck delivering atomic materials, and stealing some. Really raising the stakes…
Month: October 2020
ASM 136
This is gonna be crazy one. Dave Hunt rejoins the otherwise unchanged creative team. Things start out pretty sweet, as Peter & MJ return to his apartment after a Sunday afternoon out…
MTU 025
Yay, Daredevil! But… The Unholy Trio, huh? These guys don’t exactly inspire fear in the hearts of men. Some, uh, unique costumes. I guess they’re actually called The Unholy Three, and this…
MTU 024
In what culture, sirs, is Moondog another name for murder? This provides a pedigree for the infamous 1990s Captain America cover blurb “MODAM MEANS MURDER!,” I suppose. What’re the odds of getting…
ASM 135
Coming at this from the angle I am, it’s always a trip to hit a cover with an iconic Spider-Man on it that got used a lot in advertising and such, and…
ASM 134
Here we go. The introduction of The Tarantula. As we will see, on covers, The Tarantula only attacks Spider-Man from the left, on a yellow background. It’s in his contract. A polarizing…
GSSM 1
Hot on the heels of Giant-Size Super-Heroes featuring Spider-Man comes Giant-Size Spider-Man, an even larger comic with the same star just a month later! And y’all, it smells TERRIBLE. Holy crap. This…
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Len Wein, Sal Buscema & Frank Giacoia hang in there from last issue to bring us an adventure of Spider-Man and Hawkeye. And it starts out looking ominous: Spidey is lost in…
GSSH 1
Wait, Giant-Size Super-Heroes #1? It’s true. Marvel tried this “Giant-Size” line for awhile, bigger comics with additional content. You may be familiar with the name of the most infamous of them, the…
MTU 021
Guys, he’s back from the dead! I do not know Xandu The Unspeakable, but he’s back! Same creative team as last issue, except Dave Hunt replaces Mike Esposito. Things get rolling with…