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…
Month: October 2020
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…
MTU 022
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…
MTU 020
If had to pick my absolute favorite Marvel characters, well, #1 would be obvious. Beyond that, it would be Captain America, Black Panther, Daredevil, Thor. I think they’re all tied for 2nd…
MTU 019
Hey, look, our old pal, Ka-Zar. And he’s brought Stegron, The Dinosaur Man. How lucky for us, to get in on the ground floor of this sure-to-be-beloved new character! It’s Len Wein,…
ASM 133
Well, that cover dialogue sure ups the ante, doesn’t it? Ross Andru, Frank Giacoia & Dave Hunt are back on art duties for part two of this one, which begins with Molten…
ASM 132
Beginning a Molten Man 2-parter with a script by Gerry Conway, surprise pencils by John Romita, and inks by Paul Reinman & Tony Mortellaro. Romita is Marvel’s Art Director by the time…