This whole block up to this point has been recent purchases, but here we have a random issue I’ve had for a long, long time. And I have no idea why. Most…
Month: March 2021
WEB 005
Doc looks so happy. His hand going into the corner box is strange. This mad scientist look is better than spandex… but only a little. In an odd turns of events, Jim…
TAC 104
Who’s this lame? When I see this cover, I always think it’s Loki for a second. And Rocket Racer is coming to town, great. It’s a fill-in! This one’s written by Bill…
ASM 266
Yes. The cover alone tells you this is going to be the worst issue of ASM of the 1980s. I guess that might sound extreme or hyperbolic, but… I mean, look at…
WEB 004
He’s back! This could be weird. It opens with a pretty striking minimalist splash: Yes, former Spidey group editor Danny Fingroth is the new writer for now. Vince Colletta and J. Ferriter…
TAC 103
Now there’s a cover! Who could resist finding out what this is all about? Inside, new regular writer Peter David makes his debut. We’ve actually seen the end of his run since…
ASM 265
For a comic that will be introducing Silver Sable, this cover seems an odd choice. ASM is rendered by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubenstein this month. Inside, The Black Fox is fencing…
WEB 003
Figures the real Vulture was gonna get after these wannabes sooner or later. So now John Byrne is doing covers for 2 out of 3 monthly Spider-Man titles? Maybe they thought the…
TAC 102
I’ve been getting Killer Shrike and Blacklash mixed up since I was a kid, and here they are, appearing in consecutive issues of Spectacular. How random. This is another one written by…
ASM 264
We got us a fill-in. Last issue promised the debut of Silver Sable, but that’s actually next month. I have read that Tom DeFalco was notoriously late with scripts in this period….