Now here’s a weird one. One of the few issues I really remember from this period. It begins with an extended flashback in JRJR’s unique style: The Fields family hid in a…
Month: August 2021
SSM 15
The gang’s all here as we finish up in The Savage Land. A splash and a 2nd 2-page spread show us our gang surrounded by dinosaurs (Making Weirgino do two 2-pages spreads…
SSM 14
Where did this issue come from? Its lack of backing board or tape suggests I bought it in the old days, but I’m pretty sure I didn’t. And how’s The Hulk gonna…
SSM 13
I cannot tell you how glad I am to see Mike Weiringo again after last post. This Savage Land 3-parter is weird to me because I only bought part 3 at the…
SSM 12
Feels like The Trapster has appeared on this blog 100% more than he should have. What is this, like 7 appearances now? He’s the bottom of the barrel of Fantastic Four villains,…
ASM 419
Almost illegible cover copy is an unfortunate hallmark of the period. The BLACK Tarantula. Not The Tarantula. That’s another guy. Or is it? That’s right, it’s time for YET ANOTHER mystery man!…
TAC 241
SSSsssssssoooooo… How do you pick up after MJ has friggin’ miscarried? Quite simple. First, JM DeMatteis comes back, because I am allowed no peace. Second, you do 3 pages of Spider-Man swinging…
SM 75
Alright, let’s get this over with. This is a wraparound cover. Here’s the back: Romita going hard for this one already. And as of this month, he’s teamed with the magnificent Scott…
ASM 418
Halfway done. And it’s into this tumult that new regular (Or perhaps more accurately, “regular”) penciler Steve Skroce drops in. Skroce had been making a big splash in the X-Men comics. To…
SSM 11
Oooo, the secret of Gaunt! I wonder how long before this they figured out who he was, since it was decreed he could not be a reanimated Harry Osborn as originally planned….