Boy, in the history of comic book covers, this sure is one of them. Not great! Same team with the same credits as last issue. And the complicated continuity continues, as this…
Month: January 2022
MTU 052
One of the 77. Batroc is way too close to The Tarantula’s turf for comfort, here. From the left? On a yellow background? Come on, Batroc! If you’re thinking “Now that Sal…
TAC 001
As we have seen before, Tarantula only attacks from the left on a yellow background. The allegedly pulse-pounding first issue of Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man. What an unwieldy title. People used…
ASM 164
Ok, so, spidey is strapped to a table about to have his life force sucked into somebody or something, and page one reveals that somebody is Richard Fisk. No real surprise there….
ASM 163
This cover is by Dave Cockrum & John Romita, but it’s hard to see any evidence of Cockrum. Maybe he just laid it out. As this issue begins, I have nothing but…
ASM 162
So, last time The Punisher was about to shoot Spider-Man and Nightcrawler. As he brings us up to speed in his War Journal, he mentions his contact said the killer would strike…
ASM 161
Whoever bagged this put a sticker on the back declaring its grade VGFN 6. Let it be known. If anyone were to ask me who my favorite X-Man is, I would answer…
ASM 160
Oh this cover confuses me. Why? Who said, “We’re doing a very silly story this month, let’s make the cover a direct reference to one of the most memorable, serious ASM stories…
MTU 051
One of the 77. Various reasons have made me take 6 days to read this 4-parter, and it’s begun to feel like it’s dragged on too long. The days where I didn’t…
MTU 050
Big issue 50! Weird Gil Kane cover! Doc’s got a strange face. After a trippy splash of Wraith taunting the Spider-Man, Iron Man & Dr. Strange, we get right into it. Jean…