So, obviously this is not going to be a Spider-Man comic, but all things considered, I’d say it’s within our purview. While ASM 248 didn’t take advantage of the invitation to get…
Month: March 2022
TAC 085
So, at some point in the 21st Century, having completed my quest for the Stern/Romita ASM run and feeling good about it, I saw Roger Stern’s bibliography on Wikipedia, and found out…
MTU 136
Wonder Man! Not the most famous Avenger, but like any character, he has his diehard fans. His history outside of the stories is maybe more interesting than inside them. Created to be…
ASM 248
Here we have a pretty famous issue. 2 stories this month, and JRJR and Terry Austin representing both on the cover is pretty slick. $6, but not bagged upside down. First we…
ASM 247
Another one bagged upside down and sold for $6. An interesting gag on the cover. Allofasudden, it’s another issue with the line art team of Romita, Jr. and Romita, Sr.! Who could…
TAC 084
In this issue: SAC-MAN Fever! This issue brought to you by Bill Mantlo, Dave Simons inking his own pencils, Glynis Oliver, and SAC-MAN. This issue has one of the weirdest intros of…
MTU 135
Ya know, I was feeling this during the black costume story, too, but having read just the ASMs of this era several times over the years, having to stop to see what…
ASM 246
It’s good to be back to this era of ASM. But maybe not for Spider-Man, by the look of things! Love JJJ’s outfit. Like almost every book in this run of ASM,…
Avengers 237
Christie Scheele tags in on colors this month. That is one funny looking Rhino. Not as funny as he looked on the 60s cartoon, but close! This splash is also very funny:…
Avengers 236
Welcome back to 1983! One last time! The end of this block will also mean the end of Roger Stern & John Romita, Jr.’s time on ASM. A sad era to run…