75 cents! I could just use the “Collector’s Series” issues for this, but I may as well use this if I got it. I feel like you can see a little of…
Month: October 2022
ASM 004
Another month, another enduring concept. It’s really hard to overstate how insane early Marvel Comics are. Just month after month, Kirby, Ditko, Heck and the rest are churning out characters that will…
Strange Tales Annual 2
I have a tortured history with this issue. I obviously don’t own it. We’re obviously looking at a reprint in Giant-Size Spider-Man #1. But I coulda had it. So many times! This…
ASM 003
The diabolical debut of Dr. Octopus! The splash calls him “the strangest foe of all time!” and also promises an appearance by The Human Torch. Stan’s starting to find Spider-Man’s voice. But…
ASM 002
For most of these earliest issues, I have these. Some newspaper, I have now forgotten which, ran these reprints of the earliest Spider-Man stories in 2006. Each full-length issue of Amazing Spider-Man…
ASM 001
Another facsimile edition for another wildly expensive comic. 2 great feature-length Spider-Man thrillers! They really threw around phrases like “feature length” and “book length” for awhile there. So! Amazing Fantasy 15 was…
AF 18
Well, that escalated quickly. Paul Lee flies solo again to wrap this story up. We begin with Peter telling himself he’s not a superhero in his narration, even as Flash talks about…
AF 17
Maybe I’m just no fun, but I don’t think Spider-Man should be retroactively made to encounter any actual supervillains before he really did. After, like, ASM 3, say, it’s fine. But I…
AF 16
Writer Kurt Busiek already had some years in the game by now, but he rocketed to stardom with artist Alex Ross on a miniseries called Marvels. It was a trip through Marvel…
AF 15
Finally, 6 issues into this block, we get to the first Spider-Man comic. Get ready for a long-winded post. I imagine most people with any interest in Spider-Man are familiar with this…