That cover copy is really overselling it. “You’ve seen Spider-Man team up with people like Punisher, Wolverine and Solo, people who straight up execute their enemies, but how could he ever team…
Month: January 2023
ASM 359
Here’s another one I initially skipped. Not uncommon in the early 90s. I wasn’t exactly wowed by Cardiac and I only had so many dollars. He was not the villain I demanded,…
FF 362
Hey, an FF comic. As far as I know, this is not a period remembered fondly. It hasn’t gotten into real, real bad territory yet, at this point. It’s our familiar friend…
Spider-Man: Fear Itself
Welcome back to the very, very end of 1991, as we enter a block that will introduce a major new Spider-Man character AND one of the most insane twists anyone ever pulled….
MTU 073
(One of 77) Can this issue live up to an unusual 2 months of hype? Let’s find out! This one’s written by 70s stalwart Gary Friedrich, creator of Ghost Rider, and features…
MTU 072
(One of 77) MTU 71 said that next issue would feature Spider-Man and Daredevil fighting The Owl, but that’s actually MTU 73. I guess the schedule was just all out of whack…
MTU 071
(One of 77) MTU 69’s letter column said that, while the details were up in the air, if things worked out right, MTU 71 was gonna be the craziest issue ever. Instead,…
TAC 020
It’s getting harder and harder to remember as the years wear on, but I want to say this is one of the early comics I got as part of The Great eBay…
TAC 019
Stop trying to make The Enforcers happen! They’re a low-rent carnival act! Literally no one but Ditko could possibly make them work. “Deadlier than ever!” There was nowhere to go but up!…
ASM 181
It seems like Kingpin’s floating head somehow knows he’s in that smoke. “THE ____ AND THE ____!” is one of the many Stan Lee-isms that got driven right into the ground in…