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…
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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…
MTU 049
Unusual to see zip-a-tone like that on a Spidey cover, especially in this period. Looks cool, tho. So, after last issue, Iron Man is in a crater he made in the street,…
MTU 048
Not sure there’s ever a fine night for dying, cover copy. That distinctly 70s Kirby Iron Man in the corner box is a little jarring. His 70s style is so different. Seeing…