As has been mentioned previously and will be mentioned again, The Tarantula only attacks Spider-Man from the left, and only on a yellow background. Yes, ol’ pointy feet is back. Let’s see…
Category: 1960s
ASM 145
The Scorpion tends to sting a lot of times per appearance, in my experience. No mistaking that Gil Kane cover. After the wild end of last issue, things don’t seem to have…
End of Block 29
Primo primo Spidey! This one directly mirrors the one from block 27. Kinda fun to do. I think there’s gonna be one for each decade by the end with the same general…
ASM 085
Lofty claims for what seems like a pretty obvious reveal! They do a very special “previously on” kind of splash to make sure you see Vanessa recognizing The Schemer even if you…
ASM 084
Literally pulling the rug out from under him! This month, we’re back to Romita doing layouts, Buscema penciling and Mooney inking. So much upheaval. On a snowy night, Spider-Man is reading The…
ASM 083
Old time enemy is a funny choice of words. He’s here and he’s schemin’! And Mike Esposito is back on inks, so a lot of the polish of recent issues is gone….
Silver Surfer 14
The Silver Surfer! I’m not sure it HAD to happen, but it’s happenin’. Odd case, The Silver Surfer. For all the sniping and stories and sides taken in the murky history of…
ASM 082
This month, Romita is back to pencilling the book! Exciting. Mooney is still doing inks. The Bullpen Bulletins section announces this, and also that “Stan & Johnny have decided to go back…
ASM 081
Swing and a miss! I would say The Kangaroo is the first big flop of a villain in ASM. But, I mean, it was quite a winning streak up until now, a…
ASM 080
This month in credits, Stan Lee is “Author, Editor” (I think for the first time?), Buscema & Mooney share “Illustrators,” and John Romita gets “Art Consolidator.” Oh… kay. Peter Parker is working…