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…
Category: 1960s
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 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…
ASM 147
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…
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…