The original version of this post explained that I had to read ASM 119 & 120 out of a reprint in ASM Annual 12 because these issues were too pricey for me….
Category: 1970s
MTU 011
Time for the grand finale (I think?) of this time traveling caper. Mike Esposito swaps in on inks for the home stretch. As we get going, Spidey has secured a ride to…
MTU 010
I appreciate that the “Nuff Said” has a question mark, because… probably not. So its Kang Vs. Zarrko for the fate of time itself, and since one of them is the enduring…
MTU 009
That is… some cover copy. Musical chairs continues as Ross Andru returns to the penciling job and Gil Kane shuffles off to more ASM. He’s not inked by his pal Mike Esposito,…
MTU 008
Oh boy. As it happens, I have already read a sequel to this issue published several years later, but even if I hadn’t, you can tell this one’s gonna be rough. “Man-Killer.”…
ASM 118
As we dive into the final chapter of this odd story, The Smasher has, uh, smashed his way into The Daily Bugle to kidnap Joe Robertson (Instead of smashing into George Stacy’s…
ASM 117
Yo, cops beating protestors on the cover of ASM is pretty wild. Anyway, we’re back as Peter Parker fails to stop the ceiling from collapsing in the convention hall! This is a…
ASM 116
Things are about to get a bit weird. This issue begins reprinting & expanding the story from Spectacular Spider-Man Magazine #1 by Stan Lee & John Romita. SSMM was a stab at…
MTU 007
Can some guy I’ve never heard of really punk out Spidey and Thor? Let’s find out. It’s Gerry Conway, Ross Andru and Jim Mooney at the helm this time as Peter Parker’s…
MTU 006
By now it’s already obvious that aspects of one team-up story tend to flow into the next, even when the next issue is a different guest. The Morbius thing started with The…