It’s All-New & All-Daring, folks. I had previously assumed this would be a pricey issue. $1.95. I guess it’s not historically considered that big a deal. And yet it was one of…
Category: 1980s
WEB Annual 01
Yet another great Charles Vess cover. I have no idea what’s going on here. I believe it’s Ann Nocenti’s first Spider-Man job, with line art by Tony Salmons and colors by Bob…
WEB 009
A cover by the great cartoonist Kyle Baker! Inside, it’s the same team except for colors by Geore Roussos. Even Bob Sharen takes a break sometimes. This issue begins with the same…
WEB 008
Another Charles Vess cover. This era has a lot of them, and I am certainly not mad. This is David Michelinie’s first crack at Web, but definitely not the last. He’s joined…
ASM Annual 19
Now here’s an extra weird case. I got this one in elementary school. It was at some kind of… bookshow or something? It was like a book convention or something, in a…
TAC Annual 05
This is going to be pretty much exactly what it looks like, so just strap in. About to be a Purple Rain of pain on Spider-Man. It’s Peter David, Mark Beachum, Joe…
ASM 270
Back for more of this nonsense, with Bob McLeod tapping in to do finishes over Frenz’ breakdowns as Firelord bursts out of the water with his stick, ready for revenge. He recaps…
ASM 269
And there shall come a story so terrible, so inexplicable that it will be talked about decades from now, but not in the good way, like you want! The usual gang is…
WEB 007
Pretty striking cover! Here’s another one I’ve had forever. I almost feel like it was in the magical box of Marvel comics discussed elsewhere on this blog, but it seems too old….
ASM 268
So you see, John Byrne’s covers for this issue and the previous one are one big image, which sort of makes it look like Spider-Man is teaming up with himself if you…