Secret Wars, while not strictly, uh, good, was a massive success. Massive. The toy line it was created to market was a big hit, the comic itself was a big hit, new…
Category: 1980s
TAC 106
Weird face on Spidey there. Weird spider symbol, too. Same creative team as last issue for the first time in a while on this title. Spider-Man has gone to Avengers Mansion, where…
TAC 105
Never too long between gang wars around here. It’s a plot by Christopher Priest (Under the name Jim Owsley, like everything he did back then), script by Peter David, pencils by Luke…
ASM 267
This whole block up to this point has been recent purchases, but here we have a random issue I’ve had for a long, long time. And I have no idea why. Most…
WEB 005
Doc looks so happy. His hand going into the corner box is strange. This mad scientist look is better than spandex… but only a little. In an odd turns of events, Jim…
TAC 104
Who’s this lame? When I see this cover, I always think it’s Loki for a second. And Rocket Racer is coming to town, great. It’s a fill-in! This one’s written by Bill…
ASM 266
Yes. The cover alone tells you this is going to be the worst issue of ASM of the 1980s. I guess that might sound extreme or hyperbolic, but… I mean, look at…
WEB 004
He’s back! This could be weird. It opens with a pretty striking minimalist splash: Yes, former Spidey group editor Danny Fingroth is the new writer for now. Vince Colletta and J. Ferriter…
WEB 003
Figures the real Vulture was gonna get after these wannabes sooner or later. So now John Byrne is doing covers for 2 out of 3 monthly Spider-Man titles? Maybe they thought the…
TAC 102
I’ve been getting Killer Shrike and Blacklash mixed up since I was a kid, and here they are, appearing in consecutive issues of Spectacular. How random. This is another one written by…