That’s a great cover. Been noticing that when he inks himself in this period, Al Milgrom does a lot more webs on the suit than everyone else. Also, he’s writing and drawing…
Category: 1980s
TAC 096
This issue, TAC continues to really be at odds with what’s going on in ASM, trying to hit the same story beats first. This one came out a month before ASM 260,…
ASM 261
Ladies & gentlemen, Charles Vess! Charles Vess’ gorgeous art would just randomly grace Spidey covers on occasion in this era. He will later provide interiors for an issue of ASM and even…
ASM 260
Where’s the light coming from on the bottom of Hobby’s arm? My oft-mentioned “The Saga of the Alien Costume” trade ended with ASM 259, because Spidey was out of the alien costume,…
ASM Annual 18
That’s right, True Believer, they got Stan to script this one, his first Spidey script in 12 years! And it is often very weird! Also featuring a plot by Tom DeFalco, breakdowns…
MTU 147
Spider-Man makes his first appearance in MTU since losing the alien. I’ve got the publication timeline all out of whack now, for the record. This issue came out the same month as…
ASM 259
Back on MTU 140, I said I had 2 beefs with Ron Frenz, but only described one. The 2nd one wouldn’t be completely obvious until now. He draws just like Sal Buscema……
ASM 258
This is one of those issues where it’s hard not to just post the whole book. It’s jam packed with important events. Bob Sharen hops back in on colors as Peter deals…
ASM 257
So! Following the events of last issue, Puma’s gonna kill the unconscious Spider-Man. Whew! Puma sizes his new foe up, his heightened sense picking up a weird aura around her. He figures…
ASM 256
It’s the possibly thrilling debut of The Puma. Puma is… complicated. He was a pretty major player when I came on the scene as a kid, but… We’ll just get into it….