Greg LaRoque swaps in on pencils this month. The long awaited return of Harry & Liz. Reading these things out of order, I have no concept of how long they’ve been gone….
Category: 1980s
TAC 062
This looks like a weird one. Now that Roger Stern has moved over to ASM, Bill Mantlo has taken over TAC. Again. He wrote most of the first 40 issues of the…
ASM 224
We jump ahead now to somewhere in the last half of 1981. The cover date is the date the book was supposed to be removed from the rack rather than the month…
End of Block 5
In keeping with the last few, I tried to ape a classic Romita, Jr. Spidey for this one. These things are fun for a lot of reasons, not least because they make…
ASM 218
Here we go, big finish. As the rain continues to pour, the Mudman lurches around the docks, not seeming to care about Spider-Man. He’s pretty freaked out by the whole situation, actually….
ASM 217
So it’s only Hydro-Man’s second appearance they’re already gonna do the thing where he merges with Sandman and becomes a mud man. Look at this cover, you and I both know it’s…
ASM 216
Same creative team as of late, picking up where they left off last issue. Let’s see how Spidey’s doing on… a Spring morning? In spite of it being November last issue and…
ASM 215
Alright, let’s bring this thing to a conclusion. Spidey & Namor are all messed up from whatever Wizard did to them, so Sandman and Trapster just start beating them up. They’re in…
ASM 214
Well, it looks like things are escalating. Now, follow me, here: Namor hyped his people up to attack the surface world in 211, then canceled it. Then a shadowy woman comes out…
ASM 213
We’re back with the same creative team to see Spidey battle The Wizard. I sure hope this isn’t as dopey as the last time he fought the Frightful Four. It almost can’t…