The sticker on this really weird case sez $30. No, sir, I did not pay it. $9.99. eBay is magic. This is a recent acquisition, and the period it’s from has already…
CAP 266
I wonder who won this bike? It was on the covers of all the books for months. Get used to seeing it for awhile. So, continuing from last issue, Cap & Spidey…
CAP 265
Captain America? That’s right, because looks who’s on the cover with him! This begins a 2-parter with our favorite wallcrawler. I’ve actually had Cap 266 for many years. I must have bought…
TAC 063
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….
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…
CAP 138
With Gil Kane drawing Spider-Man, Jazzy John Romita happens to be over here drawing Cap as Spidey continues to guest star. You can leave Spidey, but Spidey’s not gonna leave you, I…