So, to answer the question from last post about when Marvel Comics would go back to 32 pages from 52, the answer is “immediately.” Like, this issue. That’s weird. Chaos in the…
ASM 102
Ah, back to normal on covers. There’s a few more reprints in the future (3, in fact), but otherwise, we’re looking at the real things again for a good, long while. Unfortunately,…
ASM 101
Another reprint! Yeah, well, ASM 101 is expensive. If anyone wants to buy me one, feel free. But, lucky for me, I’ve had this issue of Marvel Tales since it came out,…
ASM 100
Astute readers will note this is not Amazing Spider-Man 100. But it is a reasonable facsimile. Marvel did this “Selects” thing for a brief period in the year 2000, reprinting seemingly random…
ASM 099
A prison riot! This should be a weird one. Not at first, though. It’s all smiles as we pick up with Peter Parker & Gwen Stacy walking down the street, their romance…
ASM 098
Pretty big error, not drawing the spider on the back of Spidey’s suit on this, one of the most famous Spider-Man comics. Whoops. Let’s get right to it. Green Goblin at the…
ASM 097
Most of my eBay finds aren’t in the best shape. I just want to have the books, I’m not trying to have the finest copies. But sometimes I get lucky. This one…
ASM 096
So, this one and the next two are a big deal, if you don’t happen to know their backstory, but I’ll talk about that at the end. Gil Kane is back, with…
ASM 095
‘Ello, guvnah! Looks like we’re off to Jolly Old England this time! The tape on the back of this comic back was packing tape. That’s a lot to get up when opening…
ASM 094
Ah, The Beetle One of Steve Ditko’s few misses as a costume designer. Maybe the only miss, really. Pretty weird. Sal Buscema hops in to ink this one, marking the first of…