In Ye Olden Times, the precursor to the photocopier was the photostat machine. Because of this, when something was to be duplicated in printing and in comics, specifically, it was “to be…
ASM 054
This is one of the ones I got for half off the marked price because they were water damaged. But ASM 52 and 93 ended up being perfectly legible inside, will this…
ASM 053
Hey, a Spider-Man comic! So, yeah, it’s ‘67, Stan Lee & John Romita at the reins of ASM, this issue in particular inked by Mike Esposito using his Mickey Demeo alias. Romita…
Marvel Super-Heroes 14
Marvel Superheroes? What is this? I barely know. From what I gather, this was mostly a reprint book, but sometimes, it had original content in it, and this month, that original content…
ASM Annual 4
A 41-page battle epic! What could bring Marvel’s best frenemies to a 41-page battle epic? We shall see. This one kicks off kinda wacky, telling you Stan Lee scripted it and Mike…
X-Men 35
Welcome back to the adventures of swingin’ Spidey in 1967. It feels like forever since we got back here. Here we begin a complete run through the eras. Last batch I left…
End of Block 17
This one represents my most serious attempt to ape McFarlane’s general style, but also Alex Saviuk on the mobster stuff and John Romita, Jr. on the Daredevil. Trying to mimic the various…
Spirits of the Earth
I’ve gushed about Charles Vess elsewhere on the blog for his ethereal painted covers, and now we get an entire graphic novel written & painted by Vess. The back cover says he…
TAC 157
Hey, Electro is back. It’s been exactly 100 issues since he last appeared in Spectacular. Also: “him.” Weird cover. Mike Esposito continues to ink as Electro is very annoyed. He spent a…
TAC 156
…Do I have to do this? Why does this exist? What… just why? Also, I’ve been noticing Sal Buscema draws Spidey with tiny feet. That never occurred to me in the past….