The 70s are a pretty dark period for Marvel Comics, all told. There’s certainly bright spots, but a lot of the books were not too great, and there were other problems. Chief…
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ASM Annual 11
ASM Annual was a book of nothing but reprints for a few years, but this issue is a return to the first story being original content. This one’s brought to you by…
ASM 057
Uh-oh, it’s Ka-Zar. We’ve seen him before, right? Yes. I’m sure LORD KEVIN PLUNDER will be able to help Spidey get his memories back. And look, they promise we’ll never forget it….
ASM 056
This looks bad for our hero! Let’s get right to it, as Spidey helps load The Nullifier into Doc Ock’s van and they all depart. But as the van speeds off, the…
ASM 055
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 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…
ASM 400
I’m told this cover was not actually supposed to be completely impossible to see. That they used the wrong kind of paper stock, so the embossed image and text (Which says “A…
TAC 220
A pretty significant change happens with this issue of Spectacular: The man, the myth, the legend Bill Seinkiewicz comes on board to finish for Sal Buscema’s breakdowns. This will continue for awhile….
TAC 218
Back to the real Spidey now, fighting the newly mutated, I guess, Puma. This series currently being brought to you by plotter Tom DeFalco, illustrator Sal Buscema, scripter Todd DeZago and colorist…
Parallel Lives
It’s our first look at a “Marvel Graphic Novel” since The Death of Captain Marvel. These were slightly oversized (Like halfway between a regular comic and a Treasury Edition), extra-long, squarebound comics…