This one has the rather unusual story that I read my cousin’s copy as a kid, and only got my own in 2018. It was not a cousin I saw too often,…
Tag: Aunt May
ASM 314
A heartwarming Christmas issue! Or… not. It’s Peter Parker, after all, things were going way too well in his personal life. This is another one I have memorized from my childhood. Backwards…
ASM 313
So, as mentioned in the last post, this was one of the first Spidey comics I owned. I had begun buying ASM monthly with my allowance by the time I got them…
WEB 048
Now this one… this one is special. One of several special ones, all coming up here. When I was a lad of 9 years old or thereabouts, I started reading comics out…
WEB 047
Why is “The Awakening” written like it’s “The Man-Thing” logo? Look: Right? That’s weird. This one is also new to me. And guess what, Gerry Conway is writing Web, too! He’s gonna…
ASM 308
A cover that’ll make you go “…Is that Taskmaster? Why is his face… like that? Is it him?” Anyway, the cops are at Peter Parker’s place to investigate Mary Jane’s disappearance, and…
ASM 306
A not-so-subtle homage to the cover of Action Comics #1 is an unusual way for a Spider-Man comic to get going. This one opens with Spider-Man in a really weird position, and…
WEB 043
Here we go, big cult finale! Looks like those guys aren’t as benign as dumb ol’ Spidey was seeming to think. We rejoin the kidnapping of Betty Brant, already in progress, as…
ASM 304
Starting with this issue, ASM is now on sale twice a month in the summertime, a trend that will continue for a few years. The other titles will jump on and off…
WEB 039
Welcome back to 1987! In case all the time travel has you lost, we’ve returned to the time when Peter & MJ are still newly married, Venom just debuted, and Spider-Man is…