For the record, I have no memory of buying or ever reading ASM 296 & 297. I think I’ve had them for many years, but I don’t really know. Some evidence suggests…
Tag: Aunt May
WEB 033
We finish a 6-issue crossover by a single creative team and… jump right into a 3-issue crossover by a single creative team. Pretty weird! Wonder what editorial was thinking when they decided…
ASM Annual 21
Who else could possibly do this cover other than John Romita, Sr.? The interiors are just Paul Ryan, though. Not that Paul Ryan. This Paul Ryan is a workhorse comic artist whose…
ASM 290
Goodness, the big question! It’s 1987 now, and David Michelinie is taking the reigns of ASM. He comes off a run on Web of Spider-Man, and we’ve already seen him do some…
WEB 001
Another knockout Charles Vess cover! From the ashes of MTU, Louise Simonson, Greg LaRocque, Jim Mooney and George Roussos bring us a 3rd monthly Spider-Man solo title. And it picks up just…
ASM 260
Where’s the light coming from on the bottom of Hobby’s arm? My oft-mentioned “The Saga of the Alien Costume” trade ended with ASM 259, because Spidey was out of the alien costume,…
TAC Annual 04
As difficult as it’s getting to keep the timeline straight, why not toss in another annual? Why not publish one more book to potentially contradict everything? Well, they did. Looks like a…
TAC 095
We pick up with Black Cat helping the badly wounded Spidey back to his apartment. He doesn’t think anything’s broken, but he’s really weak, and says his general tiredness lately isn’t helping….
ASM 254
A great cover. Such mystery! Rick Leonardi hangs in there for one more issue, joined by new regular inker Joe Rubinstein and new regular colorist Christie Scheele. This story begins by revisiting…
TAC 091
While I’ve known the Amazing Spider-Man alien costume story since I was a kid, I never saw the TAC or MTU issues of the period. I was excited to further flesh out…