Steve Skroce made his name on X-Man, a comic about a young Cable from an alternate reality hanging out on the prime Marvel Earth, so I guess they felt this needed to…
Tag: Ben Urich
SSM 12
Feels like The Trapster has appeared on this blog 100% more than he should have. What is this, like 7 appearances now? He’s the bottom of the barrel of Fantastic Four villains,…
ASM 419
Almost illegible cover copy is an unfortunate hallmark of the period. The BLACK Tarantula. Not The Tarantula. That’s another guy. Or is it? That’s right, it’s time for YET ANOTHER mystery man!…
SM 75
Alright, let’s get this over with. This is a wraparound cover. Here’s the back: Romita going hard for this one already. And as of this month, he’s teamed with the magnificent Scott…
TAC 240
Revelations! Internally called Book of Revelations for awhile, but perhaps that was too much. After two and a half years of nonsense spinning out of what was originally intended to be a…
TAC 225
Another “SUPER COOL” holodisk! DEFINITELY worth the extra $2.50. This one shows a Peter Parker that sort-of-not-really morphs into Spider-Man. Very exciting. Cover by Scott McDaniel, because this is a stealth launch…
TAC 104
Who’s this lame? When I see this cover, I always think it’s Loki for a second. And Rocket Racer is coming to town, great. It’s a fill-in! This one’s written by Bill…
TAC 083
I love an issue with everything. That’s only 3 things, tho. I’ve been promised everything with more things in the past. And The Punisher’s getting arrested AND put on trial this issue?…
TAC 080
No question this is gonna be a wacky one. Bill Mantlo, Ron Frenz (Is this his earliest chronological Spidey work?), Kevin Dzuban & Bob Sharen at the wheel. This one’s called “I…
ASM Annual 15
It’s another annual, this one by Denny O’Neil, Frank Miller & Klaus Janson. So, Miller & Janson are currently doing Daredevil monthly, for editor Denny O’Neil. But Miller and sometimes Janson are…