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: Ben Urich
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…
TAC 147
Another new-to-me issue. Kinda crazy how many Spidey comics tied into Inferno considering he doesn’t ever get involved in the real story. Inferno ran for 3 months, with the main story rolling…
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…
TAC 146
That seems bad. Kind of a goofy cover, but hey, it’s Inferno, things are weird. This one is new to me. Spidey’s swinging around thinking things are going well when a roof…
TAC 145
First question: Why is the chain around his neck a different color than the rest? Second question: Seriously, what’s up with his crotch area? That doesn’t look right at all. This one…
TAC 144
It’s never exciting to see Boomerang. How is Spidey surviving this cover? Shouldn’t his face be burned off? I mean, I’ll give it to Sal for considering that his boot jets are…
ASM Annual 22
Move over, Spidey, it’s Steve Ditko’s most embarrassing creation! Boy, the hoops we’re about to jump through behind the scenes. As I think has been mentioned previously, Ditko returned to Marvel in…
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…
WEB 042
I guess that’s one way to sell comics to the adolescent boys who made up the majority of the reading audience at this time. Ol’ Jazzy Johnny had to step back in…