(One of 77) MTU 71 said that next issue would feature Spider-Man and Daredevil fighting The Owl, but that’s actually MTU 73. I guess the schedule was just all out of whack…
Tag: Bill Mantlo
TAC 020
It’s getting harder and harder to remember as the years wear on, but I want to say this is one of the early comics I got as part of The Great eBay…
TAC 019
Stop trying to make The Enforcers happen! They’re a low-rent carnival act! Literally no one but Ditko could possibly make them work. “Deadlier than ever!” There was nowhere to go but up!…
ASM 181
It seems like Kingpin’s floating head somehow knows he’s in that smoke. “THE ____ AND THE ____!” is one of the many Stan Lee-isms that got driven right into the ground in…
TAC 018
The thick outline around Spider-Man compared to the others is a weird choice, but always nice to see a Gil Kane cover. As we rejoin the action, Spider-Man and Angel are… running…
TAC 017
$5.50! I musta been out of my mind! McKay’s is so weird. They’ll give you most comics really cheap, they’ll give you a perfectly good comic for 75 cents, and then they’ll…
TAC 015
Oh my goodness, is Spider-Man going to lift a heavy thing?? Now with 500% more bacon! Ernie Chan is now embellishing and Sam Kato is coloring as we head into the finale…
TAC 014
Bacon Man is still in the building. I don’t even wanna dignify the title with an acknowledgement. A “J. Tartas” pitches in with the usual guys on line art, and Irene Vartanoff…
TAC 013
I mean, where to start. As if the villains from last issue weren’t dopey enough, we get this. Love the hook “I’m invulnerable from the back.” Well, you have 3 other sides,…
TAC 012
We return to the fledgling Spectacular Spider-Man, rounding out its first year on the stands. It hasn’t exactly been essential reading so far, and this cover sure doesn’t have me excited. No…