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…
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ASM 266
Yes. The cover alone tells you this is going to be the worst issue of ASM of the 1980s. I guess that might sound extreme or hyperbolic, but… I mean, look at…
TAC 103
Now there’s a cover! Who could resist finding out what this is all about? Inside, new regular writer Peter David makes his debut. We’ve actually seen the end of his run since…
ASM 265
For a comic that will be introducing Silver Sable, this cover seems an odd choice. ASM is rendered by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubenstein this month. Inside, The Black Fox is fencing…
TAC 102
I’ve been getting Killer Shrike and Blacklash mixed up since I was a kid, and here they are, appearing in consecutive issues of Spectacular. How random. This is another one written by…
ASM 264
We got us a fill-in. Last issue promised the debut of Silver Sable, but that’s actually next month. I have read that Tom DeFalco was notoriously late with scripts in this period….
TAC 101
Now here’s an iconic cover by John Byrne. I made a cut vinyl sticker of this that covered the whole lid of my first laptop. As we wait for TAC’s next regular…
ASM 263
Man, is there a less dignified way to come back to this era of ASM? I don’t think so. Tom DeFalco came in pretty strong after Stern, doing a pretty solid job…
TAC 082
More Cloak! More Dagger! More Punisher! What a bargain! By now, Frank Miller has recently created the famous rivalry between Punisher & Daredevil, and 3 years before this, Frank appeared in a…
TAC 081
Been a lot of turnover in the penciler slot in TAC here lately, but as of this issue, the art team that will see the book to issue 100 is locked in…