Now there’s a Ditko-inspired Spider-Man. And Swarm, the Nazi swarm of bees that walks like a man, last seen in these parts far in the future in Sensational #9. I believe this…
Tag: Deb Whitman
TAC 061
This time we got a plot by Roger Stern, script by Bill Mantlo, pencils by Ed Hannigan and inks by Jim Mooney. Roger is juuuust about to make the jump to Amazing,…
TAC 060
Alright, part two! I’ma keep it real witchu, chief: I do not like that cover. Never did! I think it’s considered an iconic Frank Miller cover, but it’s like… why is Spider-Man…
ASM 221
Ramrod! Remember this dingus from DD 103? This by Bob Wiacek cover looks so old school that when I would see it during my ebay rampage I always thought it must be…
MTU Annual 4
Here we go with a pretty big team-up cast and the comic that famously inspired Brian Michael Bendis to create Jessica Jones’ backstory with the Purple Man. Frank Miller writes, Herb Trimpe…
TAC 058
John Byrne and Vince Colletta come through the endless revolving door of artists on this book this time. Apparently Marie Severin was meant to be the sole artist during this run, but…
TAC 056
This one is noteworthy for a couple of things. First, it features pencil layouts by Jim Shooter. At this time, Shooter is the controversial but undeniably great Editor-in-Chief of Marvel Comics, presiding…
MTU 106
This is yet another of the 77 MTUs I got for $44. After 2 months of Hulk & Ka-Zar, MTU is back to being the Spider-Man title it’s supposed to be. And…
TAC 055
Luke McDonnell tags in for pencils on the return of Nitro, the Human Bomb. This guy’s powers have never made sense to me, but fighting him gave the original Captain Marvel cancer,…
ASM 196
Al Milgrom & Jim Mooney tag in for art on this one, many years before their extended team-up on Spectacular. Grim stuff on that cover, and it’s just as grim inside as…