In Ye Olden Times, the precursor to the photocopier was the photostat machine. Because of this, when something was to be duplicated in printing and in comics, specifically, it was “to be…
Tag: Doctor Octopus
ASM 054
This is one of the ones I got for half off the marked price because they were water damaged. But ASM 52 and 93 ended up being perfectly legible inside, will this…
ASM 053
Hey, a Spider-Man comic! So, yeah, it’s ‘67, Stan Lee & John Romita at the reins of ASM, this issue in particular inked by Mike Esposito using his Mickey Demeo alias. Romita…
End of Block 15
A dark time for Spider-Man comics. Not as terrible as the previous block from this period, but pretty bad. Spidey cedes two of his books to The Scarlet Spider, Doc Ock and…
TAC 221
Everybody’s dyin’ this month! Ben didn’t die last week, so Peter is CERTAIN to die here, right? Right. You will recall Peter’s spirit was heading toward the light at Aunt May’s urging…
ASM 398
Back over to the real Spider-Man now, who, as Doc Ock stands in an alley across the street from his home thinking maudlin JM DeMatteis things, reacts to MJ’s pregnancy news with…
TAC 220
A pretty significant change happens with this issue of Spectacular: The man, the myth, the legend Bill Seinkiewicz comes on board to finish for Sal Buscema’s breakdowns. This will continue for awhile….
ASM 397
Ladies & Gentlemen, the catastrophically embarrassing 1990s “bad girl” craze presents… Stunner. The female powerhouse who’s apparently been skipping leg day her entire life (And also, uh, torso day). Seems to be…
Parallel Lives
It’s our first look at a “Marvel Graphic Novel” since The Death of Captain Marvel. These were slightly oversized (Like halfway between a regular comic and a Treasury Edition), extra-long, squarebound comics…
End of Block 13
13 proves an unlucky number for Spider-Man. The introduction of The Hobgoblin, the big Owl/Ock war, Felicia getting shot like 11 times, Deb Whitman cracking up. A pretty rough patch for our…