“The Non-Gritty Superhero!” Don’t tell Todd McFarlane… That surgeon general’s warning on the cover is a baffling choice. Here we begin what would’ve been Gerry Conway’s last TAC story, but he’s already…
Tag: Doctor Octopus
ASM 339
Sometimes the covers of comics in the 90s made it challenging to bring them home. My folks were largely hands off with this dumb hobby, but “DIE DIE DIE DIE” isn’t really…
ASM 338
At last, indeed. A 6 part story called Return of the Sinister Six where they don’t do anything together ‘til part 4 seems a bit odd. But, then, what would Spidey do…
ASM 337
The bad guys are huge! Spidey doesn’t stand a chance! Sorta reminds you of the cover to Uncanny X-Men #4. With cover inks by the great Walt Simonson, no less. Terry Austin’s…
ASM 336
Golly, who could that be? Mike Machlan slides into the inker chair as The Vulture is demonstrating his powers for The Kingpin and some other business people by destroying a dummy. Larsen…
ASM 335
Terry Austin drops by to ink this one, The new member of the Sinister Six is revealed on page 1 if you didn’t catch him on the cover, as Doc Ock finds…
ASM 334
With this issue, ASM is once again on sale twice monthly for the summer, so they can burn through this big story in only 3 months. Until recently, I had 2 copies…
WEB 005
Doc looks so happy. His hand going into the corner box is strange. This mad scientist look is better than spandex… but only a little. In an odd turns of events, Jim…
WEB 004
He’s back! This could be weird. It opens with a pretty striking minimalist splash: Yes, former Spidey group editor Danny Fingroth is the new writer for now. Vince Colletta and J. Ferriter…
Official Marvel Comics Try-Out Book
This post is a special crossover with the main site here at Comics From Space!, where I finished The Official Marvel Comics Try-Out Book. Over several posts, it discusses this famous comics…