Sorta half way through this set comes this oddity. As the remit of this blog is obviously comic books, one would think a novel outside my purview. And beyond that, one would…
Tag: Doctor Octopus
SM 23
Big finish! Another triple-gatefold with a buncha people on it! This appears to be the first issue of this story I got at a comic book shop, as evidenced by Sandman’s mug…
SM 22
Bout to get crowded again! By this point, it’s been 3 months since the end of the ASM 6-parter due to its accelerated production schedule, so maybe it didn’t seem overwhelming at…
SM 21
Well that seems weird! Cyborg Spider-Man seems like enough to get you to buy a comic. So, anyway, Solo’s about to execute Spider-Man, who he has been Mysterio’d into thinking is Doctor…
SM 20
Now that’s a 90s cover. The fact that Larsen brought back Solo made me think he must’ve co-created him as a kid. Which is flimsy, but he was the only person I’d…
SM 19
Hulk! This issue starts a bit of controversy, believe it or not. Larsen credits the others as “Letter Artist” and “Color Artist” this month, a fine choice of words that should be…
SM 18
Yes, another 6-part story. Yes, another story full of guest stars. A crazy year for Spider-Man as comics really start to change. Erik Larsen is obviously back and ready to follow up…
ASM 003
The diabolical debut of Dr. Octopus! The splash calls him “the strangest foe of all time!” and also promises an appearance by The Human Torch. Stan’s starting to find Spider-Man’s voice. But…
TAC Annual 01
Collector’s Item! So rare and so special that you can get a copy for $3.70 on mycomicshop.com at the time of this writing. Ock being gold on this cover makes an already…
ASM Annual 13
They guarantee it! Let’s see how that goes. After a brief return to reprints for Annual 12, the book is back with all-new material this year. We got Marv Wolfman with the…