I got this milestone issue at a comic book show in Florida while on a family vacation for the exorbitant cost of $24 as a teenager. My folks frequently indulged my dumb…
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WEB 038
He’s back! This issue finds recent ASM artist Alex Saviuk settling into his new home for a long while. He’s joined this month by (future Deadpool co-creator) writer Fabian Nicieza, inkers Keith…
ASM Annual 21
Who else could possibly do this cover other than John Romita, Sr.? The interiors are just Paul Ryan, though. Not that Paul Ryan. This Paul Ryan is a workhorse comic artist whose…
TAC 100
Here we go with the 100th issue spectacular of Spectacular Spider-Man. Al Milgrom is back on pencils, and this time he’s inked by Geoff Isherwood (With 5 pages by Vince Colletta), and…
TAC 099
Well, there’s that. If you don’t know The Spot, you see what you’re in for. The Spot is testing his powers, which allow him to put a black hole in the air…
TAC 098
Now there’s a cover that sells a comic. Could this be the end for Spidey & Black Cat? We kick off with the typical Al Milgrom recap pages, Spider-Man swinging around telling…
TAC 097
Doesn’t sound as exciting as Enter The Dragon. Speaking of not exciting, Herb Trimpe is here on pencils. Why? At least Jim Mooney will smother him in the same faux John Romita,…
TAC 094
This one’s called “How Ya Gonna Keep ‘Em Down At The Morgue After They’ve Seen NYC?” That’s too specific not to be a reference. Wikipedia sez there’s a 100-year old folk song…
TAC 092
Well, what is it? Let’s find out. We begin with this: That’ll be the guy spying on Spidey from last issue. From there we turn to Spider-Man & The Black Cat making…
TAC 091
While I’ve known the Amazing Spider-Man alien costume story since I was a kid, I never saw the TAC or MTU issues of the period. I was excited to further flesh out…