That’s a pretty crazy cover. Who could walk past that on the rack? This, obviously, isn’t an original 121, because I am not rich, but this era of Marvel Tales reproduced the…
Tag: Gil Kane
ASM 120
We’re back with the rest of Spidey’s Hulk situation. Now Gil Kane’s drawing with John Romita & Tony Mortellaro on inks. In the flood, The Hulk throws a huge piece of the…
MTU 006
By now it’s already obvious that aspects of one team-up story tend to flow into the next, even when the next issue is a different guest. The Morbius thing started with The…
MTU 005
Gerry Conway still writes, Gil Kane still draws and Mike Esposito hangs on to ink as we return to Team-Up. We open on Spider-Man swinging around when he spots a guy staggering…
MTU 004
I first saw this story in 1990’s Marvel Tales #234, behind a then-cutting edge Todd McFarlane cover. This was my first exposure to Gil Kane’s art, and even as a brand-new comics…
ASM 105
Stan Lee retakes the scripting duties for awhile with this one. Gil Kane and Frank Giacoia still plugging away on the line art. Everyone’s back in New York after their jungle adventure,…
ASM 104
So, Spidey’s still sinking in quicksand. As he’s been wont to do, Roy has the last bit of dialogue from last issue repeat on the splash here. Then there’s a one-page recap…
ASM 103
So, to answer the question from last post about when Marvel Comics would go back to 32 pages from 52, the answer is “immediately.” Like, this issue. That’s weird. Chaos in the…
ASM 102
Ah, back to normal on covers. There’s a few more reprints in the future (3, in fact), but otherwise, we’re looking at the real things again for a good, long while. Unfortunately,…
ASM 101
Another reprint! Yeah, well, ASM 101 is expensive. If anyone wants to buy me one, feel free. But, lucky for me, I’ve had this issue of Marvel Tales since it came out,…