$4! I somehow paid less for the first appearance of Carnage than the second! How? Why? Where? I have this itch in the back of my mind that I got this at…
Tag: J. Jonah Jameson
ASM 360
That cover copy is really overselling it. “You’ve seen Spider-Man team up with people like Punisher, Wolverine and Solo, people who straight up execute their enemies, but how could he ever team…
ASM 359
Here’s another one I initially skipped. Not uncommon in the early 90s. I wasn’t exactly wowed by Cardiac and I only had so many dollars. He was not the villain I demanded,…
Spider-Man: Fear Itself
Welcome back to the very, very end of 1991, as we enter a block that will introduce a major new Spider-Man character AND one of the most insane twists anyone ever pulled….
TAC 016
This is a one-off by Elliot S! Maggin, Sal Buscema & Mike Esposito. It’s pretty much all action from page one as Spidey happens on a motorcycle cop chasing a speeding car. …
Spider-Man: Mayhem In Manhattan
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…
ASM 176
It’s the tail end of 1977 as we rejoin Len Wein & Ross Andru on ASM. This month, they’re aided & abetted by Tony DeZuniga on inks and the great Glynis Oliver…
UTS 09
Last book for this block, and it’s illustrated by Ron Frenz and his best inker, Brett Breeding. The team that made Frenz look way better than usual on ASM 252 is back….
UTS 08
Back to UTSM for the rest of this block. And The Enforcers are back already? This is the first time I’ve read this material integrated with the original comics, and both Electro…
ASM 010
Yes, another original, this time with most of its cover, even! Not only that, but there’s now just 1 reprint between here and ASM 129. I have managed to obtain all but…