John Byrne and Jim Mooney swing by to illustrate this issue, which begins with Spidey swinging through the city on his way to see Aunt May. She’s being transferred out of the…
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ASM 175
This looks pretty silly. Jim Mooney inks this one solo. As it opens, Punisher is just shooting at the escaping chopper, JJJ be damned, I guess. “I wasn’t going to shoot him!…
ASM 174
The Hitman! The man who hits. After it had become clear Punisher wasn’t actually a villain, this sort of off-brand evil Punisher was created. We’ll see that eventually. While The Punisher was…
ASM 172
It’s the dramatic debut of The Rocket Racer! I guess! I mean, he’s not exactly the best villain ever, but here he is. Continuing the lng Marvel tradition of jumping on fads,…
ASM Annual 11
ASM Annual was a book of nothing but reprints for a few years, but this issue is a return to the first story being original content. This one’s brought to you by…
MTU 027
Spider-Man and the Hulk! Marvel’s most popular characters at this time, and yet, they still rarely appeared in the same book. This one’s banged up, and a previous owner wrote their name…
ASM 137
Will things inside really get as grim as this cover? Let’s find out. It begins with The Green Goblin attacking a truck delivering atomic materials, and stealing some. Really raising the stakes…
ASM 135
Coming at this from the angle I am, it’s always a trip to hit a cover with an iconic Spider-Man on it that got used a lot in advertising and such, and…
GSSH 1
Wait, Giant-Size Super-Heroes #1? It’s true. Marvel tried this “Giant-Size” line for awhile, bigger comics with additional content. You may be familiar with the name of the most infamous of them, the…
MTU 020
If had to pick my absolute favorite Marvel characters, well, #1 would be obvious. Beyond that, it would be Captain America, Black Panther, Daredevil, Thor. I think they’re all tied for 2nd…