That cover is a pretty clear nod to the cover of ASM 28. Keith Pollard and Mike Esposito are back for this one. We get rolling with the reason Electro was hired…
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ASM 186
Marv Wolfman and Mike Esposito are joined by new penciler Keith Pollard in this issue, and it’s a big difference. Pollard’s pages are snappier, less draped in shadow and gloom, and his…
TAC 021
Behold, the first issue of Spectacular Spider-Man to appear on the blog. I’m told that, in this era where cost cutting led to much shorter comics, TAC was launched in part to…
MTU 47
This is it! The final part of this ridiculous 8-hit combo. This has been going on FOREVER. Let’s wrap it up. And look, a cover by Gil Kane, who drew Basilisk’s initial…
ASM 156
This one opens with Spidey watching the sun come up and realizing he’s gone the whole night without sleeping. He’s only just gotten home from his adventure last issue. Remember? When a…
ASM 155
Kicking thing off with a weird cover and a weirder splash page: Yes, the Giant Ghost of Spider-Man is warning Peter he’s gonna have a rough day! Alright, then, here we go….
ASM 121
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…
ASM 118
As we dive into the final chapter of this odd story, The Smasher has, uh, smashed his way into The Daily Bugle to kidnap Joe Robertson (Instead of smashing into George Stacy’s…
ASM 117
Yo, cops beating protestors on the cover of ASM is pretty wild. Anyway, we’re back as Peter Parker fails to stop the ceiling from collapsing in the convention hall! This is a…
ASM 116
Things are about to get a bit weird. This issue begins reprinting & expanding the story from Spectacular Spider-Man Magazine #1 by Stan Lee & John Romita. SSMM was a stab at…