Note: In this issue, Peter Parker does not go wild in the least. “Well, who’s gonna be doing this fill-in since Marv and Keith bailed, probably the usual, Bill Mantlo and Sal…
Tag: Joe Robertson
TAC Annual 02
I’ve not read this one before. And… Maybe that was for the best. Who knows, maybe this will be my new favorite villain, but… doubt it! This issue is written by Ralph…
ASM 205
Turns out, 204 was the last issue of Marv Wolfman’s run. He bounced mid-story, apparently some kinda dispute with Marvel. He headed back over to DC to create the New Teen Titans,…
ASM 204
This month, Pollard does breakdowns for Pablo Marcos to finish. It’s all action on page one as a van drives by our swinging star having a shootout with the cops! Black Cat…
SM 25
Issue 25 and they still don’t know what to do with this title following McFarlane’s abrupt departure almost 10 months prior. No regular creative team, no direction. And now this wacky bit…
ASM 364
Startling developments! We begin with The Shocker, who, it turns out, Bags does a fine rendition of, attacked by some kinda flying thingy. Last time being The Deadly Foes of Spider-Man #4,…
ASM 363
This one seems to have been bought off the rack. Maybe I got smart. “Hey, Bags, you’ve had some serious work to do lately, this cover can just be big heads.” So,…
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 180
And so, at long last, we come to it, the 2nd of my very oldest Spider-Man comics. The coverless copy of ASM 148 and this battered old copy of 180 are the…
ASM 179
As has been mentioned, 70s comics always wanted you to think the hero couldn’t possibly win against the villain, while pitting him against some really terrible villains. It was a hard sell….