This looks bad for our hero! Let’s get right to it, as Spidey helps load The Nullifier into Doc Ock’s van and they all depart. But as the van speeds off, the…
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ASM 055
In Ye Olden Times, the precursor to the photocopier was the photostat machine. Because of this, when something was to be duplicated in printing and in comics, specifically, it was “to be…
ASM 054
This is one of the ones I got for half off the marked price because they were water damaged. But ASM 52 and 93 ended up being perfectly legible inside, will this…
Marvel Super-Heroes 14
Marvel Superheroes? What is this? I barely know. From what I gather, this was mostly a reprint book, but sometimes, it had original content in it, and this month, that original content…
Spirits of the Earth
I’ve gushed about Charles Vess elsewhere on the blog for his ethereal painted covers, and now we get an entire graphic novel written & painted by Vess. The back cover says he…
TAC 157
Hey, Electro is back. It’s been exactly 100 issues since he last appeared in Spectacular. Also: “him.” Weird cover. Mike Esposito continues to ink as Electro is very annoyed. He spent a…
TAC 156
…Do I have to do this? Why does this exist? What… just why? Also, I’ve been noticing Sal Buscema draws Spidey with tiny feet. That never occurred to me in the past….
ASM 325
It’s The Red Skull! Surprise! Did you see him coming? I certainly did not as a kid. Seems rather left field, but I’ve not read it in many years, let’s see. McFarlane’s…
ASM 324
Now that’s a more reasonable depiction of Sabretooth. Don’t let that cover deceive you, though, the ramped up summer schedule was too much, and this issue features the fill-in art team of…
ASM 323
It’s like the old cartoon theme song said: “When Captain America throws his mighty shield/All those who chose to assassinate Symkaria’s Prime Minister must yield!” There are 3 issues of ASM cover…