Drawing those crazy tentacles seems like a nightmare. Well, here we go, the first Spider Slayer. We’ve seen a whole lot of later models, but here’s Ditko’s original vision. And for once,…
Tag: Norman Osborn
UTS 25
Here comes the big finale of Untold Tales. I guess there’s no bigger way to send it off than with a Green Goblin story. But it still feels wrong to me. This…
ASM 023
I somehow ended up with a Marvel Tales reprint of this as a youth. It was way out of my range, it was published in 1984. How’d I get it? I don’t…
UTS Annual ’97
Untold Tales is racing toward cancellation, but it’s not done yet, and here we have an interesting gimmick. Behind this Tom Lyle cover is a story that got a direct sequel in…
TAC 256
When will I be free? JM’s days on Spider-Man are numbered at this point. This is his 2nd-to-last issue, infact. And yet, White Rabbit will not go away, having appeared as recently…
TAC 255
This issue is a turning point in Marvel’s publishing line, which is odd, ‘cuz I would expect it to happen at the beginning of a month. This issue has the gatefold cover…
SM 89
Back on John Romita, Jr.’s home turf, and look who’s decided to join the manhunt. HOW many times can Punisher be tricked into going after “that awful criminal, Spider-Man?” The Jackal has…
ASM 432
I forgot to mention last post that awful font is back. They love it. Strangely, Romita, Jr. is here to draw Joe Bennett’s regular title. Romita’s handling parts 2 & 3 of…
SSM 25
And so, we reach a big milestone in my personal comics collecting habits: the moment when I stopped individually bagging comics. I decided it was both easier and more convenient to put…
TAC 254
Not a great cover. And what’s going to hurt? Is Spider-Man being dropped by those electric tentacles or picked up by them? Not great. So, despite how last issue ended, Kraven’s not…