Why tho? I guess we’ll find out. This month, we got Chris Claremont in as guest writer, joined by penciler Jim Mooney, with reliable Mike Esposito still hanging in there on inks….
Tag: Spectacular Spider-Man
TAC 010
A city trembles! Get a grip, city, it’s just 2 guys kicking each other. Oh, no, this is one of those weird comic bags where instead of a flap taped over, the…
TAC 009
I tried to look up why and how The White Tiger could be “Marvel’s most controversial creation” and came up empty. But he was created by newly-minted TAC writer Bill Mantlo, so…
TAC 008
Oh, ok. Gonna be quite the margin of error on that one. Could Paul Gulacy have gotten Spidey’s web any more wrong here? We rejoin the story right where it left off…
TAC 007
The 70s are a pretty dark period for Marvel Comics, all told. There’s certainly bright spots, but a lot of the books were not too great, and there were other problems. Chief…
Spectacular Spider-Man 1
I have no idea what the history of this magazine is. In the 70s, Marvel would launch a whole line of very successful black & white magazines starring horror characters, Conan, Master…
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….
TAC 155
Having seen the Lobo Brothers plot to something like a conclusion, I think we’re in for something like a finale for Tombstone/Robbie in jail here. This month, Mike Esposito pitches in on…
TAC Annual 09
This one is new to me. And look who’s back, our old pals Cloak & Dagger. The recap page says Ghaur had Viper freed as part of their plan to turn all…