By now it’s already obvious that aspects of one team-up story tend to flow into the next, even when the next issue is a different guest. The Morbius thing started with The…
Tag: Spider-Man
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Gerry Conway still writes, Gil Kane still draws and Mike Esposito hangs on to ink as we return to Team-Up. We open on Spider-Man swinging around when he spots a guy staggering…
ASM 115
Aunt May: Assassin is the little-known prequel to Elektra: Assassin. So! Spidey’s knocked out, Ock knows he’s here, Aunt May is here. Seems like a good time for Hammerhead to come through…
ASM 114
It’s action from page one this month as Hammerhead’s goons open fire on Spider-Man over Doc Ock’s unconscious body. Spidey swings around and handily dispatches the goons, and then has a go…
ASM 113
Just about a year after his last appearance, Doc Ock is back. Jazzy Johnny continues to get top billing as Ock gets down to the business of beating up Spider-Man. BOK-O! As…
ASM 112
What a cover! What could drive our man to give up on the world? Let’s find out. For a 2nd issue in a row, John Romita is credited before Gerry Conway, as…
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I first saw this story in 1990’s Marvel Tales #234, behind a then-cutting edge Todd McFarlane cover. This was my first exposure to Gil Kane’s art, and even as a brand-new comics…
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Here it is, our first issue of Marvel Team-Up! Like that cover, y’all. It’s really interesting to me to see that clearly drawn-from-life Spider-Man figure juxtaposed with that exaggerated Morbius behind him….
ASM 111
As mentioned last time, now we already know who the mystery man at the end of last issue was. Gerry Conway takes over as new writer in mid-story, with Jazzy John Romita…
ASM 110
Buckle up for the saddest supervillain origin I have ever seen, gang! Woof. We get rolling with Spider-Man standing on a rooftop, beating himself up over the fact that Flash and Gwen…