1989 is back! As the stamps on the cover and inside will reveal, my battered copy of this issue originally belonged to my local public library. I began reading Spider-Man (And many…
Tag: Todd McFarlane
ASM 314
A heartwarming Christmas issue! Or… not. It’s Peter Parker, after all, things were going way too well in his personal life. This is another one I have memorized from my childhood. Backwards…
ASM 313
So, as mentioned in the last post, this was one of the first Spidey comics I owned. I had begun buying ASM monthly with my allowance by the time I got them…
ASM 312
$18! Highway robbery! I don’t recall getting this one, but I hope I didn’t pay that. I wonder if this is one of the ones my uncle bought? I retroactively hope not….
ASM 311
Welcome to the first of quite a few Inferno tie-ins. Inferno is a big ol’ crazy X-Men thing, and it swept in much of the Marvel Universe. It’s a very unusual crossover…
ASM 310
“Now on sale monthly!” That’s funny to me. Like dropping back down to monthly from twice a month is a selling point. “Fewer comics!” You think people were really clamoring for Peter…
ASM 309
$10! Ballin outta control! Did I buy this? Is this another one my uncle got me that one time, as mentioned elsewhere? Honestly don’t recall. Styx & Stone! This issue is the…
ASM 308
A cover that’ll make you go “…Is that Taskmaster? Why is his face… like that? Is it him?” Anyway, the cops are at Peter Parker’s place to investigate Mary Jane’s disappearance, and…
ASM 307
$3, what a bargain! Our story begins with Peter & Mary Jane out grocery shopping when someone calls out to them. Remember how MJ was worried about that lingerie shoot in Web?…
ASM 306
A not-so-subtle homage to the cover of Action Comics #1 is an unusual way for a Spider-Man comic to get going. This one opens with Spider-Man in a really weird position, and…