My original copy of this one was another library sale pickup, and especially trashed. Though I’d started buying ASM for myself, that didn’t mean I could always find it. This was before…
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ASM 321
Like, what is really going on with Spider-Man’s legs and pelvis here? Full dislocation? As tends to happen an annoying amount around here, the timeline’s getting all of whack. Conway references just…
ASM 320
Guys, remember Amazing Spider-Man? It’s been so long. Here’s a big personal milestone: I bought this issue from Walgreens with my allowance. It’s the first comic I ever bought. After reading ASM…
ASM 319
Uh-oh! Hammer has sent in the clowns! You’ll remember Blacklash from being a total screwup in MTU 145. Has he done anything since then? I have no idea, but I haven’t seen…
ASM 318
Time to catch up on some of the ASM we’ve been missing. This is another one I replaced. My old copy was really beaten up, the cover completely detached, and also, very…
ASM 317
I paid more like $8. This one I replaced while buying up old comics. I have a pretty nice looking copy from my youth which, I somehow vaguely recall, was purchased from…
ASM 316
Another comic bought from the library. A shame about this one, I guess. Due to the stupid particulars of comic collecting, because of the cover, the 3rd appearance of Venom is one…
ASM 315
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…
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…