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…
Tag: Todd McFarlane
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…
ASM 305
$10.75! That’s expensive! I believe this is one of several comics my uncle bought me. I can’t recall the particulars (It was over 30 years ago, gimme a break), but he was…
ASM 304
Starting with this issue, ASM is now on sale twice a month in the summertime, a trend that will continue for a few years. The other titles will jump on and off…
ASM 303
You’d never know it, but I haven’t read an old Spider-Man comic in like 3 or 4 weeks as of this writing, which is the longest period in about 8 months. But…
ASM 302
It’s weird that Spectacular & Web have John Romita, Sr. cornerboxes as Amazing doesn’t right now. This cover has never made a bit of sense to me. Did that ill-defined weapon of…
ASM 301
Until recently, my only copy of this issue was a reprint. It came with an action figure decades ago. But I’ve procured the real thing now, so we’ll take a look at…
ASM 300
I got this milestone issue at a comic book show in Florida while on a family vacation for the exorbitant cost of $24 as a teenager. My folks frequently indulged my dumb…
ASM 299
As this one opens, Spidey is hitching a ride on top of a semi truck when a kid in the car in front of him spots him and yells to the driver….