We haven’t gotten to see the 2nd appearance of The Molten Man in ASM 35 yet, but the cover copy says” The Molten Man Regrets…”, a reference I do not get. And…
Tag: Tom DeFalco
SMU 18
Conveniently out the same month as the end of Doc Ock’s return, an issue of Unlimited that might be more useful than normal. Or it seems like it could just be a…
ASM 428
Skroce’s Spider-Man improved dramatically during this story. He got more sleek and less lumpy looking. The other characters did, too, to varying degrees. Simplifying was a good idea. We seem to have…
ASM 427
Shades of ASM 55. Speaking of, for some reason, they got Romita, Sr. to do a version on the fold out: Kinda jarring, really. They’re still in the era of a recap…
ASM 426
Been so long since we saw this era. Crazy. Tom DeFalco, Steve Skroce, Bud La Rosa, Bob Sharen on board. Gee, who could this villain be? Well, page one is is Doc…
To The Death
Here we have an extremely hyped, doomed to disappoint stunt so intense it comes square bound to indicate its importance: The reunion of Stan Lee and John Romita, Sr.! Perhaps the best…
SMU 02
Finally, we come to the end of this sorry disaster. It didn’t occur to me that Tom DeFalco writing SMU 1 was so unusual. He appears so frequently on the blog, and…
SMU 01
It’s here. My dread built with every issue last time we hit this period, but it can’t be avoided: Maximum Carnage. An absolutely misguided 14-issue disaster that forced me to buy all…
UTS 23
Now this seems like it could be a good idea. Giving the new crime boss about to appear in ASM a little more lead time so he doesn’t just crop up out…
ASM 285
Did I really pay $3.50 for this raggedy thing? I have the vaguest memory of buying this issue. I feel like I got it in college. Why, I couldn’t begin to say,…