All of a sudden, John Romita does full pencils for this one. Maybe his schedule cleared up after finishing Spectacular Spider-Man Magazine 2. Sadly, it won’t last. But he’s inked here by…
Tag: George Stacy
ASM 066
Retailers! Pretty wild to put that on the cover. On the splash this month, Mysterio towers over an amusement park, telling us after all these months, he’s ready to have his revenge…
ASM 065
This month, Jim Mooney takes over penciling & inking, and the credit under Lee & Romita is “artistically aided by Jim (Madman) Mooney.” Doing the vast majority of the work, here! But…
ASM 064
During The Great Ebay Hysteria of 2018, I quickly found I could get most issues in this range for under $10 if I was vigilant and not too picky. But for some…
ASM 063
Welcome back to 1968! Feels like it’s been forever since I saw stuff this old. There’s so much stuff from the Michelinie era. Anyway, this is gonna be a nice, long stretch…
ASM Annual ’96
The appearance of this comic at this time is SO jarring. Extremely un-90s Ron Frenz art, a cover full of dead people, 2 versions of the real Spider-Man. Very left field. Also…
Spectacular Spider-Man 1
I have no idea what the history of this magazine is. In the 70s, Marvel would launch a whole line of very successful black & white magazines starring horror characters, Conan, Master…
ASM 061
An “O” phrase on the cover 2 months in a row. That’s wacky. Looks like there’s gonna be a real Batman-style trap in this one. This one gets a bunch of mileage…
ASM 060
Just swinging the guy around like a bat! While he’s debuting a snappy green version of his usual ensemble here on the cover, you’ll be relieved to know The Kingpin is in…
ASM 059
There’s MJ’s iconic disco ball dress. That seems to be one artists remember when they draw her even today. Comic book collecting is such a silly business. This issue’s big selling point…