It’s the thrilling(?) conclusion to TAC 42. Someone’s written “3-4” on the front in pencil. Behind that cover by Al Milgrom and the legendary FF inker Joe Sinnott, we have Bill Mantlo…
Tag: Human Torch
ASM 363
This one seems to have been bought off the rack. Maybe I got smart. “Hey, Bags, you’ve had some serious work to do lately, this cover can just be big heads.” So,…
ASM 362
$4! I somehow paid less for the first appearance of Carnage than the second! How? Why? Where? I have this itch in the back of my mind that I got this at…
UTS 06
The Torch just keeps turning up in early Spider-Man (To Steve Ditko’s increasing frustration until he takes full control of the plot), I’m not sure he needed yet another appearance added. Al…
ASM 008
Here it is, the new earliest Spider-Man comic I have. Back when this blog started in 2019, my oldest issue was 30, but no longer! Obviously not the nicest copy, it may…
Strange Tales Annual 2
I have a tortured history with this issue. I obviously don’t own it. We’re obviously looking at a reprint in Giant-Size Spider-Man #1. But I coulda had it. So many times! This…
ASM 003
The diabolical debut of Dr. Octopus! The splash calls him “the strangest foe of all time!” and also promises an appearance by The Human Torch. Stan’s starting to find Spider-Man’s voice. But…
ASM 077
When I was hunting down all these back issues, I often got this one and Annual 4 confused. Torch in more or less the same pose on a black background. Look at…
ASM 076
I think it’s interesting how many Lizard stories start with “My friend Curt Connors is here, hope he doesn’t turn into The Lizard.” You know? Like Curt will show up for a…
WEB 076
Time for the big finale to Art Attack. The 4th part of a story originally announced as a 3-parter. Things really didn’t seem to go as planned here. Things begin with a…