The bad guys are huge! Spidey doesn’t stand a chance! Sorta reminds you of the cover to Uncanny X-Men #4. With cover inks by the great Walt Simonson, no less. Terry Austin’s…
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ASM 333
I don’t remember the circumstances of my acquiring it, but my childhood copy of this one has no cover. I got a new one during The Great Ebay Hysteria of 2018, so…
ASM 332
There’s those squares again. That is funny cover copy. Not as funny as this… But funny. And probably not as intentional. Note the drool. Erik Larsen is the one who gave Venom…
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…
ASM 309
$10! Ballin outta control! Did I buy this? Is this another one my uncle got me that one time, as mentioned elsewhere? Honestly don’t recall. Styx & Stone! This issue is the…
ASM 308
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…
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 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…