{"id":11040,"date":"2021-10-27T00:00:02","date_gmt":"2021-10-27T04:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/comicsfromspace.com\/spiderman\/?p=11040"},"modified":"2020-09-29T19:38:30","modified_gmt":"2020-09-29T23:38:30","slug":"asm-063","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comicsfromspace.com\/spiderman\/2021\/10\/27\/asm-063\/","title":{"rendered":"ASM 063"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Welcome back to 1968! Feels like it\u2019s been forever since I saw stuff this old. There\u2019s so much stuff from the Michelinie era. Anyway, this is gonna be a nice, long stretch from the classic period, starting with a story of too many Vultures! We are back to the era where Don Heck is penciling the book over John Romita\u2019s layouts and getting almost no credit for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cAbetting\u201d apparently means \u201cdoing most of the line art\u201d now. Stan Lee and credit was always a problem, and Don Heck wasn\u2019t the marquee name John Romita was, so\u2026 Just fudge it, right? Also Mike Esposito is still on inks under his 60s alias Mickey Demeo. As for this whole \u201ctoo many Vultures\u201d situation, Vultch brings us up to speed\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The rain is so bad Spidey\u2019s web won\u2019t stick to anything and he can\u2019t see where he\u2019s going. He falls out of the sky and bounces off a few buildings before landing in a heap on a roof. Not his best day. As he drags himself back to his place, The Vulture arrives at a museum that\u2019s displaying the wingsuit worn by Blackie Drago, and breaks in to steal it, saying no one else deserves to have his wings. Wonder how Drago\u2019s gonna get back in the suit at this rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Still bad times between Peter & Gwen since her dad was brainwashed into committing crimes and he took pictures of it. As they plod through their school day, both Peter & Gwen are lost in their thoughts about each other, unable to talk it out. The drama! Meanwhile, the prison Blackie Drago is in is attacked by The Vulture, still carrying his spare wingsuit. Vulture demands Drago put the other wingsuit on, but Drago is acting like a real dumby, saying The Vulture is dead and refusing to believe his eyes. But, as the real Vulture beats up prison guards, Drago does as he says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is a weird way for The Vulture to show how much he hates Drago after spending this whole issue talking about it. Good prediction there, Harry!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Uh-oh. Norman\u2019s coming dangerously close to remembering the truth. They get Norman to sit down and relax. He slowly stops freaking out, and Harry says he\u2019ll take his dad home and stay with him \u2018til he feels better. Elsewhere, the 2 Vultures have made it back to the city, and land on a roof to talk. First, Adrian explains that, even though he seemed to be dying in prison, when he found out Drago had doublecrossed him, his desire for revenge gave him renewed strength. He started a fire in the hospital the same night Drago escaped and fled in the confusion dressed like a guard. Their argument also recaps how Drago & Kraven got in each other\u2019s way and led to Spider-Man beating them in ASM 49<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As the Vultures battle it out in the sky, they draw a lot of attention on the ground, and soon Peter Parker sees them on his way to The Daily Bugle. This is where Spider-Man leaps into action, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Well, he\u2019s in a situation now, and it only gets worse as The Vultures crash into a nearby building as a little kid is playing on his terrace, and soon is hanging onto the wreckage for dear life. So, suddenly, Peter vanishes on JJJ. The Vultures just keep wailing on each other for another page as the kid hangs off the building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This issue was a real crash course in classic Spider-Man stories. Checked in with all the supporting characters, got some relationship drama in there, and still left plenty of room for fight scenes. In the letters, there\u2019s a missive from Don McGregor, future Marvel writer who, among other things, fleshed out the world of Black Panther in the 70s, creating characters like Erik Killmonger. Interestingly, it\u2019s Don\u2019s opinion that Spider-Man is the only Marvel title left where the art doesn\u2019t overshadow the stories. He means this as a compliment to Stan, but as he name checks how amazing Jack Kirby, Gene Colan and Jim Steranko are, it feels more like an insult to the ASM art team. Anyway. Next issue, we\u2019ll see how a one-armed Spider-Man deals with The Vulture(s).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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