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[Themanofbat]

Amazing Spider-Man #441

"And Who Shall Claim A Kingly Crown?" - 22 Pages

Writer - John Byrne
Artist - Rafael Kayanan
Inker - Bud LaRosa
Cover - John Byrne

 

[masteryoda]

I like the title for issue #443....

"I Can't...(And I Don't Want To)...But I Must!"

That's a stinker even by cheesey Stan Lee standards...

That title perfectly sums up what collectors were thinking when they bought that issue.

 

[masteryoda]

Oh, the horror, the horror!

Who the hell are half those characters? We have turkey-neck guy and one looks like Buzz from the 'Daily Grind', but clearly isn't. And what kind of title is that "Where R U Spider-Man???" Sounds like someone came up with that title over AOL Instant Messenger. Gotta love the craptitude of the late 90's Spidey books.

Yeah, that cover is beyond butt ugly. There aren't drunk goggles thick enough that would make me boink that.

 

[CantThinkOfAName]

that title perfectly sums up what collectors were thinking when they bought that issue.

Haha

 

[Themanofbat]

Amazing Spider-Man #440

"A Hot Time In The Old Town" - 22 Pages

Writer - John Byrne
Artist - Rafael Kayanan
Inker - Bud LaRosa, Ramos, Palmiotti, Kayanan
Cover - Mike Wieringo

 

[Themanofbat]

Amazing Spider-Man #439

"There Once Was A Spider..!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Tom DeFalco
Artist - Rafael Kayanan
Inker - Bud LaRosa
Cover - Rafael Kayanan

 

[mre]

Ahahaha.. I remember that issue. Takes place in the future.

 

[Themanofbat]

Amazing Spider-Man #438

"Seeing Is Disbelieving!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Tom DeFalco
Artist - Scott Kolins
Inker - Gary Martin
Cover - Scott Kolins

 

[Themanofbat]

Amazing Spider-Man #437

"I, Monster!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Tom DeFalco
Artist - Rafael Kayanan
Inker - Bud LaRosa
Cover - Rafael Kayanan

 

[Themanofbat]

Amazing Spider-Man #436

"In Final Battle With The Black Tarantula!" - 23 Pages

Writer - Tom DeFalco
Artist - Joe Bennett
Inker - Bud LaRosa
Cover - Joe Bennett

 

[iloveclones]

Amazing Spider-Man #438

"Seeing Is Disbelieving!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Tom DeFalco
Artist - Scott Kolins
Inker - Gary Martin
Cover - Scott Kolins

This was during my "break from comics" period, so I don't own it. But I'll have to check out my Spidey DVD and see some early Kolins work!

 

[Themanofbat]

Amazing Spider-Man #435

"Fun 'N Games With The Four Star Squad!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Tom DeFalco
Artist - Joe Bennett
Inker - Bud LaRosa
Cover - Joe Bennett

 

[C. Pumpkins]

Amazing Spider-Man #438

"Seeing Is Disbelieving!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Tom DeFalco
Artist - Scott Kolins
Inker - Gary Martin
Cover - Scott Kolins

This cover really does rule.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

LOL.... nope.

Neither do I.

I like some change, but not in the way USM did it. With something like Spider-Man: Noire, that's cool, but USM just....doesn't work, IMO. It's just an overall series I don't like.

 

[mre]

Amazing Spider-Man #435

"Fun 'N Games With The Four Star Squad!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Tom DeFalco
Artist - Joe Bennett
Inker - Bud LaRosa
Cover - Joe Bennett

Oh no...
I remember back when this came out I thought this was the worst thing ever. Not just this one, all of them.

 

[Themanofbat]

Amazing Spider-Man #434

"Round And Round With Ricochet!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Tom DeFalco
Artist - Joe Bennett
Inker - Bud LaRosa
Cover - Joe Bennett

Alternate Cover by Joe Bennett

 

[Themanofbat]

Amazing Spider-Man #433

"The Long Farewell" - 22 Pages

Writer - Tom DeFalco
Artist - Tom Lyle
Inker - Bud LaRosa
Cover - Tom Lyle

 

[Themanofbat]

Amazing Spider-Man #432

"The Hunted!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Tom DeFalco
Artist - John Romita JR.
Inker - Bud LaRosa
Cover - John Romita JR.

Alternate Cover By John Romita JR

 

[C. Pumpkins]

Spider-Hunt, snooze city, they ended up being rare I've noticed though.

 

[Spidey_62]

I do like that JRJR cover, though. ^

It looks more like the variant is by the late Mike Weiringo.

 

[Themanofbat]

Amazing Spider-Man #431

"The Carnage Cosmic" - 23 Pages

Writer - Tom DeFalco
Artist - Joe Bennett
Inker - Bud LaRosa
Cover - Joe Bennett

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Oh no...
I remember back when this came out I thought this was the worst thing ever. Not just this one, all of them.

Am I the only one who liked 'Spider-Hunt/Identity Crisis'?

It had so many classic moments. The fifth Goblin controlled by Osborn (way before the lame reveal of his ID in ASM#18), Peter getting his butt handed to him by Black Tarantula, Peter going on the run, "Bag Man" fighting losers like White Rabbit, "Dusk" teaming up with Trapster to take on Osborn, Osborn realizing who "Hornet" really is, "Prodigy" taking on cool new villains like Mad Jack and Conundrum. The only ID I didn't care for was Ricochet. C'mon it was a good story. Especially compared to the "Gathering of Five" crap that followed just a few months later.

 

[mre]

Am I the only one who liked 'Spider-Hunt/Identity Crisis'?

I enjoyed the Spider-Hunt, but I didn't like the Identity Crisis.

 

[Themanofbat]

Amazing Spider-Man #430

"Savage Rebirth" - 22 Pages

Writer - Tom DeFalco
Artist - Joe Bennett
Inker - Bud LaRosa
Cover - Joe Bennett

 

[Themanofbat]

Amazing Spider-Man #429

"The Price!" - 23 Pages

Writer - Tom DeFalco
Artist - Joe Bennett
Inker - Bud LaRosa & Al Milgrom
Cover - John Romita JR.