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[iloveclones]

Amazing Spider-Man #218

"Eye Of The Beholder!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Denny O'Neil
Artist - John Romita Jr.
Inker - Jim Mooney & Al Milgrom
Cover - Frank Miller

Such a goofy story. I loved it. Classic take on King Kong/ Beauty and the Beast with a barfly playing the part of Beauty.

 

[Themanofbat]

Amazing Spider-Man #217

"Here's Mud In Your Eye!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Denny O'Neil
Artist - John Romita Jr.
Inker - Jim Mooney
Cover - John Romita Jr.

 

[Themanofbat]

Spectacular Spider-Man #217

"Higher Ground!!" - 22 Pages

Also: 10 pages as described below

Writer - Tom DeFalco
Artist - Sal Buscema
Inker - Sal Buscema
Cover - Sal Buscema

II - "The Burial" - 10 Pages (The Double Part 4. Continued from Spider-Man #51)

Writer - J. M. Dematteis
Artist - Liam Sharp

 

[Themanofbat]

Amazing Spider-Man #216

"Marathon" - 22 Pages

Writer - Denny O'Neil
Artist - John Romita Jr.
Inker - Jim Mooney
Cover - John Romita Jr.

 

[Themanofbat]

Spectacular Spider-Man #216

"Time Is On My Side!" - 22 Pages

Plotter - Tom DeFalco
Writer - Todd Dezago
Artist - Sal Buscema
Inker - Sal Buscema
Cover - Sal Buscema

 

[Themanofbat]

Amazing Spider-Man #215

"By My Powers Shall I Be Vanquished!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Denny O'Neil
Artist - John Romita Jr.
Inker - Jim Mooney
Cover - John Romita Jr.

 

[Themanofbat]

Spectacular Spider-Man #215

"The Monster Within" - 22 Pages

Writer - Tom DeFalco
Artist - Sal Buscema
Inker - Sal Buscema
Cover - Sal Buscema

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Amazing Spider-Man #215

"By My Powers Shall I Be Vanquished!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Denny O'Neil
Artist - John Romita Jr.
Inker - Jim Mooney
Cover - John Romita Jr.

Is Sub-Mariner a bad guy or a good guy? Hasn't he killed countless people... or hasn't that at least been implied by him having tsunamis crash through New York or giant, atlantic monsters lay waste to it?

I think he's written best when he just doesn't give a crap about Spidey or the rest of the human race. They've practically destroyed his ocean home. He should be indifferent at best and vengeful at worst.

 

[Themanofbat]

Amazing Spider-Man #214

"Then Shall We Both Be Betrayed!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Denny O'Neil
Artist - John Romita Jr.
Inker - Jim Mooney
Cover - John Romita Jr.

 

[Themanofbat]

Spectacular Spider-Man #214

"Bloody Justice" - 21 Pages

Writer - Ann Nocenti
Artist - James Fry
Inker - Keith Williams, R. Ramos, M. Higgins
Cover - James Fry

 

[Themanofbat]

Amazing Spider-Man #213

"All They Want To Do Is Kill You, Spider-Man..." - 22 Pages

Writer - Denny O'Neil
Artist - John Romita Jr.
Inker - Jim Mooney
Cover - John Romita Jr.

 

[Themanofbat]

Spectacular Spider-Man #213

"Typhoid Attack" - 22 Pages

Writer - Ann Nocenti
Artist - James Fry
Inker - Sal Buscema & Ramos
Cover - Joe Madureira

 

[Themanofbat]

Amazing Spider-Man #212

"The Coming Of Hydro-Man!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Denny O'Neil
Artist - John Romita Jr.
Inker - Jim Mooney
Cover - John Romita Jr.

 

[Themanofbat]

Spectacular Spider-Man #212

"Rain Dance" - 22 Pages

Writer - Mike Lackey
Artist - Sal Buscema
Inker - Sal Buscema
Cover - Sal Buscema

 

[iloveclones]

Amazing Spider-Man #212

"The Coming Of Hydro-Man!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Denny O'Neil
Artist - John Romita Jr.
Inker - Jim Mooney
Cover - John Romita Jr.

From here down to the 140s-150s will probably always be the period that I'm the fondest of. I see any of these covers, and I can exactly remember having to get my bike up to a certain speed downhill to clear the next uphill on my way to the drug store. I can still see the little cleared spot in the woods that I would take my spin-rack treasures (and some peanut butter m&m's!) and enjoy pure escapism (before I even knew what that word was.)

I think the point that you started will always be your favorite, whether it be the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s or 2000s. Some of you have seen some covers and already felt that. And a few(the few here that are older than me) will a little down the road in this thread.

So I'm gonna give my own personal shout out to TMOB and thank him for letting me feel like a kid all over again. MAN, I loved those comics!

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

I think the point that you started will always be your favorite, whether it be the 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s or 2000s. Some of you have seen some covers and already felt that. And a few(the few here that are older than me) will a little down the road in this thread.

Not necessarily. I started reading in 1991, but the period I'm most fond of is the much maligned "clone-saga" from 1994 to 1996. There was something so unpredictable about that time. You never knew what would happen next. And I didn't have the deep-seated attachment yet to Peter Parker that older fans had, so the twists and turns didn't jolt me as me as much as it did to others. It was just exciting and fresh. You never knew who would die and who would live. Plus, I loved Ben Reilly and Kaine.

But I know exactly what you mean about escapism.

 

[iloveclones]

Well, as my username would imply, I agree with you about the clone saga.

 

[Themanofbat]

Amazing Spider-Man #211

"The Spider And The Sea-Scourge!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Denny O'Neil
Artist - John Romita Jr.
Inker - Jim Mooney
Cover - John Romita Jr.

 

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Spectacular Spider-Man #211

"Face Value!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Mike Lackey
Artist - Sal Buscema
Inker - Sal Buscema
Cover - Sal Buscema

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Did Denny O'Neil have a Sub-Mariner fetish or what?

 

[Themanofbat]

Amazing Spider-Man #210

"The Prophecy Of Madame Web!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Denny O'Neil
Artist - John Romita Jr.
Inker - Joe Sinnott
Cover - John Romita Jr.

 

[Themanofbat]

Spectacular Spider-Man #210

"Crashing!" - 17 Pages

Also: 5 pages as described below

Writer - Steven Grant
Artist - Sal Buscema
Inker - Sal Buscema
Cover - Sal Buscema

II - "Truth Or Consequences" - 5 Pages - Black Cat

Writer - Steven Grant
Artist - Nelson Ortega

 

[Themanofbat]

Amazing Spider-Man #209

"To Salvage My Honor!" - 17 Pages

Writer - Denny O'Neil
Artist - Alan Weiss
Inker - Jackson, McLeod, Rubinstein, Wiacek & Milgrom
Cover - Alan Weiss

 

[Themanofbat]

Spectacular Spider-Man #209

"Foreign Objects" - 17 Pages

Also: 5 pages as described below

Writer - Steven Grant
Artist - Sal Buscema
Inker - Sal Buscema
Cover - Sal Buscema

II - "Fateful Distractions" - 5 Pages - Black Cat

Writer - Steven Grant
Artist - Nelson Ortega

 

[mre]

How has nobody in the comics ever wondered why Pete is so ripped?