Comics The "Imaginary" CountDown to Spider-Man IV thread...

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Damn double post Hype lag...

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #57

"These Wings Enslaved!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Roger Stern
Artist - Jim Shooter
Inker - Jim Mooney
Cover - Frank Miller

You just gotta love tricky covers, they make you wish for more

 

[Themanofbat]

Amazing Spider-Man #56

"Disaster!" - 20 Pages

Writer - Stan Lee
Artist - John Romita
Inker - Mickey Demeo
Cover - John Romita

 

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Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #56

"The Peril...And The Pumpkin?" - 22 Pages

Writer - Roger Stern
Artist - Jim Shooter
Inker - Jim Mooney
Cover - Frank Miller

 

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Marvel Team-Up #56

"Double Danger At The Daily Bugle!" - 17 Pages

Writer - Bill Mantlo
Artist - Sal Buscema
Inker - Dave Hunt
Cover - John Romita JR.

 

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Spider-Man #56

"Truths & Deceptions" - 23 Pages

Writer - Howard Mackie
Artist - Tom Lyle
Inker - Scott Hanna
Cover - Tom Lyle

 

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Web of Spider-Man #56

"Skin Deep" - 22 Pages

Writer - Gerry Conway
Artist - Alex Saviuk
Inker - Keith Williams
Cover - Alex Saviuk

 

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Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #56

"The Peril...And The Pumpkin?" - 22 Pages

Writer - Roger Stern
Artist - Jim Shooter
Inker - Jim Mooney
Cover - Frank Miller

Why would Spider-Man wreck the hospital to scare Jack O' Lantern? That's not so heroic

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Amazing Spider-Man #56

"Disaster!" - 20 Pages

Writer - Stan Lee
Artist - John Romita
Inker - Mickey Demeo
Cover - John Romita

Oh no.... this is the infamous "Spidey-gets-amnesia-and-becomes-bad" storyline, right? One of the worst issues of Lee's run.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Web of Spider-Man #56

"Skin Deep" - 22 Pages

Writer - Gerry Conway
Artist - Alex Saviuk
Inker - Keith Williams
Cover - Alex Saviuk

I never read this... but what kind of University in Manhattan has a thriving clique of White Power skinheads? This wouldn't happen in Mississippi, let alone New York City.

They need to be more nuanced and realistic in their depictions of campus conflicts.

 

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Amazing Spider-Man #55

"Dock Ock Wins!" - 20 Pages

Writer - Stan Lee
Artist - John Romita
Inker - Mickey Demeo
Cover - John Romita

 

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Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #55

"The Big Blow Out" - 22 Pages

Writer - Roger Stern
Artist - Luke McDonnell
Inker - Jim Mooney
Cover - Frank Miller

 

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Marvel Team-Up #55

"Spider, Spider On The Moon!" - 17 Pages

Writer - Bill Mantlo
Artist - John Byrne
Inker - Dave Hunt
Cover - Dave Cockrum

 

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Spider-Man #55

"End Hunt" - 23 Pages

Writer - Howard Mackie
Artist - Mike Manley
Inker - Joe Rubinstein
Cover - Tom Lyle

 

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Web of Spider-Man #55

"Showdown" - 22 Pages

Writer - Gerry Conway
Artist - Alex Saviuk
Inker - Keith Williams
Cover - Alex Saviuk

 

[iloveclones]

Marvel Team-Up #55

"Spider, Spider On The Moon!" - 17 Pages

Writer - Bill Mantlo
Artist - John Byrne
Inker - Dave Hunt
Cover - Dave Cockrum

I always have to comment when this one rolls by. This was the first issue in a subscription that I managed to talk my mom into (I was 9, and allowances were not issued in my family!). Previous to this, my collection was pretty hit and miss, what I scrounged at flea markets, and whatever was on the spinner racks at my local drug store (local meant a 20 minute bike ride through rural...and hilly...Western Pennsylvania) So, even though I had a lot of back issues, Marvel Tales, pocket digests, etc, I always consider this the "start" of my collection.....which has continued now for 34 years.

I remember the brown paper sleeve that they came in, and how pumped I was every time I saw one in the mailbox. Almost every issue featured characters that I didn't know, and drew me deeper and deeper into the wider MU. It didn't hurt that this introduction came at the hands of a pair of masters....Chris Claremont and John Byrne.

So Marvel Team-Up will always reside in a special place for me. Thanks John and Chris!

 

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Oh no.... this is the infamous "Spidey-gets-amnesia-and-becomes-bad" storyline, right? One of the worst issues of Lee's run.

Oh yeah. Total crap in comparison to the rest of it. Also, this issue led to the same storyline being used in almost every comic series and television series for the rest of forever.

Hero gets amnesia and becomes bad before realizing he's a good guy. Ugh. I think every Saturday morning cartoon had one of those...and they are NEVER good.

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Oh no.... this is the infamous "Spidey-gets-amnesia-and-becomes-bad" storyline, right? One of the worst issues of Lee's run.

I thought it was fun

Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #55

"The Big Blow Out" - 22 Pages

Writer - Roger Stern
Artist - Luke McDonnell
Inker - Jim Mooney
Cover - Frank Miller

This is one of three issues written by Uncle Rog having a person not believing in Spider-Man existence in reality
The other 2 would happen to be ASM Annual 16 and one of the chapters of the new story Something Can Stop the Juggernaut

Web of Spider-Man #55

"Showdown" - 22 Pages

Writer - Gerry Conway
Artist - Alex Saviuk
Inker - Keith Williams
Cover - Alex Saviuk

Lobo Gang War is an awesome story IMO

 

[Themanofbat]

I always have to comment when this one rolls by. This was the first issue in a subscription that I managed to talk my mom into (I was 9, and allowances were not issued in my family!). Previous to this, my collection was pretty hit and miss, what I scrounged at flea markets, and whatever was on the spinner racks at my local drug store (local meant a 20 minute bike ride through rural...and hilly...Western Pennsylvania) So, even though I had a lot of back issues, Marvel Tales, pocket digests, etc, I always consider this the "start" of my collection.....which has continued now for 34 years.

I remember the brown paper sleeve that they came in, and how pumped I was every time I saw one in the mailbox. Almost every issue featured characters that I didn't know, and drew me deeper and deeper into the wider MU. It didn't hurt that this introduction came at the hands of a pair of masters....Chris Claremont and John Byrne.

So Marvel Team-Up will always reside in a special place for me. Thanks John and Chris!

I always love to hear this story...

The last panel of this book featured a mysterious "egg" on the surface of the moon "waiting" to be hatched... unfortunately, this was Bill Mantlo's last issue of MTU, and nobody has ever picked up on this still loose sub-plot... though I recently told Marvel-Continuity-Buff Dan Slott about it... I hope he can manage a cool 2 parter with it... be a nice homage to Bill Mantlo.

 

[Themanofbat]

Amazing Spider-Man #54

"The Tentacles And The Trap!" - 20 Pages

Writer - Stan Lee
Artist - John Romita
Inker - Mickey Demeo
Cover - John Romita

NOTE: This is the issue of Spider-Man that came out the month I was born.

 

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Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #54

"To Save The Smuggler!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Roger Stern
Artist - Marie Severin
Inker - Jim Mooney
Cover - Frank Miller

 

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Marvel Team-Up #54

"Spider In The Middle!" - 17 Pages

Writer - Bill Mantlo
Artist - John Byrne
Inker - Mike Esposito
Cover - Gil Kane

 

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Spider-Man #54

"Snared" - 22 Pages

Also: 15 pages as described below

Writer - Howard Mackie
Artist - Tom Lyle
Inker - Scott Hanna
Cover - Tom Lyle

II - "Suits" - 15 Pages (Text)

Writer - Tom De Haven & Dean Wesley Smith

 

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Web of Spider-Man #54

"The Wolves Of War" - 22 Pages

Writer - Gerry Conway
Artist - Alex Saviuk
Inker - Keith Williams
Cover - Alex Saviuk

 

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Marvel Team-Up #54

"Spider In The Middle!" - 17 Pages

Writer - Bill Mantlo
Artist - John Byrne
Inker - Mike Esposito
Cover - Gil Kane

Looks more like it was done by Sal Buscema