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Spider-Man #46

"Directions" - 22 Pages

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

 

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Web of Spider-Man #46

"The Power Of...Hate!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Richard Howell
Artist - Richard Howell
Inker - Keith Williams
Cover - Richard Howell

 

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Well, I like the Deadpool version of this story by Joe Kelly (DP#11 vol.3) much more than the original. So different strokes for different folks.

I agree with Al, MJ was dumb as a post in that issue

 

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Amazing Spider-Man #45

"Spidey Smashes Out!" - 20 Pages

Writer - Stan Lee
Artist - John Romita
Cover - John Romita

 

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Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #45

"Wings Of Fire, Wings Of Fear" - 18 Pages

Writer - Roger Stern
Artist - Marie Severin
Inker - Steve Mitchell
Cover - Alan Weiss

 

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Marvel Team-Up #45

"Future Shock!" - 17 Pages

Writer - Bill Mantlo
Artist - Sal Buscema
Inker - Mike Esposito
Cover - Gil Kane

 

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Spider-Man #45

"The Dream Before" - 22 Pages

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

 

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Web of Spider-Man #45

"Death From Above!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Adam Blaustein
Artist - Alex Saviuk
Inker - Keith Williams
Cover - Alex Saviuk

 

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Amazing Spider-Man #45

"Spidey Smashes Out!" - 20 Pages

Writer - Stan Lee
Artist - John Romita
Cover - John Romita

This is the one comic that I can clearly remember begging my mom and dad to buy me back when I was in 5th or 6th grade ('95 -'96). At the time this was the oldest comic with the Lizard that I had ever seen with my own eyes. I was aware of ASM #6 and what that cover looked liked from the Marvel Masterpieces 1992 Lizard trading card (the cover was shown on the back of the card) and I also knew of and owned copies to ASM #76 and #77 already, but did not know of this issue until that fateful day that I walk into that local comic shop and saw this comic hanging on their wall. It would be a few years later until I saw and owned a copy of ASM #44.
It's interesting that if I had access to the internet and websites like samruby.com back then how different my experience of seeing these older Spidey comics for the first time would have been.

 

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Back in the 70's/80's, we had nothing to refer to the older covers other than Marvel Tales reprints, which reprinted the cover of the original ASM that was contained therein.

The internet would have blown my mind back then...

 

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Amazing Spider-Man #44

"Where Crawls The Lizard!" - 20 Pages

Writer - Stan Lee
Artist - John Romita
Cover - John Romita

 

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Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #44

"The Vengeance Gambit!" - 18 Pages

Writer - Marv Wolfman
Artist - Steve Leialoha
Inker - Alan Gordon
Cover - Al Milgrom

 

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Marvel Team-Up #44

"Death In The Year Before Yesterday!" - 17 Pages

Writer - Bill Mantlo
Artist - Sal Buscema
Inker - Mike Esposito
Cover - Gil Kane

 

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Spider-Man #44

"The Anniversary Syndrome" - 23 Pages

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

 

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Web of Spider-Man #44

"Reunion" - 22 Pages

Writer - Peter David
Artist - Alex Saviuk
Inker - Keith Williams
Cover - Alex Saviuk

 

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Web of Spider-Man #44

"Reunion" - 22 Pages

Writer - Peter David
Artist - Alex Saviuk
Inker - Keith Williams
Cover - Alex Saviuk

This story is stupid

 

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Amazing Spider-Man #43

"Rhino On The Rampage!" - 20 Pages

Writer - Stan Lee
Artist - John Romita
Cover - John Romita

 

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Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #43

"Pretty Poison" - 17 Pages

Writer - Roger Stern
Artist - Mike Zeck
Inker - Steve Mitchell
Cover - John Byrne

NOTE: First appearance of Roderick Kingsley aka the HobGoblin.

 

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Marvel Team-Up #43

"A Past Gone Mad!" - 17 Pages

Writer - Bill Mantlo
Artist - Sal Buscema
Inker - Mike Esposito
Cover - Gil Kane

 

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Amazing Spider-Man #43

"Rhino On The Rampage!" - 20 Pages

Writer - Stan Lee
Artist - John Romita
Cover - John Romita

Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #43

"Pretty Poison" - 17 Pages

Writer - Roger Stern
Artist - Mike Zeck
Inker - Steve Mitchell
Cover - John Byrne

NOTE: First appearance of Roderick Kingsley aka the HobGoblin.

Two of my favorite issues together, so awesome

 

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Spider-Man #43

"Media Blitz" - 22 Pages

Writer - Terry Kavanagh
Artist - Jae Lee
Inker - Jae Lee
Cover - Jae Lee

 

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Web of Spider-Man #43

"Autodafe Or...Nobody Expects The Spanish Inquisition" - 23 Pages

Writer - Peter David
Artist - Alex Saviuk
Inker - Keith Williams
Cover - Alex Saviuk

 

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Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #44

"The Vengeance Gambit!" - 18 Pages

Writer - Marv Wolfman
Artist - Steve Leialoha
Inker - Alan Gordon
Cover - Al Milgrom

I've never read this, but now I want to. This cover just grabs me, especially the tagline.

 

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Web of Spider-Man #43

"Autodafe Or...Nobody Expects The Spanish Inquisition" - 23 Pages

Writer - Peter David
Artist - Alex Saviuk
Inker - Keith Williams
Cover - Alex Saviuk

THE CULT OF LOVE!!! t: This arc was goofy as hell, but I still loved it. Poor nutty Betty!!

 

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Amazing Spider-Man #42

"The Birth Of A Super-Hero!" - 20 Pages

Writer - Stan Lee
Artist - John Romita
Cover - John Romita