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Amazing Spider-Man #28

"The Menace Of The Molten Man!" - 20 Pages

Writer - Stan Lee
Artist - Steve Ditko
Cover - Steve Ditko

 

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Amazing Spider-Man Annual #28

"The Mortal Past" - 25 Pages

Also: 25 Other Pages as described below

Writer - David Michelinie
Artist - Steven Butler
Inker - Bud LaRosa
Cover - Steven Butler

II - "Fatal Instinct" - 8 Pages - Cloak & Dagger

Writer - Tom Brevoort & Mike Kanterovich
Artist - Anthony Williams

III - "Mister Smith Goes To Town" - 8 Pages - Joe Smith (Just A Guy Named Joe)

Writer - Tom Brevoort & Mike Kanterovich
Artist - Mark Tenny

IV - "No Son Of Mine" - 9 Pages - Rhino

Writer - Eric Fein
Artist - Larry Alexander

 

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Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #28

"Ashes To Ashes!" - 18 Pages

Writer - Bill Mantlo
Artist - Frank Miller
Inker - Frank Springer
Cover - Keith Pollard

 

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Marvel Team-Up #28

"The City Stealers!" - 18 Pages

Writer - Gerry Conway
Artist - Jim Mooney
Inker - Vince Colletta
Cover - Gil Kane

 

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Spider-Man #28

"There's Something About A Gun - Part 2"- 24 Pages

Writer - Don McGregor
Artist - Marshall Rogers
Inker - Keith Williams
Cover - Marshall Rogers

 

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Web of Spider-Man #28

"Torch Bearing" - 23 Pages

Writer - Bob Layton
Artist - Steve Geiger
Inker - Vince Colletta
Cover - Bob Layton

 

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Marvel Knight: Spider-Man/Sensational Spider-Man #28

"My Science Teacher Is Spider-Man!!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Artist - Clayton Crain
Inker - Clayton Crain
Cover - Clayton Crain

 

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Spider-Man Unlimited #28

"The Agony Of Defeat"- 11 Pages

Also: 11 pages as described below

Writer - Sheldon Allen
Artist - Jim Cheung
Inker - John Dell
Cover - Mike Allred

II - "Thug #1"- 11 Pages

Writer - Scott Gimple
Artist - Stuart Immonen

 

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Sensational Spider-Man #28

"Hornet's Nest" - 22 Pages

Writer - Todd Dezago
Artist - Mike Wieringo
Inker - Richard Case
Cover - Mike Wieringo

 

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Spider-Man Unlimited #30

"Fanboyz"- 11 Pages

Also: 11 pages as described below

Writer - Joe Hill
Artist - Seth Fisher
Inker - Seth Fisher
Cover - Shinkiro

II - "Everything"- 11 Pages

Writer - Joshua Ortega
Artist - Ryan Sook

I've been a little busy, but when I saw this I wanted to point out the writer.

For those of you not familiar with the name, he's the Author of Locke and Key, and a few novels...Heart-Shaped Box, Horns, and 20th Century Ghosts, an awesome collection of short stories in the horror genre.

I, unfairly, didn't read his stuff for a long time, probably a knee-jerk reaction to his famous father, who I like a lot. (He's gone to a pretty good length not to advertise that, so I won't here, either. Look it up yourself!)

Anyways, I would highly recommend his stuff. 'nuff said.

 

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I own almost all of today's issues (the ASM one in reprint). I especially love the story of the missing Liberty torch in the 'Web' issue (what a crazy, inspired premise) and the 'Sensational' issue with Pete's student helping him fight Doc Ock.
And of course I can't forget 'Something about a Gun' in adjectiveless. Yeah, it's preachy and heavy-handed, but you really got a feel for the playground torment the kid went through.

 

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Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #29

"Dust To Dust!" - 17 Pages

Writer - Bill Mantlo
Artist - Jim Mooney
Inker - Frank Springer
Cover - Keith Pollard

I loved the storyline running through the title here, and remember liking it more than the main title at the time.

I have a great fondness for titles probably between 30 cents and 50 cents. Not because of the price, but because that was when I first was really getting into them.

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

It's amazing how cheap comics were once. When I started buying they were 75 cents. Imagine a time when you could put down two or three quarters and walk out with a comic. Now my dealer lets me off if I'm two or three quarters short.

 

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Amazing Spider-Man Annual #28

"The Mortal Past" - 25 Pages

Also: 25 Other Pages as described below

Writer - David Michelinie
Artist - Steven Butler
Inker - Bud LaRosa
Cover - Steven Butler

II - "Fatal Instinct" - 8 Pages - Cloak & Dagger

Writer - Tom Brevoort & Mike Kanterovich
Artist - Anthony Williams

III - "Mister Smith Goes To Town" - 8 Pages - Joe Smith (Just A Guy Named Joe)

Writer - Tom Brevoort & Mike Kanterovich
Artist - Mark Tenny

IV - "No Son Of Mine" - 9 Pages - Rhino

Writer - Eric Fein
Artist - Larry Alexander

When I read this issue the first time I didn't know what came up to me, I used to loathe Carnage a lot, read this one and enjoyed it

Skipped the C&D story, enjoyed the rest

Marvel Team-Up #28

"The City Stealers!" - 18 Pages

Writer - Gerry Conway
Artist - Jim Mooney
Inker - Vince Colletta
Cover - Gil Kane

Amusing ending, I don't know why that mayor accused Spider-Man, I know Iliked seeing Spidey & Hercules ignoring that fruitcake

Web of Spider-Man #28

"Torch Bearing" - 23 Pages

Writer - Bob Layton
Artist - Steve Geiger
Inker - Vince Colletta
Cover - Bob Layton

Layton tried too hard to be funny in this issue, I'll give him some credit since I found it a bit amusing

Marvel Knight: Spider-Man/Sensational Spider-Man #28

"My Science Teacher Is Spider-Man!!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Artist - Clayton Crain
Inker - Clayton Crain
Cover - Clayton Crain

Love this issue, and love the way RAS used the student in a later story
I feel like seeing more of this one and the first student to help Peter save the school the day he was employed, Joey

Spider-Man Unlimited #28

"The Agony Of Defeat"- 11 Pages

Also: 11 pages as described below

Writer - Sheldon Allen
Artist - Jim Cheung
Inker - John Dell
Cover - Mike Allred

II - "Thug #1"- 11 Pages

Writer - Scott Gimple
Artist - Stuart Immonen

Cover looks cartoony, but I love it

 

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Amazing Spider-Man #27

"Bring Back My Goblin To Me!" - 20 Pages

Writer - Stan Lee
Artist - Steve Ditko
Cover - Steve Ditko

 

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Amazing Spider-Man Annual #27

"Prepare Yourself For...Annex" - 25 Pages

Also: 29 Other Pages as described below

Writer - Jack C. Harris
Artist - Tom Lyle
Inker - Scott Hanna
Cover - Tom Lyle

II - "Dead Reckoning" - 8 Pages - Black Cat & Solo

Writer - Eric Fein
Artist - Scott Kolins

III - "The Lizard Must Be Destroyed" - 8 Pages - Lizard

Writer - Mike Lackey
Artist - Aaron Lopresti

IV - "Estrangements And Reunions" - 8 Pages - John Jameson

Writer - Eric Fein
Artist - Larry Alexander

"Maximum Carnage Cover Gallery" - 5 Pages

 

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Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #27

"The Blind Leading The Blind" - 17 Pages

Writer - Bill Mantlo
Artist - Frank Miller
Inker - Frank Springer
Cover - Dave Cockrum

NOTE: 1st Frank Miller Daredevil art.

 

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Marvel Team-Up #27

"A Friend In Need!" - 18 Pages

Writer - Len Wein
Artist - Jim Mooney
Inker - Frank Giacoia
Cover - Jim Starlin

 

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Spider-Man #27

"There's Something About A Gun"- 24 Pages

Writer - Don McGregor
Artist - Marshall Rogers
Inker - Keith Williams
Cover - Marshall Rogers

 

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Web of Spider-Man #27

"Scared To Succeed!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Dwight Zimmerman
Artist - Dave Simons
Inker - Dave Simons
Cover - Dave Simons

 

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Marvel Knight: Spider-Man/Sensational Spider-Man #27

"Feral" - "The Rock Of Life" - Part Five - 23 Pages

Writer - Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa
Artist - Angel Medina
Inker - Scott Hanna
Cover - Clayton Crain

 

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Spider-Man Unlimited #27

"Retraction"- 11 Pages

Also: 11 pages as described below

Writer - Kim "Howard" Johnson
Artist - Staz Johnson
Inker - Wayne Faucher & Roland Paris
Cover - Bill Sienkiewicz

II - "Facing Down The Darkness"- 11 Pages

Writer - Martin Sweeney
Artist - Alex Sanchez

 

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Sensational Spider-Man #27

"Investigating The Hornet!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Todd Dezago
Artist - Mike Wieringo
Inker - Richard Case
Cover - Mike Wieringo

Variant Cover by Mike Wieringo

 

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Marvel Team-Up #27

"A Friend In Need!" - 18 Pages

Writer - Len Wein
Artist - Jim Mooney
Inker - Frank Giacoia
Cover - Jim Starlin

I'm a fan of Len Wein, I'm happy this issue didn't disappoint
Love seeing Spidey and Hulk acting friendly together

Web of Spider-Man #27

"Scared To Succeed!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Dwight Zimmerman
Artist - Dave Simons
Inker - Dave Simons
Cover - Dave Simons

This is one of my favorite covers

 

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Web of Spider-Man #27

"Scared To Succeed!" - 22 Pages

Writer - Dwight Zimmerman
Artist - Dave Simons
Inker - Dave Simons
Cover - Dave Simons

Spidey (on this cover) always reminded me of Steve Ditko's Spidey.