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Sensational Spider-Man #23

"The Spirit Is Willing; The Flesh..." - 23 Pages

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

 

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Untold Tales of Spider-Man #23

"In The Shadow Of The Crime-Master" - 20 Pages

Plotter - Kurt Busiek
Writer - Tom DeFalco
Artist - Pat Olliffe
Inker - Scott Hanna
Cover - Pat Olliffe

 

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Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #23

"Fighting Words" - 22 Pages

Writer - Peter David
Artist - Todd Nauck
Inker - Robert Campanella
Cover - Todd Nauck

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #23

"Guess Who's Buried In Grant's Tomb!" - 18 Pages

Writer - Bill Mantlo
Artist - Jim Mooney
Inker - Mike Esposito
Cover - Jim Mooney

Great story, great writer, great art
Love Moon Knight

Marvel Team-Up #23

"The Night Of The Frozen Inferno" - 19 Pages

Writer - Len Wein
Artist - Gil Kane
Inker - Mike Esposito
Cover - Gil Kane

This one is interesting

Spider-Man Unlimited #23

"Human Interest"- 11 Pages

Also: 10 pages as described below

Writer - Joseph Goodrich
Artist - Takeshi Miyazawa
Inker - Takeshi Miyazawa
Cover - Andy Kubert

II - "Slyde Into Destiny"- 10 Pages

Writer - Brian Lynch
Artist - Sean Chen

Love the movie suit inspiration

 

[NickerNacker]

Amazing Spider-Man #23

"The Goblin And The Gangsters" - 20 Pages

Also: 1 Page as described below

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

"Spidey" - 1 Page Pin-Up

Artist - Steve Ditko

This is my favorite Steve Ditko Green Goblin story. It's also my favorite Ditko cover featuring the Goblin. I still remember the day that I bought this back issue because after leaving the comic store my family wanted to go out and eat dinner at this restaurant called The Keg, which had a long waiting time to be seated and I had to wait until after eating there to finally read this comic and just stare at Ditko's art. Also, I believe this was the first Spidey comic drawn by Ditko that I had ever owned.

 

[Spider-ManHero12]

Spider-Man #23

"Confrontation"- 23 Pages

Writer - Erik Larsen
Artist - Erik Larsen
Inker - Erik Larsen
Cover - Erik Larsen

I always thought this wwas some of Erik Larsen's best work, IMO.

 

[Themanofbat]

Amazing Spider-Man #22

"Preeeeeesenting...The Clown, And The Masters Of Menace!" - 20 Pages

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

NOTE: This is the first ASM issue below #100 that I ever owned. I traded a couple of Frank Miller DareDevils (#177 & 178) with some kid at Johnson's Books on Main St. back in the summer of 1982

 

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Amazing Spider-Man Annual #22

"Drug War Rages" - 35 Pages

Also: 21 Other Pages as described below

Writer - Tom DeFalco & David Michelinie
Artist - Mark Bagley
Inker - Mike Esposito
Cover - Ron Frenz

Pinup - 1 Page

Artist - Larry Lieber

II - "He Who Laughs..." - 10 Pages - Speedball

Plotter - Steve Ditko
Writer - Roger Stern
Artist - Steve Ditko

"Peter And Mary Jane's Apartment At The Bedford Towers!" - 2 Pages

III - "Kindred Spirits" - 6 Pages - High Evolutionary

Writer - Mark Gruenwald
Artist - Ron Lim

Unpublished Cover - 1 Page

Artist - Larry Lieber

Unpublished Cover - 1 Page

Artist - Bob Layton

 

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Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #22

"By The Light Of The Silvery Moonknight!" - 17 Pages

Writer - Bill Mantlo
Artist - Mike Zeck
Inker - Bruce Patterson
Cover - Dave Cockrum

 

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Marvel Team-Up #22

"The Messiah Machine!" - 19 Pages

Writer - Len Wein
Artist - Sal Buscema
Inker - Frank Giacoia
Cover - John Romita

 

[JJJ's Ulcer]

Amazing Spider-Man #22

"Preeeeeesenting...The Clown, And The Masters Of Menace!" - 20 Pages

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

NOTE: This is the first ASM issue below #100 that I ever owned. I traded a couple of Frank Miller DareDevils (#177 & 178) with some kid at Johnson's Books on Main St. back in the summer of 1982

Spidey's skulking shadow is very evocative in this cover. Pure Ditko.

 

[Themanofbat]

Spider-Man #22

"The Sixth Member"- 22 Pages

Writer - Erik Larsen
Artist - Erik Larsen
Inker - Erik Larsen
Cover - Erik Larsen

 

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Web of Spider-Man #22

"Profit Of Doom" - 24 Pages

Plotter - Jim Shooter
Writer - Len Kaminski
Artist - Marc Silvestri
Inker - Art Nichols
Cover - Marc Beachum

 

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Marvel Knight: Spider-Man #22

"Destiny's Child" - "The Other: Evolve Or Die" - Part Eleven - 22 Pages

Writer - Reginald Hudlin
Artist - Pat Lee
Inker - Dream Engine
Cover - Pat Lee

Variant Cover By Mike Wieringo

 

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Spider-Man Unlimited #22

"Poisoned Souls"- 39 Pages

Writer - Mark Bernardo
Artist - Mike Deodato JR.
Inker - Joe Pimentel
Cover - Tee Vee

 

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Sensational Spider-Man #22

"The Politics Of Magic" - 22 Pages

Writer - Todd Dezago
Artist - Mike Wieringo
Inker - Richard Case & Scott Hanna
Cover - Mike Wieringo

 

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Untold Tales of Spider-Man #22

"The Spider & The Scarecrow" - 20 Pages

Plotter - Kurt Busiek
Writer - Tom DeFalco
Artist - Pat Olliffe
Inker - Al Williamson
Cover - Pat Olliffe

 

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Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #22

"Predator/ Prey" - 22 Pages

Writer - Peter David
Artist - Todd Nauck
Inker - Robert Campanella
Cover - Todd Nauck

 

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Spider-Man's Tangled Web #22

"The System" - 22 Pages

Writer - Brian Patrick Walsh
Artist - Alberto Dose
Inker - Alberto Dose
Cover - Alberto Dose

 

[Spider-Aziz]

Amazing Spider-Man Annual #22

"Drug War Rages" - 35 Pages

Also: 21 Other Pages as described below

Writer - Tom DeFalco & David Michelinie
Artist - Mark Bagley
Inker - Mike Esposito
Cover - Ron Frenz

Pinup - 1 Page

Artist - Larry Lieber

Main feature is quite humorous, and it has one of my favorite heroes guest starring
Also the writer, plotter, and artist are automatic wins IMO
Plus this amazing cover by the best Marvel artist before the age of Djurdjuvic & Granov

Perfect issue

Web of Spider-Man #22

"Profit Of Doom" - 24 Pages

Plotter - Jim Shooter
Writer - Len Kaminski
Artist - Marc Silvestri
Inker - Art Nichols
Cover - Marc Beachum

I don't remember the feature, I know I love the cover

Marvel Knight: Spider-Man #22

"Destiny's Child" - "The Other: Evolve Or Die" - Part Eleven - 22 Pages

Writer - Reginald Hudlin
Artist - Pat Lee
Inker - Dream Engine
Cover - Pat Lee

Variant Cover By Mike Wieringo

Despite what I heard of how bad RH is as a scribe, I enjoy his work on Spider-Man and Black Panther

Untold Tales of Spider-Man #22

"The Spider & The Scarecrow" - 20 Pages

Plotter - Kurt Busiek
Writer - Tom DeFalco
Artist - Pat Olliffe
Inker - Al Williamson
Cover - Pat Olliffe

This issue I treasure

Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #22

"Predator/ Prey" - 22 Pages

Writer - Peter David
Artist - Todd Nauck
Inker - Robert Campanella
Cover - Todd Nauck

Amazing

 

[Themanofbat]

Amazing Spider-Man #21

"Where Flies The Beetle...!" - 20 Pages

"Spider-Man" - 1 Page Pin-Up

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

 

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Amazing Spider-Man Annual #21

"The Wedding! Co-Habitation" - 43 Pages t:

Writer - David Michelinie
Artist - Paul Ryan
Inker - Vince Colletta
Cover - John Romita

Variant Cover By John Romita

 

[Themanofbat]

Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #21

"Still Crazy After All These Years!" - 17 Pages

Writer - Bill Mantlo
Artist - Jim Mooney
Inker - Mike Esposito
Cover - Keith Pollard

 

[Themanofbat]

Marvel Team-Up #21

"The Spider And The Sorcerer!" - 19 Pages

Writer - Len Wein
Artist - Sal Buscema
Inker - Frank Giacoia & Dave Hunt
Cover - Gil Kane

 

[Themanofbat]

Spider-Man #21

"Dealing Arms"- 22 Pages

Writer - Erik Larsen
Artist - Erik Larsen
Inker - Erik Larsen
Cover - Erik Larsen