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Web of Spider-Man #21

"The Enemy Unknown!" - 24 Pages

Writer - Larry Lieber
Artist - Larry Lieber
Inker - Vince Colletta
Cover - Larry Lieber

 

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Marvel Knight: Spider-Man #21

"Aftermath" - "The Other: Evolve Or Die" - Part Eight - 22 Pages

Writer - J. Michael Straczynski
Artist - Pat Lee
Inker - Dream Engine
Cover - Pat Lee

Second Print Variant Cover By Mike Wieringo

 

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Spider-Man Unlimited #21

"A Real Boy"- 38 Pages

Writer - Christopher Golden
Artist - Mike Deodato JR.
Inker - Joe Pimentel
Cover - Mike Deodato JR.

 

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Sensational Spider-Man #21

"Opening Doors" - 22 Pages

Writer - Todd Dezago
Artist - Mike Wieringo
Inker - Rob Stull
Cover - Mike Wieringo

 

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Untold Tales of Spider-Man #21

"Menace!" - 20 Pages

Writer - Kurt Busiek
Artist - Pat Olliffe
Inker - Al Williamson
Cover - Pat Olliffe

 

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Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #21

"Consuming Passions" - 22 Pages

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

 

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Spider-Man's Tangled Web #21

"'Twas The Night Before Christmas" - 38 Pages

Writer - Darwyn Cooke
Artist - Darwyn Cooke
Inker - Jay Boone
Cover - Darwyn Cooke

 

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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

Love the changet:
This is one of my favorite comics, I still look at it as the marriage

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

It's weird how Scorpion on the cover wears a costume looking nothing like what he wore in the comic
The team behind this is awesome

Web of Spider-Man #21

"The Enemy Unknown!" - 24 Pages

Writer - Larry Lieber
Artist - Larry Lieber
Inker - Vince Colletta
Cover - Larry Lieber

This issue is another one of my favorites, I love Web of

Marvel Knight: Spider-Man #21

"Aftermath" - "The Other: Evolve Or Die" - Part Eight - 22 Pages

Writer - J. Michael Straczynski
Artist - Pat Lee
Inker - Dream Engine
Cover - Pat Lee

Second Print Variant Cover By Mike Wieringo

No matter how much people express their hate for it, I love this story

Spider-Man Unlimited #21

"A Real Boy"- 38 Pages

Writer - Christopher Golden
Artist - Mike Deodato JR.
Inker - Joe Pimentel
Cover - Mike Deodato JR.

The last few panels between Peter and the big guy has Peter looking a lot like how JRjr draws him

Spider-Man's Tangled Web #21

"'Twas The Night Before Christmas" - 38 Pages

Writer - Darwyn Cooke
Artist - Darwyn Cooke
Inker - Jay Boone
Cover - Darwyn Cooke

I remember seeing this issue once in a book shop, I thought the art bad back then, can't say current me agrees with child me

 

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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

Love this comic! I'm still trying to hunt down a good copy of the Bill Sienkiwicz poster. Loved that poster!!

This thread is bittersweet...love to see the memories, but I can't help but feel pained at the thought that we would see Spider-man 4 in 21 days, had they not decided to reboot it....with a bad costume, to boot.

 

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Love this comic! I'm still trying to hunt down a good copy of the Bill Sienkiwicz poster. Loved that poster!!

Are you talking about the promo pink cover with the heart in the middle with Pete & MJ's faces looking at one anotehr?

I have that... it's a sweet pic.

 

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Amazing Spider-Man #20

"The Coming Of The Scorpion!" - 20 Pages

Also: 1 Page as described below

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

"Peter Parker And Ol' Webhead" - 1 Page Pin-Up

Artist - Steve Ditko

 

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Are you talking about the promo pink cover with the heart in the middle with Pete & MJ's faces looking at one anotehr?

I have that... it's a sweet pic.

Yep. My friend had one and got it signed by Bill. I asked him where he was going to hang it, he said, "I'm selling it on ebay". My heart broke, as I really wanted it.

 

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Amazing Spider-Man #20

"The Coming Of The Scorpion!" - 20 Pages

Also: 1 Page as described below

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

"Peter Parker And Ol' Webhead" - 1 Page Pin-Up

Artist - Steve Ditko

I have a great attachment to this issue cause it's the first appearance of one of my favorite Spidey villains, the Scorpion

What happened to the rest of today's issues?

 

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Amazing Spider-Man Annual #20

"Man Of The Year" - 39 Pgs

Plotter - Fred Schiller
Writer - Ken McDonald
Artist - Mark Beachum
Inking - Bob Wiacek
Cover - Bob Wiacek

 

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Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #20

"Where Were You When The Lights Went Out?" - 17 Pages

Writer - Bill Mantlo
Artist - Sal Buscema
Inker - Mike Esposito
Cover - Ernie Chan

 

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Marvel Team-Up #20

"Dinosaurs On Broadway!" - 19 Pages

Writer - Len Wein
Artist - Sal Buscema
Inker - Frank Giacoia & Mike Esposito
Cover - Gil Kane

 

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Spider-Man #20

"Showdown"- 12 Pages

Also: 11 Pages as described below

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

II - "Diabolique"- 11 Pages - Spider-Man

Writer - Terry Kavanagh
Artist - Scott McDaniel

 

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Web of Spider-Man #20

"Little Wars!" - 22 Pages

Writer - David Michelinie
Artist - Marc Silvestri
Inker - Bob McLeod
Cover - N/A ?

 

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Marvel Knight: Spider-Man #20

"Retreat" - "The Other: Evolve Or Die" - Part Five - 22 Pages

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

Second Print Variant Cover By Mike Wieringo

 

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Spider-Man Unlimited #20

"A Long Way Till Dawn"- 38 Pages

Writer - Christopher Golden
Artist - Joe Bennett
Inker - Joe Pimentel
Cover - Joe Bennett

 

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Sensational Spider-Man #20

"Akasha Triumphant" - 22 Pages

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

 

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Untold Tales of Spider-Man #20

"Wings Of Hatred" - 20 Pages

Writer - Kurt Busiek & G. L. Lawrence
Artist - Pat Olliffe
Inker - Al Williamson
Cover - Pat Olliffe

 

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Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #20

"Running Out Of Time" - 22 Pages

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

 

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Spider-Man's Tangled Web #20

"Behind The Mustache" - 22 Pages

Writer - Zeb Wells
Artist - Dean Haspiel
Inker - Dean Haspiel
Cover - Dean Haspi

 

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Web of Spider-Man #20

"Little Wars!" - 22 Pages

Writer - David Michelinie
Artist - Marc Silvestri
Inker - Bob McLeod
Cover - N/A ?

I forgot about those strange 80's borders they did with all the heroes. Those were fun. Can't say much about the actual picture inside the borders. Looks like someone missed a deadline.

"Akasha Triumphant" - 22 Pages

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

I like this issue. No real reason. It's definitely not spectacular writing. It just reminds me of a happy time in my life. I can remember being a kid, having my dad drive to me the local comic shop and just having a lazy saturday afternoon reading this.