This actually was a thing people said back in the day. On an unrelated note, I need to get me some pants like those.
Marvel Team-Up (Vol. 1) #9
Published: c. February, 1973?
Cover Date: May, 1973
“The Tomorrow War!”
Writer: Gerry Conway
Artist: Ross Andru
Inker: Frank Bolle
Letterer: Charlotte Jetter
Colorist: Stan Goldberg
I know Mark’s still holding out hope. Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #216 Published: c. February, 1981? Cover Date: May, 1981 “Marathon” Writer: Denny O’Neil Artist: John Romita Jr. Inker: Jim Mooney Letterer: Jim Novak Colorist: […]
I have a bad feeling about this. Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #186 Published: c. August, 1978? Cover Date: November, 1978 “Chaos Is — The Chameleon!” Writer: Marv Wolfman Artist: Keith Pollard Inker: Mike Esposito Letterer: […]
Apparently Felicia is quite skilled at shadow puppetry! Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #204 Published: c. February, 1980? Cover Date: May, 1980 “The Black Cat Always Lands on Her Feet!” Writer: Marv Wolfman Artist: Keith Pollard […]
on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #60 (Legacy #954): “Hit The Road, Zeb” or “All [REDACTED] Things Must Come To An End”: “Yep, as I predicted, Paul is here to stay. Marvel want Peter and MJ apart, and Paul is the story…” Nov 4, 17:43
on Panel(s) of the Day #1610 (Mary Jane Monday!): “Wow, Peter actually said, “I done blame her.”” Nov 4, 13:28 on Panel of the Day #1609 (Splash Page Sunday!): “Who knew Peter had a skirt in his closet made out of webbing?” Nov 4, 07:43
on Panel(s) of the Day #1608 (Ditko!): “Peter is so upset that he forgot his own hyphen. Twice! And he also referred to himself as “The” Spiderman.” Nov 4, 04:28 on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #60 (Legacy #954): “Hit The Road, Zeb” or “All [REDACTED] Things Must Come To An End”: “@Joshua Nelson: At this point I don’t expect Marvel to have Peter tell Aunt May that he’s Spider-Man. If they…” Nov 3, 00:40 on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #60 (Legacy #954): “Hit The Road, Zeb” or “All [REDACTED] Things Must Come To An End”: “@Kenneth: I wasn’t even thinking about her health but you’re right. But just from the years of May making wheatcakes…” Nov 3, 00:36 on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #60 (Legacy #954): “Hit The Road, Zeb” or “All [REDACTED] Things Must Come To An End”: “@Dark Mark: Yeah, this issue really felt like an epilogue and not the final issue of a story. One issue…” Nov 3, 00:35
on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #60 (Legacy #954): “Hit The Road, Zeb” or “All [REDACTED] Things Must Come To An End”: “Well…it’s over. Like most, I have not liked this run. At all. There are plenty of things I can critique…” Nov 2, 18:13
on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #60 (Legacy #954): “Hit The Road, Zeb” or “All [REDACTED] Things Must Come To An End”: “Would anyone who had both heart attacks and cancer eat pizza? Especially at the age Aunt May is? Then again…” Nov 2, 06:24
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I think the 70s added a lot of narrative sophistication to Spidey stories (and comics in general) but yes, the dialogue can be pretty cringe from a modern perspective. Personally, I think it adds an extra layer of fun to the proceedings, I enjoy randomly quoting some of the more naff lines to my friends (who must think I’m bonkers by now!)
@Andrew C: It doesn’t usually bother me that much. The only thing I find really annoying about the dialogue throughout the decades is when EVERY other WORD is emphasized FOR SOME reason.
This is my problem with Spidey stories from the 70s. There’s actually some good plots and characterization, but the dialogue is SO cringe they’re hard to get through. Books from the 60s have some dated dialogue too, but the 70s brought it to a whole new level. Then it got better again in the 80s.