In celebration of 100 Panel of the Day entries, I thought I’d post this monster of a two-page spread:
That’s a lot of villains!
Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #500
Published: c. October, 2003?
Cover Date: December, 2003
“Happy Birthday, Part Three”
Writer: J. Michael Straczynski
Artist: John Romita Jr. and John Romita Sr.
Inker: Scott Hanna
Letterer: Digital Calligraphy’s Randy Gentile
Colorist: Avalon
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It’s always such a treat to see so many Spidey rogues! I guess my only complaint is that I’d have preferred for a few more classic villains to be there over Shathra, Morlun, or Digger (especially since Digger was a one-off, and this was before Shathra or Morlun had made return appearances), but it was Straczynski’s run, I can’t really blame him for wanting his villains to be mixed in.
As a whole, I’d say this issue was pretty good, it’s definitely better than the milestone issues that followed (fingers crossed that #800 will be decent) even if I don’t think it quite lives up to the high quality of #200, #300, or #400. I kind of wish it’d focused more on the stuff about Spidey’s genesis and future instead of dismissing it so early on, there was a lot of potential with both, and they’d have been a great thing to explore in such a landmark. The villain marathon isn’t a bad way to celebrate, though.
I like that this included the Ringmaster and the 60s Beetle.