Tomorrow is Steve Ditko’s birthday. He would have been 93 years old. Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Vol. 1) #2 Published: c. 1965? Cover Date: 1965 “The Wondrous World of Dr. Strange!” Plot: Steve Ditko Script: Stan […]
To be continued! Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #148 Published: c. June, 1975? Cover Date: September, 1975 “Jackal, Jackal… Who’s Got the Jackal?” Writer: Gerry Conway Artist: Ross Andru Inker: Mike Esposito and Dave Hunt Letterer: […]
Whether you’re celebrating or not, I hope you all have a good week. Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #166 Published: c. December, 1976? Cover Date: March, 1977 “War of the Reptile-Men!” Writer: Len Wein Artist: Ross […]
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In retrospect it always seemed crazy that the Green Goblin would reveal his identity to the Crime Master as part of a “you should me yours, I’ll show you mine” deal. So while it’s ridiculous, I liked the retcon Untold Tales did where he removed his mask to reveal he was … J. Jonah Jameson??? (thanks to a Jonah mask, which means Norman was wearing a Jonah mask with his Goblin mask over that for that entire conversation with the Crime Master – he must have been extremely sweaty.