The Hottest Comics For October 2021!

1. Tales of Suspense #98 February 1968 Marvel Comics

"The Claws of the Panther!":

Captain America and Black Panther join forces to combat the henchmen of Baron Zemo. "The Warrior and the Whip!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Frank Giacoia; Iron Man creates holograms of himself to confuse Whiplash during their battle; Jasper Sitwell has searches for Tony Stark at Stark Industries; He discovers that Morgan Stark took Iron Man away. Letter from comics writer Bob Gale.

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2. Avengers #98 (1st Series 1963) April 1972 Marvel Comics

Script by Roy Thomas. Pencils by Barry Windsor-Smith. Inks by Sal Buscema. Cover by John Buscema and Barry Windsor-Smith

"Let Slip the Dogs of War!" Part 1 of 3:
The remarkable Kree/Skrull war is over! But there isn't any time to rest for Earth's Mightiest Heroes! Ares, the Greek god of war, stokes a riot in downtown Manhattan by mind-controlling the nearby residents! When the Avengers and Rick Jones arrive to restore the peace, they fall under Ares' trance too!

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3. Amazing Spider-Man #793 Legacy Cover A February Issue Marvel Comics

Venom Inc.: Part 4 - Written by Dan Slott. Art by Ryan Stegman. Cover by Alex Ross. - Story continued from Venom #159. Spider-Man has been compromised by Maniac and it looks like his only hope… …is Eddie Brock? Peter Parker isn't going to like that!

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4. Nightwing #28 February 1999 DC Comics

Cover art by Scott McDaniel and Karl Story. Live Not On Evil part two, script by Chuck Dixon, pencils by Scott McDaniel, inks by Karl Story.

Guest-starring Huntress, Torque (Dudley Soames), and Turk Fremunda. Battle over turf continues.

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5. Captain America #402 July 1992 Issue Marvel Comics

Script by Mark Gruenwald. Pencils by Rik Levins. Inks by Danny Bulanadi. Cover by Rik Levins and Danny Bulanadi.

A werewolf kills a man and Wolverine investigates. Dennis is still unable to talk after his ordeal which convinces Cap to find the missing John Jameson and Diamondback. Cap hands the Avengers chairmanship over to Black Widow and takes a leave of absence from the Avengers. Peggy shows Cap a report on recent werewolf-related killings, giving Cap a lead on John, the former Man-Wolf.

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6. KISS Blood and Stardust #1 October Issue Dynamite Entertainment

Written by Bryan Hill. Art by Rodney Buchemi. Cover by Stuart Sayger.

KISS returns to rock'n'roll and save the world! An immortal cabal is taking the lives of innocents and the only ones who can stop them are KISS! The only problem…they are dead. And now they have to make a deal with a demon to save their souls and return to Earth to fight evil!

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7. Iron Man #94 (1st Series 1968 ) January 1977 Marvel Comics

Story by Gerry Conway. Art by Herb Trimpe and Jack Abel. Cover by Jack Kirby and Al Milgrom

"Frenzy at Fifty Fathoms!" Part 2 of 2:

The devilish corsair known as Commander Kraken has kidnaped Iron Man's friends and lured the Avenger into an impossible situation...become the cybernetic pirate's slave or watch his friends die.

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8. Action Comics #431 January 1974 DC Comics

Cover by Nick Cardy, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson

"The Monster Who Unmasked Superman!":
Clark Kent is forced to reveal his Superman identity to the others on the bus when the Quakerer unmasks himself as Jonathan Slaughter; But, after he defeats the villain and gets himself and his friends back to the 20th Century, Batman helps Superman conceal his identity again, along with some help from a hypnotic device.

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9. Buffy the Vampire Slayer #8 (Season 11) June Issue Dark Horse Comics

Part 8 - Written by Christos N. Gage. Art by Rebekah Isaacs. Cover by Steve Morris.

Out in the real world without their magic, Buffy and Willow are facing challenges in a new way. As normal girls, getting back into the Safe Zone to release the residents feels impossible-but they aren't alone. The Scoobies are reunited and have some special backup!

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10. Avengers #34 November 1966 Marvel Comics

Cover by Don Heck, script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck; The Living Laser robs a bank, and the Avengers investigate the scene of the crime

"The Living Laser!":
There, the Living Laser is in plain clothes and notices how beautiful the Wasp is, and becomes obsessed with her; Bill Foster returns to help; The Living Laser then attacks; He is beaten by Goliath and the rest of the Avengers arrive; The Living Laser escapes however, and makes his laser beam deadlier; The Avengers excluding Goliath attack the Living Laser again, Hawkeye and Captain America get captured in a deadly trap and the Wasp is kidnapped by the Laser.

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Flashback Friday 'To Smash A Spider'

From Atomic Robot Comics

It looks like your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is in trouble again. After the accidental death of Gwen Stacy's father (Police Captain George Stacy) a smear campaign against the web-slinger turns everyone in Peter Parker's life against him.

Amazing Spider-Man #91 (1963 1st Series) December 1970 Marvel Comics

Cover art by John Romita, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gil Kane, inks by John Romita

It is the funeral of George Stacy and everyone close to the late police captain is in attendance. Peter Parker is there to support Gwen during this time, however, he begins to consider what would happen if Gwen, who blames Spider-Man for her father's death, ever found out that Peter is Spider-Man. Also in attendance is Sam Bullit, a man who was competing with George for the job of district attorney. When Gwen later asks to aid on Bullit's campaign, it's another advantage to Bullit. Bullit then seeks the support of the Daily Bugle in exchange for this promotion, he promises to bring in Spider-Man, something which Jonah instantly signs up for even though Joe Robertson has his reservations about Bullit.

With the help of Jameson, Bullit puts on a media campaign that focuses on vilifying Spider-Man, and the press works, everyone is so frightened of the wall-crawler the streets are deserted at night. Deciding that he's pushing his luck out as Spider-Man, Peter changes back to his civilian guise. He is then confronted on the street by Bullit and his men confront Peter wanting all the information he knows about Spider-Man. When Peter refuses and likens Bullit to Adolf Hitler, he is beaten and left in the streets. Quickly recovering, Peter changes into Spider-Man and goes after them.

When he fails to track down Bullit, he finds some of Bullit's men on the street. He then chases after them and strings one of them up as a "message" to his employer. Spider-Man then heads back to his apartment. Entering he is suddenly startled when the lights are turned on by Bullit who had come there with Gwen Stacy because he knew there was a connection between Parker and Spider-Man.

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Amazing Spider-Man #90 (1963 1st Series) November 1970 Marvel Comics Grade Fine - Shop Now

Death of Captain Stacy. Spidey's battle with Doctor Octopus from the previous issue. Someone close to Peter Parker dies... And he feels responsible. Spider-Man faces off against Dr.Octopus all over new york. And when Spidey manages to defeat doc ock, doc ock hits an part of an building and the part goes down. And when the people run for their lives, Captain George Stacy sacrifices his life to save an boy. And when spidey gets Stacy, he reveals to spidey that he knew his secret idenity all along. He then tells him to take care of his daughter and then dies in Spider-Mans arms...

Amazing Spider-Man #80 (1st Series 1963) January 1970 Marvel Comics Grade F/VF - Shop Now

Harry brings Flash to Peter's apartment and forces them to work out the confusion about Gwen; Peter and Gwen reunite and attend a gala where paintings are stolen under the nose of Capt. Stacy--it is the work of the Chameleon. Spidey sets a trap for the Chameleon but fails to unmask him until he sees…Peter Parker! Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 61.

Amazing Spider-Man #607 November 2009 Marvel Comics Grade VF/NM - Shop Now

"Long Term Arrangement" Part 2 of 2 - Written by Joe Kelly. Pencils by Mike Mckone and Adriana Melo. Inks by Mckone, Lanning, Justice, Smith, and Benes. Covers by J. Scott Campbell.

Spider-Man and Black Cat have broken into a hotel room and slept together. As Cat disappears, a newly wedded couple comes into their room. Spidey barely gets out with his costume on.

Unmade Horror Themed Spider-Man Movies Would Have Re-imagined His Origin

From Digital Spy

Spider-Man hasn’t always been in the steady hands of Sony and Marvel. In 1985, the rights to make a Spider-Man movie actually passed from Roger Corman to Cannon Films.

As much as we love B-movie supremo Roger Corman, his Fantastic Four adaptation wasn’t exactly MCU standard. It wasn’t even good enough to release officially (producer Berndt Eichinger reputedly only made it so that he could keep hold of the rights to the property).

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Cannon, meanwhile, weren’t known for their quality-control standards. The exchange basically meant that Spidey went from the frying pan into the fire. Cannon chiefs Menahem Golan and his cousin Yoram Globus paid just $225,000 for a five-year option (the rights reverted back to Marvel if a movie wasn’t made before 1990), and somehow still didn’t manage to profit from the licence.

Part of the problem was that they fundamentally didn’t get the character, and attempted to do something like David Cronenberg was doing with The Fly.

They targeted The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’s Tobe Hooper, and hired Outer Limits creator Leslie Stevens to draft an out-there version of Peter’s origin story.

In this new version, instead of being bitten by a radioactive spider, Parker was deliberately bombarded with radiation by a corporate scientist – named Doctor Zork – who transforms the ID photographer (not student, or journalist) into a giant eight-armed spider-hybrid, who’s so monstrous he swiftly becomes suicidal. Yay?

This man-spider is encouraged to lead the scientist’s race of mutants (shades of The Island Of Dr Moreau), but refuses and fights the creations instead.

Stan Lee, understandably, was unhappy with the changes and convinced Cannon to abandon this version of the project.

A new pitch was put together by Ted Newsom and John Brancato, which felt more traditional – and actually sounds a lot like the recent Spider-Man PS4 game.

As in the game, this take saw Otto Octavius as a teacher and mentor to a college-aged Peter Parker.

The cast they were going for was… Ambitious. Tom Cruise (admittedly early in his career) as Parker, Bob Hoskins as Doc Ock, Christopher Lee as a supporting scientist, Lauren Bacall or Katharine Hepburn for Aunt May, with Stan Lee potentially playing Daily Bugle editor J Jonah Jameson in a role that wasn’t so much a cameo as a supporting part.

Reportedly the movie would have featured profanity, and a sex scene between Parker and Mary Jane Watson. In 1992, the project was shut down.

In 1996, Marvel went bankrupt, returning in 1998 thanks to a Toy Biz deal. They sold many of their properties to film studios, with Spider-Man going to Columbia, a subsidiary of Sony Pictures Entertainment.

They sold as many licences as they could, only retaining the rights to the comic-book characters no-one else wanted. You know, folks like Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Black Widow, Hawkeye… The nobodies, basically.

If Tobe Hooper had made his horror version of the Spider-Man character, maybe Cannon would still be churning out spider-movies today. Maybe Marvel wouldn’t have had to dip into their intellectual-property barrel, creating the MCU in the process. Maybe the current cinematic landscape would look completely different.

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Fifty-seven years ago today, Spider-Man changed the Marvel Universe forever!

From Marvel Comics

On June 5, 1962, a comic book called AMAZING FANTASY #15 changed the world.

Written by Stan Lee with art by Steve Ditko, the issue told a genre-defining story about a kid named Peter Parker, his run-in with a radioactive spider, and the death of his uncle. Instantly regarded as a brilliant first issue, the story of AMAZING FANTASY #15 has stood the test of time and is now widely thought of as one of the greatest character origins in all of fiction.

The youthful protagonist was a revelation. A young readership saw themselves on the page for the first time as they journeyed alongside this high school student navigating a tricky social life. The alchemic mix of action, heart, and—crucially—humor instantly propelled Spider-Man into comic book superstardom; his standalone AMAZING SPIDER-MAN series began just months later. And now, 57 years on, he remains the most popular Super Hero on the block!

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A shy, unassuming high-school student, Peter Parker prefers the company of his teachers to that of his classmates, who call him "Midtown High's only professional wallflower." His only living relatives, Uncle Ben and Aunt May, think the world of
him.

One evening, while attending a demonstration of radioactivity at General Techtronics Laboratories East, Parker fails to notice a spider drop through a "radioactive ray" and receive a massive dose of radiation. It bites him and dies. Light-headed, Parker leaves the demonstration, only to be nearly run over by a car. He leaps to safety but is surprised to find he has jumped much further than intended—he lands on the side of a building and clings to the bricks by his fingertips. He quickly climbs to the roof and, once there, accidentally crumples a steel pipe in his hand. He believes that he has inherited the spider's speed, strength, and climbing ability. He begins to ponder the possibilities.

Shortly thereafter, Parker sees a wrestling ring and a sign: "$100 to the man who can stay in the ring three minutes with Crusher Hogan." He goes home, changes, puts on a hood, and returns to the ring. Hogan laughingly calls Parker the "Masked Marvel," but Parker lifts Hogan over his head and carries him up a post. Afterward, a man in the crowd introduces himself to Parker as a television producer, encourages him to go into show business, and gives him his card.

At home, Parker makes himself a spider-themed costume, a supply of sticky web fluid, and two jets for his wrists that can shoot the fluid. "Here comes the Spider-Man!" he says.

The Spider-Man appears on television and becomes a celebrity. One evening, he goes backstage and finds a guard chasing a thief. Spider-Man lets the thief escape and, when the guard complains, tells him, "That's your job! I'm thru being pushed around ... by anyone!"

Some days later, Parker returns home and learns from a policeman that a burglar has killed his Uncle Ben. The police have cornered the man in the deserted Acme warehouse. Parker dons his costume and swings to the scene.

Once inside, he frightens the man by crawling down the wall toward him. Parker then covers his gun hand with web fluid and knocks him unconscious. When he sees the man's face, he recognizes the thief who got away at the studio. He wraps the burglar in webbing and leaves him for the police to find. Shocked, Peter realizes that, if he had caught the burglar, his Uncle Ben would still be alive. He eventually learns that with great power comes great responsibility.

Steve Ditko The Father of Spider-Man and Doctor Strange Passes

This is very sad news, the man was a certified legend!

From The Radio Times:

Spider-Man co-creator and iconic comic-book artist Steve Ditko has died aged 90, it has been confirmed.

Ditko, who co-created Spider-Man and Doctor Strange with Stan Lee in the 1960s, was a legend in the industry, inspiring countless writers and artists with his imaginative creations and leaving a significant impact on popular culture to this day.

In his later years Ditko became a reclusive figure, known as the “J.D. Salinger of comics” as he usually refused interviews and declined to be involved with the comic-book publicity machine, even as he maintained writing and drawing until the end. He was found dead in his apartment on the 29th of June, and is believed to have died about two days earlier.

“Today, the Marvel family mourns the loss of Steve Ditko,” the company said in a statement.

“Steve transformed the industry and the Marvel Universe, and his legacy will never be forgotten. Our thoughts are with his family, loved ones, and fans during this sad time.”

While writer Lee came up with the concept for Spider-Man it was Ditko who devised the character’s look, iconic costume and web shooters, and he also designed the webslinger’s classic foes including Doctor Octopus, The Vulture, the Lizard and Green Goblin, and contributed to the plots as the series continued. Ditko and Lee’s run on the character lasted 38 monthly issues, and is now seen as a hugely influential period in comic-book history.

Ditko’s art, which imagined Spider-Man as a gawky, ungainly teen rather than the lantern-jawed heroes fans were used to was a revolution at the time, and hugely inspired the character’s development over the decades.

Following this, Ditko also co-created mystical hero Doctor Strange in 1963, with his psychedelic visual style for the character’s multi-dimensional world still lauded to this day and inspiring many later artists, as well as the recent Marvel films starring Benedict Cumberbatch.

Ironically, the imagination on display in this series also won the staunchly conservative Ditko many fans within the US counterculture, who felt that the “trippy” visuals spoke to their experience of the world.

Ditko left Marvel in 1966 for unknown reasons, though it’s largely believed that he resented Lee for not sharing enough of the credit for the characters they worked on, tacitly alluding to this idea over the decades.

After Marvel Ditko worked for DC comics, Charlton and other independent publishers, creating characters including The Question, Mr A, Hawk and Dove and the Creeper. Many of his later creations were influenced by his social and political beliefs, which were derived from Ayn Rand’s objectivist philosophy.

However, he did return to Marvel in later years, and one of his latest creations was popular hero Squirrel Girl.

Still, it’s probably Spider-Man that Ditko will be best remembered for. Over the decades the character has since become one of the most famous pop-culture figures in the world, appearing in multiple blockbuster movies, cartoons and other media in the costume Ditko designed.

Ditko’s designs for Spidey’s villains, allies and general adventures have also continued to be a part of the culture, with one of his most famous panels – which sees a crushed Spider-Man find the inner strength to push immense fallen masonry off himself to save his loved ones – adapted for the Tom Holland-starring Spider-Man: Homecoming just last year.

Both Spider-Man and Ditko’s other famous creation, Doctor Strange, also played key roles in this year’s Avengers: Infinity War, which continues to break box office records around the world.

Stephen J. Ditko was born in 1927 in Johnstown Pennsylvania, developing an interest in comics when characters like Batman and the Spirit debuted during his teens.

After joining and being discharged from the US Army, Ditko studied at the Cartoonists and Illustrators School in New York in the 1950s, and began working for Marvel (then called Atlas comics) in 1955.

He is believed to have never married, and has no known survivors.

This article originally appeared on The Radio Times

Classic meets modern in these Spider-Man #800 variant covers!

From Marvel Comics

Hitting #800 puts AMAZING SPIDER-MAN in the history books, making it the first Marvel comic to hit 800 issues. While the milestone marks the beginning of the end of writer Dan Slott’s legendary run (his arc wraps up in #801), it presented an amazing opportunity to bring some of Marvel’s most famous artists in on the celebration. Check out 10 variant covers below, featuring some outstanding takes on Spidey.

Before he leaves the web-slinger to start on IRON MAN, Slott’s “Go Down Swinging” will feature a big showdown between Peter Parker and one of his oldest enemies, Norman Osborn. It will surely leave you hanging for the finale in #801!

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #800 will go on sale on May 30, 2018. Written by Dan Slott, this landmark 80-page issue’s cover is by Alex Ross and features art by Stuart Immonen, Humberto Ramos, Giuseppe Camuncoli, and Nick Bradshaw. View the gallery below to get a first look at all 10 variant covers!

Spider-Man: An Uninvited Wedding Guest

Script by Len Wein. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Mike Esposito and Dave Hunt (backgrounds). Cover by John Romita.

"On a Clear Day, You Can See...The Mirage!":

Wedding bells ring in the pages of the Amazing Spider-Man! As Peter's former girlfriend (Betty Brant) and the web-slinger's future foe (Ned Leeds aka the Hobgoblin) tie the knot! The joyous ceremony proceeds as planned until a wedding crasher shows up! The Mirage! And he's not just looking for free hors d'oeuvres! Can the wall-crawler see through the Mirage and restore Betty and Ned's happy day? First Appearance of the Mirage. Appearances by Aunt May, Anna Watson, Mary Jane Watson, Flash Thompson, Harry Osborn, Liz Allan, J. Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson, and Doctor Octopus.

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Star Wars #2 (1977 Marvel) - August 1977 - Marvel Comics - Grade VF/NM

Based on the screenplay by George Lucas. Adapted by Roy Thomas. Art by Howard Chaykin and Steve Leialoha.

Synopsis for "A New Hope: Part 2 of 6. "Six against the Galaxy!":

Princess Leia is in the hands of the evil Empire and the sinister Darth Vader. Now it falls on farm boy Luke Skywalker to seize his destiny and rescue her, and save the galaxy. But he can't do it alone. Luckily he'll get some help from old Ben Kenobi, once a great Jedi Knight known as Obi-Wan, Han Solo, a cocky ace pilot and all around scoundrel, Chewbacca, the hulking wookie and loyal co-pilot to Han, and the droids who hold the key to the Empire's defeat, C-3PO and R2-D2.

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Star Wars #3 (1977 Series) - September 1977 - Marvel Comics - Grade VF

1st printing, standard 30 Cent Newsstand Edition with UPC. Based on the screenplay by George Lucas. Adapted by Roy Thomas. Art by Howard Chaykin and Steve Leialoha.

Synopsis for "A New Hope: Part 3 of 6. "Death Star!"

The evil Galactic Empire tests its ultimate weapon on Princess Leia's homeworld with devastating results. Meanwhile, Ben Kenobi begins Luke Skywalker's training in the ways of the force. However things take a turn for the worse when the Millennium Falcon is captured within the unrelenting grasp of the Death Star's tractor-beam. Now, it's up to this small motley band of heroes to mount a daring rescue attempt of the Princess from within the very bowels of the Empire's most powerful weapon.

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Tales to Astonish #88 (1959-1968 1st Series) - February 1967 - Marvel Comics - Grade Fine

Cover by Gene Colan and Bill Everett, script by Stan Lee, art by Bill Everett

Synopsis for "A Stranger Strikes from Space!":

A giant alien robot accidentally falls out of a passing spaceship and into the lap of Attuma in depths of the ocean; He decides to use this turn of good fortune to destroy Namor and Atlantis. Boomerang and the Brute!, script by Stan Lee, art by Gil Kane; Since they have discovered that the Hulk is not the total villain he has been painted to be, the president tells Ross to pardon him if he thinks the threat is over; Of course, Boomerang picks that exact moment to secretly enrage the jade giant, causing him to go on another rampage and causing Ross to still see him as a menace; Hulk fights the new and improved (but still fashion-impaired) Boomerang.

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Tales to Astonish #84 (1959-1968 1st Series) - October 1966 - Marvel Comics - Grade Fine

Cover by Gene Colan and Dick Ayers, script by Stan Lee, art by Gene Colan and Dick Ayers

Synopsis for "Like a Beast at Bay!":

Namor has lost his memory and the Leader of the Secret Empire convinces him to track down and kill the Hulk; As Namor rushes around New York looking for the jade giant, he is zapped by a ray from Krang which only succeeds in restoring his memory. Rampage in the City!, script by Stan Lee, art by Bill Everett, Jerry Grandenetti, Gene Colan, Bill Everett, and Dick Ayers; Finding gamma base deserted and everybody gone, the Hulk heads to New York City to try and find his old friends in the Avengers but finds himself attacked once again by city police; Rick, hearing that the Hulk is in the big apple, gets a job driving a car to New York for a mysterious stranger who tells him to be sure not to look in the trunk.

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Tales to Astonish #94 (1959-1968 1st Series) - August 1967 - Marvel Comics - Fine

This is a Pedigree book from the Southern California Comics Collection owned by Lara 'Jerry' Fuller, with certificate of authenticity.

Cover by Dan Adkins, script by Roy Thomas, art by Bill Everett

Synopsis for "Helpless, at the Hands of Dragorr!":

As Namor plans his assault against the surface world, he is contacted by Dragorr, ruler of a small island, and invited to join him in conquering the world; Namor feels insulted by the surface man's affronity and decides to visit his island to teach him a lesson; Instead, he ends up being captured and forced to do Dragorr's bidding; It is only the timely intervention of the Lady Dorma that frees him and reveals the fact that Dragorr is a robot being run by the diminutive Gnome. To the Beckoning Stars!, script by Stan Lee, art by Marie Severin and Herb Trimpe; The High Evolutionary finds himself beseiged on the planet of Wundagore II as his New Men revert to their bestial natures and attack; Thinking the Hulk may be just the help he needs to face his out of control creations, the Evolutionary has him captured and transported to his world.

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Amazing Spider-Man #116 (1963 1st Series) - January 1973 - Grade Fine

Cover art by John Romita, script by Stan Lee and Gerry Conway, pencils by John Romita, inks by Jim Mooney and Tony Mortellaro

Synopsis for Suddenly...The Smasher!":

Spidey tackles the Smasher, a ten foot goon who is busting up a billboard for political candidate Richard Raleigh; Finding that his friends are in Raleigh's camp, Pete attends a political rally but, during Raleigh's speech, the roof start to fall in on the crowd. Suddenly, the Smasher! reprints approximately the first twenty pages of "Lo, This Monster" from the Spectacular Spider-Man #1 magazine, though many pages have been redrawn or touched up by John Romita Sr., and the Man Monster has been renamed Smasher. The new dialogue is by Gerry Conway.

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Amazing Spider-Man #138 (1963 1st Series) -November 1974 - Marvel Comics - Grade Fine

Script by Gerry Conway. Pencils by Ross Andru. Inks by Frank Giacoia and Dave Hunt (backgrounds). Cover by Gil Kane (pencils) and John Romita Sr. (inks).

Synopsis for "Madness Means...the Mindworm!":
The web-slinger's unbelievable ordeal with the Green Goblin is over. But Aunt May's nephew needs a new place to live after his apartment was destroyed! To that end Peter makes a phone call to his old high school rival: Flash Thompson! And surprisingly Flash has extra space in his Far Rockaway apartment! So the wondrous wall-crawler is on his way to Long Island...and an unexpected rendezvous with the Mindworm! Keep your head on your shoulders Spidey! First appearance of the Mindworm. (Notes: The Mindworm returns in Spectacular Spider-Man 35.)

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Amazing Spider-Man #88 (1963 1st Series) - September 1970 - Grade Fine

Cover art by John Romita, script by Stan Lee, pencils by John Romita, inks by Jim Mooney

Synopsis for "The Arms of Doctor Octopus!":

From his prison cell, Doc Ock calls to his mechanical arms and even Spidey can't stop the inevitable reuinion; Ock hijacks a plane and holds an Asian general hostage for ten million bucks but Spidey foils his plans. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 69.

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Amazing Spider-Man #75 (1963 1st Series) - August 1969 - Marvel Comics - Grade Fine

First 15-cent cover price. Cover by John Romita Sr. script by John Romita (plot) and Stan Lee (script), pencils by John Romita (layouts) and Jim Mooney (pencils), inks by Jim Mooney

Synopsis for "Death Without Warning!:

Spidey, aware that Dr. Connors and his family are in danger from the Maggia, searches for them; The once-elderly Silvermane tries to convince Marko and Cicero that he is in fact a younger version of himself while Dr. Connors escapes and Spider-Man arrives; In the ensuing free-for-all Connors transforms into the Lizard…and Silvermane just keeps getting younger. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 56.

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Amazing Spider-Man #261, February 1985 Issue - Marvel Comics

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"The Sins of My Father!" Script by Tom DeFalco. Pencils by Ron Frenz. Inks by Joe Rubinstein. Painted cover by Charles Vess.

In the Rose's storage locker, the Hobgoblin confronts the abducted Liz and Mary Jane, inadvertently revealing that he knows MJ by name. Meanwhile, Harry finds one of Norman's journals to swap for Liz and MJ. Spidey trails Harry. At the Baxter Building, a flying probe accidentally frees the Symbiote, who seeks revenge on Spider-Man. In Central Park, the Hobgoblin knocks Harry unconscious, taking both him and the journal. Spidey follows at a safe distance. Hobby places Harry with Liz and MJ. They escape but are spotted. Hobgoblin confronts them, but the Rose decides to leave. Spidey tackles Hobgoblin, their battle causing an explosion that knocks the wall-crawler out and sets the warehouse on fire. Finding Hobby's weapon's cache, Harry uses them against the villain while Liz, surrounded by flames, goes into labor. Recovering, Spidey steps in and defeats the Hobgoblin but is forced to let him go in order to save MJ and the Osborns from the fire. Liz is whisked to the hospital. Injured, the Hobgoblin returns to his hideout where he discovers Norman's journal offers nothing new. He vows to rest, recover, then settle accounts with Spider-Man. - READ MORE

Amazing Spider-Man #378, June 1993 Issue - Marvel Comics

"Demons of Broadway" Maximum Carnage Part 3 of 14. Script by David Michelinie. Pencils by Mark Bagley. Inks by Randy Emberlin. Cover by Mark Bagley and Randy Emberlin.

Part 3 of "Maximum Carnage" - Eddie Brock arrives at Laguardia Airport. He sees a newspaper concerning a headline involving Carnage. He speaks aloud concerning his intention to kill Carnage, and transforms into Venom. When Airport security clumsily attempts to apprehend him, he flees. While he approaches the city, Venom laments how he feels responsible for Carnage, as his symbiote created him.

Meanwhile, Cloak and Spider-Man are nursing their wounds in the Holy Ghost Church. Cloak is beside himself with grief from losing Dagger to a surprise assault by Shriek. He expresses grief and then rage, swearing to make Shriek pay. Spider-Man then leaves to pursue leads concerning Carnage. Spider-Man, while searching, considers the fact that Carnage has teamed up with the Doppleganger and Shriek and how death and life work in a balance.

Halfway across the city, Carnage confronts Shriek and Doppleganger about their going after Spider-Man without him. Carnage effectively puts Shriek in her place, indicating that Spider-Man is his. "Every bone and sinew, every drop of blood or bile...MINE!" Believing her to be in danger from the murdering symbiote, Doppleganger attacks Carnage. Using a piece of the alien symbiote, Carnage easily knocks Doppleganger away. Carnage then informs Shriek that this "band" has one leader - him. - READ MORE

Batman #331 - January 1981 Issue - DC Comics

Cover art by Jim Aparo. Closed Circuit! starring Batman, Talia, Robin, and The Electrocutioner (intro), script by Marv Wolfman (plot) and Michael Fleisher (dialogue), pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Frank McLaughlin.

The Electrocutioner, a self-appointed executioner of criminals who slip through the hands of the law, begins a series of crook-killings in Gotham City with his electrically-charged suit. A touch from one of his hands delivers a severe shock, but when both his hands touch a victim the circuit is completed and the victim dies. Batman has three encounters with the Electrocutioner. In the first, killer Mike Caine dies; in the second, Batman rescues Dane Whitney; in the third, the Electrocutioner falls through a window, grips a metal railing, and shocks himself, so that he lets go and plunges off a cliff into the river below. Despite the growing rift between him and Batman due to his decision to drop out of college, Robin traces Ronald Watkins to Gregorian Falstaff's headquarters. He also learns that six months back, Wayne Enterprises acquired a dozen of the seediest tenements in Gotham, and the fact has made the headlines of the Daily Star. Bruce, noting the paper is published by Falstaff, says that he will have to have it out with his corpulent competitor. Later, Talia arrives at the Batcave, seeking sanctuary in the wake of Ra's Al Ghul's apparent death. Robin is vehemently opposed to the idea, but Batman agrees to it, saying Robin needs to learn more about "people, and about relationships!" Robin snaps that Batman is the one who has a lot to learn, and stomps out. - READ MORE

Batman #333 - March 1981 Issue - DC Comics

In Katmandu, Nepal, King Faraday receives the radio signal from Archer Templeton's transmitter, for which he has been waiting ten years. Batman, disguised as Karlyle Krugerrand, is allowed inside the Criminal Bank in Montfaucon, Switzerland, which handles cash for virtually all criminal organizations in the world. He learns that Falstaff did business with the bank, but his disguise is penetrated and he is wounded while escaping. Talia heals him with her special salve. Batman confides to her that Falstaff was hired to ruin Bruce Wayne, but he does not know why.

Bruce and Talia face another assassination attempt, and decide that the best way to meet their next contact, one Captain Torrents, in Hong Kong is to cross the heavily-guarded Red Chinese border. They manage to do so, despite several perils. Bruce leaves Talia behind as he boards Torrents' junk, The Phoenix. But once on board, Bruce is locked into a room which is filled with sleep gas, and he falls victim to the fumes instantly. - READ MORE

Daredevil #49 - February 1969 Issue - Marvel Comics

Cover pencils by Gene Colan, inks by George Klein. First appearance of Starr Saxon in Daredevil Drops Outtt, script by Stan Lee, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by George Klein; Biggie.

Returning home, Matt Murdock decides that he is sick of being Daredevil and decides to quit his costumed adventuring because it's cost him his best friend and the girl that he loves. However, this is easier said than done when Daredevil is attacked by a robot created by Starr Saxon and hired out by Biggie Benson. Benson wants revenge against Daredevil for his involvement in his arrest following the clearing of Willie Lincoln's name.

Matt is easily overpowered by the robot, which can adapt to combat its opponent, however the robot leaves the unconscious Matt behind when it hears the tapping of Willie Lincoln's cane and flees in pre-programed self preservation. Willie takes Matt back to his home and administers first aid. - READ MORE

Daredevil #184 - July 1982 Issue - Marvel Comics

Cover pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson. Good Guys Wear Red!, script by Frank Miller and Roger McKenzie (uncredited), pencils by Frank Miller, inks by Klaus Janson.

DD and the Punisher hunt down Hogman for selling drugs to kids, but the two heroes clash over their methods; DD ends up shooting the Punisher with his own gun. - READ MORE

Detective Comics #477 - June 1978 Issue - DC Comics

Cover pencils by Marshall Rogers, inks by Dick Giordano. 3 new pages, script by Len Wein, pencils by Marshall Rogers, inks by Dick Giordano.

After visiting Thorne at Arkham, Batman recalls the story "The House That Haunted Batman!" that was originally printed in Detective Comics #408. - READ MORE

Detective Comics #495 - October 1980 Issue - DC Comics

Cover art by Jim Aparo. Murder in Quicksilver starring Batman, script by Michael Fleisher, pencils by Don Newton, inks by Frank Chiaramonte. Vince Colletta bio by Mike Barr.

Batman seeks to prevent the Crime Doctor from revealing his secret identity, just as Sterling Silversmith attempts to force the plundering physician to disclose it to him. - READ MORE

Trouble Comes to San Francisco in Amazing Spider-Man

The Wall-Crawler heads West in Giuseppe Camuncoli's latest art from Amazing Spider-Man!

From Marvel Comics

This October, Parker Industries is going global! Marvel is pleased to present AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2, the next explosive issue from Dan Slott and Giuseppe Camuncoli!

See Also: Amazing Spider-Man #124, September 1973 Issue - Marvel Comics

It takes a lot to be the head of a worldwide corporation: the globetrotting, the meetings, the foiling of terrorist plots. Things are getting personal, as the Zodiac have their sights set on Parker Industries and its illustrious C.E.O.! Peter Parker and his “bodyguard” – the Amazing Spider-Man – have tracked them to their hideout in San Francisco! Now, Spidey and Prowler are ready to take them head-on in their underwater fortress!

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’s neighborhood just got a lot bigger. Be there when the webhead swings through San Francisco Bay this October in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #2!

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