Category: Amazing Spider-Man (1963)
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Amazing Spider-Man #24:Spider-Man Goes Mad!
Cover Date: May 1965 | Review: 4.75 StarsIn this issue, we dive into the classic Spider-Man drama we all know and love. The main plot revolves around J. Jonah Jameson’s latest scheme to discredit Spider-Man by publishing testimonials from the public about why they hate our web-slinging hero. While Jonah’s plan is brewing, we also follow Spider-Man’s struggles as he tries (and…
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Amazing Spider-Man #23:The Goblin and the Gangster
Cover Date: Apr 1965 | Review: 4.5 StarsThis issue follows the Goblin as he executes a plan to take over Lucky Lobo’s gang. Spider-Man gets caught up in the scheme, not just as an obstacle but as an unwitting pawn. We also see the return of Frederick Foswell, AKA The Big Man, from Issue #10. Sure, those sentences might sound like a…
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Amazing Spider-Man #22:Preeeeesenting… The Clown, and his Masters of Menace!
Cover Date: Mar 1965 | Review: 3.75 StarsIn this issue, we see the return of the Ringmaster and his “Circus of Crime”—scratch that. They quickly toss Ringmaster out and rebrand themselves under the clown’s leadership as “The Masters of Menace.” Their brilliant new heist? An art show hosted by none other than J. Jonah Jameson. To top it off, Cannonball, one of…
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Amazing Spider-Man #21:Where Flies The Beetle
Cover Date: Feb 1965 | Review: 1 Starsthe Beetle targets the Human Torch, pulling Spider-Man into a chaotic mix of jealousy, rivalry, and high-flying action. But does the story bring anything new to the table, or is it another recycled showdown? Dive into our review to see if this issue left us wanting more!
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Amazing Spider-Man #20:The Coming of the Scorpion! Or: Spidey Battles Scorpey!
Cover Date: Jan 1965 | Review: 3 StarsThis issue starts where the last left off, with Spider-Man realizing a mysterious figure is following him, and he turns things around and follows him back, although with limited success. This game of tag, however, does not last long, as we (the reader) quickly learn who the mysterious figure and his boss is. But if…
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Amazing Spider-Man #19:Spidey Strikes Back!
Cover Date: Dec 1964 | Review: 5 StarsThis issue picks up with Spider-Man reappearing on the scene after his Aunt May’s recovery, covering both how that affects J. Jonah Jameson and his recent “happy mood” and the endeavors of Sandman and the enforcers who recently joined forces. To add some drama and stakes to the issue, early on, Sandman and the Enforcers…
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Amazing Spider-Man #18:The end of Spider-Man
Cover Date: Nov 1964 | Review: 2.5 StarsIn this issue, Peter Parker deals with his sick Aunt May and the repercussions of leaving the fight against the Green Goblin to be by her side in the last issue. The issue starts with prior foes and other Marvel heroes sharing their views as they learn the news of what happened. Story This issue…
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Amazing Spider-Man #17:The Return Of The Green Goblin!
Cover Date: Oct 1964 | Review: 4.75 StarsIn amazing Spider-Man #17 we have the tale titled “The Return Of the Green Goblin!”. This feature offers a lot of pieces, that all add to the larger tapestry of the issue as well as the ongoing adventures of Spider-Man. From the blunder early in the issue, where spider-man interfere with the filming of a…
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Amazing Spider-man #16:Dual with daredevil
Cover Date: Sep 1964 | Review: 4.25 StarsWhen reading, I’m and preparing to write my comic book review of the amazing Spider-man#16 I found myself asking one key question: “despite what the title of the book says, is this a Spider-man story or a daredevil story?” The two hero’s seemed to share the pages of this story fairly evenly as well as…
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Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1:The Sinister Six
Cover Date: Aug 1964 | Review: 4.25 StarsThe Main story featuring the newly formed Sinister Six made up the first 41 pages of this now classic Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1. But what an amazing 41 pages it was, featuring the teaming up, and defeat of Six spider-Man villains, Fifteen cameo appearances by other marvel Super Hero’s, and included scenes with no less than six…
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Amazing Spider-Man #15:Kraven The Hunter
Cover Date: Aug 1964 | Review: 4.25 StarsAmazing Spider-Man #15, offered us a lot, the cover alone shows us that it is the first appearance of Kraven The Hunter, as well as the return of the Chameleon. But this issue offers us a lot more then just what can be derived from the cover. On the pages in between; we have drama in peter porkers love…
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Amazing Spider-Man #14:The Grotesque Adventure Of The Green Goblin
Cover Date: Jul 1964 | Review: 4.75 StarsWithout even knowing the eventual importance of the Green Goblin -at that time- one could still tell this issue was a big one; not because of the return of the enforcers but for guest-starring The Incredible Hulk. In recent times, the hulk has been all over the place from the Avengers, to a massive two-part battle in Fantastic Four;…
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Amazing Spider-Man #13:The Menace of… Mysterio!
Cover Date: Jun 1964 | Review: 4.25 StarsThis Comic Book review is for Amazing Spider-Man #13, and the story titled “The Menace of… Mysterio!“. But it is a story that starts out, with a bit of an identity crisis, as news breaks of spider-man’s crime spree, even Peter Parker has doubts on spider-man’s innocence. but how can a doubtful superhero sleep at night? you will just…
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Amazing Spider-Man #12:Unmasked By Dr. Octopus!
Cover Date: May 1964 | Review: 4.25 StarsFor this comic book review I read Amazing Spider-Man #12, and the story contained within is titled “Unmasked By Dr. Octopus!” along with the promise on the cover that it is “not a dream!! not an imaginary Tale!” but as I flip open the comic and I look at the cover, I could not help but wonder, how…
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Amazing Spider-Man #11:Turning Point
Cover Date: Apr 1964 | Review: 2.5 StarsFor this comic book review, I read Amazing Spider-Man #11, and the tale within titled “Turning Point” and featuring the return of Dr. Octopus! but nothing I told you so far is more exciting then what the large block of text on the cover says. The big point of the issue, is Spider-Man or perhaps his alter…
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Amazing Spider-Man #10:The Enforcers!
Cover Date: Mar 1964 | Review: 3.25 StarsFor today’s comic book review I read Amazing Spider-Man #10 and the story titled “The Enforcers“. In this story, we have a new menace named The Big Man, and his team of skillful enforcers taking over the cities organised crime. Then if that’s not bad enough we have the backdrop of Aunt May post surgery and needing blood from…
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Amazing Spider-Man #9:The Man Called Electro!
Cover Date: Feb 1964 | Review: 4.5 StarsFor today’s comic book review I read Amazing Spider-Man #9,the story contained within is titled “The Man Called Electro!” And it is a Spider-Man thriller like none before, as Steve Ditko and Stan lee raised the stakes on this one. Not only do we have the action pack trills of Spider-Man facing Electro, not only do we have…
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Amazing Spider-Man #8:Spider-Man tackles The Torch!
Cover Date: Jan 1964 | Review: 2 StarsAt the end of spider-man #8 we got a bonus, a story featuring spider-man facing off against the human torch. but Hero vs. hero is always a dangerous line, and one that can be tough to do right, more so when its the main plot of a whole story. so read on to my review…
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Amazing Spider-Man #8:The Terrible Threat Of The Living Brain
Cover Date: Jan 1964 | Review: 4.75 StarsFor today’s comic book review, I read Amazing Spider Man #8 from January 1964, a book crammed packed with Spider-man excitement, in fact two stories featuring our hero. This is a review of the first story. Titled. “The Terrible Threat Of The Living Brain” But worry not, a review of the second story where Spider-Man faces The…
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Amazing Spider-Man #7:The Return Of The Vulture
Cover Date: Dec 1963 | Review: 3.75 StarsFor today’s comic book review, I read Amazing Spider-Man #7 and the tale contained within called The Return Of The Vulture. This classic By Stan Lee and Steve Ditko serves as a squeal to Amazing Spider-Man #2. But can the Vulture who was so easily defeated by spider-man issues ago, make a compelling return? or is he a bird-brained menace doomed…
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Amazing Spider-Man #6:Face-To-Face With… The Lizard!
Cover Date: Nov 1963 | Review: 4.25 StarsFor todays comic book review, I read the Amazing Spider-Man #6 from November of 1963. and this story is one of the cases where I will say that the cover does not do the story justice. The story title is “Face-To-Face With… The Lizard!” To summarize the story: News reports have spread as far north as New York of…
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Amazing Spider-Man #5:Marked For Destruction By Dr. Doom!
Cover Date: Oct 1963 | Review: 4 StarsFor today’s Comic book review I read Amazing Spider-Man #5 and the story “Marked For Destruction By Dr. Doom!” it is a grand story for the marvel universes development, like so many in the year of 1963. This one, while having the Fantastic Four play a minor role, while one of there main advisories Dr. Doom faces off against…
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Amazing Spider-Man #4:Nothing Can Stop The Sandman!
Cover Date: Sep 1963 | Review: 3.75 StarsToday, I sit down to read and write my review of Amazing Spider-Man #4 from 1963. In Amazing Spider-Man #4, we get introduced to the well-known spider-man foe Sandman. But is this issue as simple as Hero Vs Villain or is there more to this spider-man comic? to give a short summary of this comic book, would be to…
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Amazing Spider-Man #3:Doctor Octopus
Cover Date: Jul 1963 | Review: 3.5 StarsThis comic book review of Amazing Spider-Man #3, is a comic book review not only of a great spider-man story, but the first appearance of one of spider-man’s classic nemeses Doctor Octopus. This story starts with Spider-man Capturing some common criminals, an easy tasks for the superhero. Ironically this leads him to wish for a more challenging of…