Spidey Smashes Thru! Writer: Stan Lee Pencils: J. Romita Inking: F. Giacoia Lettering: Artie Simek Originally published: April 1972 Alright, let’s finish this shit up. I’m getting pretty tired of this fucking Spider Slayer story. The issue opens with Spider-Man entangled in the Spider Slayer’s webbing. Smythe has also sapped away Spider-Man’s powers using some [...]

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Squash! Goes the Spider! Story: Stan Lee Art: John Romita Inks: Frank Giacoia Lettering: Sam Rosen Originally published: March 1972 Ok, we’re now done with the interlude in the middle of Amazing 105, and the events of this issue directly follow the end of that one. This issue also sees the welcome return of John [...]

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The Incredible Shrinking Doom! Writer: Mike Friedrich Artist: Herb Trimpe Letterer: John Costanza Introduction written by: Roy Thomas Originally published: July 1972 Hank Pym, now pretty much retired from super-heroing, is a professor at ESU. Peter Parker is helping him and his stupid dog with some experiment with American Indian drugs when some thug shows [...]

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Morbius the Living Vampire! Writer: Mike Friedrich Artist: Paul Gulacy Inker: J. Abel Letterer: Tom Orzechowski Colorsist: George Roussos Originally published: February 1974 Yet more Morbius, who is still in LA and still being fairly boring. He meets a rabbi and a reverend, who try to help him with biochemistry and God. Then, it turns [...]

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Morbius Story: Steve Gerber Art: Pablo Marcos Originally published: August 1973 Neat, a little black and white vampire mag from Marvel, with a story starring none other than Morbius. This issue tells a story of Morbius in LA, after he’s escaped the X-Men. It’s pretty dumb. Spider-Man’s appearance occurs in a flashback to Amazing Spider-Man [...]

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