due to technical difficulties, i’m having trouble posting my reviews/recaps. i’m still reading stuff, though, so once they are resolved i’ll have a bunch of new posts. hopefully everything will work out soon.

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Gang War, Shmang War! What I Want to Know is…Who the Heck is Hammerhead?
Script: Gerry Conway
Art: John Romita
Art assists by: T. Mortellaro, J. Starlin
Lettered by: Artie Simek
Originally published: November 1972
Picking up where the last issue left off: Doctor Octopus is unconscious (or at least defeated) on the ground, Spidey is standing over him, and Hammerhead [...]

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They Call the Doctor…Octopus!
Script: Gerry Conway
Art: John Romita
Art Assists by: T. Mortellaro, J. Starlin
Lettering: Artie Simek
Originally published: October 1972
Doc Ock is back and this issue starts out with a big fight, during which Spidey is unmasked. Luckily, through some quick thinking, he’s able to temporarily blind Ock with some webbing. This gives him enough time [...]

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Spidey Cops Out!
Writer: Gerry Conway
Pencils: John Romita
Letterer: Artie Simek
Originally published: September 1972
We start with Spidey dropping an unconscious Gibbon off at the hospital, then get two pages of flashback through his life. It’s total filler and really boring.
This issue doesn’t really start until halfway down the fourth page, which just makes me angry. Spider-Man is [...]

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To Stalk a Spider!
Writer: Gerry Conway
Pencils: John Romita
Letterer: John Costanza
Originally published: August 1972
Stan’s out, so now we have Gerry Conway writing in Amazing. This is crap. I hope to god this doesn’t keep up. PLUS, the mystery guy watching the Gibbon was Kraven. I frigging hate Kraven, and I’m totally not in the mood for [...]

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