The Coming of…Stegron the Dinosaur Man! Writer: Len Wein Artist: Gil Kane Inker: Frank Giacoia Colorist: Glynis Wein Letterer: Dave Hunt Originally published: March 1974 Spidey os off to the Savage Land at the behest of Dr. Curt Connors, to stop a dinosaur-man named Stegron. A few comments: This issue starts off dumb, with Spidey [...]

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Chaos at the Earth’s Core Writer: Len Wein Artist: Gil Kane Inkers: Everybody! Colorist: Glynis Wein Letterer: Jean Izzo Originally published: January 1974 What’s up with the “everybody!” credit for the inkers? That’s just weird. Spider-Man and Mr. Fantastic versus the Mole Man. When I was a kid watching the old 60s Spider-Man show, the [...]

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Beware the Basilisk My Son! Author: Len Wein Illustrator: Gil Kane Inker: Jim Mooney Colorist: Glynis Wein Letterer: Artie Simek Originally published: December 1973 Terrible issue. I take issue with both physics and linguistics stuff in this issue, both of which are sticking points with me. It’s about an alien rock giving some loser powers, [...]

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Mayhem is…The Men-Fish! Writer: Len Wein Artist: Gil Kane Inker: W. Howard Letterer: John Costanza Colorist: Glynis Wein Originally published: October 1973 As usual for this book, Spider-Man picks a fight for no reason. This time, it’s with the Sub-Mariner. Again, as usual, the quickly team up to fight a baddie. In this issue it’s [...]

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The Mark of the Man-Wolf Scripter: Gerry Conway Penciller: Gil Kane Inkers: John Romita, T. Mortellero Letterer: Artie Simek Colorist: David Hunt Originally published: September 1973 Ten days since Gwen and Norman Osborn bit it, and things aren’t getting any better for Spider-Man. The issue opens in the rain, and it’s a perfect way to [...]

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