Just a Guy Named Joe! Written by: Stan Lee Plotted and drawn by: Steve Ditko Lettered by: Artie Simek Originally published: July 1966 Boooorrrrring. Unfortunately, this is Ditko’s last issue. What a way to go out… I wonder if he did a shitty issue on purpose because he knew he was quitting, or if Stan [...]

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Once Upon a Time, There Was a Robot…! Written by: Stan Lee Plotted and drawn by: Steve Ditko Lettered by: Artie Simek Originally published: June 1966 Decent issue about Norman Osborn and his ex-partner, Mendel Stromm. Looks like we’re finally leading up to the big Green Goblin reveal (in Amazing; the Goblin’s identity was already [...]

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When Falls the Meteor! Script: Stan Lee Plot and artwork: Steve Ditko Lettering: Art Simek Originally published: May 1966 The Looter has an amazing costume and a cool origin, but a shitty name and boring powers. This issue wasn’t terrible, but it certainly wasn’t anything special either. Peter’s starting to crush on Gwen, though, and [...]

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The Molten Man Regrets…! Script: Stan Lee Plot & artwork: Steve Ditko Lettering: Art Simek Originally published: April 1966 Pretty standard fight with the Molten Man. Spider-Man even beats him in pretty much exactly the same was as last time. Interesting things in this issue include some pretty decent art, and Peter learning that Betty’s [...]

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The Thrill of the Hunt! Script by: Stan Lee Plotted and illustrated by: Steve Ditko Lettered by: Sam Rosen Originally published: March 1966 Man, Betty had this awesome dream sequence in this issue, where Peter admitted he was Spider-Man. It totally had me fooled! It was sweet. Then there was a bunch of really boring [...]

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