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 sabotaged it, or what. :(
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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 revealed in Untold Tales). It [...]

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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 I she sorta feels the same [...]

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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 fucked off. Oh, and the preview [...]

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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 stuff when Spider-Man fought Kraven.
But then, [...]

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