Homecoming!
Story: Gruenwald, Macchio
Pencils / inks: Wilson, Day
Colors: George Roussos
Letters: John Costanza
Originally published: November 1980
This story sucked kinda. It was about one of the Guardians of the Galaxy, Vance Astro, trying to convince his younger self to not take the same path he did. While I generally like time-travel stuff, this was just boring. The Thing’s [...]

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And Men Shall Call Him… Octopus!
Author: Bill Mantlo
Artists: Rich Buckler, Jim Mooney
Letters: Jim Novak
Colors: Bob Sharen
Originally published: 1979
This is a continuation of sorts of the story in ASM Annual 13. Here, Spidey fights Doc Ock some more. The issue as a whole largely fails, due to lackluster writing by Mantlo and incredible boring and occasionally [...]

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Chaos on Campus!
Originally published: 1979
This is a promo comic given out with the Columbus Dispatch in 1979. It features Peter Parker fighting the Hulk on the first day of school. There a number of weird things about it:
- Pete has the hots for a girl named Cindy Sayers, that he’s apparently been pining over for [...]

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Jessica’s Night Out!
Writer: Mark Gruenwald
Artists: Carmine Infantino, Mike Esposito
Letters: Albers
Colors: Sean
Plot assist: John Wilburn
Originally published: August 1979
Incredibly boring issue (with requisite over-the-top sexiness) saved by an interestingly mysterious last panel, where Jessica Drew’s date starts to melt into a gelatinous blob.
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Cults and Robbers
Story: Mark Gruenwald
Art: Carmine Infantino, Al Gordon
Letters: D. Albers
Colors: B. Sean
Consults: Jim Shooter
Originally published: May 1979
Unfortunately, Jerry Hunt is still in this issue. Boo. There’s also another Jessica Drew shower scene, but this one is a little tamer. Also, the comic is not that good still. But getting better!
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