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Marvel Tales Collection: John Romita’s Spider-man

21 Friday Feb 2014

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Amazing Spider-man, collection, John Romita, Marvel Comics, Marvel Tales, Peter Parker, Spider-man, Spidey, Stan Lee

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John Romita’s run on Amazing Spider-man brought a whole new energy to a book once defined by Steve Ditko’s unique illustration style. Peter Parker remains beset by all sorts of problems, but being treated like a wimp is no longer one of them. He has both Mary Jane Watson and Gwen Stacy competing for his attentions, and he doesn’t mind telling his rival Flash Thompson to go take a flying leap. But between his aunt’s failing health and a slew of supervillains that beat him down repeatedly, Spider-man exemplifies the underdog appeal of many Marvel from the 1960s. Though these books cost quite a bit of money, many Marvel Tales reprints from the early 1970s cost substantially less.

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Spidey’s classic A-list foes — Dr. Octopus, the Vulture, the Lizard, Mysterio, Electro, the Rhino, Kraven, and the Chameleon — all take turns clashing with the web head. New villains like the enduring Prowler stake early claims to Spidey’s rogues gallery, and Captain Stacy’s investigation into Spidey’s identity meets an unexpectedly tragic end.

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Along the way, Stan Lee adopts a groovy-man-groovy tone to some of his dialogue, and even places Spidey on campus for a student protest. While it might seem dated to some readers, it shows Lee’s constant aspiration to make his heroes more relevant and relatable to his audience. It blends well with his tendency to address readers directly and the melodramatic voices of the villains, giving these stories a unique voice.

While Peter enjoys unprecedented romantic success, Lee takes an issue to hand Spidey a lesson in humility from a strong woman: Medusa of the Inhumans. Despite the hand-to-hand combat (or hand-to-hair, in this case) Lee keeps a comedic tone about greed, advertising, and misunderstandings.

But things turn more grim near the end of Romita’s tenure, where a fatal confrontation with Dr. Octopus sets the tone for the subsequent tragedy-ridden days of Gerry Conway and Gil Kane’s run.

Still, the majority of the run dishes out personal tragedy, epic struggles, heroic triumphs, and comedic banter in equal parts for our hero. Artists John Buscema and Jim Mooney, among others, fill in a few issues but maintain Romita’s overall tone and style.

Let’s see some more of the interior artwork, below!

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Man-Thing’s Second Appearance!

06 Saturday Apr 2013

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Astonishing Tales, John Buscema, John Romita, Ka-zar, Len Wein, Man-Thing, Neal Adams, Roy Thomas, Zabu

As Zabu fans, our favorite part of this comic is Zabu kicking major alligator ass. He needs no help from any human brother! But listen, this comic is also important for being the second appearance of Man-Thing.

Manny first appeared in Savage Tales #1 in 1971. Len Wein and Neal Adams created a second Man-Thing story that didn’t make it into Savage Tales. That story is integrated in its entirety right into the middle of this two-part Ka-zar story by Roy Thomas and John Buscema. It’s fitting, because Thomas wrote that very first Man-Thing story.

Len Wein went on to write the first issues of Swamp Thing for DC Comics with Berni Wrightson. The star-studded “Terror Stalks the Everglades!” also features inker Dan Adkins and John Romita, Sr., who provided retouches to the original black-and-white Neal Adams artwork.

Collector’s Guide: From Astonishing Tales #12 Featuring Ka-Zar; Marvel, 1972. Story continues in Astonishing Tales #13.






Spidey Smashes Out!

14 Wednesday Mar 2012

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Amazing Spider-man, John Romita, lizard, Marvel Tales, Spider-man, Spidey Smashes Out, Stan Lee

Stan Lee and John Romita spun one of our favorite Lizard stories in this two-part epic from 1967. The Lizard totally freaks out (as usual) and knocks Spider-man off the side of a building. Spidey in a splint?! Oh no! But getting a little banged-up doesn’t keep Spidey from a spectacular showdown with The Lizard at a railway station. Guess what’s on the train? Thousands of hideous reptiles! YES!

Collector’s Guide: From Marvel Tales #185. Reprints Amazing Spider-man #45. Reprinted in black and white in Essential Spider-Man Vol. 3






Where Crawls the Lizard!

13 Tuesday Mar 2012

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Amazing Spider-man, John Romita, lizard, Marvel Tales, Spider-man, Stan Lee

Stan Lee and John Romita spun one of our favorite Lizard stories in this two-part epic from 1967. The Lizard totally freaks out (as usual) and knocks Spider-man off the side of a building. Spidey in a splint?! Oh no! But getting a little banged-up doesn’t stop Spidey from a spectacular showdown with The Lizard at a railway station. Guess what’s on the train? Thousands of hideous reptiles! YES!

Collector’s Guide: From Marvel Tales #184. Reprints Amazing Spider-man #44. Reprinted in black-and-white in Essential Spider-Man Vol. 3




Spider-Man Meets Medusa!

18 Friday Nov 2011

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Amazing Spider-man, Don Heck, hair products, Inhumans, John Romita, Make Way For Medusa, Marvel Tales, Medusa, Spider-man, Stan Lee

Medusa, a member of the Inhumans, comes to New York City to study the humans. She tangles with Spider-man on the rooftops — all a big misunderstanding, of course. Then she decides to study people by… getting a job?! But the sleazebag who hires her to promote his line of hair products only causes more grief for the ol’ web-slinger. We took the liberty of editing out all the sub-plots from this issue so you can just kick back and enjoy Marvel’s hottest heroine and the amazing wall-crawler going toe-to-toe.

Collector’s Guide: From Marvel Tales #45. Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #62. Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks Amazing Spider-man #7.

Art & Story by Stan Lee, John Romita, and Don Heck.








Spider-Man Does His Laundry!

08 Saturday Oct 2011

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Amazing Spider-man, John Romita, laundromat, laundry, Marvel Tales, Spider-man, Stan Lee

Spider-man probably spends more time than any other superhero attending to his domestic chores. Sure, Dr. Doom cooks dinner, Superman vacuums his fortress — but when do they ever worry about their costumes getting dirty?

Spider-man, the original hard-luck hero, shows us how to get your laundry done at the laundromat without blowing your secret identity!

Collector’s Guide: From Marvel Tales #63. Reprints Amazing Spider-man #82. Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks Amazing Spider-man #7.

By Stan Lee and John Romita with Jim Mooney.

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