ASM #1-#100

Here is the next one - My AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #1-#100 set:

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It was tough, but worth it!

I finally have a set that I can be proud of...The complete run of Amazing Spider-Man #1-#100 + ASM annuals from the same time period (Hey, why is AF #15 in there?).

I had already obtained the full run about a year ago, but was unhappy with some of my grades -- Like the 5.5 on my #93, or the 6.5 on my #69 -- So, I scoured the comic shop bins until I found better versions to submit for grading. For those that I couldn't find to submit, I waited until a fairly priced one popped up.

And now, I am (pretty much) happy (kind of)...

...Urgh! When does it end (I still really want to upgrade a few more)?

Anyway, I am pretty much kind of happy (for now I guess).

There! Done!

Here are a few of my favorite issues/story arcs from this set starting with number 5 (not including issues #1-#25 as I've already covered these in my ASM #1-#25 set):

5)

#88, #89, #90 - I remember seeing Doc Ock's arms moving on their own and thinking, "Uh-oh, Spidey is in BIG trouble!" (This was the first time I had seen them move on their own.) And the story arc ending with the death of Captain Stacy -- Perfect!

4)

#97, #98 - Drugs were so foreign and exciting to me as a kid that these two comics really intrigued me. The situation with Harry felt so real and visceral and so different from anything I had ever seen in a comic -- We had come a long way from guys in green suits and pointy yellow faces shooting lightning bolts.

3)

#31, #32, #33 - This story arc has always felt epic -- Aunt May on her death bed, Spider-Man fighting for his life, Doc Ock's evil genius -- These three comics had it all! And probably the three best sequence of Ditko covers ever.

2)

#50 - BEST COVER EVER!!! 'nuff said

1)

#39, #40 - There was something about these 2 issues that felt like things had really changed for Peter Parker, and Amazing Spider-Man in general. There was more of an adult feel to the comics after Ditko left. And the big reveal that Norman Osborn was the Green Goblin and he knew that Peter was Spider-Man set up the next 35 plus years of great Spider-Man stories!

And there you have it. Thanks for reading...

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