186 onwards killed it for me as a kid, for obvious reasons. The sheer disappointment never left me. I can get the 161 theory now as an adult, but 176-180 are too ingrained in my mind as cherished boyhood memory inducing pieces of wonder.
Spidey was right for his time - the 60's to 70's. Putting to one side the fact that super heroes aren't real, Spidey could not exist today. His identity wouldn't last a nanosecond.
When Marvel try a reboot, it doesn't work because they struggle to find a place for him in the modern world. What I read now, not only do I not like, I don't recognise it as Spider-Man.
So there are great issues and arcs above 186, and a good few donkeys below 186, but 1-185 are the Amazing Spider-Man.
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