AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #181

[Marty Mann]

Ran across this while going through some books...FLASHBACK includes origin

plus a whole lot of SPIDER-MAN background...perfect book for a new SPIDER-MAN

reader...including myself.

 

https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5577/30085941874_5ceda79864.jpg' alt='30085941874_5ceda79864.jpg'>IMG AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #181

 

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[Jokerman]

 

And a cool Gil Kane cover too!

 

 

Joker--

 

 

[Marty Mann]

The last page of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #180 did not promote the next issue #181...

instead it promoted #182...I guess #181 was supposed to be a surprise.

 

https://c6.staticflickr.com/6/5535/30737103205_5a5029b0b9.jpg' alt='30737103205_5a5029b0b9.jpg'>IMG AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #180 LAST PAGE

 

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[Spider-Variant]

It appears Spider-Man 181 was a fill in issue, where the original production team got behind on schedule and they substituted some material already on hand. It happened back in the day on occasion, with sometimes Stan even telling you he was doing it.

 

Sal Buscema did the art on ASM 181 while the issues before and after were done by Ross Andru.

 

It was a nice recap and a cool Kane cover to boot.

 

 

[01TheDude]

figures that I would stop buying Spider-Man off the rack at issue 178 back in the day.

[steveinthecity]

figures that I would stop buying Spider-Man off the rack at issue 178 back in the day.

 

How could you leave the title after that cliffhanger with poor Aunt May on death's door and Spidey being carried helplessly away by the Goblin?

[jason4]

Rocket racer...worst spiderman villain ever? That white dragon dude sucker also.

[steveinthecity]

Rocket racer...worst spiderman villain ever? That white dragon dude sucker also.

Vote in the poll!

 

Worst Spider-Man Villain Ever

[World Devourer]

Although filler it was a great issue. ALL of Spider-Man's villains to that time appeared in some shape or form in flashback.

 

Good issue for someone just finding out about SM.

[Marty Mann]

Although filler it was a great issue. ALL of Spider-Man's villains to that time appeared in some shape or form in flashback.

 

Good issue for someone just finding out about SM.

 

Thank you...that's exactly what I thought!

I wish this had been done with some other titles over the years.

 

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[World Devourer]

The only mistake in the entire issue is on the cover: it should have been the Green Goblin instead of Dr. Doom, as Doom isn't really a S-M villain. They just skirmished once very early on when Lee was experimenting with cross-overs.