Ross Andru's Amazing Spider-Man Club 9 9

[Get Marwood & I]

On 3/27/2023 at 8:15 PM, Spider-Variant said:

I enjoyed Sal's version of Spidey, not as much as I enjoyed Ross's though.  I thought his early issues of Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man were great.

But Sal also drew one of my least favorite Amazing Spider-Man covers...  That right hand just looks weird to me, almost pancake flat.

Being a denizen of Englandville, I hate it for a whole host of reasons Reggie, mostly geographic....

[Spider-Variant]

On 3/27/2023 at 3:16 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

Being a denizen of Englandville, I hate it for a whole host of reasons Reggie, mostly geographic....

Yes, I definitely got this one through mail order and it didn't stand out.  I love all the issues around this, with 92 and 97 being two of my all-time favorite covers.

[Spider-Variant]

I think I posted this Xerox before but a little latitude please, lol.

I often see an original art board with push pin holes in it and wonder "who the hell would do that?"

But looking at the Xerox of ASM 134 page 31, I think the answer is.... Ross Andru.

The push pin holes on both are in the same location (look at that oil spot on the fourth panel in the margins.

So, either Ross or the letterer must have used them to secure the board while working, since the next stop was Dave Hunt.

I also notice the original art board has been trimmed (because the notes in the margin are gone).  I think this had to due with reproducing the art for the printing plate, but I could be blowing smoke on this one.

 

[Spider-Variant]

Why do I love this panel so much?  From ASM #148.

 

[Lee B.]

Hi Reggie and all!  I have received some more vintage photocopies from the Dave Hunt estate.  These likely will go to Comiclink for auction within the next month or so, but I will try to make some scans and share them here, beginning with this page-1 splash to ASM #127.  (I'm sorry it's so huge, I should have resized it.)  Enjoy!  Cheers, Lee

[Spider-Variant]

On 4/23/2023 at 5:42 PM, Lee B. said:

Hi Reggie and all!  I have received some more vintage photocopies from the Dave Hunt estate.  These likely will go to Comiclink for auction within the next month or so, but I will try to make some scans and share them here, beginning with this page-1 splash to ASM #127.  (I'm sorry it's so huge, I should have resized it.)  Enjoy!  Cheers, Lee

You are the man Lee!

 

[Spider-Variant]

On 4/23/2023 at 8:42 PM, Lee B. said:

Hi Reggie and all!  I have received some more vintage photocopies from the Dave Hunt estate.  These likely will go to Comiclink for auction within the next month or so, but I will try to make some scans and share them here, beginning with this page-1 splash to ASM #127.  (I'm sorry it's so huge, I should have resized it.)  Enjoy!  Cheers, Lee

[Spider-Variant]

Ok, just noticed they changed the title from "The Vulture Hangs Out!" to "The Vulture Hangs High!".

The first title is dumb, but the second doesn't even really make sense.

 

[Get Marwood & I]

On 4/25/2023 at 3:46 AM, Spider-Variant said:

Ok, just noticed they changed the title from "The Vulture Hangs Out!" to "The Vulture Hangs High!".

The first title is dumb, but the second doesn't even really make sense.

 

Hangs out what though - his washing?

 

Oh, hang on.... 

[Spider-Variant]

On 4/25/2023 at 2:28 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

Hangs out what though - his washing?

 

Oh, hang on.... 

The Vulture Hangs Ten!  Surfs all over Spidey

[Get Marwood & I]

On 4/25/2023 at 7:48 PM, Spider-Variant said:

The Vulture Hangs Ten!  Surfs all over Spidey

SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

He was always screeing, wasn't he. 

[Spider-Variant]

On 4/25/2023 at 2:54 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

He was always screeing, wasn't he. 

Kind of annoying.  I didn't really like this storyline in ASM 127-128.  Even as a kid reading it, it was too implausible (even comic book implausible).  

[Get Marwood & I]

On 4/25/2023 at 8:18 PM, Spider-Variant said:

Kind of annoying.  I didn't really like this storyline in ASM 127-128.  Even as a kid reading it, it was too implausible (even comic book implausible).  

Yes. I only remember it for all the EEEEEEES and AIEEEEEEES and SKREEEEEES.

And "LORD NO!s"

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[Spider-Variant]

On 4/25/2023 at 2:43 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

Yes. I only remember it for all the EEEEEEES and AIEEEEEEES and SKREEEEEES.

And "LORD NO!s"

I didn't like that the vulture here, while taking a serum, looked like the first vulture.  

As aside, I think the 1978 Spider-Man calendar had a number 3 on his chest, lol.

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