Ross Andru's Amazing Spider-Man Club 9 9

[Winterboy]

Welcome to my collection!

[Spider-Variant]

On 10/19/2021 at 3:05 PM, Winterboy said:

Welcome to my collection!

I liked the Man-Wolf issues.  Anyone think that John Romita was tasked to ink Ross Andru's first pencils on the series to aid in the transition?  I mean Ross's work is very distinct, but compared to the artists proceeding him, John Romita would be the closest match, IMHO.  

I do agree with @Get Marwood & I that John did tend to Romitacize Ross's work some, but because I love Romita so much as well, I don't complain.

 

[Get Marwood & I]

On 10/23/2021 at 1:00 AM, Spider-Variant said:

I do agree with @Get Marwood & I that John did tend to Romitacize Ross's work some, but because I love Romita so much as well, I don't complain.

Yes. A bit like Elvis Costello covering a Squeeze song. Forgivable. 

[Spider-Variant]

On 10/23/2021 at 2:50 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

Yes. A bit like Elvis Costello covering a Squeeze song. Forgivable. 

Um, good analogy, I guess, lol.

Thanks Steve, now I'll be humming Alison all day.

[Get Marwood & I]

On 10/23/2021 at 1:27 PM, Spider-Variant said:

Um, good analogy, I guess, lol.

Thanks Steve, now I'll be humming Alison all day.

Could have been worse Reggie. I could've gone for Kool and The Gang. 

[Spider-Variant]

On 10/23/2021 at 10:30 AM, Get Marwood & I said:

Could have been worse Reggie. I could've gone for Kool and The Gang. 

I actually saw them in a concert back in 1985 or so, with the Mary Jane girls (how about that for getting back to topic).

Amazing what you can find on the internet.

So, nearly 36 years ago today.  

Kool and the Gang

Mary Jane Girls

Creative Entertainment/Pace Concerts

10/25/1985

 

Edited October 23, 2021 by Spider-Variant

[Get Marwood & I]

On 10/23/2021 at 5:27 PM, Spider-Variant said:

I actually saw them in a concert back in 1988 or so, with the Mary Jane girls (how about that for getting back to topic).

Cehhh-lebrate, we're back on track! (duh-nuh-nuh-nah, nah, nah, nah-naah!) 

Cracking Andrus back to back! (duh-nuh-nuh-nah, nah, nah, nah-naah!) 

[Spider-Variant]

On 10/23/2021 at 12:34 PM, Get Marwood & I said:

Cehhh-lebrate, we're back on track! (duh-nuh-nuh-nah, nah, nah, nah-naah!) 

Cracking Andrus back to back! (duh-nuh-nuh-nah, nah, nah, nah-naah!) 

Stevvvvv-eeeeee, Your Aim is True.

[Get Marwood & I]

On 10/23/2021 at 5:50 PM, Spider-Variant said:

Stevvvvv-eeeeee, Your Aim is True.

[FoggyNelson]

On 10/19/2021 at 3:05 PM, Winterboy said:

Welcome to my collection!

When is first appearance Man Wolf ? This one?

[ADAMANTIUM]

On 10/24/2021 at 8:13 AM, FoggyNelson said:

When is first appearance Man Wolf ? This one?

I believe it's the one where Jameson is on the cover as well. ASM#124

 

[Spider-Variant]

On 10/24/2021 at 10:22 AM, ADAMANTIUM said:

I believe it's the one where Jameson is on the cover as well. ASM#124

 

According to CGC, yes, ASM #124 is the Man-Wolf's first appearance.

[BigLeagueCHEW]

Just dug this out to enjoy it 

 

[Spider-Variant]

On 10/25/2021 at 10:37 PM, BigLeagueCHEW said:

Just dug this out to enjoy it 

 

Awesome Book!  Love that issue, thought the Night Crawler and Spider-Man made a good team.  Mike Esposito said this issue may have been his best work on the run, which I have to agree with him.  

[BigLeagueCHEW]

On 10/25/2021 at 8:44 PM, Spider-Variant said:

Awesome Book!  Love that issue, thought the Night Crawler and Spider-Man made a good team.  Mike Esposito said this issue may have been his best work on the run, which I have to agree with him.  

One of my favorites, loved the story and interior art too.

[Spider-Variant]

On 10/25/2021 at 11:47 PM, BigLeagueCHEW said:

One of my favorites, loved the story and interior art too.

If you search this thread, I posted some of the real life references Ross used for this issue and the pencils from a page or two.

 

[BigLeagueCHEW]

On 10/25/2021 at 8:49 PM, Spider-Variant said:

If you search this thread, I posted some of the real life references Ross used for this issue and the pencils from a page or two.

 

Thanks, I’ll have to check it out. 

[FoggyNelson]

On 10/23/2021 at 12:27 PM, Spider-Variant said:

I actually saw them in a concert back in 1985 or so, with the Mary Jane girls (how about that for getting back to topic).

Amazing what you can find on the internet.

So, nearly 36 years ago today.  

Kool and the Gang

Mary Jane Girls

Creative Entertainment/Pace Concerts

10/25/1985

 

That’s awesome you saw Kool an the gang🎶🎶‼️👍❤️

[Spider-Variant]

On 10/27/2021 at 9:15 AM, FoggyNelson said:

That’s awesome you saw Kool an the gang🎶🎶‼️👍❤️

What's more awesome is that I remember that I saw Kool and the Gang, lol.

Mary Jane girls were pretty good too, as I recall.

[Get Marwood & I]

And talking of Kool, here's a surprisingly nice copy of the fairly hard to come by 'Marvel Collection' which is a compendium of remaindered UK reprint titles:

A familiar Andru cover inside:

And because a standard US issue was split across the weekly UK issues, we sometimes get a new splash page...

...before the Andru pencilled story resumed:

I wonder if any kids ever spotted the marked difference in art quality?

I bought many of the UK weeklies back in the day, and I'm not sure I can recall ever being puzzled...