Amazing Spider-Man Collecting Thread! 37 37

[Shark]

Great post! I'd love to have all of those comics, but mostly have Spider-Man issues from 1971 onward, with a handful prior to those thrown in. Luckily Marvel Tales and Essential Spider-Man fills in the holes.

 

But why did you get rid of the issues after 441? Just curious. I'm new to this board and have recently been reading Spider-Man from the very beginning. I've not reached those issues yet (I'm just finishing up the 80's).

 

I've heard some bad things about Marvel in the 90s and am a little worried I won't like them.

 

It's a very easy place to stop because of the renumbering, I haven't bought anything past #441 for my collection either.

 

I know some people out there will think I am crazy for saying this, but for me there is no point in collecting anything beyond McFarlane's run on ASM.

 

You're crazy for saying that.

 

Is there really anything between 328 and 441 that you need to own? I am not saying there's nothing worth reading, I am saying that in my opinion there's not really anything worth collecting in the last 25 years. Yes, the first appearance of Carnage might be the exception. Still, that leaves the last 23 years. I guess I'm just old school.

 

#344,361,400,408 Variant, 430,431,432 Variant......and that's just up to #441.

[Peter Loves Gwen]

I know some people out there will think I am crazy for saying this, but for me there is no point in collecting anything beyond McFarlane's run on ASM.

 

You're crazy for saying that.

 

Is there really anything between 328 and 441 that you need to own? I am not saying there's nothing worth reading, I am saying that in my opinion there's not really anything worth collecting in the last 25 years. Yes, the first appearance of Carnage might be the exception. Still, that leaves the last 23 years. I guess I'm just old school.

 

I was just joking around. I wanted to be one of the people that you thought would think you were crazy... if that makes sense.

 

But to answer your question, no, I don't need to own anything between 328 and 441. I don't need to own anything prior to 328 either. I just want to. There was a lot of good stuff in that 100+ issues, at least, that's how I choose to remember it.

 

As an example, the death of Aunt May in #400 was a great story. Too bad they ruined it by bringing her back.

 

Pfft, Aunt May was on her death bed in so many issues way back in the #100-200 range, she couldn't have been alive past about #210, when a weird storyline had her as a villain.

 

The whole Marvel world is crazy, but I liked Spider-Man early on simply because it was more believable, and far less ridiculous than every other title. Things changed more and more after the early 1970's, I think they ran out of imagination for possible ideas, and let fly with the nutty UFO alien and any crazy thought idea which pooped up.

 

I didn't read much after the #200 range, but picked it back up when it got to the #350 range. I let it go again after the #370 point, the stories were not very good, and the issue price was too high. They tried to grab attention back with some special covers, and then the explosion of variants began.

[mysterio]

I know some people out there will think I am crazy for saying this, but for me there is no point in collecting anything beyond McFarlane's run on ASM.

 

You're crazy for saying that.

 

Is there really anything between 328 and 441 that you need to own? I am not saying there's nothing worth reading, I am saying that in my opinion there's not really anything worth collecting in the last 25 years. Yes, the first appearance of Carnage might be the exception. Still, that leaves the last 23 years. I guess I'm just old school.

 

I was just joking around. I wanted to be one of the people that you thought would think you were crazy... if that makes sense.

 

But to answer your question, no, I don't need to own anything between 328 and 441. I don't need to own anything prior to 328 either. I just want to. There was a lot of good stuff in that 100+ issues, at least, that's how I choose to remember it.

 

As an example, the death of Aunt May in #400 was a great story. Too bad they ruined it by bringing her back.

 

Pfft, Aunt May was on her death bed in so many issues way back in the #100-200 range, she couldn't have been alive past about #210, when a weird storyline had her as a villain.

 

The whole Marvel world is crazy, but I liked Spider-Man early on simply because it was more believable, and far less ridiculous than every other title. Things changed more and more after the early 1970's, I think they ran out of imagination for possible ideas, and let fly with the nutty UFO alien and any crazy thought idea which pooped up.

 

I didn't read much after the #200 range, but picked it back up when it got to the #350 range. I let it go again after the #370 point, the stories were not very good, and the issue price was too high. They tried to grab attention back with some special covers, and then the explosion of variants began.

 

The Stern run in the mid-200s, especially surrounding the Hobgoblin, makes for excellent reading. Really, #238-300 was pretty darn good as far as I remember. Past the McFarlane run the stories do tail off, though there are still a few gems there.

[Brad Tabar]

Thanks! I stopped collecting during the early 90s and had not heard about it!

[spracknetch23]

I think it's pretty much been covered as to why I sold off everything after #441. I'm not a big fan of the issues after the reboot, especially One More Day. Brand New Day didn't impress me much either. I decided rather than try to fill all of my missing holes from a part of the series I didn't like all that much, I'd just cut it off at 441. No regrets.

 

I can relate to wanting to cut it off after 328, as I had thought about that too. But I like issue 400. So 441 is a good cutting off point to me.

 

PS. I actually kinda liked the Clone Saga

 

 

[mysterio]

PS. I actually kinda liked the Clone Saga

 

 

I was with you until you said this.

[Brad Tabar]

I'm making my way up to the clone saga. I can't wait to check it out. I've finally reached the Todd McFarlane era in my quest to read Spider-Man from the very beginning to the bitter end.

[Peter Loves Gwen]

I know some people out there will think I am crazy for saying this, but for me there is no point in collecting anything beyond McFarlane's run on ASM.

 

You're crazy for saying that.

 

Is there really anything between 328 and 441 that you need to own? I am not saying there's nothing worth reading, I am saying that in my opinion there's not really anything worth collecting in the last 25 years. Yes, the first appearance of Carnage might be the exception. Still, that leaves the last 23 years. I guess I'm just old school.

 

I was just joking around. I wanted to be one of the people that you thought would think you were crazy... if that makes sense.

 

But to answer your question, no, I don't need to own anything between 328 and 441. I don't need to own anything prior to 328 either. I just want to. There was a lot of good stuff in that 100+ issues, at least, that's how I choose to remember it.

 

As an example, the death of Aunt May in #400 was a great story. Too bad they ruined it by bringing her back.

 

Pfft, Aunt May was on her death bed in so many issues way back in the #100-200 range, she couldn't have been alive past about #210, when a weird storyline had her as a villain.

 

The whole Marvel world is crazy, but I liked Spider-Man early on simply because it was more believable, and far less ridiculous than every other title. Things changed more and more after the early 1970's, I think they ran out of imagination for possible ideas, and let fly with the nutty UFO alien and any crazy thought idea which pooped up.

 

I didn't read much after the #200 range, but picked it back up when it got to the #350 range. I let it go again after the #370 point, the stories were not very good, and the issue price was too high. They tried to grab attention back with some special covers, and then the explosion of variants began.

 

The Stern run in the mid-200s, especially surrounding the Hobgoblin, makes for excellent reading. Really, #238-300 was pretty darn good as far as I remember. Past the McFarlane run the stories do tail off, though there are still a few gems there.

 

Very true. There are lots of good runs throughout the whole title ..., but there are unfortunately a lot of really bad runs of stories scattered along too. Those bad run are very embarrassing to a true ASM collector. I didn't take to the PPSSM title when it came out, and only after the WOS title started did I begin to collect some readers to check out.

 

Stan Lee should have taken a bigger role in deciding what was good enough to create, and what should have been trashed. Money isn't everything, many consumers black ball bad products etc.

[mysterio]

I know some people out there will think I am crazy for saying this, but for me there is no point in collecting anything beyond McFarlane's run on ASM.

 

You're crazy for saying that.

 

Is there really anything between 328 and 441 that you need to own? I am not saying there's nothing worth reading, I am saying that in my opinion there's not really anything worth collecting in the last 25 years. Yes, the first appearance of Carnage might be the exception. Still, that leaves the last 23 years. I guess I'm just old school.

 

I was just joking around. I wanted to be one of the people that you thought would think you were crazy... if that makes sense.

 

But to answer your question, no, I don't need to own anything between 328 and 441. I don't need to own anything prior to 328 either. I just want to. There was a lot of good stuff in that 100+ issues, at least, that's how I choose to remember it.

 

As an example, the death of Aunt May in #400 was a great story. Too bad they ruined it by bringing her back.

 

Pfft, Aunt May was on her death bed in so many issues way back in the #100-200 range, she couldn't have been alive past about #210, when a weird storyline had her as a villain.

 

The whole Marvel world is crazy, but I liked Spider-Man early on simply because it was more believable, and far less ridiculous than every other title. Things changed more and more after the early 1970's, I think they ran out of imagination for possible ideas, and let fly with the nutty UFO alien and any crazy thought idea which pooped up.

 

I didn't read much after the #200 range, but picked it back up when it got to the #350 range. I let it go again after the #370 point, the stories were not very good, and the issue price was too high. They tried to grab attention back with some special covers, and then the explosion of variants began.

 

The Stern run in the mid-200s, especially surrounding the Hobgoblin, makes for excellent reading. Really, #238-300 was pretty darn good as far as I remember. Past the McFarlane run the stories do tail off, though there are still a few gems there.

 

Very true. There are lots of good runs throughout the whole title ..., but there are unfortunately a lot of really bad runs of stories scattered along too. Those bad run are very embarrassing to a true ASM collector. I didn't take to the PPSSM title when it came out, and only after the WOS title started did I begin to collect some readers to check out.

 

Stan Lee should have taken a bigger role in deciding what was good enough to create, and what should have been trashed. Money isn't everything, many consumers black ball bad products etc.

 

Spectacular was my favorite Spidey title to read for a long time in the 90s, and I've long thought it should get more love than it does. It also made me a big fan of Sal Buscema (I realize he is polarizing, YMMV). They aren't worth anything, but basically #100-200 or so of that run generally stands up with anything else being published in that era, and makes for fun, inexpensive collecting and good reading.

[Peter Loves Gwen]

I know some people out there will think I am crazy for saying this, but for me there is no point in collecting anything beyond McFarlane's run on ASM.

 

You're crazy for saying that.

 

Is there really anything between 328 and 441 that you need to own? I am not saying there's nothing worth reading, I am saying that in my opinion there's not really anything worth collecting in the last 25 years. Yes, the first appearance of Carnage might be the exception. Still, that leaves the last 23 years. I guess I'm just old school.

 

I was just joking around. I wanted to be one of the people that you thought would think you were crazy... if that makes sense.

 

But to answer your question, no, I don't need to own anything between 328 and 441. I don't need to own anything prior to 328 either. I just want to. There was a lot of good stuff in that 100+ issues, at least, that's how I choose to remember it.

 

As an example, the death of Aunt May in #400 was a great story. Too bad they ruined it by bringing her back.

 

Pfft, Aunt May was on her death bed in so many issues way back in the #100-200 range, she couldn't have been alive past about #210, when a weird storyline had her as a villain.

 

The whole Marvel world is crazy, but I liked Spider-Man early on simply because it was more believable, and far less ridiculous than every other title. Things changed more and more after the early 1970's, I think they ran out of imagination for possible ideas, and let fly with the nutty UFO alien and any crazy thought idea which pooped up.

 

I didn't read much after the #200 range, but picked it back up when it got to the #350 range. I let it go again after the #370 point, the stories were not very good, and the issue price was too high. They tried to grab attention back with some special covers, and then the explosion of variants began.

 

The Stern run in the mid-200s, especially surrounding the Hobgoblin, makes for excellent reading. Really, #238-300 was pretty darn good as far as I remember. Past the McFarlane run the stories do tail off, though there are still a few gems there.

 

Very true. There are lots of good runs throughout the whole title ..., but there are unfortunately a lot of really bad runs of stories scattered along too. Those bad run are very embarrassing to a true ASM collector. I didn't take to the PPSSM title when it came out, and only after the WOS title started did I begin to collect some readers to check out.

 

Stan Lee should have taken a bigger role in deciding what was good enough to create, and what should have been trashed. Money isn't everything, many consumers black ball bad products etc.

 

Spectacular was my favorite Spidey title to read for a long time in the 90s, and I've long thought it should get more love than it does. It also made me a big fan of Sal Buscema (I realize he is polarizing, YMMV). They aren't worth anything, but basically #100-200 or so of that run generally stands up with anything else being published in that era, and makes for fun, inexpensive collecting and good reading.

 

Thanks, I have those but I don't think I've read much of them beyond maybe #25 or the few runs that were part of cross overs of note in ASM. I'll try to find a way to get to reading some of those.

[ShawnDeath]

328 cuts it way too short. Missing some gems such as Return of the Sinister Six, Spidey losing his powers and basically becoming Black Cat's sidekick. Definitely enjoyed the Larsen run.

[ForlornOutcast]

When I started collecting in the mid 90's, my buddy and I were both into Spidey. He told me that the Amazing Spider-Man is the original and the "true" spidey book, so that was what we both collected, and I still pick them up when I see them and need to fill a hole.

 

This was the first comic I remember buying with my own money, walking down to the Little Professor bookstore on a Saturday off from school. Had to get the latest issue. Brought home, read, bagged and boarded and marveled that someday it would be worth hundreds of dollars

 

...(dear comic gods, I'm still waiting, pretty please with sugar on top)

 

 

Anyhow I do love ASM and hopefully will someday have a full run up to 441 at least. I really don't care if I get them all.. its just my favorite book because of memories.

(ps: My second favourite book is just because of mammary.)

 

haha sorry couldn't resist the pun, it came up in the internal dialogue, but I do love Spidey and he's way better than boobies

[pmpknface]

That's actually a really good Spidey / Electro battle!

[Brad Tabar]

I bought these two Amazing Spider-Man comics in the eighties from Dave's Comics and Collectibles in Royal Oak, MI back when his store was still called J and D's (Jim and Dave's). Although not in the best of shape, I remember that they were pretty expensive at the time (sometime around 1982 or '83).

 

They are my oldest Spideys, and I think I probably chose these two primarily because MJ and Gwendy were on the covers.

 

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Edited September 10, 2014 by Brad Tabar

[Jordysnordy]

This week's newest gem

 

[Brad Tabar]

Excellent copy! Great story, too. I liked Ditko ok, but whenever I read these issues I'm glad to see Romita take over. He came in with a bang!

[Spyder!]

This week's newest gem

 

 

An exquisite copy!

 

"Spidey Saves the Day" is truly one of my all-time favorites. Great cover, great story.

[Gem_Mint]

Great post! I'd love to have all of those comics, but mostly have Spider-Man issues from 1971 onward, with a handful prior to those thrown in. Luckily Marvel Tales and Essential Spider-Man fills in the holes.

 

But why did you get rid of the issues after 441? Just curious. I'm new to this board and have recently been reading Spider-Man from the very beginning. I've not reached those issues yet (I'm just finishing up the 80's).

 

I've heard some bad things about Marvel in the 90s and am a little worried I won't like them.

 

It's a very easy place to stop because of the renumbering, I haven't bought anything past #441 for my collection either.

 

I know some people out there will think I am crazy for saying this, but for me there is no point in collecting anything beyond McFarlane's run on ASM.

 

You're crazy for saying that.

 

 

Is there really anything between 328 and 441 that you need to own? I am not saying there's nothing worth reading, I am saying that in my opinion there's not really anything worth collecting in the last 25 years. Yes, the first appearance of Carnage might be the exception. Still, that leaves the last 23 years. I guess I'm just old school.

 

#344,361,400,408 Variant, 430,431,432 Variant......and that's just up to #441.

 

410 too...

[Brad Tabar]

Thanks for this information, guys.

 

Great post! I'd love to have all of those comics, but mostly have Spider-Man issues from 1971 onward, with a handful prior to those thrown in. Luckily Marvel Tales and Essential Spider-Man fills in the holes.

 

But why did you get rid of the issues after 441? Just curious. I'm new to this board and have recently been reading Spider-Man from the very beginning. I've not reached those issues yet (I'm just finishing up the 80's).

 

I've heard some bad things about Marvel in the 90s and am a little worried I won't like them.

 

It's a very easy place to stop because of the renumbering, I haven't bought anything past #441 for my collection either.

 

I know some people out there will think I am crazy for saying this, but for me there is no point in collecting anything beyond McFarlane's run on ASM.

 

You're crazy for saying that.

 

 

Is there really anything between 328 and 441 that you need to own? I am not saying there's nothing worth reading, I am saying that in my opinion there's not really anything worth collecting in the last 25 years. Yes, the first appearance of Carnage might be the exception. Still, that leaves the last 23 years. I guess I'm just old school.

 

#344,361,400,408 Variant, 430,431,432 Variant......and that's just up to #441.

 

410 too...

[violentluke]

couple of place mats until I get a nice cgc graded copy

Edited September 23, 2014 by violentluke