Happy Birthday Len Wein!!!
[CENTER][SIZE=5][COLOR="#0000FF"][I]Amazing Spider-Man #151[/I] Dec 1975[/COLOR][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]"Skirmish Beneath the Streets!" Part 1 of 2.[/SIZE]
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One of the best Spider-Man covers of the bronze age kicks off a new era for the wondrous wall-crawler!
And JJJ begins the fun by hosting a party in honor of Ned and Betty's engagement! The flattop curmudgeon is in rare form and about to make a speech
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when the lights suddenly go out! What happened to the NYC power grid?
Maybe it was a shock(er) to the system! The web-slinger descends into the sewers to find out!
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[U]Appearances by[/U] Mary Jane Watson, Flash Thompson, Harry Osborn, Betty Brant, Ned Leeds, J. Jonah Jameson, and Joe Robertson.
[B]Notes[/B]: In this issue Spider-Man disposes of his clone's body at the Brooklyn incinerating plant before attending Jonah's party. Thus ending the saga of the Spider-Clone. Or so Spidey and all his fans thought. [B][I][SIZE=1]The Shocker previously appeared in Amazing Spider-Man 72. The cover to this issue is a homage to the classic cover of Amazing Spider-Man 33.[/SIZE][/I][/B]
[B][U]Len Wein[/U] begins his memorable two-and-a-half year run as the writer of the Amazing Spider-Man title.[/B] [url]http://www.comicsreporter.com/index.php/happy_69th_birthday_len_wein/[/url][/CENTER]
Happy Birthday to the late GREAT Ross Andru!!!
[CENTER][SIZE=5][COLOR="#0000FF"][I]Amazing Spider-Man #129[/I] Feb 1974[/COLOR][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]First appearances of the Punisher and the Jackal in "The Punisher Strikes Twice!"[/SIZE]
One of the landmark issues of the bronze age! The Punisher, the legendary gun-toting vigilante, makes his first appearance in the Marvel Universe!
And his first target...is none other than your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! But before Frank Castle can locate the web-slinger,
he needs directions from a mysterious new super-villain called the Jackal!
Once the dastardly Jackal tells the sharpshooting anti-hero where to find the wall-crawler,
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the inaugural battle between the Punisher and the Amazing Spider-Man erupts!
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The first of many classic confrontations! [B][SIZE=1]Cameo appearances by Mary Jane Watson, Harry Osborn, Betty Brant, Joe Robertson, and J. Jonah Jameson.[/SIZE][/B]
[B]Notes[/B]: The Punisher appears next in Amazing Spider-Man 134 (cameo) and 135. The letters page includes a letter from future comics writer Ralph Macchio.
Pencils by [B]Ross Andru[/B]. Inks by Frank Giacoia and Dave Hunt (backgrounds).
[url]https://alchetron.com/Ross-Andru-813457-W[/url]
[url]http://comicsalliance.com/tribute-ross-andru/[/url]
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Happy Birthday Tom DeFalco!!!
[CENTER][COLOR="#0000FF"][SIZE=5][I]Amazing Spider-Man #252[/I] May 1984[/SIZE][/COLOR]
[SIZE=3]First appearance of Spider-Man's new black (alien symbiote) costume in "Homecoming!"[/SIZE]
One of the landmark issues of the Amazing Spider-Man!
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With a brilliant flash of light in Central Park, the wondrous wall-crawler is back!
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And he looks a whole lot different!
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Wow, a new costume! What happened during the Secret Wars on the Beyonder's world?
The ominous truth will be revealed to both the readers and the web-slinger in the days and weeks ahead!
[B][U]Cameo appearances[/U][/B] by the Black Cat, Dr. Curt Connors, J. Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson , Aunt May, Captain America, Captain Marvel, Hawkeye, Iron Man, Thor, and the Wasp.
[U]Notes:[/U] [SIZE=1][B]Marvel Age 12 contained sketches of the new costume two months prior to the publication of this issue. Spidey's new costume was also unveiled in [I]Marvel Team-Up 141[/I] and [I]Spectacular Spider-Man 90[/I].
The first issue of the [I](1984) Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars Limited Series[/I] was published the same month as [I]Amazing Spider-Man 252[/I]. The web-slinger discovers his new costume in issue 8 of the limited series.[/B][/SIZE]
Plot by Roger Stern. Script by [B]Tom DeFalco[/B]. Pencils by Ron Frenz (breakdowns) and Brett Breeding (finishes).[/CENTER]
Amy Pascal & Kevin Feige Exclusive Movie Interview - Spider-Man Homecoming
[CENTER]Stefan Pape from HeyUGuys interviews former Sony Pictures head Amy Pascal & Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige for all things Spider-Man Homecoming.
[video=youtube;dtX9d2qw7ls]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtX9d2qw7ls[/video][/CENTER]
Marisa Tomei Wants Aunt May To Be A Superhero In Spider-Man: Homecoming Sequel
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Spider-Man 2 Will Start MINUTES After Avengers 4
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Speaking with Fandom, Pascal explained that in terms of the Homecoming sequel film,
[QUOTE]"we are starting now the next one [U]which will start a few minutes after Avengers 4 wraps as a story."[/U][/QUOTE]:cool:[/CENTER]
Avengers Infinity War Promo - Spider-Man Marvel Phase 4 Explained
[CENTER][I][B][SIZE=1]"Kevin Feige revealed what's happening between [U]Avengers 4 Marvel Phase 4[/U] and [U]Spider Man Homecoming 2[/U] which isn't what the final title of the sequel will be."[/SIZE][/B][/I]
[video=youtube;FAdBym7-IPQ]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAdBym7-IPQ[/video][/CENTER]
Happy Birthday Christopher J. Priest!!!
[CENTER][SIZE=5][COLOR="#0000FF"][I]Amazing Spider-Man #284[/I] Jan 1987[/COLOR][/SIZE]
[SIZE=3]Gang War: Part 1 of 5 -- "And Who Shall Stand Against Them...?[/SIZE]
The Kingpin has left New York! And now every crime boss, large or small, is vying for the top spot in the Big Apple!
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It's a bloodbath in the streets as the Hobgoblin, Rose, Jack O'Lantern, Hammerhead, Silvermane, and the Arranger battle for supremacy!
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And of course your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is caught in the crossfire!
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But this gang war is so big, the web-slinger may get help from other super-heroes (or anti-heroes)...whether he wants it or not!
[B][SIZE=1][U]Cameo appearances[/U] by Betty Leeds, Flash Thompson, Ben Urich, Lance Bannon, Roderick Kingsley, J. Jonah Jameson, Joe Robertson, Aunt May, Mary Jane Watson, and the Punisher.[/SIZE][/B]
[SIZE=1][COLOR="#0000FF"][U]Flashback cameos[/U] by Daredevil and the Kingpin.[/COLOR][/SIZE]
Plot by Tom DeFalco. Script by [B]Jim Owsley[/B]. Art by Ron Frenz (layouts), Brett Breeding (pencils), and Joe Rubinstein (inks).[/CENTER]