Or – “How Can You TELL When A Man Who Swings Through New York In A Leotard Is Crazy, Anyway?”

Anniversary Week continues here at the Stately Spoilers Manor!  My name’s Matthew, spinning the hits and reminding you of the things you already knew, but forgot were awesome the first time!  Those who pay close attention to Major Spoilers events like to taunt us that we have a bias towards a certain comic book publisher with a two-letter name.  I could spend time refuting that belief, but as with most semantic arguments, it’s probably easier to just move on. 

My own comic-reading career started firmly in the Marvel Universe with G.I. Joe, Indiana Jones, and the Shogun Warriors, but the second ever subscription form I ever filled out was for a little book called ‘Amazing Spider-Man.’  I was familiar with the character from the TV series where that kid from the Sound of Music got hung from barely-invisible ropes a lot, but the comics were a whole new ballgame.  When I eventually immersed myself in the Peter Parker Experience, I found a couple of stories that really changed my thought-process, not just about the Ol’ Webhead but about comics in general.  This the one that has stuck with me the most.

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