Comics Corner: Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man 39

   

Title: Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man
Issue Number: 39
Release Date: February 1980

Highlights

• Curt Connors fears Spider-Man was impacted by the rays which were used to defeat Iguana, and stop Connors from turning into Lizard
• The mysterious electric character appears again, this time besting three unrevealed opponents
• A secret alliance of villains is formed
• Schizoid Man, AKA Chip Martin, makes his official appearance, plus we get his origin
• Spider-Man transforms into Spider-Lizard

Low Points

• Spider-Man shows zero remorse for Schizoid Man, and even makes fun of him saying he should collect pennies to send him to summer camp

Oddities

• Editor's Day Off - Curt Connors refers to himself as "Burt" Connors

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Comics Corner: Marvel Team-Up 39

   

Title: Marvel Team-Up
Issue Number: 39
Release Date: November 1975

Highlights

• First appearance of Janice Foswell as the new Big Man, Manuel Arguelles, and the new Crime Master, Nick Lewis Jr.
• Reference is made to The Amazing Spider-Man 19, and 52
• Sandman is back, and in his classic outfit
• Classic Hostess Fruit Pies ad staring the Incredible Hulk

Low Points

• Pepita, the pigeon, takes a bullet and dies

Oddities

• None

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Comics Corner: Tales Of Suspense 39

Title: Tales Of Suspense

Issue Number: 39

Release Date: May 1962

Highlights

• First appearance of Tony Stark / Iron Man, Wong-Chu, Adam and Eve, Yinsen and Gundar
• Original silver armor
• Tony Stark trips on a booby trap wire, causing his injuries, the shrapnel moving closer and closer to his heart, and imprisonment by Wong-Chu
• Wong-Chu wants Stark to build him a weapon, but instead he builds his first Iron Man suit
• Death of Yinsen

Low Points

• Iron Man's story is one of three, and the other two are unrelated

Oddities

• None

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Comics Corner: The Amazing Spider-Man 39

Title: The Amazing Spider-Man

Issue Number: 39

Release Date: August 1966

Highlights

• Green Goblin returns
• Harry Osborn and Peter Parker show a slight hint of being able to get along
• Peter tells Ned Leeds he has no interest in Betty Brant
• Green Goblin sets a trap for Spider-Man and discovers he's Peter Parker
• Green Goblin captures Peter Parker
• Green Goblin unmasks himself to Peter, revealing Norman Osborn

Low Points

• Oh boy, Aunt May is once again frail and fragile

Oddities

• Gwen Stacy continues to flip flop on whether or not she likes or hates Peter - This time she seems to like him

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