Comics Corner: Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man 50

   

Title: Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man
Issue Number: 50
Release Date: January 1981

Highlights

• Seminal fiftieth issue
• Reference is made to The Amazing Spider-Man 2, 133, 200, and Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man 20, and 47
• Retelling of Spider-Man's origin
• Mysterio makes an unexpected appearance in a cliffhanger ending

Low Points

• Kind of goofy with the alien story
• The whole first half of the story is just filler, and has no baring on the rest of the story or main plot
• What's with the sudden backup stories featuring White Tiger?

Oddities

• None

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Comics Corner: Marvel Team-Up 50

   

Title: Marvel Team-Up
Issue Number: 50
Release Date: October 1976

Highlights

• Reference is made to Marvel Team-Up 48, and Defenders 36, and 37
• Origin of Wraith

Low Points

• It was bad in the prior two issues, but the whole, "Women can't do a man's job," really gets hammered into the ground in this issue

Oddities

• Editor's day off: "They've just not in the same league as I."
• It's established in issue 49 of Marvel Team-Up that Wraith can't control two minds at once, but then he does in this issue without any problems

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Comics Corner: The Amazing Spider-Man 50

Title: The Amazing Spider-Man

Issue Number: 50

Release Date: July 1967

Highlights

• Peter Parker decides he's had enough of being Spider-Man and throws his costume in the trash
• A kid brings Spider-Man's costume to J. Jonah Jameson, who publishes the question in his paper, "Is Spider-Man Thru?"
• First appearance of the Kingpin
• Flashback of Uncle Ben and abridged retelling of Spider-Man's origin
• Peter Parker determines he can never turn his back on being Spider-Man because he has a responsibility to help other
• Kingpin's cane is actually a disintegration ray blaster
• Peter Parker retrieves his costume back from J. Jonah Jameson and let's him know he's back in action

Low Points

• Aunt May is sick again for the hundredth time...Just die you old bat!

Oddities

• Peter Parker wears a sweater that looks like it's made of someone's hairy chest and back

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