Amazing Spider-Man 259 Archive
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Origin stories have long been the bread and butter of superhero comics. Traditionally, a character’s origins are explained in the issue where he makes his first appearance (Spider-Man/Peter Parker’s in Amazing Fantasy #15, Doctor Octopus in Amazing Spider-Man #3, Sandman in ASM #4). Certain “special” characters make their first
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Today, I make my long-awaited return guest blogging for one of my favorite comic book sites around the Internet, Longbox Graveyard. This post is the comic book blogging equivalent of a two-for-one sale: I cover the sometimes acrimonious, sometimes heart-warming relationship between two of my all-time favorite characters, Human