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Essential Amazing Spider-Man #10
Essential Amazing Spider-Man, Vol. 10
The adventures of the Amazing Spider-Man continue as Peter Parker tries balancing his work problems and his love life with Deb Whitman, Spider-Man faces enemies right and left! See the web-spinner trade blows with the classics (Doctor Octopus, the Vulture), the deadly (Foolkiller, Juggernaut) and the new (Ramrod, Speed Demon)! Guest-starring the Fantastic Four, Moon Knight, Black Cat and the Punisher! Collecting AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #211-230 and ANNUAL #15.
504 pages, Paperback
First published July 13, 2011
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June 13, 2020
Where fully in the comic book Copper Age, and everything's kind of just OK, bit the best bits are from Denny O'Neill's Hydro-Man and then classic Hydro-Man / Sandman team-up through to the Roger Stern penned Black Cat liaison followed quickly by the Juggernaut! I read the comic books Amazing Spider-Man #211-230 and Annual #15.
2014 read
2014 read
March 17, 2021
I've got to be honest, the early issues of this book are not my thing. O'Neil is probably my least favorite Spidey run writer so far, but once Stern came in at issue 224 the series hit such a high peak that I still loved this book!
November 16, 2022
Once Stern comes on this book immediately picks up. Not his best stuff yet in this volume but he made the Vulture a favorite villain for me.
July 23, 2017
This book collects Amazing Spider-man #211-230 along with Amazing Spider-man Annual #15.
This collection has Spidey facing off with multiple villains from his own history as well as from other Marvel series. The long-time Spidey fan will find such traditional menaces as the Vulture, the Frightful Four, and the Sandman, along with a battle with and a later team up with Submariner, and also a few appearances by Madame Web. We also get to see the first appearance of Hydroman and a follow up team up with Sandman. However, the book also features some other surprises such as the Foolkiller and with former Batman scribe Denny O'Neill spending time writing the series, there are some good solid mystery stories thrown in.
Overall, there's not a bad, stupid, or unworthy story in this book. It shows how solidly Marvel had a grasp on Spider-man as a character in the early 1980s. Two stories represent the book at its best. The Annual features Spider-man, Doc Ock, and the Punisher in a Three way battle. It's a tense story and shows a true conflict between Spider-man and the Punisher and the Punisher's character takes a much darker turn than had been portrayed in early stories. It also shows Frank Miller's pencils at their best and most disciplined.
The final story in Issues 229 and 230 has Spider-man battling the Juggernaut, a character from the X-Men stories that is unstoppable and coming after Madame Web. The fight becomes personal when Juggernaut puts Madam Web in the Hospital and Spidey throws everything he has him and then some. It's intense, exciting and surprising as Spidey battles a villain that the entire X-men had trouble taking down.
Overall, my only annoyance with the book is how awful he is to Debra Whitman. Other than that, there's solid supporting characters, great villains, and great fun. A superb read for fans of the Amazing Spider-man.
This collection has Spidey facing off with multiple villains from his own history as well as from other Marvel series. The long-time Spidey fan will find such traditional menaces as the Vulture, the Frightful Four, and the Sandman, along with a battle with and a later team up with Submariner, and also a few appearances by Madame Web. We also get to see the first appearance of Hydroman and a follow up team up with Sandman. However, the book also features some other surprises such as the Foolkiller and with former Batman scribe Denny O'Neill spending time writing the series, there are some good solid mystery stories thrown in.
Overall, there's not a bad, stupid, or unworthy story in this book. It shows how solidly Marvel had a grasp on Spider-man as a character in the early 1980s. Two stories represent the book at its best. The Annual features Spider-man, Doc Ock, and the Punisher in a Three way battle. It's a tense story and shows a true conflict between Spider-man and the Punisher and the Punisher's character takes a much darker turn than had been portrayed in early stories. It also shows Frank Miller's pencils at their best and most disciplined.
The final story in Issues 229 and 230 has Spider-man battling the Juggernaut, a character from the X-Men stories that is unstoppable and coming after Madame Web. The fight becomes personal when Juggernaut puts Madam Web in the Hospital and Spidey throws everything he has him and then some. It's intense, exciting and surprising as Spidey battles a villain that the entire X-men had trouble taking down.
Overall, my only annoyance with the book is how awful he is to Debra Whitman. Other than that, there's solid supporting characters, great villains, and great fun. A superb read for fans of the Amazing Spider-man.
June 7, 2024
Gems include JJJ charms Deb, hottie neighbor invites Peter to a rent strike, Spidey v. Subby over hottie, Subby decks Llyra, the virgin Peter loses Deb to the Chad Biff, the Chad Biff spoils Halloween II for Peter, Sandman & Hydroman as Eskimo bros comes to a head, Peter jailed, Spidey turns down a Moon Knight date, Lonesome Pinky bombs, Red Ghost scolds his Super-Apes, Miller draws Punisher v. Doc Ock, Vulture heists the Diamond District, Spidey v. Foolkiller, Foolkiller & Black Cat in the same asylum, Cat does a second Gwen, “Murder by Spider”, Spidey calls on Wong, & Spidey drives a semi.
Lowlight is Spidey scabs.
Lowlight is Spidey scabs.
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October 25, 2025
Absolutely love Romita Jr's 80s artwork, a reminiscence of his father's memorable art panels. Regardless what his current work looled like in the later years, the 80s one was a great blast from the past.
There are plenty of filler issues and forgettable ones here, and no wonder Marvel Epic Collections has yet to publish the collections of these issues as of today.
There were a handful of good ones like the HydroMan and Sandman team-up, the Black Cat returns and Juggernaut story arc. Then again, just like many Spider-Man Annual issues, this Annual #15 here was pretty bad. Both the art and the plot.
There are plenty of filler issues and forgettable ones here, and no wonder Marvel Epic Collections has yet to publish the collections of these issues as of today.
There were a handful of good ones like the HydroMan and Sandman team-up, the Black Cat returns and Juggernaut story arc. Then again, just like many Spider-Man Annual issues, this Annual #15 here was pretty bad. Both the art and the plot.
November 16, 2017
I'll admit that not all these comics are 5 stars, but the ones that aren't that good are still pretty solid, and the Roger Stern issues are so great as to bring the whole collection up. Best of all are the two Juggernaut issues, which remain some of my favorite Spider-Man issues ever, and Denny O'Neil and Frank Miller's second shot at a Spider-Man annual. Their two annuals couldn't be more different, and both of them are truly inspired, excellent works of art.
May 15, 2017
This volume offers a good start where Hydro-Man and Sandman combined their forces to attack Spider-Man, then we were treated with a few dramas in Spidey's life. The highlight was the Black Cat arc in which we learned that she faked her mental illness, and she savagely shitladied the psych ward nurse. Other familiar villains make some small returns but nothing too exciting unfortunately.
January 1, 2024
This is my favorite era of comics and since I couldn't find Vol. 9 for less than $200 ~ I jumped over it and grabbed Vol. 10
Great art, amazing storytelling, wonderful villians and great heroes.
Everything about this is what made me love comics as a kid.
Highly recommended (although if you can find these stories in color - even better)
Great art, amazing storytelling, wonderful villians and great heroes.
Everything about this is what made me love comics as a kid.
Highly recommended (although if you can find these stories in color - even better)
June 7, 2019
Eh, not great. Overall it felt out of focus, with less returning arcs. 2.5/5.
September 24, 2023
I had every single one of these comic books at one time. I sold them when I sold off the bulk of my collection in 1995 when my Mom died and I desperately needed cash. I really wish that there was eBay back then. Worse still, I sold them off, only to land a decent job only weeks later. I didn't much care about comic books any more at that point in time, so it wasn't a big deal until later on.
My Mom bought me issues 220-222 off of the stands at Farmer Jack (a defunct local supermarket chain), and 220 was one of my first, if not the first, exposure to Moon Knight. I read those three issues countless times back then. That would be the summer between 2nd and 3rd grade. Looking back, nothing pivotal occurred in those issues. Ramrod was in 221, and Speed Demon was in 222. I especially enjoyed that issue, and it has one of my favorite action sequences in it during the shopping center brawl.
Denny O'Neil's run on this title is criminally underrated. He had a knack for spotlighting the supporting cast as well as building subplots without losing the point of it all. He turns the reigns over to my beloved Roger Stern, whom, along with Tom DeFalco, are my “golden age” Spider-Man writers.
John Romita, Jr. is the heir apparent of Marvel, the offspring of the godlike and, in my opinion, definitive Spider-Man artist, John Romita, Sr. We see JRJr evolve as an artist, going from competent to incredible in only a couple of years. He learned how to channel his father's version of the character, right down to the poses, mannerisms, and open hands exclamations. His action sequences are burned into my brain, with issues 229 and 230 ranking in my all-time top 10 comic books ever made. Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut is a classic.
We see Spider-Man tangle with the Sub-Mariner in one of those good ol' fashioned hero misunderstanding tales. Hydroman is introduced here, and the Hydroman/ Sandman team-up where they become a mindless mud monster is among the least illustrious moments in the book. Spidey once again mixes it up with the Frightful Four (Wizard, Trapster, Sandman, and Llyra), minus Electro this time out. Issue 219 was a quarter box find circa 1983, and I read that story with the Grey Gargoyle countless times. All of these issues were easy to get in the mid '80s, and affordable as well. Another one of my favorites is issue 223 with the Red Ghost and his Super Apes. Roger Stern resurrects the Vulture, and his Foolkiller story is odd to say the least.
There are many offbeat moments during this era of the title. It's refreshing to read comic books from an era when they were only meant to be entertaining, and not “intellectual property” to be re-purposed for movies or video games. I know that I am showing both my cynicism and my age with such a statement, but I offer no apologies for it.
Sorry for all of the nostalgic rambling, but Spider-Man is my favorite character, and this run is near and dear to my heart. Essential indeed.
Like I've stated time and time again, I love these monster black and white phonebooks. They are inexpensive and are a tremendous entertainment value. They use cheap pulp paper and have tight gutters, but they are so affordable who cares! The only complaint that I have about this book is the linework restoration in issue 229. There are several pages where there are dropouts.
My Mom bought me issues 220-222 off of the stands at Farmer Jack (a defunct local supermarket chain), and 220 was one of my first, if not the first, exposure to Moon Knight. I read those three issues countless times back then. That would be the summer between 2nd and 3rd grade. Looking back, nothing pivotal occurred in those issues. Ramrod was in 221, and Speed Demon was in 222. I especially enjoyed that issue, and it has one of my favorite action sequences in it during the shopping center brawl.
Denny O'Neil's run on this title is criminally underrated. He had a knack for spotlighting the supporting cast as well as building subplots without losing the point of it all. He turns the reigns over to my beloved Roger Stern, whom, along with Tom DeFalco, are my “golden age” Spider-Man writers.
John Romita, Jr. is the heir apparent of Marvel, the offspring of the godlike and, in my opinion, definitive Spider-Man artist, John Romita, Sr. We see JRJr evolve as an artist, going from competent to incredible in only a couple of years. He learned how to channel his father's version of the character, right down to the poses, mannerisms, and open hands exclamations. His action sequences are burned into my brain, with issues 229 and 230 ranking in my all-time top 10 comic books ever made. Nothing Can Stop the Juggernaut is a classic.
We see Spider-Man tangle with the Sub-Mariner in one of those good ol' fashioned hero misunderstanding tales. Hydroman is introduced here, and the Hydroman/ Sandman team-up where they become a mindless mud monster is among the least illustrious moments in the book. Spidey once again mixes it up with the Frightful Four (Wizard, Trapster, Sandman, and Llyra), minus Electro this time out. Issue 219 was a quarter box find circa 1983, and I read that story with the Grey Gargoyle countless times. All of these issues were easy to get in the mid '80s, and affordable as well. Another one of my favorites is issue 223 with the Red Ghost and his Super Apes. Roger Stern resurrects the Vulture, and his Foolkiller story is odd to say the least.
There are many offbeat moments during this era of the title. It's refreshing to read comic books from an era when they were only meant to be entertaining, and not “intellectual property” to be re-purposed for movies or video games. I know that I am showing both my cynicism and my age with such a statement, but I offer no apologies for it.
Sorry for all of the nostalgic rambling, but Spider-Man is my favorite character, and this run is near and dear to my heart. Essential indeed.
Like I've stated time and time again, I love these monster black and white phonebooks. They are inexpensive and are a tremendous entertainment value. They use cheap pulp paper and have tight gutters, but they are so affordable who cares! The only complaint that I have about this book is the linework restoration in issue 229. There are several pages where there are dropouts.
March 2, 2017
If you want to relive Spider-Man's greatest battles of the very early 1980s, this graphic novel is for you. What are you waiting for? Go get it!
January 28, 2012
After a couple volumes that were weaker, it was good to be reminded why I've generally been buying all the Essential Amazing Spider-Man. Denny O'Neil's run has its weird quirks, and his villains aren't notably stronger than Marv Wolfman (he has the dubious honor of creating Hydro-Man), but he gets Peter Parker and Spidey, he does some fun stuff with the Frightful Four, Namor and takes the Deb Whitman character into territory where she's at least mildly interesting instead of actively annoying.
It doesn't hurt that he's got John Romita Jr. on art, in his early work looking very much like his dad, but already showing the chops that have made him such an A-list artist today.
This book really shines, though, when one of my favorite Spider-Man writers of all time, Roger Stern, takes over. There's a fun Vulture story, a borderline goofy but still entertaining new Foolkiller, the reintroduction of a much more interesting version of the Black Cat and, of course, the classic "Nothing Can Stop The Juggernaut."
Looking forward to the next volume, because I've read some but not all of Stern's early run, and I don't own most of it, so I'm looking forward to revisiting some of my favorite comics that I haven't read in probably two decades.
It doesn't hurt that he's got John Romita Jr. on art, in his early work looking very much like his dad, but already showing the chops that have made him such an A-list artist today.
This book really shines, though, when one of my favorite Spider-Man writers of all time, Roger Stern, takes over. There's a fun Vulture story, a borderline goofy but still entertaining new Foolkiller, the reintroduction of a much more interesting version of the Black Cat and, of course, the classic "Nothing Can Stop The Juggernaut."
Looking forward to the next volume, because I've read some but not all of Stern's early run, and I don't own most of it, so I'm looking forward to revisiting some of my favorite comics that I haven't read in probably two decades.
October 28, 2014
This book really got going, and it had some very strong moments.
The only knocK I had on it, which was very personal, was that I had just read volume 9, so it was a little repetitive for Peter Parker to do his Clark Kent impression, sense danger and rush to it, every issue over and over. But they handled it pretty well.
That's because the stories continue to be solid and interesting. The highlights are pretty clear. His star crossed love affair with the Black Cat, the Punisher showing up in the annual and trying to kill everyone in the name of justice. The absolute best was pitting my favorite character in the Spidey-verse, the cryptic paralytic Madame Web against Juggernaut and Black Tom, straight from the pages of X-Men.
Very solid stuff in the Spidey-verse. The best was when Denny O'Neil was still doing it, but Roger Stern wrote better than he does sometimes. The art is always solid, I really liked the one issue Rick Leonardi did, a little counterpoint to the beautiful superheroes of John Romita, Jr.
If you like Spidey, you still like Spidey here.
5/5
The only knocK I had on it, which was very personal, was that I had just read volume 9, so it was a little repetitive for Peter Parker to do his Clark Kent impression, sense danger and rush to it, every issue over and over. But they handled it pretty well.
That's because the stories continue to be solid and interesting. The highlights are pretty clear. His star crossed love affair with the Black Cat, the Punisher showing up in the annual and trying to kill everyone in the name of justice. The absolute best was pitting my favorite character in the Spidey-verse, the cryptic paralytic Madame Web against Juggernaut and Black Tom, straight from the pages of X-Men.
Very solid stuff in the Spidey-verse. The best was when Denny O'Neil was still doing it, but Roger Stern wrote better than he does sometimes. The art is always solid, I really liked the one issue Rick Leonardi did, a little counterpoint to the beautiful superheroes of John Romita, Jr.
If you like Spidey, you still like Spidey here.
5/5
November 22, 2012
A fun read. John Romita, Jr. drew most of the issues in this book, and his work is always solid. This volume concludes Denny O'Neil's tenure on the book, and begins Roger Stern's run on Amazing Spider-Man. Some highlights from this volume include an annual featuring Doctor Octopus and the Punisher, a fun Vulture story, and one of the most famous Spider-Man stories: Spider-Man's fight against the X-Men villain the Juggernaut! That story is worth the price of the book alone.
October 23, 2014
Some good stories in this edition. I enjoyed the Juggernaut arc and the Black Cat arc. One of the more disappointing things is as I get farther into the Spider-Man story I miss more events that are happening in other comments. Besides that, an enjoyable read.
January 10, 2016
Meh. That's honestly the best descriptor I have. Just, meh. So many one-shot villains, such dull characters and dialogue, even sub-standard art for the most part.
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