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The Amazing Spider-Man Classic Newspaper Comics - 1978
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June 24, 2026
This is all the dailies and Sunday strips for 1978. Jazzy John Romita's art is the star of the show but the stories aren't terrible. In fact, they might be some of Stan Lee's actual best work because I don't think they were actually done using the Marvel method and Stan had to shoulder more of the load than usual.
Anyway, Spidey takes on Doctor Doom again, some street thugs, one of which is related to Robbie Robertson, and a woman finds Spidey's street clothes in a web back on an alley wall and blackmails Peter Parker. The blackmail tale goes pretty dark with the blackmailer falling out a conveniently open window with Spidey out of webbing and unable to save her, leading to him hanging up the costume for a couple weeks while he's a disco DJ. Yeah, it was the 70s,
In some ways, these are the perfect encapsulation of Spider-Man tales without being bogged down with hundreds of issues of continuity and having to shoehorn in other super heroes to boost sales.
Anyway, Spidey takes on Doctor Doom again, some street thugs, one of which is related to Robbie Robertson, and a woman finds Spidey's street clothes in a web back on an alley wall and blackmails Peter Parker. The blackmail tale goes pretty dark with the blackmailer falling out a conveniently open window with Spidey out of webbing and unable to save her, leading to him hanging up the costume for a couple weeks while he's a disco DJ. Yeah, it was the 70s,
In some ways, these are the perfect encapsulation of Spider-Man tales without being bogged down with hundreds of issues of continuity and having to shoehorn in other super heroes to boost sales.
May 13, 2026
I very much enjoyed these.
In the first story, Peter Parker fell in love with a foreign lady, but her father was a mad bomber Boravian terrorist! I thought Pete fell in love too quickly, but you know how comic book stories are - everything moves at the speed of plot.
Next, Spider-Man went to Hollywood to play his own stunt double, and ended up fighting for his life against Mysterio, an insane special-effects guy. I rather liked this story. I struggled with it at first because Peter was being even whinier than usual, and I don't always like the "superhero goes Hollywood" plots, but once Mysterio was on the scene, I ended up like the story.
Then, Doctor Doom attempted to gaslight Spidey into thinking he was going mad, but Spider-Man finally figured it out and defeated Doctor Doom. This was stretched out and overly repetitive from one strip to the next, even more than usual.
Then, Spider-Man takes on three thugs with a souped-up van, one of whom is Mr. Robertson's nephew. I felt like this one was a little rushed, but I liked the emphasis on neighborhood crime and it fleshed out Robbie Robinson a bit.
After that, Spider-Man defeated a woman who figured out his secret and was blackmailing him - but the end was rather tragic.
Then, Peter Parker's buddies have bought a disco, and some goons are trying to get in on it so Kingpin and Burt Reynolds (well, someone who looks like him, anyway) can trap Spider-Man. This time, the volume ended mid-story.
Not necessarily as strong as 1977's strips, but good solid fun. I like reading these.
In the first story, Peter Parker fell in love with a foreign lady, but her father was a mad bomber Boravian terrorist! I thought Pete fell in love too quickly, but you know how comic book stories are - everything moves at the speed of plot.
Next, Spider-Man went to Hollywood to play his own stunt double, and ended up fighting for his life against Mysterio, an insane special-effects guy. I rather liked this story. I struggled with it at first because Peter was being even whinier than usual, and I don't always like the "superhero goes Hollywood" plots, but once Mysterio was on the scene, I ended up like the story.
Then, Doctor Doom attempted to gaslight Spidey into thinking he was going mad, but Spider-Man finally figured it out and defeated Doctor Doom. This was stretched out and overly repetitive from one strip to the next, even more than usual.
Then, Spider-Man takes on three thugs with a souped-up van, one of whom is Mr. Robertson's nephew. I felt like this one was a little rushed, but I liked the emphasis on neighborhood crime and it fleshed out Robbie Robinson a bit.
After that, Spider-Man defeated a woman who figured out his secret and was blackmailing him - but the end was rather tragic.
Then, Peter Parker's buddies have bought a disco, and some goons are trying to get in on it so Kingpin and Burt Reynolds (well, someone who looks like him, anyway) can trap Spider-Man. This time, the volume ended mid-story.
Not necessarily as strong as 1977's strips, but good solid fun. I like reading these.
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