The Amazing Spider-Man #18
The Amazing Spider-Man » The Amazing Spider-Man #18 - The End of Spider-Man! released by Marvel on November 1, 1964.
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5 (0) 4 (2) 3 (1) 2 (0) 1 (0) 4.0 starsAverage score of 3 user reviews
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Very Well Done 0
I have said in many reviews of the older Spiderman issues that what it is lacking is character moments. This is an entire issue, that deals with a young man ( Peter of course ) whose mane concern is not the "bad guy of the month" but of how he is going to pay bills, and make sure his Aunt has the medicine she needs. Some of the ideas are clever. Some are obvious, still it is good to see the man behind the mask being explored. I would appreciate a more real life situation ( the "medicine May nee...
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Characters Welcome 0
Good character moments were present in (almost) each issue of The Amazing Spider-Man leading up to this point. #18, however, was the first issue composed entirely of them. Previously, the issues would follow an interchangeable formula. The order of events would vary occasionally, but each of the following things would happen. Firstly, the villain is introduced and Peter interacts with schoolmates/Aunt May for 2-3 pages (or vice versa). Then, Spider-Man battles bad guy of the month (things don't ...
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The Most Character-Driven Story of Spidey's First Year 0
Part of CV's Top 100 Spider-Man Universe Stories - reviewed!Over the first two years of Spider-Man comics, Stan Lee slowly began to integrate more and more about Peter Parker's life when he wasn't wearing the mask, and the overall quality of the story escalated. And then we get issue #18... "The End of Spider-Man!" where there is no super villain fight whatsoever. Yes, Sandman shows up - but Spider-Man runs away from him!Instead the issue relentlessly pounds the reader with Parker's daily proble...
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