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Amazing Spider-Man by Steve Ditko Artist’s Edition (Marvel)

The Amazing Spider-Man by Steve Ditko Artist’s Edition

At long last, comic art enthusiasts are getting the book they’ve been dreaming of, as The Amazing Spider-Man by Steve Ditko Artist’s Edition has been officially announced for a 2026 release. Revealed at Comic-Con International, this monumental project is the result of a new partnership between Skybound, Image Comics, and Scott Dunbier’s Act 4 Publishing, […]

The Orb’s First Ride in Marvel Team-Up #15 | Marvel

Marvel Team-Up #15

The world of comics is filled with unique origins, but few are as strange as the one found in Marvel Team-Up #15, which introduced the world to the bizarre villain known as The Orb. This classic issue from the Bronze Age of comics brings together two of Marvel’s most popular supernatural and street-level heroes for […]

Madame Web’s First Appearance: A Marvel Mystery

Madame Web's first appearance

This Day in Comics: Madame Web’s First Appearance On August 12, 1980, the Spider-Man mythos was forever changed with Madame Web’s first appearance in the pages of The Amazing Spider-Man #210. Created by the talented duo of writer Dennis O’Neil and artist John Romita, Jr., Cassandra Webb was unlike any character Peter Parker had encountered […]

Prowler’s First Appearance: A Marvel Comics Debut

Prowler's First Appearance: A Marvel Comics Debut

This Day in Comics: The Prowler’s First Appearance On August 12, 1969, the world of Spider-Man was introduced to a new and complex character with the Prowler’s first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man #78. This issue marked the debut of Hobie Brown, a brilliant but angry young man from the Bronx whose story would become […]

Marvel’s Sinister Six’s First Appearance: A Comic Classic

Sinister Six's First Appearance

Marvel’s Sinister Six: The Day a Supervillain Team Was Born On this day in comic book history, June 11, 1964, readers witnessed the landmark Sinister Six’s first appearance. This legendary group of villains debuted in the pages of The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1, a pivotal moment that would forever alter the web-slinger’s world. As dedicated […]

Marvel’s Acts of Vengeance Crossover Explained

Acts of Vengeance (1989-1990)

Unmasking Marvel’s Villain Swap: A Look Back at Acts of Vengeance Remember when Marvel Comics decided to shake things up? Dramatically? In late 1989, a massive event swept across nearly every title. Heroes faced villains they’d never fought before. This wasn’t random chaos; it was a calculated scheme known as the Acts of Vengeance Marvel […]

Miles Morales (August 3, 2011) This Day In Comics

Miles Morales (August 3, 2011) This Day In Comics

Miles Morales (August 3, 2011) This Day In Comics Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Axel Alonso describes the catalyst, “When we were planning “Ultimatum,” we realized that we were standing at the brink of America electing its first African-American President and we acknowledged that maybe it was time to take a good look at one of our […]

Amazing Spider-Man #346 (Marvel) Classic Covers

Amazing Spider-Man #346

The Amazing Spider-Man #346 – Elliptical Pursuit! released by Marvel on April 1991 Eddie Brock is back…for Peter’s head! After escaping prison, Venom taunts Spider-Man into a final showdown. Peter Parker’s known for his smarts- why then does he stumble straight into Venom’s trap? When Spider-Man discovered his new costume was actually an alien parasite, […]

The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #300 

The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #300 -Marvel

The Amazing Spider-Man #300 – Venom released by Marvel on May 1988. The First Full Appearance of Venom! Witness the return of Eddie Brock! And red-and-blue Spider-Man! Are Eddie and the symbiote still holding an irrational grudge against the wall-crawler? This is a Venom/Spider-Man smackdown you won’t want to miss! Since Amazing Spider-Man #252, Spider-Man […]

Humbug (June 24, 1986) This Day In Comics

Humbug (June 24, 1986) This Day In Comics - Marvel Comics

Humbug (June 24, 1986) This Day In Comics – Marvel Comics Buck Mitty was the senior entomology professor at Empire State University until his funding was cut off. Desperate to prove the value of the insect world, as well as to gain enough wealth to continue his research, Mitty designed the Humbug costume to achieve […]