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The early storylines were pretty corny. The writing got better in the mid 60s.
Amazing Spider-Man #1
| Writer | Stan Lee |
| Artist | Steve Ditko |
Contains two amazing stories!
Spider-Man: Freak! Public Menace!
Peter Parker tries to continue a show biz career as Spider-Man, yet J. Jonah Jameson's editorials slamming him as a menace makes it hard to find work.
Spider-Man vs. the Chameleon!
The criminal Chameleon breaks into a military building dressed as Spider-Man to steal missile plans. He is confronted by security officers who place the crime on Spider-Man.
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8.0
I've decided to very slowly do a read through of Spider-Man! I've done it before, but it's been years and years now. I'll do my best to read each and every issue across Spider-Man's many titles. I'll try to put a relevant quote from the issue at the end of my reviews, for fun! In this instance though, I'll do two since technically this review covers two issues. Something to note as well, as I go through these early issues: these are early 60s silver age comics. They are antiquated. That's just how it is. I will be rating these on a "Product of its Time" curve until I hit a sufficient point in Spidey history wherein I feel that the curve is no longer necessary. Therefore, I won't be as harsh on expository dialogue, wacky plot development more
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8.0
I'm not even going to try to pretend this isn't good despite its age. Yeah the stories are kind of hokey but they are all things we would see carried into the future. Simple mistakes here and there and some dated writing are really the only thing making this 'low'. I even enjoyed Ditko's art here which I'm not normally a fan of. I still stick by my wishing we had Kirby. Between Amazing Fantasy 15 and ASM 1 covers, I think he really captures Spider-Man. Better than Ditko captures the FF.
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8.0
Ah, the 60s! Silver age comics are so absurd....i love it! The first story here is so fun. It already sets the tone for who Spider-Man is at this point. Torn between heroism and survival, slandered by the media. The space mission might seem too "big" for a character we associate with street level, grounded adventures, but it works(it's the 60s lol). J. Jonah Jameson is instantly iconic, a generational hater from his first ballon dialouge. The money struggles, the loneliness, the weight of responsibility on his shoulders, it's all here from the beginning. The second story however is a mixed bag for me. The Fantastic Four sequence is fantastic (no pun intended). Great action, fun banter, and Peter being underestimated only to prove himself more
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7.5
Good start, but the age of this comic does a thing. Some parts of this were done poorly even for that time. Also mistakes such as "Peter Palmer" spoil the impression too. However, there are many stories and it's cool to read the very beginning of such a great superhero.
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Holy antiquity, Peter Palmer!
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7.0
Comics from the 60s are... interesting. I do think Stan Lee was a genius for creating characters but, damn, man didn't know how to develop them properly lol.
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(Cover date: March, 1963)
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Peter after harrasing ff be like: -I'm super cool, give me money
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The Stan Lee and Steve Ditko run of Amazing Spider-Man is for sure a product of its time. The dialog is primitive and at times insulting. The panel of Jonah introducing his son to the reader is down right hilariously unnatural to the point where Spider-Man 2 the movie actually poked fun at the delivery in my opinion. The art by Steve Ditko however stands the test of time. His early Spidey art almost gives Peter a inhuman like quality. His work with the civilian characters as well is downright iconic. Personally I'm not the biggest fan of the Chameleon so his story is my least favorite of the two stories. I love the inclusion of the Fantastic Four in the second story. While they could be seen as pushover's due to how easy Spider-Man defeats more
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not a great start following amazing fantasy 15.
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