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Once Upon a Time...There Was a Robot | The Amazing Spider-Man #37 Oct 10, 2018

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In his second to last issue, artist Steve Ditko turns in a good story! There's subplots and great drawing and two weird-looking robots and the introduction of one of the greatest villains in the Spider-verse -- Norman Osborn! Corrupt businessman, terrible father and murderer! A not-great dude, but he makes for yes-great stories!

The Looter | The Amazing Spider-Man #36 Oct 03, 2018

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He got his powers from a meteor. He's obsessed with meteors. This is the story of…. THE LOOTER! (?) Continuing this run of "guy who punches hard" villains, it's clear that artist Steve Ditko is mentally checked out. But seeing a great artist phone it in is still interesting, IF You are insane fans like Kevin and Will! YOU CAN'T MISS THIS ONE (you could).

The Molten Man Does Not Regret Anything! | The Amazing Spider-Man #35 Sep 26, 2018

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In what Will deems the "worst issue so far of the Ditko run" we see the Molten Man return and Stan Lee turn in his strangest bunch of dialogue yet! BUT the issue does venture into "so bad it's really weird" territory so CHECK IT OUT!

Kraven the Hunter Returns! | The Amazing Spider-Man #34 Sep 19, 2018

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Kraven is back to hunt the ultimate prey: Spider-Man! Betty Brant has a trippy Spidey-themed dream! And Gwen Stacy is falling for Peter! All great stuff! So… why is this issue kinda… eh?

Best Non-Ditko Spidey Stories: Part 2 Sep 12, 2018

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Once again, Kevin and Will talk about some of their favorite non-Ditko stories! This episode, we go into the 1982 classic "Nothing Can Stop The Juggernaut" and the 2008 modern classic "Unscheduled Stop!" Plus a longish discussion about the lack of female creators who have been given the helm of Spidey stories (more stuff like Sara Pichelli drawing Miles Morales, please!)

Master Planner Saga Part 3 | The Amazing Spider-Man #33 Sep 05, 2018

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"The Final Chapter" -- part 3 of the stunning Master Planner trilogy and co-hosts Kevin and Will are so excited they don't quite know what to do with themselves. They read the first five pages out loud, then gush, then gush some more! They make the very fair declaration that if you don't' like this story more than any other story in any medium then you have a problem!

Master Planner Saga Part 2 | The Amazing Spider-Man #32 Aug 29, 2018

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Part 2 of the artist Steve Ditko's climactic Spider-Man triology - "Man on a Rampage." All the setup of last issue comes bursting forth in an issue-long explosion of anger and fighting from Spidey! The previous 31 issues are in a way ALL part of a build-up to this story! Kevin and Will, as usual, get into it TOO MUCH!

Master Planner Saga Part 1 | The Amazing Spider-Man #31 Aug 22, 2018

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This is it: One of the best stories in the history of Marvel Comics -- maybe ALL comics. It's a three part story we call "The Master Planner Saga" and it starts here with issue 31 - "If This Be My Destiny." We get fully into it: what made this trilogy so moving as a story, how it was right before writer/illustrator Steve Ditko left Marvel comics and started to fully enter obscurity and how writer/editor Stan Lee still nails it despite being almost totally left out by his collaborator.

The Claws of the Cat | The Amazing Spider-Man #30 Aug 15, 2018

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A decent issue with a huge continuity error: the gang of uniformed thieves that show up periodically are ACTUALLY a foreshadowing of next issue! DO YOU FIND THIS FASCINATING? Co hosts Will and Kevin do! Plus: Ned Leeds PROPOSES to Betty Brant!

The Scorpion Returns w/ Mark David Christenson & Kait Thompson | The Amazing Spider-Man #29 Aug 08, 2018

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Kevin and Will welcome guests Kait Thompson and Mark David Christenson, the co-hosts of "Aw Crap, A Hellboy Podcast!" We get into: how Ditko makes a great action story out of a not-that-great villain! How JJJ's cowardice is ratcheted up to farcial levels, and how Peter's got sexy new duds!

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