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Spider-Man Vs. the Green Goblin w/ Scott Aukerman (Comedy Bang Bang: The Podcast) | The Amazing Spider-Man #14 Mar 21, 2018

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Scott Aukerman (Comedy Bang! Bang!, Are You Talking REM Re: Me?) is our guest to talk about this issue of Spidey which features the debut of The Green Goblin! It is also inspired a Marvel comic which Scott wrote (Spider-Man/Deadpool #6), which is really cool! Kevin and Will talk about stuff too!

The Menace of Mysterio | The Amazing Spider-Man #13 Mar 14, 2018

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The probably-quickly-named villain MYSTERIO is the bag guy of issue 13, and hosts Kevin and Will … no mystery here … like him a lot! He has a whole bag of tricks designed to scare Spidey which end up sending our hero to a psychiatrist! This series is turning into Mad Men, if Don Draper wore a mask and saved people (which of course, he kind of did). CHECK IT OUT!

Unmasked by Doctor Octopus! | The Amazing Spider-Man #12 Mar 07, 2018

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Maybe our favorite issue yet! Action, drama, humor and as always amazing Steve Ditko art! Doc Ock unmasks Spidey! He really does it, but there's a TWIST that helps Spidey protect his identity. Plus Will bought comics this week and Kevin loves when Loki and Thor are nice to each other.

The Return of Doctor Octopus | The Amazing Spider-Man #11 Feb 28, 2018

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It's the return of premier Spidey villain Doctor Octopus, and this issue sizzles! We've got melodrama in Peter's growing love affair with Betty Brant! A new troubled character who threatens to destroy the people he loves with his gambling addiction! A climactic battle! And a bunch of times Doc Ock calls people FOOLS! WE LOVE THIS ISSUE!

The Enforcers! | The Amazing Spider-Man #10 Feb 21, 2018

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The best worst villains in the Spider-Man universe: it's the Enforcers! Ox! Montana! And the even more insanely-named Fancy Dan! Artist Steve Ditko really seems to be following a "make 'em fun-to-draw first, worry about the story second" rule with these guys, and your co-hosts Kevin and Will couldn't be happier. These villains, led by the almost-but-not-quite-as silly "Big Man" are some our favorite villains. Honestly the story is pretty fun. Come on in and get ENFORCED!

The Man Called Electro | The Amazing Spider-Man #9 Feb 14, 2018

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One of the coolest powers yet most desperate costumes ever, Electro is the villain for this issue. He's got lightning bolts on his wrists, ankles and face, and he's called Electro. Now, what do you think his powers revolve around? But despite this costume, this issue has some of the most moving and affecting storytelling yet in the series! Co-hosts/brothers Kevin and Will freak out about it!

The Terrible Threat of the Living Brain; Spider-Man Tackles the Human Torch w/ Alex Fernie | The Amazing Spider-Man #8 Feb 07, 2018

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Alex Fernie (UCB, Bajillion Dollar Properties, Do You Want To See A Dead Body?) is our first ever guest as we go over Issue 8, the oddly subtitled "Tribute To Teenagers" issue. A tribute in that there are teenagers IN the story, and that might be the total tribute that happens. Also there's a huge killer robot, Peter punches Flash and Peter is a straight-up bully to the Human Torch in the backup story. All right!

The Return of The Vulture | The Amazing Spider-Man #7 Jan 31, 2018

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Our first return villain and it's our favorite winged septuagenarian (assuming) The Vulture! Peter Parker's brilliant "Anti magnetic inverter" (?) no longer stops bird-brain, so how will Spider-Man beat this weird old man who flies? Other questions: why do Parker's classmates stay so caught up on crime news? How far will JJJ go to save a buck? Are Peter and Betty crushing (yes)? Kevin and Will loves this issue. The sense of humor is coming through more, while the action stays great.

Face-To-Face with The Lizard | The Amazing Spider-Man #6 Jan 24, 2018

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This issue introduces what will be another classic Spidey villain: The Lizard! Spider-Man travels to the swamps of Florida to battle this tragic scientist-turned-lizard-man! And JJJ is along for the ride. Kevin is moved by The Lizard's tears! Will realizes that he might like JJJ as much as if not more than Spider-Man!

Marked For Destruction By Dr. Doom | The Amazing Spider-Man #5 Jan 17, 2018

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Spidey meets Marvel's most notorious villain --- the very unsubtly named Doctor Doom! An exciting idea that leads to a just okay story! But even a sub-par Doom story has all that great/ridiculous Doctor Doom dialogue! Never has a villain referred to himself in the third person like Doctor Doom! The issues also features a favorite trope: bully Flash Thompson getting humiliated!

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