Marvel Tales Spider-Man

[The Toyroom]

Well I started my new project of buying old Marvel Tales back issues for a quick cheap fix of classic Spider-Man instead of the current train-wreck of a book. Picked up Marvel Tales #35-37, which reprints Amazing Spider-Man #50-52, for a total of $8. Not too bad IMO. See Spidey take on Kraven! The Vulture! The Kingpin! With scripts by Stan (The Man) Lee and art by John (Ring-A-Ding Romita)! I've enjoyed these 3 issues more than I have of Spidey's current rag of a mag in a looooong time!

[The Toyroom]

Double post

[Bo8a_Fett]

Good haul....I really wanted to see Kraven, Vulture and Mysterio in one of the movies....would have been nice if Bruce Campbells multiple cameos were shown to be him as mysterio or the chameleon controlling Spideys life ...oh well...maybe in the 4th or 5th movie.
I love these "classic" Spidey villains and the older stories...especially "Ditko's" run.It was great that they collected "Kraven's Last Hunt" in hardback recently...that is one of the all time great Spidey stories.

[monkey tennis]

I'm working my way through a box full of Spiderman Weekly (with Cap Britain), the British comics from 1970's
I got 140ish issues for £12 delivered.
I love all the old artwork I even like all the old adverts on the backs (Top Trumps, A batglider, Lightsaber etc)...brings back memorys.

[samurainoir]

Good haul....I really wanted to see Kraven, Vulture and Mysterio in one of the movies....would have been nice if Bruce Campbells multiple cameos were shown to be him as mysterio or the chameleon controlling Spideys life ...oh well...maybe in the 4th or 5th movie.


Was that Raimi's intention? Holy Crap that would be brilliant. I would love to see Campbell as Mysterio or Chameleon. Chameleon and Kraven would be an obvious pairing (they are related aren't they?).

Of course Dylan Baker's role as Curt Conners in two movies still hasn't produced a Lizard appearance.

[Bo8a_Fett]

If it was Raimi's intention he never mentioned it, it's just something I wished would happen. Curt Conners was the other waste of a great, great oppertunity.

[The Toyroom]

I would love to see Campbell as Mysterio or Chameleon. Chameleon and Kraven would be an obvious pairing (they are related aren't they?).

I believe they're half-brothers...and Chameleon was the one that 1st brought Kraven to the U.S. to tackle Spidey.

[samurainoir]

I believe they're half-brothers...and Chameleon was the one that 1st brought Kraven to the U.S. to tackle Spidey.

Paul Jenkins had an interesting and moody storyline involving the Chameleon's suicide in the wake of Kraven's.

I always like The Chameleon.

If Bruce Campbell were the Chameleon, it would make some interesting metatextual implications given the fact that he's also been Dark Man! Of course I loved the fact that Dark Man met Ash from Evil Dead in a recent comic book crossover.

[jds1911a1]

loved these as a kid recenlty went through them to put them in historical order (some were printed out of order) and reread yeah Spiderman was so much better then

[Bionic Joe]

The nice thing about MARVEL TALES is you can get reprints of AMAZING FANATASY#15 thru AMAZING SPIDERMAN #159 in great shape for around 200 bucks :licklips:

[Earth 2 Chris]

During the early 80s, MT reprinted Amazing from AF #15 through ASM#52 or so. I had all of those, and they gave me the greatest foundation for Spidey lore. Reading those and the Stern/Romita and DeFalco/Frenz current runs at the same time made it the golden age of Spidey for me. I so hated it when they shifted those reprints over to the horribly printed and short-lived "Spider-Man Magazine" Digest.

Chris

[Goblin19]

Yeah, I grew up on Marvel Tales as a kid. I have almost every issue from the start to just after Gwen Stacy's death. I keep meaning to dig them out, but I'm afraid my kids will destroy them. They wrecked one already.

[Airdave817]

I've never heard of Marvel Tales before now!

I've tried reading everything but the main Spider-Man titles. I followed the first few issues of Spider-Man 2099. As much as I like Peter David, there's a reason why that title and the whole 2099 line aren't around anymore.

I've picked up the Spider-Man Adventures that were both companions to the Spider-Man cartoon awhile back.

I was thisclose to picking up Marvel Adventures Spider-Man. I grabbed Fantastic Four instead, thinking that none of it would last very long. :smiley1:

I still have my paperback collections.

[chalwa]

I also loved my Marvel Tales. Cheaper than the originals and easier to get. No comic shops then so I depended on these to fill in the blanks. Greatest idea ever for a Spidey-lovin' kid.
I also had the Pocketbooks paperbacks that gave me my Ditko fix. Small but wonderful and really gave me a love of Ditko's Spider-Man.
Anyone else have them? 3 were printed, I think.

bestest

[The Toyroom]

I also had the Pocketbooks paperbacks that gave me my Ditko fix. Small but wonderful and really gave me a love of Ditko's Spider-Man.
Anyone else have them? 3 were printed, I think.

Yup I had 'em....to my knowledge there were 3 Spider-Man, 2 Hulk and 1 each of Fantastic Four, Dr. Strange and Captain America. In addition I believe there were several releases of Conan the Barbarian.

[Bionic Joe]

I also had the Pocketbooks paperbacks that gave me my Ditko fix. Small but wonderful and really gave me a love of Ditko's Spider-Man.
Anyone else have them? 3 were printed, I think.

bestest I only had the first two as a kid, never knew there was a thrid

[thunderbolt]

had the PB's of Spidey, FF and Hulk.

[The Toyroom]

Picked up Marvel Tales #73,80,81,85 and 103 this week. Spidey vs. Iceman(!), Spidey in the Savage Land (with Jonah and Gwen), Spidey vs. Spencer Symthe and a Spider-Slayer, and Spidey vs. ....The Kangaroo! Plus Spidey guest stars on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson! (There's also a Dick Cavett cameo in one issue)

Awesome stuff! Fabulous John Romita and Gil Kane art!