Amazing Spider-Man 59 Archive

Super Blog Team-Up: Top 10 Moments of Chasing Amazing’s Chase

May 6, 2015Top 10 Lists1 Comment

As some of you might already know, a few months ago, I reached a major milestone in my life with the purchase of Amazing Spider-Man #3. With that acquisition, I achieved my goal to own every ASM issue (Nos. 1-700). The “chase” in Chasing Amazing was effectively over. But

Who’s the Boss? Kingpin as Spider-Man’s Main Silver Age Antagonist

By Mark Ginocchio

April 23, 2014Guest Blogs, Reading Experience2 Comments

Today, as part of my ongoing acknowledgement celebration of the 50th anniversary of Daredevil this month, I’m conducting a bit of a blogging experiment between Chasing Amazing and Longbox Graveyard. This post, along with one I guest blogged for LBG, look at one of Marvel’s greatest rogues, Wilson Fisk,

Reading Experience: Gwen <3's Peter

By Mark Ginocchio

February 13, 2012Reading ExperienceNo comments

When I think “love” and “Spider-Man” an outsider may assume I’m going to talk about Peter Parker’s long-time relationship with Mary Jane Watson – that IS the girl he married after all. But maybe because Spider-Man is a comic book that’s as much about loss and responding to loss

Remembrance of Comics Past: Amazing Spider-Man #59

By Mark Ginocchio

September 9, 2011Remembrance of Comics Past3 Comments

I firmly believe that in any situation, when you’re trying to make the best deal for yourself, you have to use all of the resources that are available to you – including the borderline flirtations of cute redhead that just so happens to be accompanying you to said situation.