Comments on: Comics You Should Own flashback – Amazing Spider-Man #229-230

By: Jonathon Riddle

Jonathon Riddle — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 18:09:35 +0000

Like many others posting comments here, I think the whole run of Roger Stern’s 1980′s Spider-Man are Comics You Should Own. I realize it may be a little off topic, Greg, but have you considered Stern’s run on Doctor Stange (48 – 74)? These were also wonderfully fun comics.

By: Der

Der — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:38:05 +0000

In 1990 when i was 4 years old i was realy shocked when i saw the Jugguernaut. Irresistible, unstoppable and so incredibly mega-hero like him. I remebered it till now i atm i buy every original x-men and spider-men comics i see. This is one of my favourite story. Brilliant!!! Person who created Jugg shoud be given an Oscar ! Its UNBELIEVABLE !

By: John V

John V — Thu, 15 May 2008 18:07:19 +0000

These were the last 2 issues of Spider-Man I managed to pick up before going to boot camp (wow have I dated myself), and they remain my all time favorite comic book story. The page in issue 230 with 3 panels consisting of the truck bearing down on Juggy, closeup of Juggy’s eyes, then the massive explosion remain my favorite piece of comic book art to this day!

By: wwk5d

wwk5d — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:51:47 +0000

So this guy Kenny is the reason we ended up with whole Totem/Spider-Totem dumb idea?

By: Don C.

Don C. — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 22:11:00 +0000

>>Great story, Greg, but I think Sternâ€™s whole run should be considered a comic people should own!

You got that right. I own Stern’s entire Spider-Man run from the 80s. It’s MY Golden Age of Spider-Man.

By: stealthwise

stealthwise — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 20:53:44 +0000

I’ve got the Megazine too! Great story, and I’ll second (third? fourth?) the endorsement of all things Stern.

By: MarkAndrew

MarkAndrew — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 15:40:34 +0000

Such a great story of heroism and triumph.

The way that conveniently placed hole sat there for years, unnoticed, until it’s hour finally came! I cheered at how the conveniently placed hole defeated the Juggernaut, with minimal help from Spider-man.

(OK, I have issues with this particular story. But, from what I’ve read, Stern’s Spider-man run in general is really good.)

By: Black Manta

Black Manta — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:06:45 +0000

The first issue of Spidey I ever bought was 230, mostly because of the cover. That got me hooked onto him. Really my favorite Spidey story of all time.

By: red-Ricky

red-Ricky — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 08:01:13 +0000

This is all part of what made Amazing Spider-Man such a cool book: real lives were going on, and Peter always had to worry about making enough money to earn a living, and he always had to worry about getting involved in lousy relationships.

So you are the reason JMS & Quesada gave us OMD! Way to go, Burgas!

Hope you’re habby.

By: Salamurai

Salamurai — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:53:54 +0000

I have those issues as a Prestige-format reprint from 1989, under the “Sensational Spider-Man” banner (I have a couple others like that too).

Seeingt he cover of #230 again makes me wonder why comic book covers aren’t done like that anymore. Little gnat-sized Spidey in front of garmungous Juggy’s face — if I’d have seen that when it came out, I would have snapped it up. Just screams action. So many covers these days are so posed, lifeless and dull.

By: Greg Burgas

Greg Burgas — Tue, 25 Mar 2008 02:44:54 +0000

Yeah, I guess Marvel Team-Up counts. I forgot about it. My bad.

By: Philip Ayres

Philip Ayres — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:02:55 +0000

> because in the 1980s he had three titles
> (and at this point, 1982, two)

Hmmm. I thought there were 3 Spiderman titles then: ASM, Peter Parker – Spectacular Spiderman and Marvel Team Up

By: mightygodking

mightygodking — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:11:28 +0000

Clearly, this story could not have been written with a married Spider-Man.

By: T.

T. — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 15:26:00 +0000

These comics were the first Marvel comics I ever read. I was a kid and a DC guy because of Superfriends. I didn’t have much comic buying experience. But this was honestly the first time I ever felt inspired and moved, even before I know what those two words meant. I couldn’t put it in words, but it really changed how I looked at everything. The art, the writing…so incredible, I spent years doodling JR JR-style Spider-Man pictures in EVERYTHING, even though his original run was incredibly short. It was the first book where I ever bothered to notice the names of the writers and artists.

Going back to Jim Mooney, just wanted to add that even though I didn’t think he brought out the best in JR JR, I really loved him on people like Ed Hannigan, Bob Hall and Al Milgrom over in Spec Spidey.

By: Greg Burgas

Greg Burgas — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:46:36 +0000

I wouldn’t call the way he wins “clever,” Jacob – Don did, but I think he means that it’s clever what the writers did, not the way Spidey defeats him. As he’s holding on for dear life in those panels, Juggernaut walks into wet cement and sinks. He’s stuck there for quite some time, if I remember. It’s a nice way for Spidey to win because he doesn’t actually defeat the Juggernaut, which would have stretched belief a bit!

By: Jacob T. Levy

Jacob T. Levy — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:05:55 +0000

so… what’s the clever way in which Spidey wins? I assume it’s not those “hold on tight and get pummeled” frames…

By: Greg Burgas

Greg Burgas — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:50:19 +0000

I only own these two and then the first part of the Hobgoblin saga, which is also written by Stern. That’s up the next time I do a flashback. I should probably go back and buy the rest of Stern’s run, as it appears the Essential volumes have dried up recently!

By: Bryan

Bryan — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:37:26 +0000

I finally picked up issue 230 last year, twenty years after getting 229. It was well worth the wait.

By: John Seavey

John Seavey — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:54:40 +0000

Roger Stern can write the hell out of anything. He’s one of the pro’s pros, and he doesn’t get near enough attention for his body of work.

By: Ford MF

Ford MF — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 10:18:48 +0000

FIRST COMIC BOOKS I EVER OWNED. Also one of my favorite Spidey stories.