AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #6
by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko
Spider-Man feels the bite of the Lizard!
POINTLESS TRIVIA
BEN: The first "take a paper by web, leave a coin by web" bit.
DUY: First Curt Connors, Martha Connors, Billy Connors, and Lizard.
BEN: Pretty sure this is the first “my spider sense is tingling.” There had been variations of it before now, but this is the classic line.
BEN: And the first funny quip.
FAVORITE PANEL
DUY: Treating the black/blue part of his costume as black and blending it with the background has always worked for me.
BEN: Even a Lizard can cry.
WHAT'S AGED THE BEST?
BEN: Lots of sarcasm from Peter in this, and some quips as Spider-Man. He actually seems like he’s starting to enjoy his new life a little. It’s a step toward Spider-Man being funny, instead of sad, angry, and poor all the time.
DUY: The quipping, definitely. He's finally getting his stride.
BEN: Also, an army of super-lizards is awesome no matter what year it is.
WHAT'S AGED THE WORST?
DUY: I don't know how 1960s school systems worked, but can you really have a major in high school?
BEN: In comics “science” means you can do anything. Electronics, engineering, biochemistry.
BEN: Curt Connors gave his wife a signed photo of himself?
DUY: You have to establish they're married, and you have to establish tht's him in the picture, and okay fine, it's lame.
WHO WON THE COMIC?
BEN: Realistically we could say Peter Parker/Spider-Man in every single issue, but this is the first time his whimsical side started to take shape, so I’m giving it to him this time.
DUY: Peter also starts to be more confident as himself, so yeah, Peter.
INCREDIBLE PARALLELS
DUY: We can draw parallels between the Lizard and the Hulk — both are brilliant scientists trying to do good who get turned into a monster. But once again Spider-Man fights a scientist.
DUY: This is also the first time that Spider-Man fights someone with a personal connection to him, although that personal connection is only established after he meets him, so it's kind of a precursor to the Green Goblin. Spider-Man also once again uses his scientific knowledge to beat an opponent. This is like an integral part of his character at this point.
BEN: It is pretty interesting that they moved away from that aspect of him for so long. It’s really prevalent in these early comics.
DUY: We're going to have to keep track of when it stops.
BEN: That's it for Spider-Rama this week.
DUY: Thank you, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko—
BEN: —for telling us we aren't the only ones.
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