The Lizard returns!
POINTLESS TRIVIA
BEN: Villain appearance count:
- Green Goblin: 7
- Doctor Octopus: 5
- Sandman: 4
- The Vulture: 3
- Mysterio: 3
- The Enforcers: 3
- Kraven the Hunter: 3
- The Rhino: 3
- The Chameleon: 2
- Electro: 2
- The Ringmaster: 2
- Scorpion: 2
- Molten Man: 2
- The Lizard: 2
DUY: So I guess this is obvious, but MJ didn't go to college, did she?
WHAT'S AGED THE BEST?
BEN: “An invincible army of super strong giant lizards.”
DUY: It's pretty cool that Connors being the Lizard again was built up on and off over several issues. That's just standard now, but I don't think it's a stretch to say it was weird for the 60s.
BEN: I’m not going to claim to be an expert on the matter, but it seems like having a girl like Mary Jane hit on you in front of the girl you really like (Gwen) is a good way to make that girl take notice of you even more.
DUY: So I'm reading the novel version of The Princess Bride, and that's pretty much how Buttercup realizes she's in love with Westley. Count Rugen's wife takes notice of him.
BEN: Why are you reading The Princess Bride?
WHAT'S AGED THE WORST?
DUY: I don't think we needed a page's worth of panels to recap the Lizard's previous appearance. And Romita draws everyone prettier than Ditko, which is great for everyone except JJJ, who now looks more like an ogre.
NITPICKS
BEN: Why doesn’t Curt’s family live with him?
DUY: As I understood it, the Connors moved to Florida and then Curt went back to New York for his research. Their permanent residence is Florida.
FAVORITE PANEL
BEN: For some reason I was drawn to how perfect this Spidey face looks.
DUY: This one for me, the first complete shot of the greatest supporting cast he'd ever have.
WHO WON THE COMIC?
DUY: The Flash/Peter rivalry, which takes an interesting turn here. They're still bantering, but they're smiling like each other as if they're happy to see each other. I wonder if Stan actually told John to draw the characters smiling at each other, to the point that no amount of bantering is going to make it look like they're still fighting, or if John did it himself.
BEN: It is a great touch that I didn’t even notice because I barely look at the art. Unless it’s Gwen, who wins this issue.
DUY: That's it for Spider-Rama this week.
BEN: Thank you, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko—
DUY: —for telling us we aren't the only ones.
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BEN: She was already on the model/actress path. This is the first time I remember Peter wishing he could quit being Spider-Man. Am I wrong on that?
DUY: He did throw his costume into the trash when Aunt May was sick.
BEN: That was more of thinking he had to quit.
WHAT'S AGED THE BEST?
BEN: “An invincible army of super strong giant lizards.”
DUY: It's pretty cool that Connors being the Lizard again was built up on and off over several issues. That's just standard now, but I don't think it's a stretch to say it was weird for the 60s.
BEN: I’m not going to claim to be an expert on the matter, but it seems like having a girl like Mary Jane hit on you in front of the girl you really like (Gwen) is a good way to make that girl take notice of you even more.
DUY: So I'm reading the novel version of The Princess Bride, and that's pretty much how Buttercup realizes she's in love with Westley. Count Rugen's wife takes notice of him.
BEN: Why are you reading The Princess Bride?
WHAT'S AGED THE WORST?
DUY: I don't think we needed a page's worth of panels to recap the Lizard's previous appearance. And Romita draws everyone prettier than Ditko, which is great for everyone except JJJ, who now looks more like an ogre.
NITPICKS
BEN: Why doesn’t Curt’s family live with him?
DUY: As I understood it, the Connors moved to Florida and then Curt went back to New York for his research. Their permanent residence is Florida.
BEN: For some reason I was drawn to how perfect this Spidey face looks.
WHO WON THE COMIC?
DUY: The Flash/Peter rivalry, which takes an interesting turn here. They're still bantering, but they're smiling like each other as if they're happy to see each other. I wonder if Stan actually told John to draw the characters smiling at each other, to the point that no amount of bantering is going to make it look like they're still fighting, or if John did it himself.
DUY: That's it for Spider-Rama this week.
BEN: Thank you, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko—
DUY: —for telling us we aren't the only ones.
Leave us a comment below or on our Facebook page. See you next week!
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