AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #100
by Stan Lee, Gil Kane, and Frank Giacoia
In this specially terrible 100th issue, Spider-Man tries to get rid of his spider-powers and takes a trip down memory lane.
POINTLESS TRIVIA
BEN: The landmark 100th issue, which is something we comic book fans celebrate for some reason.
DUY: It gets really ridiculous in the 90s, when we'd celebrate 25th and 75th issues too.
BEN: Peter grows four new arms. Spoilers.
DUY: This is a comic I use as a case study of when fans get mad about a new plot twist after the initial reveal (think Captain America as Hydra or Doc Ock as Spider-Man). By the same logic, they'd have been freaking out that Peter has four extra arms now.
BEN: Message boards in the 60s and 70s would have been lit.
WHAT'S AGED THE BEST?
BEN: One of the top 10 Spider-Man covers ever made. Top 5?
DUY: Certainly very iconic. I wouldn't put too many ahead of it. But I'd say top 10. Actually at this point, what are the top 10 covers from Amazing Fantasy #15 to Amazing Spider-Man #100?
BEN: Amazing Fantasy, 24, 29, 33, 39, 50, 56, 70, 100, Annual #1. Ditkos covers are iconic and etched in my brain, but I don’t know if any besides 33 are “the best.”
WHAT'S AGED THE WORST?
BEN: I was really enjoying Kane’s art with Romita’s inks and even the first few with Giacoia inking, but he’s gone off the rails here.
DUY: I started disliking him last issue.
BEN: I was sure this was leading to Peter’s periodic reminder that he continues to fight crime as Spider-Man because of his role in Uncle Ben’s death, but then this happened.
DUY: I know I read this story a billion times, but I'm still surprised Captain Stacy is Uncle Ben now.
BEN: The only reason I can think of for them using George here is that they already did this basic story with Ben in #50. I guess I never thought of this as another “Peter quits” story, but no wonder it became such a trope.
DUY: Also he's the sun, which is ridiculous.
NITPICKS
DUY: Kane's art sucks, is my nitpick.
FAVORITE PANEL
DUY: I like when Peter is in the lab:
WHO WON THE COMIC?
BEN: Captain Stacy, for inexplicably being Peter’s cosmic reminder that with great power, must also come great responsibility.
DUY: Two weird things. First, they still never mention that line. Second, he mentions Uncle Ben in the issue. So it's not like they forgot him.
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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