See? I told you, Peter! Jonah’s just jealous of you!
Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #10
Published: c. January, 1964?
Cover Date: March, 1964
“The Enforcers!”
Writer: Stan Lee
Artist: Steve Ditko
Inker: Steve Ditko
Letterer: Sam Rosen
It kinda goes without saying, but Peter’s a lucky guy! Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #297 Published: c. November, 1987? Cover Date: February, 1988 “I’ll Take Manhattan!” Writer: David Michelinie Artist: Alex Saviuk Inker: Vince Colletta […]
Love it when Ditko got creative with the splash pages. Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #37 Published: c. April, 1966? Cover Date: June, 1966 “Once Upon a Time, There Was a Robot…!” Plot: Steve Ditko Script: […]
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on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #31 (Legacy #995): “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Cousin” or “The First Rule About Super-Villain Fight Club Is …”: “@Bruce, not Groos — Thank you for that! I didn’t realize it was a specific word, made up or not.…” Jun 22, 06:57
on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #31 (Legacy #995): “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Cousin” or “The First Rule About Super-Villain Fight Club Is …”: “@evan berry @hornacek the word in the song was a made up word, “groos”, according to Jeff Lynne, the writer/singer…” Jun 21, 21:47
on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #31 (Legacy #995): “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Cousin” or “The First Rule About Super-Villain Fight Club Is …”: “@Evan Berry: Unfortunately, until this issue I thought ELO was saying “Bruce!” I am fine with supervillains updating their look…” Jun 21, 13:48 on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #31 (Legacy #995): “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Cousin” or “The First Rule About Super-Villain Fight Club Is …”: “As always, another great review! I knew that ELO isn’t saying Bruce, but I have no idea what they’re actually…” Jun 21, 10:57 on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #31 (Legacy #995): “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Cousin” or “The First Rule About Super-Villain Fight Club Is …”: “@Bruce Wechtenhiser: I’m always scanning the letters page for any Crawlspace related names, so yours immediately stuck out. I didn’t…” Jun 20, 06:38 on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #31 (Legacy #995): “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Cousin” or “The First Rule About Super-Villain Fight Club Is …”: “Whoops, I had copied Paul’s comment to write my reply and forgot to delete the rest of it before posting!” Jun 20, 06:37 on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #31 (Legacy #995): “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Cousin” or “The First Rule About Super-Villain Fight Club Is …”: “@Paul Penna: Is it possible that May and Ben’s baby was honestly mixed up with another baby? Possibly, but in…” Jun 20, 06:35 on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #31 (Legacy #995): “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Cousin” or “The First Rule About Super-Villain Fight Club Is …”: “Thanks for mentioning my heartwarming letter published in this issue! Unfortunately, someone forgot to change the cover image from last…” Jun 19, 21:01
on Craig’s Critique: Amazing Spider-Man #31 (Legacy #995): “He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Cousin” or “The First Rule About Super-Villain Fight Club Is …”: “Okay, confession, I haven’t read a Spider-Man comic since 8 Deaths started. Well, not current Spider-Man. I’ve been picking up…” Jun 19, 18:18
I’ve always liked this explanation for Jonah’s Spidey-hating, it’s relatable and Human, even though most of us probably wouldn’t have super villains or robots created to take down people we’re jealous of.