I think ol’ Gobby might want to slow down a bit.
Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #23
Published: c. February, 1965?
Cover Date: April, 1965
“The Goblin and the Gangsters”
Writer: Stan Lee
Artist: Steve Ditko
Inker: Steve Ditko
Letterer: Artie Simek
I don’t even want to THINK about what that would cost to renovate. Amazing Spider-Man (Vol. 1) #138 Published: c. August, 1974? Cover Date: November, 1974 “Madness Means… The Mindworm!” Writer: Gerry Conway Artist: Ross […]
Honestly, Mary Jane pulls off the new hairdo. Spectacular Spider-Man Magazine (Vol. 1) #2 Published: c. September, 1968? Cover Date: November, 1968 “The Goblin Lives!” Writer: Stan Lee Artist: John Romita Inker: Jim Mooney Letterer: […]
This is a delightful little tale that I highly recommend everyone read this holiday season. Spider-Man’s Tangled Web (Vol. 1) #21 Published: c. December, 2002? Cover Date: February, 2003 “T’was the Fight Before Xmas” Writer: […]
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 …”: “@Dark Mark: “it is better than i thought it would end up being” That’s like saying a slap in the…” Jun 27, 08:09
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 …”: ““(Wait, this is the issue where May and Ben explain the birds and the bees to young Peter?)” Hahahaha! I…” Jun 26, 07:19
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
It’s funny to remember there was a time when the Goblin was just a wacky villain out to take over the underworld, before he started focusing his efforts on destroying everything Peter loves or cares about (with occasional world-conquest plots thrown in!)