Spectacular Sal Buscema Era #26: Spectacular Spider-Man #160 & Web of Spider-Man #61

We return to the Acts of Vengeance with the Cosmic Spidey story with two more issues of the story arc. With some villains we have not seen before like Dr. Doom and Dragon Man. The Metal in Men’s Souls Writer Gerry Conway Penciler Sal Buscema Inker Sal Buscema Colorist Bob Sharen Letterer Rick Parker Editor Jim Salicrup Dragon in the Dark Writer Gerry Conway Penciler Alex Saviuk Inker Keith Williams Colorist Bob Sharen Letterer Rick Parker Editor Jim Salicrup

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Spectacular Sal Buscema Era #25: Web of Spider-Man #60 & Amazing Spider-Man 328

Chris and Drew DONT cover a issue of Spectacular Spider-Man on here unfortunately but we do have COSMIC SPIDEY Part 3 with two crossover issues to the event as Spider-Man fights Goliath and The Grey Hulk Mr Fixit as part of the ACTS of VENGENACE crossover event. Web#60 The Harder They Fall Writer Gerry Conway Penciler Alex Saviuk Inker Keith Williams Colorist Bob Sharen Letterer Rick Parker Editor Jim Salicrup Amazing # 328 Shaw’s Gambit Writer David Michelinie Penciler Todd McFarlane Inker Al Gordon Colorist Bob Sharen Letterer Rick Parker Editor Jim Salicrup

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Spideydude Experience Mini-Episode: Erica Schultz Audio Interview!

In a crossover episode with Chris Denmead of the Sal Buscema Era Podcast‘s Radio of Horror Radio-Show, Zach and Chris had the pleasure of interviewing the writer of HALLOW’S EVE, the 5-issue mini-series starring Elizabeth Tyne aka Janine Godbe the girl who was romantically involved with Ben Reilly during Ben’s 5 lost years. Introduced in 1995’s Spider-Man: The Lost Years mini-series co-created by J. M. DeMatteis and John Romita Jr. we learned of the past that they both were tortured souls, and were running away from their respective pasts. After appearing in the follow up mini-series Spider-Man: Redemption, though she…

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Spectacular Sal Buscema Era #24: Amazing Spider-Man 327 & Spectacular Spider-Man #159

ACTS OF VENGEANCE PART 2 or Cosmic Spidey Part 2 or How I Spent my Summer Vacation with Cosmic Powers. Either way we look at the next two parts of this multi book crossover here on the Sal Buscema Era Podcast. ASM #327 Cunning Attractions Writer David Michelinie Penciler Erik Larsen Inker Al Gordon Colorist Bob Sharen Letterer Rick Parker Editor Jim Salicrup SSM# 159 Those Shattered Senses or A Tale of the Brothers Grimm Writer Gerry Conway Penciler Sal Buscema Inker Mike Esposito Colorist Bob Sharen Letterer Rick Parker Editor Jim Salicrup

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Spectacular Sal Buscema Era #23: Spectacular Spider-Man #158 & Web #59

This is it Drew and Chris go COSMIC with the Marvel Universe Cross Over Event ACTS OF VENGEANCE orchestrated by the God Of Disney Plus Shows him Self LOKI, but Spidey gets cosmic powers from a lab experiment and he don’t know why. I think the title of the issue is a call back to Rocky and Bullwinkle episode titles. We also look at the next chapter Web # 59. The Paste and the Power or a Very Sticky Situation Writer Gerry Conway Penciler Sal Buscema Inker Mike Esposito Colorist Bob Sharen Letterer Rick Parker Editor Jim Salicrup

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Spectacular Sal Buscema Ep #22: Spectacular Spider-Man #157

Electro and the Trapster show up to give Spidey a hard and shocking time in this one off lull before the mega crossover storm event coming up. Drew and I cover this story and go solo for the next few issues as this podcast was still on another network before it switched to the Spidey-Dude Radio Network. Writer Gerry Conway Penciler Sal Buscema Inker Mike Esposito Colorist Bob Sharen Letterer Rick Parker Editor Jim Salicrup

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Spectacular Sal Buscema Ep #21: Spectacular Spider-Man #156

Tonigh we have a single issue of Spectacular to review in a very Deliverance/ Hills Have Eyes creepy monster misunderstood way. Think of that Batman Animated Series episode Freakshow with Killer Croc. Writer Gerry Conway Penciler Sal Buscema Letterer(s) Rick Parker Editor(s) Jim Salicrup Inker Mike Esposito Colorist Bob Sharen

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Sal Buscema Era Podcast Episode #20: Web of #55 and Spectacular #155

We are back to wrap up the Lobo Brothers Wolf Storyline In Web and Continue Robbie Prison Problems with his fututre Brother in Law Tombstone over in Spectacular. Web of Spider-Man # 55 Showdown Writer Gerry Conway Penciler Alex Saviuk Inker Keith Williams Colorist Bob Sharen Letterer Rick Parker Editor Jim Salicrup Spectacular Spider-Man #155 Crashout Crash Out Writer Gerry Conway Penciler Sal Buscema Inker Mike Esposito Colorist Bob Sharen Letterer Rick Parker Editor Jim Salicrup

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