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Amazing Spider-Man #154Issue(s): Amazing Spider-Man #154 Review/plot: Ditko design: Kirby design: Spider-Man tracks down some of the goons that killed the ex-football player last issue to a research facility, where he encounters the Sandman. Spidey wins by turning an experimental freeze ray on the Sandman. ![]() Meanwhile, a hobo (Dr. Octopus) rants and acts strangely in the alleys of NYC. ![]() Sandman is referred to as Flint Marko in this issue, but he's also said to have an alias of William Baker. ![]() William Baker will later turn out to be his real name. Quality Rating: C Chronological Placement Considerations: At the beginning of this issue Spider-Man is overreacting to the death of the football player from last issue... ![]() ...so this shouldn't take place too long after that issue. References:
Crossover: N/A Continuity Insert? N My Reprint: Marvel Tales #131 Inbound References (3): showCharacters Appearing: Doctor Octopus, Kingpin, Sandman, Spider-Man 1976 / Box 10 / EiC Upheaval CommentsThe title probably refers to the 1946 film "The Postman Always Rings Twice". Posted by: Mark Drummond | August 21, 2011 3:17 PM Thank goodness he didn't keep the Kirby costume. It was horrible. Posted by: clyde | February 15, 2015 3:24 PM Don't ask me to choose between Ditko and Kirby. Personally, I think Kirby's costume is "too much", while Ditko's is "not enough." And I'm still trying to figure out why that freeze ray would have any effect on Sandman. Sand's already a solid, right? So when you freeze it you just end up with... cold sand. Posted by: Andrew | December 29, 2016 10:13 PM For some odd reason, the debate over which Sandman costume is superior got me to thinking of a similar thought with Wesley Dodds, a.k.a. DC's Golden Age Sandman. Best known for a green business suit, fedora, and gas mask, there was a period where creators dressed Dodds up in form-fitting yellow-and-purple spandex. Needless to say, the suit-and-gas mask look won out in the hearts and minds of fans, and it looks to be the same here for Marvel's Man-O'-Sand. Less is more, IMHO. Posted by: Brian Coffey | February 22, 2018 10:31 PM And in both cases, Kirby was the guy who redesigned the Sandman! Posted by: Omar Karindu | February 23, 2018 9:21 PM @Omar-I give you the metaphorical cigar, just ashamed I didn't remember that fasct. Posted by: Brian Coffey | February 23, 2018 9:37 PM Comments are now closed. |
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