Another morning at the radio station means some random comic reviews!
This time I'll be working my way through two miscellaneous comics currently in my bag, Amazing Fantasy #15 and Justice League #10.
Amazing Fantasy #15 (Reprint) (Purchased June 27, 2012)
This is a reprint of the famous Amazing Fantasy #15, featuring the first appearance of Spider-Man. The comic appears to have the same artwork/text as the original, just remastered. This was also reprinted apparently to tie in with the new Spider-Man movie. We all know the basic synopsis here, Peter Parker is a nerd who is picked on at school. One night he attends a science convention and is bitten by a radioactive spider, giving him superpowers and the ability to stick to walls. He uses these powers to go onto TV and wrestle wrestlers and show off stunts. But his money source soon runs out when he is payed by check, and can't get them cashed because he can't reveal his true identity. After getting a big head and not helping police to stop a thief, Peter returns home to find that his Uncle Ben has been murdered by the same crook he failed to stop. Peter and his Aunt May can't make money or pay bills, and Spider-Man is having slanderous articles written about him by J. Jonah Jameson. Even after Spidey saves Jameson's son from a rocket crash, Jameson continues his crusade against Spidey. This segues into the second part of the comic, a reprint of Amazing Spider-Man #1, where Spider-Man attempts to join the Fantastic Four for cash, and is disappointed to learn they're a non-profit organization. Spidey is then thrust into a feud with a criminal called The Chameleon, who can imitate and disguise himself as anyone. Chameleon frames Spidey for a crime but is thwarted, and despite Spidey helping the police catch the Chameleon, he is still hated by everyone and seen as a menace. What else will happen to Spider-Man, the comic asks on the last page? Hopefully nothing involving weird alien goo that gives him a black costume...
Justice League #10 (Purchased June 27, 2012)
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