Let‘s Read Spider-Man Podcast

Episode 177.  James B and Eddie celebrate Memorial Day with Matt “Mr. Comics” Roberts to discuss the first appearance of the Hobgoblin, hamburger toppings and to celebrate James B's birthday. Theme Music by Jeff Kenniston.  This Episode Edited by James B using Audacity and Cleanfeed.  Summaries written by Eddie.  Most Sound effects and music generously provided royalty free by www.fesliyanstudios....

Episode 176.  James B and Eddie study a six pack of Peter Parker books involving Cloak and Dagger, Doctor Octopus and the unmasking of Spider-Man! (01:06) From August of 1982 Stan Lee presents PPtSSM 69 “In Darkness Seldom Seen!” by Mantlo, Ed Hannigan, and Al Milgrom.  (04:32) From Sept of 1982 Stan Lee presents PPtSSM 70 “The Great Cloak and Dagger Hunt!” by Mantlo, Hannigan, and Milgrom (06:51)...

Episode 175.  James B and Eddie celebrate 175 episodes with a tribute to Cross-over villains from Daredevil featuring Spider-Man’s first battle with Stilt-Man, Electro’s formation of the Emissaries of Evil, A trio of books as the Kingpin returns to crime, and finally The Amazing Spider-Man 237 with Spider-Man’s rematch against Stilt-Man.  Sit back and enjoy this podcast without fear!   02:31 From...

Episode 174.  James B and Eddie celebrate Mother’s Day with seven Marvel Team Up issues.  Learn about the mysterious $5 bill.  Hear what Eddie thinks about some new artwork. See what adventures moms have in this issue. From Oct of 1982 Stan Lee presents Marvel Team Up 122 featuring Spider-man and Man-Thing in “A Simple Twist of …  Fate!” by JM DeMatteis, Kerry Gammill and Mike Esposito From Novemb...

Episode 173.  James B and Eddie are joined by Ian Cooper to celebrate his birthday with four books by Roger Stern and John Romita Jr.   (01:47) From October of 1982  Stan Lee Presents The Amazing Spider-Man 233 in “Where the @¢%# Is Nose Norton” by Stern, Romita Jr. and Mooney   (05:38) Segment - Does Eddie Know this Actor from the MCU   (07:26) From November of 1982  Stan Lee Presents The Amazing...

Episode 172.  James B and Eddie discuss Peter’s mistreatment of Deb Whitman, the rules that Kraven abides by and if Marcy Kane is into Peter?  Also, why is Amazing Fantasy 15 being retold again?  All this, plus brand new Boomerang sound effects can be found in this episode of Let’s Read Spider-Man.   (00:34) Sponsor - Hide and Seek Podcast   (01:11) From April of 1982 Stan Lee presents PPTSSM 65 “...

Episode 171.  James B and Eddie debate whether The Amazing Spider-Man 16 is a great book or a terrible book.   James B finds his favorite page of all time.  Eddie complains that the Cobra isn’t tough enough.   (03:01) From August of 1982 Stan Lee presents ASM 231 “Caught in the Act…” by Roger Stern, John Romita Jr and Jim Mooney    https://read-comic.com/amazing-spider-man-v1-231/   (05:53) Does E...

Episode 170.  James B and Eddie are rejoined by Rob Genuario to break down four Marvel Team Up issues featuring a lot of strange villains and a lot of old people.  (03:43) From July of 1982 Stan Lee presents Marvel Team Up 119 featuring Spider-man and Gargoyle  in “Freight Train!” by JM DeMatteis, Gammill and Mike Esposito  https://viewcomiconline.com/marvel-team-up-1972-issue-119/   (06:45) From...

Episode 169.  James B and Eddie talk about Debra Whitman and Wong while covering The Amazing Spider-Man 228 to 230.  Eddie learns a lot about the Juggernaut and  Madame Web. Also a horror story is introduced with an unnamed villain.  (03:11) Segment - Does Eddie Know this Character from the MCU (Actor Variant)  (04:23) From May of 1982 Stan Lee Presents ASM 228 “Murder by Spider” Written by Jan St...

Episode 168.  James B and Eddie cover five books featuring some golden villains, some villains dressed in bug costumes and two bloodthirsty vigilante villains who are so popular in their murderous ways, they get their own show on ABC in 2018.   (00:23) Sponsor - I Have My Cake and Eat It Too Podcast   (02:16) From November of 1981 Stan Lee presents PPtSSM 60 “Beetlemania!” By Stern, Ed Hannigan an...

Episode 167.  James B and Eddie debate if the Black Cat is good or evil.  They discuss should Captain DeWolff offer the Black Cat a pardon?  Eddie displays his Comic Book knowledge of villains turned heroes, a listener writes in to talk about Chris Claremont and Eddie learns to pronounce Ehrenreich.     (01:38) From March of 1982 Stan Lee presents ASM 226 “But the Cat Came Back…” by Stern, Romita...

Episode 166.  James B and Eddie celebrate Easter with four issues of Marvel Team Up from 1982.  Thor makes out with another superhero.  Someone finds out Peter’s identity and Eddie learns something new about eggs.   (01:42) From March of 1982 Stan Lee presents Marvel Team Up 115 featuring Spider-man and Thor in “Dichotomies!” by JM DeMatteis, Herb Trimpe and Mike Esposito   https://viewcomiconline...

Episode 165.  James B and Eddie discuss three issues of The Amazing Spider-Man. Foolkiller is introduced with a clever ending and James B declares a new favorite villian as an oldie but goodie returns. Meanwhile, Eddie has some tea to celebrate that a listener writes in to answer Eddie’s plea. (01:53) From January of 1982 Stan Lee presents the Amazing Spider-man 224 “Let Fly These Aged Wings!” wri...

Episode 164. James B and Eddie have their first annual April Fool’s Day episode.  Eddie tries to fool the listeners while James B tries to keep things on track.  Jack O’Lantern, the Beetle and the Gibbon are featured.   (00:28) Sponsor: Lonesome Pinky Sings (01:00) From July of 1981 PPtSSM 56 “The Peril and the Pumpkin?” by Roger Stern, Jim Shooter, and Jim Mooney https://viewcomiconline.com/peter...

Episode 163 James B and Eddie discuss some musicians, magnetic cranes, Moon Knight and a math book. Plus Aunt May gets her own bonus story and Eddie complains he wants “more backstory” for a villain.  All this and much more on this episode of Let’s Read Spider-Man. (01:08) From September of 1981 Stan Lee presents ASM 220 “A Coffin for Spider-man!” by Michael Fleisher, Art and Lettering by Bob McLe...

Episode 162. James B and Eddie discuss seven Marvel Team Up books.   Eddie shares his feelings on Redwing and has some strong opinions on the image of Dr. Strange’s brownstone.  Find out why and so much more in this episode of Let’s Read Spider-Man.   (01:01) MTU 108 (03:19) MTU 109 (06:29) MTU 110 (09:01) MTU 111 (12:00) MTU 112 (15:00) MTU 113 (17:11) MTU 114 (20:45) TinkBump Toys 14th collectab...

Episode 161. James B and Eddie celebrate St. Patrick's Day with frequent guest Sara Pezel to break down a pair of books with Matt Murdock as a defense attorney and love triangle involving Hydro-Man and the Sandman. (02:54) From June of 1981 Stan Lee presents: The Amazing Spider-Man 217 “Here’s Mud in Your Eye!” by Denny O’neil, John Romita Jr and Jim Mooney  https://read-comic.com/amazing-spider-m...

Episode 160. James B and Eddie debate whether the Tinkerer is an alien and if you would rather read a good one-shot comic, or a bad comic book that progresses the story. (01:12) From December of 1980 Stan Lee Presents PPtSSM 49 “Enter: The Smuggler” by Roger Stern, Jim Mooney, and Bruck Patterson Use this link for issue 49, and change it to see the other issues. https://read-comic.com/peter-parker...

Episode 159. James B and Eddie find out the mysterious new member of the Frightful Four.  Plus, Peter gets close to his new neighbor, Debra Whitman gets close to Biff Rifkin, and Eddie gets close to remembering what he read in issue #216.  You are close to listening to this episode, follow along with us here. https://read-comic.com/amazing-spider-man-v1-214/ (01:04) From March of 1981 Stan Lee Pre...

Episode 158. James B and Eddie discuss eight Marvel Team Up books featuring pretzel and cheese sandwiches, criminal masterminds and little girls beating up thugs. (01:05) MTU 100 - From December 1980 Stan Lee Presents Double-Sized Marvel Team-up 100 featuring Spider-man and The Fantastic Four in Karma by Claremont, Miller and Wiacek   https://read-comic.com/marvel-team-up-1972-issue-100/   (04:40)...

Episode 157. James B and Eddie discuss Aunt May’s change of heart about Spider-Man, whether Peter should work at the Daily Bugle and if that newspaper should be shut down.  All this and more in a super-sized six pack of Amazing Spider-Man goodness. (02:00) From Sept of 1980 Stan Lee presents ASM 208 “Fusion!” written by Danny O’Neil, layouts by John Romita, JR, Finished art by Allen Milgrom & Bret...

Episode 156. James B and Eddie discuss 6 issues of Peter Parker the Spectacular Spider-Man and Eddie offers to buy a gas mask for Peter. (00:25) Sponsor - How to kick bad habits with Mesmero (01:07) From June of 1980 PPtSSM 43 “Pretty Poison” Written by Roger Stern, Penciled by Mike Zeck, Ink by Steve Mitchell, Jim Shooter is editing most of these too!   https://read-comic.com/peter-parker-the-spe...

Episode 155. James B and Eddie discuss a four pack of 1980 The Amazing Spider-Man books featuring the Black Cat, a no name ex-X-Men villain, a washed up doctor with goofy glasses and a guy showing people stinky stuff.  Eddie and James B debate also the Black Cat’s attempt to murder innocents and explain why issue 204 is much better than the conclusion in issue 205. Plus Debra Whitman finally yells...

Episode 154. James B and Eddie celebrate Valentine’s Day with a guest who owns every issue of The Amazing Spider-Man.  That’s right, longtime listener and youtuber “Mr. Comics” has returned to help us break down four annuals.  Listen, as Eddie shows love for Dr. Doom's servant Dilby, and even love for Eddie's Nemesis Ned Leeds but no love for Machine Man!   (02:44) From October 1980 The Amazing Sp...

Episode 153 James B and Eddie cover four books from four different titles, all with Spider-Man and various heroes and villains. (01:10) Spider-Woman 20 (04:10) The Amazing Spider-man Annual 13 (08:54) Peter Parker The Spectacular Spider-Man Annual 1 (13:30) The Fantastic Four 218 (20:31) Closing Podcast Sponsor (23:14) Eddie’s Awesome Game   Theme Music by Jeff Kenniston,  This Episode Edited by J...