tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post4803461502289113896..comments2024-03-27T11:32:34.392-07:00Comments on NOT A HOAX! NOT A DREAM!: PETER PARKER, THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #55Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-40410324901277945112023-07-23T05:16:08.930-07:002023-07-23T05:16:08.930-07:00I saw the barrage of footnotes on Pg. 4 and though...<br>I saw the barrage of footnotes on Pg. 4 and thought of you.<br /><br />I’ve read stories with Nitro since then but I’m pretty sure the first time I encountered him was in a Hostess ad starring Captain Marvel. Those ads didn’t always use existing villains; many had awful newly created ones. When I found out that Mar-Vell’s cancer was due to battling Nitro, I could never see that ad from my halcyon days of comics reading so innocently again.<br /><br />I agree with how nicely Pete’s knowledge of chemistry is used, but was disappointed that Stern didn’t write in a line to the effect of “Finally -- I defeated someone using gas instead of the other way around!”<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.com