Spider-Monday - Amazing Spider-Man #17

 If there is one thing that Stan Lee is genuinely good at, it's recognizing what people love and respond to. Today, we're looking at the 17th issue of The Amazing Spider-Man, and not only does it feature the second, improved (we'll get to it) appearance of The Green Goblin, it also features another team-up between Spider-Man and the Human Torch. The Green Goblin made enough of a splash on his own, but fans were eating up any team-ups between Fantastic Four's hothead and our favorite web-slinger. Stan Lee has always been about fan service, and it's on total display in this issue. The only question is whether it can climb over the low bar set by the guest appearance from Daredevil, and I think it won't have any problem with that!

Spider Monday - Amazing Spider-Man #14

 Hey, and welcome back to another week and another issue of The Amazing Spider-Man! This week, we have issue fourteen, and I'm going to have to ask a favor of my readers. I don't do this often, but this week is important. As you read through my recap this week, I have to ask that you pretend you have no idea who the Green Goblin is. This issue is the first time that he's introduced to the Marvel Universe and fights Spider-Man, and at this point he had the potential to be just another villain. In fact, a cameo by The Incredible Hulk gets almost as much space on the cover! Oh, how little they knew. For this week, however, let's approach The Green Goblin as an entirely new character and dig into this issue!