I want pictures! Pictures of...Ms. Marvel?

Eh, seems reasonable enough. I never find any of these on the cheap, so a pleasant surprise: from 1977, Spidey Super Stories #22, "Ms. Marvel, Ms. Marvel" Written by Jim Salicrup, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Mike Esposito.

The title's a riff on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, an oddball soap opera of the time; I have heard the name somewhere but never saw it. This easy-reading issue probably isn't as weird, as J.Jonah Jameson tasks editor Carol Danvers and photographers Amber and Peter with getting the scoop on Ms. Marvel. JJJ is then kidnapped by the Beetle, in his clunky original outfit: I met the Beetle way back in Peter Parker, the Spectacular Spider-Man #60, where he had the look he would keep pretty much up to his Thunderbolts days. Ms. Marvel and Spidey give chase to save their boss, with Peter neglecting to take any photos, which probably cost him the job at Woman Magazine.

Also this issue: "The Lizard Lives!" Written by Kolfax Mingo, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Mike Esposito, alterations by John Romita. A tadpole is turned into a dinosaur and the Lizard returns, but it's all wrapped up within 12 pages. Romita may have made some adjustments or corrections on this one, but that just means it looks like Romita Spider-Man, and nothing wrong with that. Read more!

"Manhole."

Bortles is the Jacksonville Jaquars quarterback, and they are just getting spanked by my Cowboys as I write this! (Almost two months ago! He may even be benched as of now.) Dickson is the Seattle Seahawks punter, and I'm not sure he had a punt all day today. I don't play fantasy football, but if that's your thing go nuts. I don't think anyone actually picks punters, though. Sasquatch, per Wikipedia, played for Green Bay...that's what it says, but "citation needed," I'm not positive about that.

How the Lizard plans on fitting his wide hide down a manhole, I'm not sure...
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