This comic came out on Wednesday and has already proven itself a total gem. It focuses on Peter’s college years, and so of course Harry and the gang play a role there. Harry isn’t in the comic much, which is totally fine since it’s not really about him, but what we do get is great.… Read More Harry Osborn in Amazing Spider-Man: Torn #1
Gwen Stacy is no more. She died in Amazing Spider-Man #121 and to THIS DAY, remarkably, her death is yet to be fully undone. (Oh, Spider-Gwen? She’s an alternate universe.) It was a story that shook the world of Spider-Man to its core and we’re not done with it yet! Let’s take a look at… Read More Harry Osborn in Amazing Spider-Man #122 – The Night Gwen Stacy Died, part two!
We’re here! We have reached the most famous Spider-Man story of all, THE NIGHT GWEN STACY DIED! Before this, killing off a superhero’s girlfriend would have been unthinkable. Gwen’s death changed everything, and ushered in a new and darker era of comics. Heck, you can probably argue that without Gwen’s death, we wouldn’t have gotten… Read More Harry Osborn in Amazing Spider-Man #121 – The Night Gwen Stacy Died, part one!
Welcome back to the annotated adventures of Harry Osborn! So last time I posted a throwback Harry arc (all the way back in April, oops) Harry was getting political and he seemed to be well free of the drug issues that plagued him. Unfortunately… this next string of comics make it clear he’s using again.… Read More Harry Osborn’s Relapse (1973)
I’ve been neglecting this blog of late because of my own mental health issues but I’m trying to get back into it again. Where better to start than the story arc where Harry gets out of rehab, I guess? Yep, ASM #105 is the first time we see Harry after his overdose. His appearance on… Read More Amazing Spider-Man #105-110: Harry Osborn Returns From Rehab (1972)
It is 1971 and a strict code mandates what can and cannot be depicted in comics. Think like… What Disney has going on at the moment except ten times worse. No swearing, no nudity, no defying authority, no zombies, no blood, no “sexual abnormalities”, no “sex perversion”, no sex at all in fact, no excessive… Read More Amazing Spider-Man #95-98: How Harry Osborn Changed Comics Forever
Yeah yeah, the ol’ “Top Ten Best Spider-Man Stories,” we’ve all seen it. But have you ever seen a ranking of the top ten best Harry Osborn stories? No? Well, how about this one? 10. “24 Hours” Date: 1987Issue: Spectacular Spider-Man #130Writer: Bob LaytonArtist: Jim FernBuy it: Like a lot of Spectacular, it doesn’t seem… Read More The Top Ten Best Harry Osborn Stories
We’re now onto one of the best-remembered Spider-Man Deaths (capital D) Gwen’s dad Captain George Stacy. It doesn’t directly affect Harry much, this one, but it has repercussions for all Peter’s inner circle. It all starts in ASM#90… Peter rather touchingly looks in on Harry before he goes on the hunt for Doc Ock. “Why… Read More Amazing Spider-Man #90-94: The Death of George Stacy (1970)
When you read the entire Harry Osborn arc in one go, certain things jump out at you. One of my favourite details is this: on three occasions (gotta love the rule of three), Harry is driven away leaving Peter alone in the road at the end of the story. First, in Amazing Spider-Man #137: Second,… Read More Three Roads
Harry’s mustache has gone, the Vietnam War is still raging, and we’re slowwwly moving towards the death of Gwen Stacy. Harry appears briefly in ASM #83, seeing Flash off. MJ gives him a big kiss on the lips, but isn’t she supposed to be Harry’s girlfriend? Things are not good in Harry-MJ town. Harry looks… Read More Amazing Spider-Man #83-87 (1970)
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