Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998) #36

The Amazing Spider-Man (1963-1998)

by Stan Lee, Steve Ditko (Artist)

Scientist Norton Fester is studying a meteor that has recently crashed near New York. But when the meteor unleashes radioactive energy, Fester is transformed into supper-baddie, the Looter! Spider-Man is in college and in trouble. The Looter's irradiated super-strength may prove to be Spidey's toughest battle yet!

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Spider Man, Comic Book

21 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 1, 1966

About the author

Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) was an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.

With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.

Reviews

[Anna Quilter · Rating 2 out of 5]

WHEN FALLS the METEOR
May 1966

Norton G.Fester gets super strength from a meteor and becomes The Looter...then gets a little too greedy.

[Λευτέρης Αναγνωστόπουλος · Rating 2 out of 5]

I don't care how much fun I have reading these, there are times that issues are so stupid that I just can't ignore it. When you have great over-arching plot you can forgive poor dialogue because the message and the feelings are great, but when the plot is just mediocre the poor dialogue is ten times worse. Take this issue for example. Peter is bummed out because he's been in college for some time and didn't manage to make new friendships. Either his duty as Spidey was in the way or his useless aunt who is always dying, whatever, that's a nice setup. Three panels later a girl approaches Peter to invite him to a get-together she's planning. Peter initially says "yes" only to turn her down after she says to him, "I was hoping you'd come, because I'm so anxious to have at least one boy with brains, instead of all those brawny athletic types!"
Then Peter thinks to himself, "Oh no! Not again! Will I always be thought of as nothing but an egghead??" and then exits the scene.

WHAT? I thought the point was to show kids that looks are not important and he gets all upset because she likes him for his intellect? WHAT? What's this dude's problem? If the public image that he's sporting is "puny-Parker" so as to throw people off from his secret identity, THEN he's lucky the someone noticed him for his brains. BUT NO! Parker sometimes I want to bully you myself and it pains me to say that.

I swear sometimes Stan Lee's plan for the characters was to make them 85% stupid to get the plot going. The whole New York seems to function with an IQ of 10. Either Peter is a moron and misunderstands something, or the characters around him are stupid and misunderstand everything.

Anyway, can't and won't stop loving it, but truth is truth.

[Sheldon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Norton G. Fester's story will be familiar to anyone who has seen master horror filmmaker George A Romero's Creepshow, a dim witted man stumbling upon a meteorite which cracks open and infects him however unlike Creepshow's poor Jordy Verill (a story written by Stephen King, in 1976, after this issue was penned!) Fester strikes it lucky and develops super strength. And what would you do with super strength? Well dress as a purple and white salt shaker and call yourself The Looter. Obviously.

Meanwhile Gwen shows her interest in Parker as she tails him to a space exhibition, if only Peter didn't have to flee to slip into costume to fight the incredible salt shaker maybe we'd see the beginning of something sooner!

[Rangga Sukmawijaya · Rating 3 out of 5]

Baiklah, Norton G. Fester barangkali nama yang enak didengar, tapi The Looter? Aih, apa Stan Lee tidak bisa memilih nama julukan lain untuk musuh Spider-Man yang baru ini? Saya tidak tahu apakah tokoh penjahat ini akan muncul lagi kelak. Tapi Norton alias The Looter tampaknya bukan penjahat yang sepadan untuk Spider-Man. Riwayat ia mendapatkan kekuatan super pun tidak istimewa.

[Kevin Matthews · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cannot help feeling that this one feels like a “filler” issue. The Looter isn’t a very enjoyable, or entertaining, villain, and the ongoing misunderstandings that keep Parker a touch removed from peers who view him as cold and stand-offish are a bit too contrived. There is still fun to be had, but this is a lesser Spidey adventure.

[Agung Wicaksono · Rating 3 out of 5]

Musuh Spider-Man di volume ini adalah The Looter yang mendapatkan kekuatannya dari gas meteor yang jatuh ke Bumi. Ia bernama Norton G. Fester yang merupakan seorang ilmuwan. Namun, karena ide-idenya kurang dihargai dan membutuhkan biaya untuk merealisasikan idenya, ia menggunakan kekuatan supernya untuk mencuri uang di bank. Spider-Man yang melihat aksi jahat tersebut pun tidak tinggal diam.

[Francesco · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ennesimo caso di tizio che tocca un meteorite e acquista superpoteri.
Che, ovviamente, usa per scopi non precisamente benefici. Ma Spider-Man naturalmente salva la situazione!

Povero Peter Parker, sempre rognato col gentil sesso!

[Peter Derk · Rating 5 out of 5]

I do an issue-by-issue review of Amazing Spider-Man at the rate of about 3 issues per year. So it'll only take me several hundred years. https://www.helpfulsnowman.com/amazin...

[Josiah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Funny issue with some great Parker scenes.

[Steven Shinder · Rating 2 out of 5]

It’s funny how the comic tries to hype up The Looter, and he never becomes a well known opponent of Spider-Man.

[ARIEL BENLOLO · Rating 4 out of 5]

Title: Siempre termino en cualquier locura

Stars: 4.2

[Jon Nakapalau · Rating 5 out of 5]

When a gas pocket in a meteor ruptures Norton Fester becomes... the Looter (L)! As Peter Parker tries to adjust to college life he has to take on L - but L seems to have some of the same powers as Spider-Man (SM)! A very early appearance of Gwen Stacy makes this an issue every SM fan will want to read!