DR. STRANGE #19: Strange gets called on by Rena Butler, a young woman whose touch means instant death ever since finding a crystal at a drill site. But as it turns out, the real problem isn’t Rena, but rather an ancient dark force known as Azrael!
...it’s just fun seeing them get together to interact and get slapped around by Spider-Man. I like that the Sandman has been trying to go straight (as seen in previous issues of this title), and all of the tiny cameos from other characters, which may be pointless, but still...
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #339: Doctor Octopus’s true plan is revealed, and the other members of the Six aren’t exactly pleased with the revelation. PLUS: the MJ/Jonathon Caesar subplot comes to a shocking conclusion. It’s the final chapter of “The Return of the Sinister Six!”
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #338: The Sinister Six ramp up their deadly plan—hijacking the launch of a new satellite and modifying it so that it will release a lethal poison, killing everyone on the planet, if the world doesn’t agree to live under their rule. What could possibly go wrong?
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #335: Peter Parker is feeling down in the dumps, but maybe a showdown with Shocker will make him feel better. Also, Dr. Octopus recruits Hobgoblin and Mysterio for his new Sinister Six. There’s just one slot left!
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #334: Peter Parker worries that grumpy old Nathan is up to something with his secret bag full of money; but Spider-Man has something more nefarious to worry about: Dr. Octopus reforming the Sinister Six, starting with Electro and Sandman!
FANTASTIC FOUR #346: Trapped on a dinosaur-riddled island with the U.S. Army (an island that is shrinking as it is slowly pulled back into its own era, naturally), the FF have to figure out a way to escape before they’re lost in time forever!