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Peter Porker: The Spectacular Spider-Ham #1-5
Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham, Vol. 1
It's 1983, and Star Comics - the branch of Marvel aimed at kids - is launching its most popular title: Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham When average pig Peter Porker gets the powers of a spider, he must balance his super-hero life with his job at the Daily Beagle - of J. Jonah Jackal will have his hide Featuring such threats as Ducktor Doom and his Kangaroo Court, Captain Reno, Nagneto the Magnetic Horse, the Buzzard and the Bullfrog, and the Breaded Boremamuu And guest-starring Captain Americat, the Incredible Hulk-Bunny, the Fantastic Fur, Goose Rider, Croctor Strange, Iron Mouse, and more Collects Marvel Tail #1, and Peter Porker, the Spectacular Spider-Ham #1-5.
144 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2010
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January 26, 2022
Boy they sure play this straight. It's a fun concept, but then you realize you are reading about a pig with spider powers. It has a real, vintage Disney comics vibe.
I found the back-up spoofs a little more entertaining: Croctor Strange, Uncanny X-Bugs, etc.
I found the back-up spoofs a little more entertaining: Croctor Strange, Uncanny X-Bugs, etc.
May 8, 2023
After seeing Into the Spider-verse, I was intrigued to learn more about the Spectacular Spider-Ham. I'd heard of him before but never given him a chance. He certainly seems like a one-joke character, but could the creators make more of him?
Spider-ham first appeared in 1983 in a comic line aimed at the younger crowd. The book is full of animal versions of Marvel characters like Captain Americat, Croctor Strange, Ducktor Doom, and the Fantastic Fur. Each issue in this collection of five features a main story with Spider-ham (and occasional guest heroes and villains) and a shorter story of another playfully re-imagined Marvel hero, like Goose Rider for Ghost Rider or Thrr (a Norse dog) for Thor.
While there are some stories that work well as entertainment for children and for adults too, I found these tales are just for kids. They were only occasionally funny to me and the stories were mostly predictable (except for one toward the end). The art is cartoonish, fitting the silly antics and ridiculous situations (even by comic book standards).
Not recommended unless you are a kid.
Spider-ham first appeared in 1983 in a comic line aimed at the younger crowd. The book is full of animal versions of Marvel characters like Captain Americat, Croctor Strange, Ducktor Doom, and the Fantastic Fur. Each issue in this collection of five features a main story with Spider-ham (and occasional guest heroes and villains) and a shorter story of another playfully re-imagined Marvel hero, like Goose Rider for Ghost Rider or Thrr (a Norse dog) for Thor.
While there are some stories that work well as entertainment for children and for adults too, I found these tales are just for kids. They were only occasionally funny to me and the stories were mostly predictable (except for one toward the end). The art is cartoonish, fitting the silly antics and ridiculous situations (even by comic book standards).
Not recommended unless you are a kid.
October 23, 2018
Kaikkeen sitä vahingossa törmää. Hauska lastenversio Spider-Manista - virallinen Marvel-sarjis silti - jossa supersankareina seikkailevat eläimet. Ilahduttavia sanaleikkejä pullollaan: Peter Porker -possun lisäksi mukana esim. Dr Duck ja J. Jonah Jackal.
July 4, 2019
Definitely a different character and more suited to the younger set. The writing is solid but ultimately the premise is the main point.
May 2, 2012
Bought this as I was reminiscing about the old things I used to read regularly, and wondering if they hold up. Strangely (for a comic) postmodern, I can definitely understand why 10 year-old me loved it.
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