C'mon, you don't really need us to tell you who Mark Waid is, do you? He's written just about every major character for Marvel and DC and collected a wall full of awards along the way (including Chip Zdarsky's Harvey Award!). And as much as we hate to break kayfabe, his Batman/Superman: World's Finest, illustrated by Dan Mora, is really good, and the first volume was just released in hardcover. They've got a Shazam! series coming out as well, which is probably also going to be excellent, dammit.

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Stories Covered in this Episode: 

"The Night Gwen Stacy Died" - Amazing Spider-Man #121, written by Gerry Conway, art by Gil Kane, John Romita, and Tony Mortellaro, letters by Artie Simek, colors by David Hunt, ©1973 Marvel Comics

"The Goblin's Last Stand!" - Amazing Spider-Man #122, written by Gerry Conway, art by Gil Kane, John Romita, and Tony Mortellaro, letters by Artie Simek, colors by Dave Hunt, ©1973 Marvel Comics

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