1st ever appearance of Tombstone -- Web of Spider-Man #36 by Alex Saviuk, 1988
Artists: Alex Saviuk (Penciller) , Keith Williams (Inker)
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DescriptionIt's Tombstone Time !!With this page from Web 36, as an interlude to the central story of the issue, we are introduced to the super villain Tombstone (Lonnie Lincoln). We also get the reaction of Robbie Robertson as he catches a glimpse of Lonnie in his limo. The history and relationship between those two characters was fascinating to me as an avid 'Web' reader, and of course adding Spidey into the mix made it even more entertaining. More aptly put, Tombstone used to scare the crap out of me. The writer of the issue, Gerry Conway, explained why he created Tombstone: "My general motivation was a need to work with the characters who weren't central to The Amazing Spider-Man title, since that was the main book. That meant I needed to focus my attention not on Aunt May or Mary Jane, or even J. Jonah Jameson, but on second- or even third-tier supporting characters. Joe Robertson was one of those. The second motive had to do with my desire to bring back the ruthless gangster Hammerhead had been, but not Hammerhead himself. It just came to me as a character type. One thing led to another, and as his backstory expanded, readers responded well to it." Social/Sharing |
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Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan 
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 6/15/2020
whose tombstone? wink wink. Very cool my friend!!
P A
Member Since 2013
1 - Posted on 6/15/2020
Awesome first appearance of the quintessential 90s Spidey villain!!! Huge congrats man!
Troy C. Punswick
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1 - Posted on 6/15/2020
Congrats on adding a first appearance to your collection!!!
Ruben DaCollector
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1 - Posted on 6/16/2020
Wow, so YOU got this! Very cool Paul! It's funny, but I got so used to Tombstone being used primarily during the Sal Buscema run on Spectacular Spider-Man, that I always forget he first appeared here in Web of Spider-Man. As always, the page is even more cool to own because it's the very first page he ever appeared on. Congrats!
David Askani’Son
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1 - Posted on 6/16/2020
Neat story about Tombstone, and another great page for your amazing gallery.
Dino Mauricio
Member Since 2009
1 - Posted on 6/16/2020
Great pick-up! To die for, as Tombstone would agree!
Nick-le-Fou !!
Member Since 2016
1 - Posted on 6/16/2020
Although I also assimilate Tombstone to Sal Buscema, this first appearance page is indeed historic and really cool. Congratulations on a great page, Paul!!!
Stanton Singh
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1 - Posted on 6/16/2020
What a fun 1st appearance! Good memories. Congrats.
John C
Member Since 2014
1 - Posted on 6/16/2020
Make no mistake, it's not revenge he's after. It's a reckonin'.
K Gearon
Member Since 2011
1 - Posted on 6/19/2020
Wow! Congrats, Paul! You know I like me some Tombstone - the quintessential bully. And oh did Robbie have a rough time for a while cuz of this dude. I know that Conway was much more a fan of street level grounded superhero stories and Tombstone fit perfectly into that. His very first panel appearance - wow. BIG congrats again, man!
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