Astonishing Tales #30

In "The Soft Parade... ...of Slow, Sliding Death!", Spider-Man finds himself in a sticky situation—literally—when he stumbles into a bizarre trap, only to outsmart his captors with an unexpected tool: Hostess Fruit Pies. The ad for the sweet treat appears between pages 16 and 17, a quirky moment of 1970s pop culture woven into the tale. Sal Buscema’s dynamic art, polished by Mike Esposito’s inks and Irv Watanabe’s crisp lettering, brings the chaos to life, while Rich Buckler’s cover captures the story’s offbeat tension.