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Me & my friend, Pete

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Me & my friend, Pete is a unique podcast produced by Donuts & Dimes Productions that delves into the world of The Amazing Spider-Man comics through a distinctive and humorous lens. Hosted by a self-described ”neurotic New York nut,” the show offers a blend of comic book analysis, personal anecdotes, and a touch of irreverence. Bonus episodes exploring stories from all over the Omniverse of Comics (Marvel, DC, and all points in between) can be found at Patreon.com/HSPP
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Spider-Man vs. Spider Slayer 2.0! Smythe vs. J. Jonah Jameson! Aunt May vs. the pressed linen sheets of her hospital bed! Harry Osborn vs. Male Pattern Baldness at such a young age! All that and more as we dive deeper into the power the media wields and what happens when that power is subverted. Sign up @patreon.com/hspp for all our bonus content!…
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Spider-Man vs. Ka-Zar! What is anomie? What makes a person deviant? Who has the authority to control, correct, and police this deviance? Who controls what's perceived as deviance? With Spidey still running around as an amnesiac, we explore all these questions while Ka-Zar, with a little help from his sabretooth tiger, Zabu, does his best to take do…
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Spider-Man and Dr. Octopus vs. The US Military? What a wonky world we're living in when nullifiers erase memories and foes turn friends turn foes again! We've got John Jameson, Spidey stealing *checks notes* air, the first appearance of a one Captain Stacey, and more infighting than The Temptations on a David Ruffin Ego Trip! "Ain't nobody comin' t…
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Moon Knight vs. Dr. Doom! In this Season 1 Bonus Episode, we find the Latverian Lion holed up in his Kip Bay Consulate, but that isn't stopping him from sending the greatest 90's hit squad this side of... well... there are a lot better hit squads... But still! They're sent to deal with a certain Right Fist of Khonshu. Beneath the Crescent Moon, we'…
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Doctor Octopus vs. Spider-Man... AGAIN! We’ve got Spidey crashin’ out We’ve got John Jameson We’ve got a heist that would make Vulture proud and Ock cashin' in we’ve got a rumble at Stark Industries and nullifiers galore Yeah, Spidey and Ock were enemies but now? Something more? And We’ve got me! We’ve got you We’ve got… no further ado... We’ve got…
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In this episode, we talk tariff conspiracies, charismatic authority, and pontificate something fierce on the need to find your lane and put the pedal through the floor... Somewhere in there Namor and The Invaders put fascists in the only place they ever should be, on their backs. Bonus Episodes contain curses, we apologize for nothin'! And this Bon…
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Doctor Octopus, fresh off his victory against The King of Swing does the only thing any self-respecting would-be Kingpin of Crime should... subleases a room in the Forest Hills Queens section of New York City. What are the odds Spidey's not dead and the room belongs to his loving Aunt May? I mean it's comic books, sooooooo 100%! We've got Pete Park…
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We've waited over twenty issues for our favorite Monologuing Madman's return and 008 doesn't disappoint! Rooftop battle? Check! Pontification? Check! Paris Hilton? Check! That's Hot Explosions, flirtations, subleasing agreements? Check! Check! Check! All we seem to be missing is you! Bonus episodes of Me & my friend, Pete can be found at Patreon.co…
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We've got the Amazing Spider-Man's fourth annual. The Wingless Wizard teaming up with the Master of Monologues himself... MYSTERIO! But no worries, Spidey ain't come alone! He's teaming up with the one and only-- well, the third and best Human Torch -The Long Island Igniter- himself, Jonathan Lowell Spencer Storm! Sign up for Bonus Episodes @ Patre…
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Question: What would you do if you lost a one-on-one bout with New York's newest Kingpin of Crime and woke up in a death chamber strapped to the one man who spends his life making yours a living hell? If you're Spidey, you get up, you get goin' and you get your rematch! Bonus Episodes of Me & my friend, Pete can be found at Patreon.com/HSPP…
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We've come to our second season finale and Pete's been put through the ringer. Sometimes the pressure becomes too much and this is one of those times for the King of Swing. This episode's got a little more "Me" than normal, but after two years, a failed relationship, a Master's Degree, and an 8th-grade graduation, I figured I should say something a…
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Spidey's been taking his lumps lately... A loss to Kraven The Hunter... A loss to The Vulture... That pesky virus plot device used to give new villains a fighting chance... Now, when he's finally feeling better? He's got Kraven and the Vulture vying for top menace of the city we know and love just in time for him to be caught in the middle. The pen…
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Mix equal parts Lincoln O' Vulcha assassination attempt, The Last Dragon's Sho' Nuff, One Spidey head cold, and a George Washington Bridge.... add a dash of Daredevil, a pinch of vice-gripping thunder thighs, and shake well high above the city we know and love. There... all the makings of a hilariously epic tale: Amazing Spider-Man #48 The Wings of…
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The Saki Sippin' Stalker wit' the Slicked-Back Hair is back! We're talkin' Kraven the Hunter... We're talkin' kidnappin'... We're talkin' Bull Elephants... We're talkin' nip, wait, is this right? Nipple lasers? WE'RE TALKIN' NIPPLE LASERS! ASM #47 - IN THE HANDS OF THE HUNTER! Sign up to our patreon for bonus episodes exploring comic books all acro…
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New Villain Alert! The Shocker makes his first appearance in The Amazing Spider-Man, and keeping with the tradition of nearly all Spidey's Silver Age baddies, the man steps onto the scene HUSTLING BACKWARDS! I'd say Spidey could handle this clown with one hand tied behind his back, but I'm not sure I wouldn't be lying! Bonus Episodes can be found a…
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The Lizard may have taken round one, but Spidey wants a rematch! One arm tied behind his back and all! The Lizard's plan for world domination this time? Tune in and find out! We've got chase scenes atop rushing trains, we've got Spidey vs. literally every reptile from The Bronx Zoo, we've got snake bullwhips, we've got crocodile cricket bats.... wa…
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They may not be able to move as many units as the King of Swing from Forest Hills Queens, but blamed if the Avengers don't know the first rule of Super-heroin': When the opportunity comes? Jump 'em! That's Spidey vs. The Avengers and Spidey vs. The Hulk! But wait! There's More! Two tales from Spidey's earliest days where he goes 1 on 1 with the 8 o…
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Wielder of the Witchblade or not, Sara Pezzini's seen better days. In this Season I bonus episode, we find her in the most compromised of positions, namely, comatose. As Internal Affairs officer Gleason tries to figure out what happened to her, we get to see every stereotype you could ever imagine about an NYPD officer, right here in Witchblade #80…
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Strapped to a chair as the unmasked Green Goblin gloats and monologues, Pete's surely seen better days. We've got the origin story of the grinning, green Imp! We've got flashbacks and fast facts on some of Spidey's best adventures! We've got the return in the ASM pages of one Betty Brant! We've got a warehouse hideout battle that damn near burns do…
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This WAY? Here! episode covers Legion of Super-Heroes Volume 5 #1-9 as the greatest superheroes of tomorrow do their best to stave off an impending war. We've got lobotomies, economic collapse, planetary destruction, and a super team falling apart at precisely the moment they should be banding together. Want to hear the entire episode, where we run…
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Jason Todd... what can be said about the kid with the cajones to steal the wheels off the Batmobile? Brazen. Headstrong. Violent. Fans hated him. Sent the Mad Clown Prince to beat him to death and had him blow up the building to make sure it stuck! The Clown went right on living. But in comic books, some things? Even death can't abide. Join us as w…
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In Johnny Romita's (that's the Senior) first-ever Amazing Spider-Man issue, Peter Parker is put through his paces on top of the world as the bounty on Spider-Man's head has our hero brawling on the top of the Empire State Building. If that isn't enough, Spidey goes 1 on 1 with the Grinning One on his front lawn as his worst fear is made real! Green…
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In Steve Ditko's final Amazing Spider-Man issue, he goes out the same way he came in, with action, action, action! We've got Ne'er do right Joe Smith, the pound-for-pound worst fighter to ever draw breath... Until he inhales some mysterious chemicals (we think it was jet fuel) and decides the only way to be the champ, is to beat the King of Swing f…
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In this Season I Bonus Episode, we created our first absolute point here on Me & my friend, Pete... Whatever that means! Join me as I run through Trials of Shazam! Vol. I #2. Freddy Freeman begins his journey toward the thunder. A story that took five years to tell! And We've got the history right here! All we're missing is you, friend. Season II B…
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Is that a frikkin' robot with a frikkin' laser beam comin' out of its frikkin' head? It is! Oh and we've got the first appearance of Mendel Stromm and a one Norman Osborn! 'Nuff said! Bonus Episodes of Me & my friend, Pete can be found on Patreon.com/HSPP in the Key Keeper and High Council Tiers! ** This is Episode 12 of Season II. Clearly, I don't…
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What happens when a young, Jewish woman from Coney Island falls in love with the perpetually grinning Clown Prince of Crime? She becomes one of the greatest anti-heroes this side of West 4th Street! In this Season I Bonus, we ran through Joker's Asylum II: Harley Quinn: The Most Important Day of The Year, a tale with a simple message... Don't get b…
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The King of Wakanda vs. The Living Embodiment of American Ideals! If that's not enough, we have the World's Greatest Avenger (Black Widow to be sure) in a Two on One vs. The Dora Milaje! And on the crazy train? We've got more seats packed with Marvel Black Superheroes than, well, ain't no punchlines when fists flyin'! The WAY? Here! is paved with V…
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We've got the King of Swing! We've got lost security deposits! We've got golden tighty-whiteys! We've got more ad-libs than Jim Jones on a Dipset record at the turn of the century! We've got one year under our belt here on Me & my friend, Pete, so it's only fitting we get the return of the walking, talking, life-sized Oscar! The Golden Liability! T…
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The return of the Cat's Paw, Kraven the Hunter, and you know the saki sipping Stalker ain't come to chat! We've got Spidey, we've got Kraven, we've got lemon zest spritz that dulls Spidey Senses, and we've got ASM #34: The Thrill of the Hunt! Kevin McCallister EAT YOUR HEART OUT! Bonus episodes of Me & my friend, Pete can be found on patreon.com/HS…
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In the Season I bonus episode, The Meanwhile Menagerie, we ran through the history of Green Lantern Hal Jordan, covering his fall from grace through his reclamation of the title "Best Ever" in Blackest Night... All that before we even get into the comic Untold Tales of Blackest Night #1! Tune in! Bonus Episodes for Season II can be found @ Patreon.…
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The conclusion to the seminal Spider-man tale If This Be My Destiny! Will Spidey get the wreckage of the Master Planner's underwater base off of him in time to save his darling Aunt May? If you want to know what makes a Hero, look no further than The Final Chapter! Bonus Episodes of Me & my friend, Pete, Season II, can be found at Patreon.com/HSPP…
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In this Season 1 Bonus Episode, we get the one and only Man without Fear crashing a wedding, battling the Spot, and doing his best to rebuild his life in a city where Matt Murdock and Daredevil are known by everyone to be one and the same! In the land of the sighted, the man with no eyes is the King! Tune in! Zone out! Season 2 Bonus Episodes can b…
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In the Infinity Episode of Season II, we get the penultimate chapter of If This Be My Destiny! and if Spidey ain't goin' through whomever or whatever stands in the way of him and his Aunt May's deathbed cure! Join us as the Golden Liability turns the City we know and love and that Ole' East River we don't, UPSIDE DOWN! In Amazing Spider-Man #32, Ma…
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In this Season I Bonus Episode, we run through Young Justice Vol. I #1, Young, Just Us, the first team-up of DC's future Big Three! There are no punches thrown, but if we didn't get into it, I don't know it! Jack's Soapbox (blame Robin's haters)! Emil Durkheim's philosophy on suicide (blame Red Tornado)! The Id, the Ego, and the Superego (again, th…
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Marvel Masterworks Vol. III ends with ASM #30 The Claws of the Cat and if both our hero's alter egos aren't taking their lumps! Spidey races towards a thousand-dollar reward against slippery new villain, The Cat! And Pete? Pete's fallen smack dab into a Soap Opera that puts his personal life on the fast track to disaster. What do I mean? There's on…
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Welcome to the bonus episode Avengers 357: Night Warnings! Before we get into it, I suggest you find your best evening wear, and in the words of Barney Stinson, Suit Up! This ain't your ordinary superhero comic review; there aren't any punches in this one at all-- just shade in spades. If you can believe it, we're going to a dinner party, and the d…
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Spidey? Check! Scorpy? Check! Rematch? You'd better believe it. Another battle at the Bugle! Another pummeling at the Press Lords! Another rollicking rager above New York City's roaring rivers! Another knockdown, drag-out, BRAWL as the S & S & S connection lets loose! I promise you, that's only half of it. Tune in, zone out, and bring your oars... …
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Spidey's second annual makes Alice's trip down the rabbit hole look like a walk in the park. We've got more worlds than anybody should ever be able to fit into 20 pages, but you know how the S & S & S connection gets down! We've got the first appearance of Xandu, and his two bruiser flunkies, The Tiger Bros! But Spidey ain't alone.. he's got the he…
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