Chaos Is — the Chameleon!
THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN — Issue no. 186, August 1978 / One of the fun things about reading all the comic books Marvel published in 1978, basically in order, is being in on the continuity in-jokes. If you’re reading HOWARD THE DUCK and there’s an editor’s note that refers to the (then) current issue of CAPTAIN AMERICA, you’ve either read that issue of CAP, or you will read it soon. So imagine my surprise when an editor’s note in this issue of Amazing Spider-Man mentioned “MAYHEM IN MANHATTAN… the Spidey novel.” I was vaguely aware there was a Spider-Man novel published in the 1970s, but I didn’t know it came out in 1978. And I certainly didn’t know it was an in-continuity story! All that is to say, my reading of AMAZING SPIDER-MAN no. 186 was interrupted by me going out to eBay to look for an affordable copy of a 45-year-old Spider-Man paperback. Book: The Amazing Spider-Man Issue No.: 186 Published: August 8, 1978 Title: “Chaos Is — the Chameleon!” Cover Price: 3