The Amazing Spider-Man and Captain America in Dr. Doom’s Revenge! with Andy Larson (The Last Comic Shop)

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Welcome, true believers, to another thrilling episode of Play Comics! Today, we’re swinging into action with a look at the pixelated prowess of two of Marvel’s mightiest heroes in The Amazing Spider-Man and Captain America in Dr. Doom’s Revenge! This digital dalliance with danger was unleashed upon unsuspecting home computers everywhere back in 1989, proving that even Earth’s mightiest heroes couldn’t escape the allure of floppy disks and joysticks.

Joining us on this retro romp is none other than Andy Larson, one of the amazing hosts of The Last Comic Shop podcast. Together we’ll untangle this web of 8-bit nostalgia faster than you can say “Excelsior!” So grab your shield, shoot some web fluid, and prepare for a Marvel-ous adventure that’s more fun than a barrel of radioactive monkeys! Will our heroes triumph over the diabolical Dr. Doom, or will they fall victim to the dreaded loading screen? Tune in to find out!

Learn such things as:

• Does it really matter who the villain traditionally goes against?
• Does Dr. Doom really want to take over? Or does he just want to play with his friends?
• Does anyone think it’s weird that we got an actual US president in here?
• And so much more!

You can Andy on Twitter @lastcomicshop, Instagram @lastcomicshop, YouTube @lastcomicshop, his comic blog on Tumbler, and of course over on The Last Comic Shop Podcast.

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Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who got one look at this game and fainted.

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