I find that I’m interested every year in how many people read each of the assorted pieces I’ve posted, what material has proven to be the most popular, and how that changes from year to year. So since starting up this page, I’ve done a listing like this every year, laying out the most popular posts on this site both for this past year and for all time. Looking over the top slots, it isn’t much different than it was last year. So let’s start things off with the most well-read pieces of all time, and then work our way down from there:
Maintaining the top spot as the most read piece on this blog is this entry showcasing the plot for the original incomplete AVENGERS/JLA crossover as well as the penciled pages that George Perez completed before the project was spiked.
This piece on the origins of Spider-Man has been consistently strong over the past two years since it was first run.
The third position goes to this piece detailing the background of those Mexican-crafted Spider-Man stories of the early 1970s.
Fourth is this firsthand account from Jack Kirby concerning the beginnings of the assorted Marvel characters.
Number five is this walkthrough of the original artwork to AMAZING FANTASY #15, the first appearance of Spider-Man.
Sixth focused on the original ending to the Dark Phoenix Saga in UNCANNY X-MEN #137 & #138.
Number seven dealt with the mysteries surrounding AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #8
Eighth was this handy guide to Marvel’s many unannounced reprint issues of the 1970s.
Ninth is this feature on the best unofficial crossovers between Marvel and DC heroes.
And tenth, for some inexplicable reason, readers seem especially fascinated by this obscure 1940s crossover story.
Sadly (for me) not a single one of these pieces was posted in 2023. So here are the top-10 posts that were.
The top circulating post of the year was this one outlining writer Roy Thomas’s ideas for the sequel to DC’s CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS.
Second was this early 1980s interview with John Byrne about his work on UNCANNY X-MEN.
Third was further ideas from Roy Thomas for the CRISIS sequel.
Fourth was an interview from FOCUS ON JOHN BYRNE.
Number five featured an assortment of DC editors reacting to the proposed CRISIS II plan.
Number six focused on the outline for that CRISIS II plan
Seventh was this reconstruction of the never-published fifth issue of THE CAT
Number eight was an analysis of who did what on the Human Torch story in STRANGE TALES #103.
The ninth piece spotlighted the first major Marvel character resurrection.
And finally, the tenth was this early 1980s interview with Chris Claremont about UNCANNY X-MEN.
And then, let’s fill things out with the most-read entry in each of our remaining untouched categories:
As always, thanks for stopping by and spending some time. Hope you’ve found some of this stuff of interest to you. And see you again in 2024!
The Tom Brevoort Experience 
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