I remember getting this issue along with ASM #197 almost 15 years ago in a football card/comic book trade. The guy I traded with asked me after the trade if I preferred comic books or sports cards as a hobby. I thought about it for a moment and then said I preferred comic books.
I've never had any emotional connection to sports cards. I collected them because my father did and it gave us something to do together. But, comic books are not just collectibles to me. I don't buy them hoping to make some monetary profit a few years down the road. I buy them because if the story and art are told well I am compelled to buy the next issue or, look for back issues.
Besides the 20 cent price tag Amazing Spider-Man #126 shows its age in art, dialog and content. In this issue Peter is still reeling from the death of Gwen Stacey, he begins to build the Spider-Mobile(with the Human Torch), takes on the The Kangaroo, and Harry becomes the Green Goblin for the first time. It definitely has a lot going on. I love the epilogue and the promise of The Vulture, in the next issue.
Although The Kangaroo comes off as a weak character and the dialog reads dated in some spots the issue still redeems itself in balancing the brooding of Peter and Harry with the big action set pieces and over the top characters that classic Spider-Man showcases.
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