X-Men Versus Alpha Flight commission by John Byrne

http://www.artofjohnbyrne.com/gallery/commissions/

1989 - Marvel shopping bag

My Top 10 New Spider-Man Villains from the 1980s

1. The Hobgoblin (Amazing Spider-Man #238)
   
   I've always loved the Hobgoblin as I felt he was my Green Goblin of the 1980s. His storyline that ran through Amazing Spider-Man was great as it kept everyone guessing as to his secret identity.
2. The Symbiote/Venom (Secret Wars #8)
   
   The Symbiote was a nice twist on the new costume gimmick. Eddie Brock was also a great new character, but early in the 90s, Venom's popularity led to some over-exposure which had me disliking the character more and more.
3. The Puma (Amazing Spider-Man #256)
   
   Really liked the calm and collected Thomas Fireheart and the complications that this millionaire added to Spidey and Peter's life. The Puma was a great character and went beyond the native american stereotypes.
4. The Sin-Eater (Spectacular Spider-Man #107
   
   The Sin-Eater storyline stunned me and the shocking death of Jean DeWolffe was a complete surprise. This four issue story arc made me aware of Peter David for the first time. He did an amazing job fleshing out the Sin-Eater and really getting into his head.
5. The Rose (Amazing Spider-Man #253)
   
   The Rose was a solid addition to the New York mob landscape of the Marvel Universe and his connection to the Kingpin made him that much more powerful and that much more of a threat.
6. Tombstone (Web of Spider-Man #36)
   
7. The Foreigner (Web of Spider-Man #15)
   
8. Hydro-Man (Amazing Spider-Man #212)
   
   Hydro-Man was a simple take-off on Sandman, obviously substituting the sand for water. He doesn't really live up to his potential for another few years at which point he joins the Sinister Syndicate.
9. The White Rabbit (Marvel Team-Up #131)
   
10. The Spot (Spectacular Spider-Man #99)
    
11. Slyde (Amazing Spider-Man #272)
    
    Okay, okay, I know it's 11... :)

SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS - Avengers vs. X-Men #11

SPOILERS AHEAD, PLEASE DON'T READ UNLESS YOU WANT THE ENDING TO AVENGERS VS. X-MEN #11 SPOILED

Based on today's New York Times article, Cyclops kills Professor X.

Enough with the killing off of your characters. Sigh. It's just become such a throw away concept that has little effect any more since its been overused. I'm still getting over them having killed Nightcrawler a few years ago. (And don't get me started about the Spider-Man-Mephisto reboot.)

“The moment is shocking, and certainly will be talked about by message boards forever and ever, but it’s really about what you get afterwards,” Bendis says. “What Cyclops has to do now, is dig himself out of the biggest, deepest hole in the history of comic books.”

I was never a big fan of the deterioration of the relationship between Scott and Xavier. Sure, we all grow up and bump heads with our teachers and mentors, but I never bought that the cool and collected Cyclops would have such a disdain for Xavier.

Marvel executive editor Tom Brevoort promises, “This is about as serious and lasting a death as you’re apt to get in one of these.”

Maybe I'm just a grumpy, cynical old man... Any bets on how long it'll take for they bring Professor Xavier back? 

Iron Man unpublished cover by Bob Wiacek

Circa 1987? 1988?

Grabbed from http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=10560&GSub=1326

1981 - Anatomy of a cover - Amazing Spider-Man #223

(http://romitaman.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=8140&ArtistId=946&Details=0&From=Room) 

1984 - Incredible Hulk #300 unpublished cover

Tip of the hat to Ferran Delgado who found this on eBay, the unpublished cover to Incredible Hulk #300 by Bill Sienkiewicz.

And here's the published version by Bret Blevins.