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Appearing in "The Goblin and the Gangsters"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Amazing Spider-Man #23

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Synopsis for "The Goblin and the Gangsters"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Amazing Spider-Man #23

The Green Goblin shows up to a mobster hangout and demands the thugs to bow to his superior skill as he wants to take over Lucky Lobo's mob. The gangsters and the Goblin don't see eye to eye and the Goblin flees and gets a write-up in the paper about him attacking mobsters. Pete heads over to The Daily Bugle's office, he sees J. Jonah Jameson meeting with Frederick Foswell, formally the mobster known as the Big Man. Deciding to give Foswell a second chance, Jameson gives Fredrick his old job back.

Meanwhile, The Green Goblin is up to no good and gets a list of unreported taxable income about Lucky Lobo's companies from a henchman. The Green Goblin gives the information to Foswell and he reports on it at The Daily Bugle. While swinging around, Spider-Man notices speeding police cars and a raid and watches as the Goblin throw a pumpkin bomb at one of the mobster's getaway cars. The Goblin leads Spider-Man into Lucky Lobo's hang out and leaves the two there to destroy each other.

Spider-Man temporarily ducks away to call Aunt May and as the mobster follow him in, he traps them as well as Lucky Lobo himself. Lucky explains the Goblin wants to shove Lucky Lobo aside so he can gain control of the mob and be "boss of the underworld". As the Green Goblin and Spider-Man fight, Spider-Man runs out of web fluid and the Goblin runs out of tricks in his bag as he flies away. Yet, the Goblin doesn't have luck on his side as he finds out that the police have caught the entire Lucky Lobo gang.

Appearing in "The Cobra and Mr. Hyde!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Journey Into Mystery #105

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  • Heavy Machinery Show

Synopsis for "The Cobra and Mr. Hyde!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Journey Into Mystery #105

The weekly meeting of The Avengers, chaired by Thor and attended by Captain America, Iron Man, Giant-Man and the Wasp, draws to a close. As the Wasp flirts with Giant-Man, Thor comments that Giant-Man is fortunate to be able to take the girl he loves with him. The Wasp attempts to question Thor about his love life, but Giant-Man cuts her off, reminding her that no personal life questions are allowed.

As Thor leaves the meeting, he sees the Cobra hiding nearby and attempts to capture him. The villain uses a "Cobra cable" to throw Thor off balance long enough to escape through a nearby window. The window belongs to the evil scientist Calvin Zabo, who hearing the Cobra, drinks the potion that converts him into Mr. Hyde. Following a brief battle, the two villains realize that they both hate Thor, and agree to work together to defeat the Thunder God.

Meanwhile, Thor reaches his office, where he reverts to his human form as Dr. Don Blake. His nurse, Jane Foster, tries to get Blake jealous by asking to leave early for a date. Pretending to not care, Blake wishes her a good time. Jane leaves, convinced that since Blake did not take the bait, he does not love her.

Mr. Hyde demonstrates a Time Reversal Ray, which displays a backward "movie" of the actions of anyone shot by the ray. He displays the Cobra's battle with himself backward. They plan to follow Thor backward to see where he comes from.

Blake, in his office, hears a news report that Mr. Hyde is on the rampage, and as Thor goes after him. Hyde lures Thor to where the Cobra can shoot him with the Time Reversal Ray. They follow the "movie" backward to where Thor emerges from Blake's office.

Having lost Mr. Hyde, Thor has returned to his office where as Blake he laments his hopeless love for Jane. Suddenly the Cobra and Mr. Hyde burst through the window and seize Blake, demanding the Thor's location. At that moment Jane returns to the office, only to be seized by Hyde who threatens to harm her unless Blake summons Thor.

Blake tells them to get his walking stick out of a nearby cabinet and to tap it on the floor. It's supposed to be a signal to attract Thor. Turning their backs on Blake to watch out the window, Hyde taps the stick and Blake (unseen by them) reverts to Thor.

The villains split and escape in different directions. Thor follows the slower Hyde knowing that eventually, he will lead him to the Cobra. Escaping through an auto junkyard, Mr. Hyde leads Thor into a crowded Colosseum exhibiting a Heavy Machinery Show. Hyde believes the crowd will keep Thor from using his magic hammer effectively. As they battle, unseen by Thor, the Cobra uses a huge mechanical arm to grab Thor's hammer and lock it away from Thor.

With only 60 seconds before he reverts to his human form, Thor is attacked by both villains....

Appearing in "The Sandman Strikes!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Strange Tales #115

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Synopsis for "The Sandman Strikes!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Strange Tales #115

Summoned by Reed Richards to the Baxter Building, the Human Torch is informed that his next mission is to stop the Sandman who has just escaped from prison. Finding the crook, the Torch is told that Sandman will only face Spider-Man, as Spider-Man is the hero who had put him behind bars. The Torch then disguises himself as Spider-Man and issues a challenge to the villain to fight him one on one, however, the Sandman gets the drop on "Spider-Man" and attacks him from behind. The Torch flames on, burning his imitation Spider-Man suit in the process, and tries to fight Sandman again, and even when doused in water and unable to use his flame powers, the Torch manages to gain the upper hand and defeat Sandman, turning him over to the authorities. The real Spider-Man, who had been making his way towards the scene of the battle does not arrive until the fight is over. Spider-Man expresses relief that the Torch is okay, but he is also worried that the Torch may be a more successful teenage superhero than he is.

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