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Appearing in "Unmasked At Last!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Amazing Spider-Man #87

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Synopsis for "Unmasked At Last!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Amazing Spider-Man #87

Coming to the conclusion that his spider-powers are fading for good, the ailing Peter Parker realizes that today is Gwen Stacy's birthday and he hasn't been able to get her a gift. In a moment of desperation, he uses his fading spider-powers to steal a pearl necklace from the jewelry store but stops himself at the last moment.

As Gwen's birthday party begins, Gwen becomes aware of Peter's absence and begins to get upset. The party is then suddenly shocked when Peter enters the party, Spider-Man mask in hand and tells everyone that because his powers are fading, he can finally reveal that he's Spider-Man. When George Stacy points out that Peter is feverish and sick, Peter realizes that he's putting Gwen through enough distress to cause hysteria and flees.

After Peter's gone, Harry chalks it all up as a hoax put on by Peter, relating to the time when Peter "pretended" to be Spider-Man in order to save Betty Brant from Dr. Octopus. Gwen, however, isn't quite convinced.

Deciding he needs medical help right away, Peter changes into Spider-Man so that he's treated more seriously when he explains his situation. When Spidey is seen by a doctor, the doc tells the wall-crawler that he's just getting over a bout of the flu bug and nothing more. Realizing that his powers are returning to normal as his immune system fights off the flu, Peter realizes what a bonehead move he's made and decides to come up with a way to make certain that nobody believes that he's really Spider-Man.

Taking off his costume and disguising his face, Peter visits Hobie Brown and asks him to help fool everyone into once more believing that Peter Parker and Spider-Man are two different people. Peter then goes to visit Stacy's home and explains to Gwen, George, Mary Jane and Harry that he was in a fever state and didn't know what he's saying. When Gwen doesn't immediately believe Peter, Hobie (dressed in Spider-Man's costume) enters through the window and his performance in front of everyone convinces the others that Peter's story is true. His mission accomplished, Hobie leaves the scene and stashes Spider-Man's costume where he was told. Afterwards, Peter departs from the Stacy home, secure in the fact that his secret identity has been protected, but still has an uneasy feeling as though he's walking on eggshells.

Appearing in "When Fall the Mighty!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Tales of Suspense #80

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Synopsis for "When Fall the Mighty!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Tales of Suspense #80

Finding himself a fugitive from the law, Iron Man was running low on power when he was attacked by Warlord Krang. After their battle, he broke into his own factory in order to effect repairs and recharge himself, however he was interrupted by the arrival of the Sub-Mariner whom had come to destroy the Golden Avenger.

During their fight, Iron Man proves to be at a great disadvantage to the Atlantean monarch and locks himself in a lab in order to repair his damaged armor and recharge himself. While Namor tries to smash through the door, he reflects on why he is out to destroy Iron Man: How he was seeking to get revenge on Warlord Krang and Lady Dorma for their betrayals, and how Iron Man's intervention allowed them to get away from his wrath, and he had followed Iron Man to his factory to get revenge.

Iron Man repairs his armor and opens the door to take on Namor, only to find that he is gone. The police, Pepper Potts, and Happy Hogan arrive to find out what's happening. There Iron Man tries to explain to the police that he was attacked by the Sub-Mariner.

Meanwhile, Namor had fled because his strength was weakening from being on dry land and so he flew to the nearest source of water to replenish his strength. Now at peak strength, Namor once again charges off to get revenge on Iron Man. This story is concluded in Tales to Astonish #82.

Appearing in "The Dilemma of Dr. Blake!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Thor #152

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Synopsis for "The Dilemma of Dr. Blake!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Thor #152

Continued from last issue...

Thor, his full strength now restored, continues his battle against the Destroyer, completely unaware that the soul of his lover, Sif, is trapped inside the mystical armor. As the battle rages, Thor tosses his hammer at the Destroyer; however, the device grabs it and uses it against its owner. Before the Destroyer can do any more damage, it suddenly drops on the ground lifeless, leaving Thor to look to Asgard for answers about the Destroyer's attack on him.

While in that fabled land, Odin watches over his son and surmises that the soul that existed within the Destroyer was removed from its body rendering it inert. This proves to be true, as in the land of the Norns, Karnilla has restored Sif's soul back to her body in order to get Balder to agree to battle Ulik on her behalf. With Balder's wishes complied with, the brave warrior engages in a battle against the strongest of the Rock Trolls.

As Balder's battle against Ulik rages on, Thor is suddenly transported to Asgard from Earth, leaving the New York police to deal with the Destroyer armor. Thor finds himself transported into Karnilla's castle where she begs Thor to help Balder in his fight against Ulik. Thor gladly steps in to battle his hated foe in Balder's stead and the two are locked in a furious battle.

While back on Earth, the police have managed to bring the Destroyer armor to the local precinct where they try and decide what to do with it. Odin arrives shortly after in a mortal guise, and tricks the police into thinking that he is a curator from a local museum come to examine the device. However, when the police get a call advising them that the man from the museum is running late, they rush into the room too late and find that Odin had disappeared with the Destroyer armor.

Back in Asgard, the battle between Thor and Ulik rages on. Forgotten in the din of battle, Loki watches close by hoping to seize an opportunity to defeat Thor once and for all. Although Ulik fights with savage fury, it's Thor's superior battle prowess that wins the day with Thor knocking Ulik into the Abyss of Shadows where the Thunder God hopes the Rock Troll will never return.

As the others celebrate Thor's victory, it's only when Sif embraces Thor that the Thunder God realizes that his hammer has been stolen from his belt. Horrified, Thor recognizes that Loki is the only person not present and accounted for in the battle's aftermath and his arch-nemesis has his most prized weapon.

This story is continued next issue...

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