Descrizione
Questo numero contiene 2 episodi completi, il secondo ha come comprimario la sempre accaloratissima Torcia Umana
Contiene inoltre : DOTTOR STRANGE (anche stavolta in dose scarsa con poche misere paginette, 7 per l’ esattezza)
CONDIZIONI : MOLTO BUONE, USURA IN COSTOLA, COPERTINA REINCOLLATA NELLA PARTE INTERNA, PICCOLE FIRME A BIRO IN PRIMA, TERZA E QUARTA DI COPERTINA E NEL MARGINE BIANCO SUPERIORE DELLA PRIMA PAGINA INTERNA, SCOLORITURA NELL’ANGOLO SUPERIORE SINISTRO DI COPERTINA, GRAFFETTE OSSIDATE NELLA PARTE ESTERNA, ALBO NON DI RESA E NON RIFILATO, NO ADESIVI
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“The Coming of the Scorpion! OR: Spidey Battles Scorpey!” / LO SCORPIONE
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- Scorpion (Mac Gargan) (First appearance as Scorpion)
Other Characters:
- Ned Leeds
- Doctor Farley Stillwell
- Peter Parker’s High School Classmates
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Synopsis
As Peter walks home from school, his Spider-Sense tells him that someone is following him home and he tries to figure out who, but comes up empty. Meanwhile J. Jonah Jameson is at The Daily Bugle and sees an article about a scientist who can create artificial mutations in animals. Jameson realizes he can use this to get rid of Spider-Man. We learn that the person following Peter actually is private investigator Mac Gargan, hired by J. Jonah Jameson to figure how he gets pictures of Spider-Man.
Both Gargan and Jameson visit the laboratory of Dr. Farley Stillwell as Jameson offers the doctor $10,000 to mutate Mac Gargan stronger than Spider-Man. After the transformation, the doctor outfits Mac with a scorpion outfit, complete with an incredibly deadly tail.
As Spider-Man decides to revisit The Daily Bugle to investigate, as he leaves, he’s attacked by Scorpion. Back at the lab, we see Dr. Stillwell realizing the awful mistake he’s made, and figures out that Mac Gargan will lose himself and become more evil as time goes on. Spider-Man and Scorpion are fighting, and Spider-Man gets his own webbing thrown back at him and lays defeated.
Scorpion elated with his victory, defies Jameson and runs away to start his money-making crime spree.
Dr. Stillwell catches up with Scorpion and tries to cure him , and in desperation climbs up a building after him but loses his grip and falls to his death.
Scorpion and Spider-Man continue to trade blows when Spider-Man gets knocked down again and hears Betty Brant scream. Scorpion knows that J. Jonah Jameson is the only person alive to know his true identity and realizes he must kill him as well. Spider-Man defeats Scorpion but J. Jonah Jameson comes out as the hero for catching Scorpion in his office with no one knowing his true origin.
Notes
- Farley Stillwell’s brother, Dr. Harlan Stillwell, appears in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #10 (in Italy in URC # 217) , where he creates the Fly.
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“Where Flies the Beetle…!” / LO SCARABEO
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- Flash Thompson
- Sam (Only Appearance)
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Synopsis
Abner Jenkins is released from prison after serving his sentence and he plots his revenge on The Human Torch who last sent him there. Johnny Storm reads the newspaper and decides to find him before it’s too late but can’t find him much to the annoyance of Dorrie, his girlfriend. Johnny then has to promise her not to flame on for 24 hours or else it’s over.
After some jealousy and relationship drama ensues, Pete decides to rile up Johnny Storm by making Dorrie swoon over Spider-Man as well. Yet as he reaches her house, he runs into the Beetle and begins to fight when he sees his intentions aren’t for good.
Dorrie sees the fighting and calls Johnny but Johnny sees it as a trick to get him to flame on.
The Beetle snatches Dorrie as bait for The Human Torch and Spider-Man gives chase.
Johnny shows up at her house just to humor her, and sees the house is a wreck and realizes Dorrie was telling the truth after all. He chases off after Spider-Man figuring that he was involved. The Human Torch decides to fight Spider-Man instead of hearing him out and only realizes the truth when he sees the Beetle flying nearby with Dorrie in his hands.
The Torch and Spidey work together in cornering the Beetle in an abandoned housing complex and once wrapped up in webbing is ready for the police.
Trivia
- In this issue, Dorrie Evans offers Peter Parker a “Coke”. Perhaps this is or was the preferred soft drink of the Marvel Age of Comics!
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“Eternity, Eternity!” / ETERNITA’ (1a parte)
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Dr. Strange has a dream of Eternity, who tells him that he survived his battle against Dormammu.
However, when Strange approached, Eternity changes into Nightmare.
Awakening from the dream, Wong informs Strange that it’s New Years Eve.
Taking Clea out to Times Square to count down to the New Year, things get weird when the clock strikes 12.
Continued to next issue…
