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CONDIZIONI MOLTO BUONE, BORDO DESTRO DI COPERTINA CONSUNTO CON UN PAIO DI PICCOLI FRAMMENTINI MANCANTI, IN COSTOLA QUALCHE TRACCIA RESIDUA DI SCOTCH RIMOSSO E PICCOLO FRAMMENTO MANCANTE NELL’ ESTREMITA’ INFERIORE
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- Frederick Foswell
- Vulture (In an illusion or vision)
- Sandman (In an illusion or vision)
- Scorpion (In an illusion or vision)
- Dr. Octopus (In an illusion or vision)
- Connie, one of Peter Parker’s classmates (First appearance)
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Synopsis
Peter’s day doesn’t start off well as he breaks up a burglary, but can’t sell pictures since Frederick Foswell spotted Spider-Man but not Peter Parker. While trying to hide from J. Jonah Jameson at The Daily Bugle, he spots a letter from Ned Leeds to Betty Brant. When Peter comments on it, as much as he tries, he comes off as jealous and webslings around the city to keep his mind off of it. As Jameson celebrates his biased poll of those who hate Spider-Man, he gets a visit from Dr. Ludwig Rinehart who tells Jameson that due to a split personality between that of a man and a spider, it’s only a matter of time before Spider-Man breaks down. When Peter hears this, he worries he might be going crazy and not know it. Spider-Man makes his way to Jameson’s office, and out of nowhere Doctor Octopus comes to attack him but disappears just as quick. This repeats again with Sandman as well as The Vulture and Spider-Man starts doubting his sanity. He worries that he might start attacking innocent people believing they’re criminals so he heads home for rest. When he sees himself in the mirror, he decides not to wait and visits Dr. Rinehart immediately. As he enters the doctor’s house, the entire room is upside down including the furniture, bookshelves, and even the doctor. As he runs to another room, it’s also upside down and as Dr. Rinehart starts to consult him, Pete is taken to a room where everything is normal. As the consulting begins, more images of his enemies appear and vanish. At The Daily Bugle however, Foswell comes to Jameson with news and Jameson tells the press room to kill the story on Rinehart as Jameson goes out to find him. Jameson enters in just as Spider-Man is ready to confess who he is and confronts Dr. Rinehart of being a fraud. As the fraud is revealed, a gunfight ensues, and Spider-Man runs after Dr. Rinehart realizing that the house had been staged with furniture nailed to the ceiling. The mask is pulled off and the doctor is none other than Mysterio. Mysterio tells Jameson that due to his editorials he picked the right time for Spider-Man to crack and tells Jameson that had he not have interrupted, Spider-Man would have been finished.
Notes
- Mysterio is seen next in Amazing Spider-Man Annual #4 (in Italy in URC # 51).
- The next time Mysterio takes on the identity of Dr. Ludwig Rinehart is Amazing Spider-Man #193 (in Italy in SETT UR # 19).
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- Spencer Smythe (First appearance)
- Spider Slayer (Mark I) (First appearance)
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- Mary Jane Watson (First appearance) (Face not shown)
- Green Goblin
(unnamed) - Connie, one of Peter Parker’s classmates (second and final known appearance to date)
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As Peter goes to sell pictures of a crime to J. Jonah Jameson, an inventor named Smythe comes in with a robot guaranteeing the destruction of Spider-Man. Since Peter needs money bad, he eggs Jameson on to hear out the wacky inventor. Smythe shows how his robot instantly shoots out steel tentacles at the hint of a spider’s presence and grabs a hold of Peter much to his surprise. Jameson is given a remote control and they agree to a deal. Betty is furious with Peter for trying to trap Spider-Man, not understanding his true reasons. Peter shows up at school and has Flash Thompson waiting to fight him as he hangs around Liz Allan too much to his liking. As Peter exits school, he sees the robot and begins to run. Flash, thinking he’s running away from a fight runs after Peter. Peter turns and fights the robot and tries to put webbing on the robot, but it slides off and avoids its steel tentacles until he can come up with a plan. Meanwhile, Liz is concerned for Pete’s safety due to Flash Thompson and Betty is concerned since the robot is attacking Spider-Man and both head to his house. Both are in for a shock as a humble Mary Jane Watson is waiting for Peter Parker to come home. Although we can’t see her face, Betty thinks that she looks as beautiful as a movie star. When fighting the robot, Spider-Man is caught by the steel tentacles and can’t escape. Both Smythe and Jameson rush off to locate the robot and unmask Spider-Man but Spider-Man undoes the power box so when Jameson goes to unmask him he comes up empty-handed. Peter goes home, happy that he lives another day but is in trouble when Aunt May has discovered his extra Spider-Man outfit and demands an explanation. She accepts it but now Peter Parker has no Spider-Man costume.
Notes
- This is the first time that Steve Ditko was credited as the plotter for an issue of Amazing Spider-Man.
- Norman Osborn has a brief, unnamed appearance in this issue as he visits J Jonah Jameson at the Daily Bugle.
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“The Man in the Crime-Master’s Mask!” / L’ ATROCE BEFFA DI GOBLIN
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- Green Goblin
- Crime Master (First appearance)
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Peter’s looking for a Spider-Man outfit to wear and despite trying home as well as The Daily Bugle, he’s come up empty. As Peter goes to bed, we see a meeting on the docks between the Green Goblin and a man known as the Crime-Master who apparently knows the Goblin’s secret identity yet the Goblin knows Crime-Master’s identity too. The masked Crime-Master then pays visits to all the big criminal organizations in town stating that he’s taking control immediately. As we see the Crime-Master go home, we see Frederick Foswell hides a set of clothes in a panel behind his clock. Meanwhile, Peter goes to school, and has heard enough from Flash and attacks him but is seen by the principal Mr. Davis and gets in trouble. Flash does the honorable thing and lets Mr. Davis know what really happened. After getting a Spider-Man outfit from a costume shop, he goes to track down Frederick Foswell but as he goes into his apartment, a gunshot goes off and almost hits him. As Spider-Man follows the figure, he discovers it’s the Crime-Master and before he lays a fist on him, he’s given a gas that suffocates him. As he falls off the side of a building, he’s presumed dead. Meanwhile the mob groups have decided to meet and hear the Crime-Master’s deal down by a pier and a character known as Patch tells the cops what’s happening. Yet as Spider-Man does surveillance on the meeting, the Green Goblin swoops down and begins to attack him. A pumpkin bomb stuns Spider-Man and the Goblin goes to unmask him, but can’t since Spider-Man had to use his sticky webbing to keep the cheap store-bought costume together. As the Crime-Master makes his presentation, the Green Goblin presents a limp body of Spider-Man to the crowd of criminals.
LE PIN-UPS IN APPENDICE
I NEMICI DE L’ UOMO RAGNO – A Gallery of Spider-Man’s Most Famous Foes! / character profile / 1 page each one :
The Chameleon / i nemici de L’Uomo Ragno : IL CAMALEONTE
The Vulture / i nemici de L’Uomo Ragno : L’ AVVOLTOIO
The Lizard / i nemici de L’Uomo Ragno : LIZARD
