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Cover by Steve Bissette. Showdown in the Shimmering Zone!, script by Alan Moore, art by Steve Bissette and John Totleben; N-Man, a Thing-like creature with Reed Richards-type intelligence, is sent to investigate the Shimmering Zone; he encounters Comrade Cockroach, a Russian who tries to stop him from investigating the dimensional rift so the Russians can claim it. Flipsville!, script by Alan Moore, art by Jimmy Valentino and Steve Bissette; the home of Johnny Beyond, a beatnik, is ground zero for a dimensional rift; he encounters his alternate reality counterpart from 1992; Johnny Beyond is similar to Dr. Strange. N-Man pin-up by Steve Bissette. Garab Dorje pinup by Melinda Gebbie. 36 pgs., full color. $1.95.

Cover by Rick Veitch. From Here to Alternity!, script by Alan Moore, art by Rick Veitch, Don Simpson, and Dave Gibbons; The Tomorrow Syndicate, a team similar to The Avengers, undertake a mission to locate Mystery, Incorporated, who have gone missing; in a dimensional opening, they discover alternate realities; the identity of the mysterious backwards time traveler from issue one is revealed. 36 pgs., full color. $1.95.

Written by Matthew Rosenberg. Art and Cover by Tyler Boss. A fun(ish) crime caper about children! Eleven-year-old Paige and her weirdo friends have a problem: a gang of ex-cons need her dad's help on a heist... the problem is those ex-cons are morons. If Paige wants to keep her dad out of trouble, she's going to have to pull off the heist herself. Like Wes Anderson remaking Reservoir Dogs, 4KWIAB is a very dark & moderately humorous story about friendship, growing up, D & D, puking, skinheads, grand larceny, and family. 32 pages, full color.

Comic Mint exclusive variant by Skan Srisuwan. Written by Donny Cates. Art by Ryan Stegman. After turning Venom's world upside down a year ago, DONNY CATES and RYAN STEGMAN are about to put the Sinister Symbiote through hell again, only this time CARNAGE has come calling, and everyone who's ever worn a symbiote is dead in his sights! He's skirted the periphery of the Marvel Universe for months, but Cletus Kasady at last stands poised to make his grand return to New York in a blistering 60-PAGE story… and he wants to paint the town red! 80 pages, full color. Rated T+

Unknown Comics and New York Comic Con exclusive virgin cover by Mico Suayan. Homage cover to Incredible Hulk #1. Written by Al Ewing. Art by Filipe Andrade. Cover by In-Hyuk Lee. Before his untimely death, Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross was the Red Hulk and, for a time, bonded to the Venom symbiote alongside Alejandra Jones and Laura Kinney. Now, Ross' corpse has been unearthed, though why and by whom remain shrouded in mystery. With the gamma material in Ross' body possibly in nefarious hands, that's just what Bruce Banner intends to find out - one way or another! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+

Unknown Comics and New York Comic Con exclusive virgin cover by Mico Suayan. Homage cover to Incredible Hulk #1. Written by Al Ewing. Art by Filipe Andrade. Cover by In-Hyuk Lee. Before his untimely death, Thaddeus 'Thunderbolt' Ross was the Red Hulk and, for a time, bonded to the Venom symbiote alongside Alejandra Jones and Laura Kinney. Now, Ross' corpse has been unearthed, though why and by whom remain shrouded in mystery. With the gamma material in Ross' body possibly in nefarious hands, that's just what Bruce Banner intends to find out - one way or another! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+

Comic Mint exclusive variant by Mike Mayhew. Written by Peter David. Art by Francesco Mobili. AN UNTOLD TALE OF A SYMBIOTIC HOST FROM YESTERYEAR... During its first visit to New York City, the alien symbiote that would come to be known as Venom bonded to a host that wasn't Spider-Man or Eddie Brock. Face front, True Believers, as this mysterious man meets his destiny... at the hands of CARNAGE! 36 pages, full color. Rated T

New Edition - 2nd and later printings. Collects The Sandman (1989-1996 2nd Series) #8 and 20, Death: The High Cost of Living (1993) #1-3 and Death: The Time of Your Life (1996) #1-3, plus the Death Talks About Life (1994) AIDS pamphlet, stories from Vertigo: Winter's Edge (1998) #2 and The Sandman: Endless Nights GN (2003 DC/Vertigo).

Written by Neil Gaiman. Art by Mike Dringenberg, Mark Buckingham, Chris Bachalo, P. Craig Russell, Jeffrey Jones, Dave McKean, Colleen Doran, Malcolm Jones III, and Mark Pennington. Cover by Dave McKean.

The tales of Morpheus' big sister, Death, are collected in this Absolute edition! In these stories, Death befriends a teenager and helps a 250-year-old homeless woman find her missing heart. Then, a rising star of the music world wrestles with revealing her true sexual orientation just as her lover is lured into the realm of Death.

Includes the story "The Wheel" from the 9/11 tribute book and art from the DEATH GALLERY!

Hardcover (with slipcase), 8 1/2-in. x 12 1/2-in., 360 pages, full color. Mature Readers

Cover art by Win Mortimer. Superman for a Day!, script by Edmond Hamilton, art by Win Mortimer. Treasure Trove! starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light starring Captain Tootsie, art by C. C. Beck. Concert for Crime! starring Zatara, script by Joe Samachson, art by W. F. White. Cabbie Casey story, script and art by Jack Farr. The Birthday That Backfired! starring Vigilante, script by Don Cameron, pencils by Mort Meskin. 52 Pages, Full Color.

Cover art by Win Mortimer. The Sandman of Crime starring Superman, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Congorilla! starring Congo Bill, art by Ed Smalle. Good Neighbor Spirit starring Binky, script by Jack Schiff, art by Win Mortimer. The Problem Pet from Space starring Tommy Tomorrow, art by Jim Mooney. The Outlaw Stallion starring Vigilante, art by Bob Brown. 44 Pages, Full Color.

Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Man with the Triple X-Ray Eyes," pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; An occurrence in space causes Superman to lose control of his X-ray vision, making him burn up anything he looks at. "The Great Jungle Animal Count" starring Congo Bill, art by Howard Sherman. 2/3-page Varsity Vic story by Henry Boltinoff. Strange Road under the Sea article. "The Girl Planeteer" starring Tommy Tomorrow, script by Otto Binder, art by Jim Mooney.36 Pages, Full Color.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. "The Old Man of Metropolis!", script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by John Forte; Superman inadvertently smashes through the time barrier into the future - but emerges as an old man with no super powers. "Supergirl's Busiest Day!", script by Jerry Siegel, art by Jim Mooney; With Superman on a space mission, Supergirl has a day full of emergencies to deal with. One-page Shorty story by Henry Boltinoff. Supermen of America ad. Justice League of America ad. 36 Pages, Full Color.

Recalled Edition. Recalled due to beer label on cover. Brainiac: Part 4 of 5 - Written by Geoff Johns. Art by Gary Frank and Jon Sibal. Cover by Gary Frank. Krypton's greatest adversary has set his sights on Superman and his homeworld as his endless quest for absolute knowledge continues. But the horrors within Brainiac's ship are nothing compared to the alien behind it. Superman's world is about to change as the build-up to the Superman event of 2008 races towards its conclusion! 36 Pages, Full Color.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. The Poorest Family in Smallville starring Superboy, script by Alvin Schwartz, art by John Sikela; Ma and Pa Kent are poverty stricken. Ad for Sgt. Bilko, Bob Hope, Jerry Lewis, and Jackie Gleason. Little Pete humor page by Henry Boltinoff. Mysteries in Space fact page by Mort Drucker. A Medal for Roy starring Green Arrow, script by George Kashdan, art by George Papp. Jerry Jitterbug humor page by Henry Boltinoff. The Copy Cat Creature starring Aquaman, script by Robert Bernstein, art by Ramona Fradon. 36 pages, Full Color.

Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Stan Kaye. Superboy Meets Robin the Boy Wonder, script by Dave Wood, art by Al Plastino; Prof Nichols sends Robin into the past to destroy a machine that will one day kill Superman. Action Comics Oct 1958 ad. Prisoners of Dimension Zero!, script by Ed Herron, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Jack Kirby and Roz Kirby (backgrounds); In another dimension, Green Arrow and Speedy meet GA's counterpart Xeen Arrow. The Ocean of 1,000,000 B.C. starring Aquaman, script by Jack Miller, art by Ramona Fradon. Letters columns begin. 36 pages, Full Color.

1st appearance of Black Orchid. Cover art by Bob Oksner. Untitled Black Orchid story, script by Sheldon Mayer, art by Tony DeZuniga; introduction of Black Orchid. The Ghosts on the Glasses starring Dr. 13, the Ghost Breaker, script by Steve Skeates, art by Tony DeZuniga. Mr. Randolf mysteriously dies; Dr. 13 investigates. 36 Pages, Full Color.

The Adventures of Buck Rogers (1934 Whitman BLB) #4057 Big Big Book, "The Story of Buck Rogers on the Planet Eros", Calkins

2nd printing. Here it is – the first English translation of Katsuhiro Otomos influential manga series, paving the way for the manga and anime craze to blossom in the English-speaking world. Decades after a mysterious explosion destroys Tokyo, teen bikers Tetsuo and Kaneda encounter a child with the face of an old man; his strange powers hold the key to the mystery. Story, art and cover by Otomo. Color by Steve Oliff, who pioneered the use of computer coloring with this series. Also includes an introductory article by Archie Goodwin. Mature readers.

"Washington Warrior" Edition Variant Cover by Tim Seeley. Story by Nick Accardi, Kit Caoagas, Peter Rostovsky, Dean Haspiel, and Pat Shand. Art by Travis Hymel, Hoyt Silva, Shawn Smith, Peter Rostovsky, and Christa Cassano. It's Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the "Freshmen Force" (of Congress) vs. the establishment in this all-new special! Comic creators converge to celebrate the election of the most diverse group of freshman Representatives in history, and spare no-one in this satire that takes aim at Washington. From the house that brought you Barack the Barbarian! Featuring comics from various artists and bonus activities and games.

Painted cover by David Mack. Written by Brian Michael Bendis, pencils by Michael Gaydos. 1st MAX title. Jessica Jones is a former unremarkable, cut-rate costumed super hero turned self-destructive, alcoholic private investigator, who specializes in super-human cases. Adult oriented, character driven crime drama in the vein of Bendis' "Jinx" and "Powers." Luke Cage appearance. Contains explicit content. MATURE READERS.

Written by Brian Michael Bendis. Art by Michael Gaydos. Cover by David Mack. Two cases come together at last for MAX's hard-luck P.I.! But what's worse: a cheating husband or an unbalanced, alleged super hero sidekick? 40 pages, FC. Contains explicit content. Recommended for adult readers.

1st printing - Written by Mark Verheiden. Art and cover by Mark A. Nelson. In deep space, a salvage crew is attacked by seemingly unstoppable monsters. The marines are called in, but they need someone with experience. Soon Hicks (the horribly scarred survivor from Aliens) and Newt (now almost eighteen) find themselves on a mission to locate and destroy the Aliens' homeworld! 32 pages, B&W.

1st printing - Written by Mark Verheiden. Art and cover by Mark A. Nelson. As the ship carrying Hicks, Newt and the company of Colonial Marines nears the Aliens' Homeworld, a strange paranoia begins to grip the people of Earth. Thousands begin to suffer recurring nightmares about the Aliens, leading Dr. Orona to a terrible realization: there is already an alien--a queen--on Earth! 32 pages, B&W.

Written by Mark Verheiden. Art by Sam Keith. Cover by John Bolton. Newt joins Ripley's crew as they set off from Gateway station. Their mission: to trap the Alien Queen Mother... and brings her back to Earth! Meanwhile, on Earth, humans are still being terrorized by the Alien infestation-and worse, it looks like the planet is somehow starting to change, to reform, but into what? 32 pages, FC.

Written by Mark Verheiden. Art by Sam Keith. Cover by John Bolton. This issue we're in for lots of female trouble when Ripley and her crew travel to the Aliens' home planet in an effort to capture the Alien Queen mother. Her highness has other plans, however, as she sends her "babies" to take out Ripley's team, leaving the two species' feistiest females to battle it out one-on-one! Meanwhile, the armored personnel carrier, which has transported the crew to the Alien hive, is headed for a nuclear meltdown -- leaving our team stranded on the planet with no way to return to their ship! 32 pages, FC

Written by Mark Verheiden. Art by Sam Keith. Cover by John Bolton. All the stops are out! Ripley and her crew transport the Alien Queen Mother to Earth and prepare themselves for the final showdown. While Ripley is rigging bombs for a major meltdown of both the planet and its alien infestation, Newt is stealing away to try to save the life of a lone little girl. With the clock ticking down, Newt is lost inside a mountain teeming with the alien horde- and Ripley finds herself exactly where she wants to be: face-to-face with her highness! 32 pages, FC.

Written by JERRY PROSSER. Art and cover by KELLEY JONES. Stanislaw Mayakovsky and his new "partner" have designed a cyberantic Alien to steal the Alien Queen Mother's royal jelly, the galaxy's most valuable commodity. This issue the cyberantic Alien's big test comes as "Norbert" is sent deep into the heart of an Alien hive!

Written by JERRY PROSSER. Art and cover by KELLEY JONES. Surrounded by Aliens and a hostile Grant Corporation ship, Stan, Julie and Gill are running low on options. When there seems to be no possible means of escape, Stan discovers that there's always one more way out!

"Sacrifice." Caryn Delacroix finds her Predator pal and sacrifices her life for the creature by agreeing to be impregnated by a facehugger. Script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Jackson Guice, inks by Eduardo Barreto. Cover by John Bolton.

Hastings Labbit Kidrobot Retailer Exclusive Variant Cover by Frank Kozik. 3 of 6 in series of exclusive variant covers by Kozik. Written by Felipe Smith. Art by Tradd Moore. 'ENGINES OF VENGEANCE' PART 1 A street race leads a young man on the FAST and FURIOUS road of destiny. Amid an East Los Angeles neighborhood running wild with gang violence and drug trafficking, a war brews in the criminal underworld! With four on the floor, Marvel's newest GHOST RIDER puts vengeance in overdrive!!!

Cover by Salvador Larroca. Written by Al Ewing, Dan Slott, James Robinson, Nathan Edmondson, G. Willow Wilson, Nick Spencer. Art by Lee Garbett, Michael Allred, Steve Pugh, Phil Noto, Adrian Alphona, Rags Morales. Here we go again! It's your one-stop entry point to the world of ALL-NEW MARVEL NOW! Loki embarks on a mission for Asgard! The Silver Surfer and Dawn experience the cosmic rays of Nautikos! A Kree Pursuer and her Special Forces team prepare to invade the Earth! The Black Widow goes undercover in Russia! Who is the new Ms. Marvel? And can even the Indestructible Hulk survive the aid and assistance of fellow Avengers Cannonball and Sunspot? • Features completely new LOKI: AGENT OF ASGARD, SILVER SURFER, BLACK WIDOW, MS MARVEL, ALL-NEW INVADERS and AVENGERS WORLD lead-in stories! Note: First appearance of Kamala Khan as Ms. Marvel

Written by Tom Taylor. Art by David Lopez and David Navarrot. Cover by Bengal. LAURA KINNEY EMBRACES HER DESTINY. HERE! COMES! WOLVERINE! X-23 was created to be a weapon and for a time, that's all she was. But with the help of her mentor, LOGAN-the original WOLVERINE-she escaped that dark past. Tragically, Logan has fallen, but Laura will continue in his footsteps as a hero. Recent events have her doing everything in her power to keep those around her alive, as violent forces are hell-bent on mutual destruction. If anyone can stop them, it's Laura. She is the best there is at what she does. She is THE ALL-NEW WOLVERINE. 44 pages, full color. Parental Advisory

1st appearance of Power Girl. Cover art by Mike Grell. The Super Squad! starring the All Star Super Squad, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Ric Estrada, inks by Wally Wood; Power Girl describes the Super Squad as a strike force composed of the JSA and the three younger heroes--Robin, Power Girl, and Star-Spangled Kid. Letters from Roy Thomas and Jerry Bails. The Captive Commissioner Hostess ad starring Batman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta. 36 Pages, Full Color.

Giant-size issue. Final issue of the series (title continues as Weird Western Tales). 2nd appearance Jonah Hex in "The Hundred Dollar Deal!" Script by John Albano, art by Tony DeZuniga. El Diablo stars in "Satan's Sanctuary." Script by Sergio Aragones and Len Wein, art by Gray Morrow. Reprints: Pow-Wow Smith stars in "The Buffalo-Hide Bandits!" (art by Carmine Infantino) and "Bat Lash" (script by Sergio Aragones and Denny O'Neil, art by Nick Cardy). DeZuniga cover.

All Stars #1, a fanzine from 1965. 30 pgs. Includes: cover art by Steve Ditko; back cover art by Al Williamson; Belle Star by Ronn Foss; The Green Sorceress by Roger Brand; Navola 5 by Mike Vosburg; The Origin of Fog by Biljo White; and a Picto-Editorial by Arbunich and DuBay.

"Tundra!" Story and art by John Byrne. Exploding from the pages of the X-Men comes Canada's premier super-team - Alpha Flight! The monstrous Sasquatch, the mystical Shaman, the twins, Aurora and Northstar, the divine Snowbird, the tumbling Puck (1st appearance), the aquatic beauty, Marrina (1st appearance), and their leader, Vindicator, must reunite to stop the destructive elemental force known as Tundra. NOTE: Also 1st appearance of Omega Flight (Diamond Lil, Wild Child, Flashback,& Smart Alec).

"...And Forsaking all Others...!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Sub-Mariner. Wolverine cameo. Story by John Byrne. Art by John Byrne and Bob Wiacek. Puck, Marrina, and the mighty Sub-Mariner battle the Master of the World with the fate of mankind hanging in the balance.

2nd appearance of Yuriko as Lady Deathstrike. "Honor!" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Wolverine. Story by Bill Mantlo. Art by Sal Buscema and Gerry Talaoc. Cover by Mike Mignola. A woman by the name of Lady Deathstrike seeks out the feral X-Man, Wolverine, to avenge the honor of her father and the theft of his life's work. It was her father, Lord Dark Wind, who created the bonding process that gave Wolverine his unbreakable bones. Plus, what does the undersea tyrant known as Attuma want with the aquatic heroine Marrina?

ALTER-EGO #4 (Fall, 1962; 34 pages; offset printed). The first issue to be offset-printed, this is a terrific fanzine highlighting the Alley Awards for 1962. Cover by Ronn Foss with a distinctive gold ink. Articles include "Parting Shots" Jerry Bails, his farewell editorial (Ron Foss became editor with the next issue), the pre-Superman BLB character "Maximo" and -- best of all -- the late Howard Keltner's "MLJ Leads the Way!" highlighting the pre-Archie run of superhero characters at MJL.

Written by FRED VAN LENTE Penciled by LEONARD KIRK Cover by JAMES JEAN The fans spoke and Marvel listened. The winner of the Marvel.com poll for characters fans wanted to see revamped makes her astonishing debut! Amazing Fantasy #7 is proud to present the all-new, all-different SCORPION! After the vicious murder of her adoptive parents, Carmilla Black discovers her biological mother is the top scientist of the worldwide terrorist network, A.I.M. Now, to unravel the secrets of her true identity and mysterious power, she's hot on the heels of her enigmatic mother, with S.H.I.E.L.D. hot on her trail, hoping she'll lead them right to the terrorists' leadership! Part (1of 6) 32 PGS./Marvel PSR ...$2.99

Shattered Comics cover with mosaic by Matt Dimasi. Written by Anthony Falcone, Michael Cho, Dan Slott, Armando Iannucci, Rainbow Rowell, Ho Che Anderson, Kurt Busiek, Jonathan Hickman, Neil Gaiman and Mike Pasciullo. Art by Michael Cho, Jim Cheung, Ryan Stegman, Olivier Coipel, Giuseppe Camuncoli, Terry Dodson, Marco Checchetto, Steve McNiven, Todd Nauck, JP Mayer, Klaus Janson and Rachel Dodson. The comic that brought you SPIDER-MAN hits issue #1000! We're going big to celebrate in this, our thousandth issue of AMAZING FANTASY! An ALL-STAR roster of creators are coming together to celebrate Peter Parker and Spider-Man's birthdays! Sixty years ago, Peter Parker was bitten by a radioactive spider, imbued with the creature's powers, used those powers for fame, lost his uncle to a robber he could have stopped, and learned the most important lesson of his life. Six decades later, millions of people have learned that same lesson and watched the wall-crawler spin his web as the greatest fictional character of all time. To celebrate, we asked eight of the best creative teams in the world to add to Spider-Man's web, so pull on your mask, grab your extra web-cartridges, and turn the page! Featuring: "Just Some Guy" by Anthony Falcone and Michael Cho; "Spider-Man vs. His Sinister 60th" by Dan Slott and Jim Cheung; "Spider-Man vs. Conspiriton" by Armando Iannucci, Ryan Stegman and JP Mayer; "The Kid's Got a Good Eye" by Rainbow Rowell and Olivier Coipel; "In the Flesh" by Ho Che Anderson, Giuseppe Camuncoli and Klaus Janson; "Slaves of the Witch-Queen!" by Kurt Busiek, Terry Dodson and Rachel Dodson; "You Get It" by Jonathan Hickman and Marco Checchetto; and "With Great Power..." by Neil Gaiman and Steve McNiven. Plus: Marvel remembers Mike Pasciullo with "Along Came a Rhino..." by Mike Pasciullo and Todd Nauck. 72 pages, full color. Rated T

Blank Edition. Written by Stan Lee. Art by Steve Ditko. The landmark, industry-changing issue that introduced the Amazing Spider-Man! When high school wallflower Peter Parker is bitten by a radioactive spider, his life is transformed - first for the better, then for the worse! With his new array of arachnid abilities - including speed, strength, agility and, thanks to his scientific know-how, spinning webs - Peter seeks fame as the costumed celebrity called Spider-Man! But his cavalier attitude soon comes back to haunt him, and shatter the lives of his beloved Uncle Ben and Aunt May! Peter Parker is about to learn a powerful lesson, one that has never been taught better than by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko: With great power there must also come great responsibility! It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting AMAZING FANTASY (1962) #15. 32 pages, full color. All Ages

Blank Edition. Written by Stan Lee. Art by Steve Ditko. The landmark, industry-changing issue that introduced the Amazing Spider-Man! When high school wallflower Peter Parker is bitten by a radioactive spider, his life is transformed - first for the better, then for the worse! With his new array of arachnid abilities - including speed, strength, agility and, thanks to his scientific know-how, spinning webs - Peter seeks fame as the costumed celebrity called Spider-Man! But his cavalier attitude soon comes back to haunt him, and shatter the lives of his beloved Uncle Ben and Aunt May! Peter Parker is about to learn a powerful lesson, one that has never been taught better than by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko: With great power there must also come great responsibility! It's one of the all-time great Marvel comic books, boldly re-presented in its original form, ads and all! Reprinting AMAZING FANTASY (1962) #15. 32 pages, full color. All Ages

Cover art by Steve Ditko. First appearance of Princess Python (part of the Masters of Menace) in The Clown and His Masters of Menace!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Spider-Man goes to Ringmaster and his criminal circus performers hotel room; the performers kick Ringmaster out of their group and steal some paintings; Spidey battles Ringmaster. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 17 and 160. 32 pgs. $0.12.

Cover by Steve Ditko. Never Step on a Scorpion!, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (script), pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by Steve Ditko; Scorpion breaks free from jail and plans on killing both Spider-Man and J. Jonah Jameson. The Merry Marvel Bullpen Page; Ads for Spider-Man T-Shirt and MMMS fan club. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 168. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12.

Doctor Octopus (the Master Planner) in "Man on a Rampage." Script by Stan Lee, art and cover by Steve Ditko. In a battle with Doctor Octopus, Spider-Man gets trapped under tons of steel. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 25 and 171.

Cover by Steve Ditko. First appearance of Norman Osborn (the original Green Goblin) in Once Upon A Time, There Was A Robot...!, script by Steve Ditko (plot) and Stan Lee (script), art by Steve Ditko; When Professor Stromm is released from prison he plans to take revenge on his old business partner, Norman Osborn. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 176. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12.

Third appearance of Mary Jane (cameo; first time face is shown). Cover by John Romita Sr. Rhino, Foggy Nelson (from Daredevil), and Dr. Curtis Connors cameos in The Birth of a Super-Hero!, script by Stan Lee, art by John Romita Sr.; John Jameson was exposed to some strange space spores on a space mission. He returns to Earth where he gains super strength; Spider-Man is mistakenly accused of robbing a bank so Jameson decides to try to capture him with his new super powers. Ad for the M.M.M.S. fan club. Reprinted in Marvel Tales # 31 and 182. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12.