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When I was hunting down all these back issues, I often got this one and Annual 4 confused. Torch in more or less the same pose on a black background. Look at them as thumbnails in an eBay search and hijinks ensue. This month on the Wheel O\u2019 Dubious Credits, John Buscema is still the \u201cInnovator,\u201d but Jim Mooney is just the \u201cAdaptor,\u201d and John Romita is suddenly \u201cConsultant Emeritus In Residence,\u201d whatever that means. Anyway, Torch is trying to stop The Lizard and Spider-Man is desperate for him not to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is especially paranoid, even for Spidey. And would it hurt for Torch and the rest of the FF to know Curt\u2019s dilemma? Reed Richards might be able to help. Also: Asbestos webbing?? He sure got that ready in a hurry. Johnny FOR SURE has cancer now with all the asbestos he was exposed to from the 60s to the 80s. The Lizard sneaks back up on the heroes, but Johnny zaps him with a burst of fire. Spidey once again begs him to leave, and Johnny once again refuses as he breaks out of the webbing. While they argue, The Lizard tries to run for it, but Johnny takes off after him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Feels like either Buscema or Mooney is having trouble with The Torch. His blasts look like lasers and Kirby\u2019s weird line-y details aren\u2019t coming out quite right. While the battle continues, Martha & Billy Connors hear a radio report that The Torch has joined the battle, and Billy worries The Torch will kill his dad. He\u2019s so worried he runs out of the hotel to go find the fight and try to help, leaving his poor Mom all alone. Bad choice, Billy. Back at the fight, Spidey\u2019s thanks for saving The Lizard is getting beat up in mid-air, and Torch zooms in to grab The Lizard by the tail and finish him off. But he gets a sock in the face, too, allowing Liz to get loose and grab onto the side of a building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Awkward cut there. In the absence of The Lizard, the 2 heroes start fighting each other over who gets to go apprehend the scaly villain. Spidey webs Johnny to a wall and takes off, thinking The Lizard\u2019s mention of water being his natural element gave him an idea. But The Torch comes zooming in before he can get his plan together. He finds The Lizard having ripped up the mast of a ship and swinging it at the occupants (Why didn\u2019t he hide?), and goes after him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He is playing possum, of course, and starts trying to strangle Spider-Man as soon as he\u2019s in range. But, instead, Spidey chokes The Lizard out, since he\u2019s been weakened by the heat. And when they surface, Spidey tells Torch his \u201cSpider-Sonic Hearing\u201d picked up a distress call from the FF. Torch buys this and immediately leaves, saying he\u2019ll fight Spider-Man some other time. He must\u2019ve felt silly about that later. Free to carry out his plan, Spidey picks up his unconscious foe and takes off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Uh-oh. Spider-Man is lugging a big barrel when he hears Billy\u2019s cries for help\u2026 and says that sounds like Bobby Connors! Whoops! He rushes over to find The Lizard crouches over \u201cBobby,\u201d who has passed out from fright, but The Lizard is hesitating, like some part of him remembers his son. When he sees Spider-Man, he gears up for another fight, but Spider-Man says his \u201cdehydrating powder\u201d will stop him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All\u2019s well that ends well, no matter how abruptly and rather goofily. And the book finally hits a stopping point for the first time in 9 months! That\u2019s crazy.  Speaking of long-form serials, this month\u2019s letter page features another letter from future Marvel writer Don McGregor, who is very happy with how ASM is going. This month in Bullpen Bulletins, the official word comes down on long-running storylines:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This month\u2019s page also mentions that Gil Kane has just returned to Marvel, allowing his upcoming essential run on this title to happen. Fun little historical notes to have.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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