Cover art by Steve Ditko. First appearance of Mary Jane Watson (cameo;
face not shown) in "Captured by J. Jonah Jameson," script by Steve Ditko
(plot) and Stan Lee (script), art by Steve Ditko; 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; First
appearance of Spencer Smythe. Reprinted in Marvel Tales #20 and #163. 36
pgs., full color.
Cover price $0.12.