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SIGNED BY STAN LEE “THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN “ DECEMBER 1968 ISSUE #67 FINE CONDITION!

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“And here we have a cover that is so powerful that no blurb is necessary, which is a first. It shows Mysterio’s huge left hand interfering with the logo. It grabs our attention right away as that fist’s position steers our eyes down as it is, itself, on its way down to squash a small and quivering Spider-Man. There are five giant digits on the left side of the cover, from Mysterio’s right hand, and Jazzy Johnny has signed it – “Romita” - between the forefinger and middle finger. That, “Marvel Comics Group” in the upper lefthand box, the logo itself, and the “Comics Code Authority” symbol are the only words on the cover. It is glorious in its muteness.

Everyone remember where we were? Spidey is fighting Mysterio in a warehouse, where Mystie has placed a tabletop toy amusement park. Mysterio shoots him with a “deadly-looking gadget” that makes Spidey feel like he’s “dying…and being born again – all at the same time!” He gets engulfed in smoke and when the smoke clears he finds himself in an amusement park with a giant Mysterio looming over him. It looks like he is on the tabletop and Mysterio has shrunk him so that he is six inches tall.

Now, he dodges Mysterio’s giant fist, which crashes down and seems to shatter some rock. Stan’s opening blurb tells us that “our hapless web-spinner suddenly regains consciousness” but I don’t think he was ever unconscious last issue so I suspect this is “sleight of hand” to make the conclusion here conform with last issue’s story, sort of like the old movie serials where they hoped you wouldn’t remember exactly what happened last time.

Spidey dodges the fist again as it smashes a glass dome. He is still trying to figure out what happened to him. But Mysterio doesn’t give him the time to think. He squeezes a metal pole on which Spidey is perched, twisting it out of shape as the web-slinger leaps away. But then, Mysterio vanishes “in another puff of smoke” and Spidey wonders, “Why would he hide if my plight is so hopeless?” Mysterio seems to read his thoughts, telling him, “If you’re wondering why I’ve concealed myself – I’ll set your doubts to rest! Merely crushing you is almost too easy! First, I’ll mystify you – to the point of madness!” Mysterio’s “gigantic clenched fist” sails through. Spidey dodges it but notes, “it felt like a missile zooming past!” Mysterio gloats, “I am merely toying with you! But, you’ll never know when my real attack will be launched!” Suddenly, Mysterio emerges out of the smoke, his hands clapping together in a “SPTAP!” as he tries to crush Spidey between them. The web-spinner dodges again, then, deciding he needs a place to hide, heads into the hall of mirrors.

Spidey looks around, amazed at the detail. “Mysterio is a genius – to get such detail in an object the size of a doll’s house,” he says. Then, the mirrors drop from the ceiling, trapping him. Mysterio’s big right forefinger nudges a tiny lever and the mirrors form a circle around Spidey and start to close in on him. Spidey knows “If I can’t break free – I’m done for!”