Marvel Annual #1973

In "The Terror of the Toad Men Part 1: Enter... the Toad Men," alien amphibious warriors descend from the skies, hunting Earth's most brilliant mind—while on the ground, Rick and Bruce venture into a hidden cave, hoping to contain the Hulk's nightly transformations.

In "The Uncanny Threat of the Terrible Tinkerer!", Peter Parker uncovers strange alien alterations to a professor’s radio, leading him on a trail that reveals a hidden group of extraterrestrials with sinister plans to conquer Earth. With his usual mix of smarts and nerve, Peter races to stop them before their scheme can unfold.

In "Beauty and the Beast!", the Hulk finds himself trapped beneath the earth, coerced into serving the tyrannical underground ruler Tyrannus after the villain captures Betty and uses her as leverage. With Betty held hostage and the Hulk forced to obey, the fate of the subterranean kingdom hangs in the balance—until a chance for freedom emerges.

In "The Coming of The Scorpion!", J. Jonah Jameson's desperate bid to bring down Spider-Man takes a dark turn when he hires Dr. Stillwell to transform Mac Gargan into the Scorpion. The experiment unleashes a monstrous new villain whose rage spirals out of control, turning the city into a battleground. Spider-Man must face this twisted creation before the Scorpion's rampage destroys everything in its path.