Marvel Tales #141

Steve Ditko's cover for this 1982 reprint tells the story in four vivid panels: Spider-Man swings in confidently, only to discover that grabbing hold of the Sandman is a very different proposition from punching an ordinary thug — as the villain gleefully dissolves and reforms around him. Stan Lee and Ditko's original tale, "Nothing Can Stop the Sandman!", poses the cover's own tantalizing question: how do you defeat a foe whose sandy form makes him essentially untouchable? A satisfying slice of Marvel's Silver Age craftsmanship, colorfully repackaged for a new generation of readers.