Cover: Steve Ditko

Marvel Tales #149

Mar 1983 · Marvel · 0.60 USD; 0.25 GBP; 0.75 CAD

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“Unmasked by Dr. Octopus”

Marvel Tales #149 brings a reprint of the Stan Lee and Steve Ditko story "Unmasked by Dr. Octopus," and Ditko's cover captures the drama vividly: Doctor Octopus's mechanical tentacles have seized Spider-Man and torn away his mask, exposing Peter Parker's face to a crowd of onlooking police officers and a stunned civilian — while a grinning villain lurks triumphantly in the background. The bright yellow composition and Ditko's sharp, dynamic linework give the whole scene an urgent, breathless energy that holds up remarkably well in 1983. If you love classic Marvel storytelling at its most nerve-wracking, this one delivers.