Marvel Tales #18
Reed tells Johnny the news that The Sandman has broken jail. Johnny runs across him on the George Washington Bridge, but Sandman eludes him. Atop the Empire State Building, Spider-Man uses a loudspeaker to send out a message daring Sandman to fight him! Before long, Sandman shows up and knocks Spider-Man right off the building. The Torch shows up, and they battle Sandman. Running through a set of sprinklers, Sandman figures the Torch's flame will be put out, but suddenly realizes he's turning to mud! Johnny departs, Spider-Man thinks he doesn't like the Torch cutting in on "his" action.
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Reed tells Johnny the news that The Sandman has broken jail. Johnny runs across him on the George Washington Bridge, but Sandman eludes him. Atop the Empire State Building, Spider-Man uses a loudspeaker to send out a message daring Sandman to fight him! Before long, Sandman shows up and knocks Spider-Man right off the building. The Torch shows up, and they battle Sandman. Running through a set of sprinklers, Sandman figures the Torch's flame will be put out, but suddenly realizes he's turning to mud! Johnny departs, Spider-Man thinks he doesn't like the Torch cutting in on "his" action.
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