Marvel Tales #23
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Claws of the Cat!", Stan Lee and Dick Ayers deliver a classic 1969 clash as The Plantman, armed with his upgraded ray, targets Johnny and drags him into a high-stakes heist. With Doris pleading for help, Johnny faces off against the villain in a tense showdown at the Botanical Gardens—where nature itself becomes a weapon. The cover, a dynamic collaboration by Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby with inks by Ditko and Ayers, captures the chaos perfectly.
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After improving his plant ray, The Plantman captures Johnny to get him out of the way while he pulls a robbery. After, Doris, worried about her father, begs Johnny to stop the villain. They have a duel at the Botanical Gardens...with predictable results.
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