Marvel Tales #39

Marvel Tales #39 brings a charged reprint experience, showcasing a cover by John Buscema and Frank Giacoia that puts Spider-Man right in the thick of it — leaping through a tangle of Doctor Octopus's mechanical tentacles while goons scramble at his feet. The speech bubble makes the personal stakes crystal clear: whatever Ock did to Aunt May, Spider-Man is furious and not holding back. Inside, Stan Lee, John Romita, Mickey Demeo, and Sam Rosen deliver "The Tentacles and the Trap," a story that earned its place in Marvel's reprint line for good reason.