Marvel Tales #49

Marvel Tales #49 brings Spider-Man face-to-face with one of his most unsettling foes in "The Madness of Mysterio." John Romita's cover says it all — a colossal Mysterio, green-scaled costume billowing with a purple cape, looms out of the clouds over a nighttime cityscape while Spider-Man swings and twists defensively in the background beneath a glowing yellow moon. At just 20 cents, this 1974 reprint package — crafted by Stan Lee, John Romita, and Don Heck — delivers wall-crawling thrills that hold up beautifully.