Spider-Man Comics Weekly #98

In "Vindication!", Spider-Man squares off against the Prowler, a masked thief whose latest heist ends in a smokescreen escape. When the Prowler plans a second robbery to turn his criminal act into a heroic rescue, Spider-Man anticipates his move—only to discover the truth behind the mask: a young, earnest thief who just wants to do the right thing.

In "Where Walk the Villains!", Iron Man finds himself trapped in a series of vivid nightmares orchestrated by the Dream-Maker—once Count Nefaria—forcing him to face his past foes in his sleep. As the hallucinations grow more intense, Iron Man journeys to Ireland in search of Happy, who vanished in a mood, while the Dream-Maker pushes his machine to dangerous limits. The story unfolds with a mix of psychological tension and classic superhero resolve, ending with Iron Man brushing off the ordeal as mere dream, though a quiet call from Pepper may be the real turning point.

In "If the Thunder Be Gone!", a weakened and hypnotized Thor unwittingly aids the Circus of Crime in stealing the Golden Bull, leaving Sif and Balder to watch helplessly from Asgard as Earth's heroes confront the situation. The story unfolds with a mix of mythic tension and grounded action, as the might of Asgard falters and the fate of the Bull hangs in the balance.