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“If This Be Bedlam!”
Plot by John Romita
Script by Stan Lee
Layouts by John Buscema • Finishes by Jim Mooney
Cover by John Romita
When crime tightens its grip, even science is forced to serve evil.
With his family taken hostage, Curt Connors is coerced into working for the ruthless Silvermane. The aging Maggia boss demands answers from a mysterious petrified tablet—an artifact that may hold the secret to eternal life, echoing the legend of Juan Ponce de León and the fabled Fountain of Youth.
A Desperate Search
Across Manhattan, Spider-Man races against time to rescue the Connors family. His investigation leads him straight to the office of Caesar Cicero—and into the heart of a deadly ambush.
Gunfire explodes. The Maggia closes in. Survival is anything but certain.
Breakthrough or Betrayal
As Spider-Man dodges a storm of bullets, Connors works under intense pressure to unlock the tablet’s secrets. Will he succeed before Silvermane claims its power—or will the cost be too great?
Featuring
Man-Mountain Marko (cameo)
Martha Connors
Billy Connors
Harry Osborn
Gwen Stacy
36 Pages • Cover Price: $0.12
Also reprinted in Marvel Tales #55
A high-stakes saga of crime, science, and survival—where one discovery could change everything.
