Spider-Man Comics Weekly Vol 1 45

Spider-Man Comics Weekly #45
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Cover Date	December, 1973

1. ""In the Clutches of the Kingpin!""
Appearances · Synopsis
Reprint of the 1st story from Amazing Spider-Man #51 (originally printed as In the Clutches of the Kingpin!) (original credits are italicized)
Writer(s)	Stan Lee Stan Lee
Penciler(s)	John Romita Sr. John Romita Sr.
Inker(s)	Mike Esposito Mike Esposito
Letterer(s)	Sam Rosen Sam Rosen
Editor(s)	Stan Lee Stan Lee
2. "What Evil is This?"
Appearances · Synopsis
Reprint of the 1st story from Journey into Mystery #120 (originally printed without story title) (original credits are italicized)
Writer(s)	Stan Lee
Penciler(s)	Jack Kirby
Inker(s)	Vince Colletta
Letterer(s)	Artie Simek
Editor(s)	Stan Lee

Appearing in ""In the Clutches of the Kingpin!""

Reprint of the 1st story from
Amazing Spider-Man #51
(originally printed as In the Clutches of the Kingpin!)

Featured Characters:

• Spider-Man (Peter Parker)

Supporting Characters:

• Daily Bugle Staff
  • J. Jonah Jameson
  • Ned Leeds
  • Joe Robertson (First appearance)
  • Frederick Foswell
  • Betty Brant

Antagonists:

• Kingpin (Wilson Fisk)
• Kingpin's Henchmen
  • Flint
  • Big Turk (First appearance)
  • Blinker (First appearance)
  • Shorty (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Mary Jane Watson
• Gwen Stacy
• Harry Osborn

Races and Species:

• Humans

Locations:

• Earth
  • North America
    • United States of America
      • New York State
        • New York City
          • Manhattan
            • Murray Hill
              • 39th Street and Second Avenue
                • Daily Bugle Building
            • Kingpin's Penthouse Suite

Items:

• Spider-Man's Suit and Web-Shooters
• Spider-Tracer
• Spider-Man's Spider-Signal
• Spider-Man's Belt Camera
• Kingpin's Disintegration Cane (Destroyed)
• Kingpin's sleep gas tie-pin

Vehicles:

• Peter Parker's Motorcycle

Synopsis for ""In the Clutches of the Kingpin!""

Reprint of the 1st story from
Amazing Spider-Man #51
(originally printed as In the Clutches of the Kingpin!)

Unaware that Spider-Man is back in action, the Kingpin is about to begin his takeover of the city, and his first target is silencing the negative press he's getting from the Daily Bugle, and so he demands that J. Jonah Jameson be silenced.

Frederick Foswell comes to the Kingpin to join his group when news of Spider-Man's return comes to the Kingpin in a violent way: Big Turk, a rival for control of the rackets comes bursting in challenging his leadership. The Kingpin makes easy work out of Turk and quells all descent in his ranks. As Spider-Man busts up one of the Kingpin's safehouses, the Kingpin sends men to kidnap J. Jonah Jameson.

Jameson is brought to Kingpin's headquarters where he learns what his fate will be and that he's been betrayed by Foswell. When Spider-Man tracks down the Kingpin's hideout, he smashes through the window to come to Jameson's rescue. The Kingpin fights Spider-Man one-on-one, and gains the upper hand, using gas hidden in his tie pin to knock the wall-crawler out. Kingpin then tells his men to execute both Spider-Man and Jameson.

Appearing in "What Evil is This?"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Journey into Mystery #120
(originally printed without story title)

• Appearances not yet listed

Synopsis for "What Evil is This?"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Journey into Mystery #120
(originally printed without story title)

• Synopsis not yet written

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