2nd appearance of Dr. Octopus1st appearance of Bennett Brant, later becomes Crime MasterPeter Parker uses a Spider Tracer for the first time to keep surveillance on Doctor Octopus
Cover art by Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby. Turning Point, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Betty’s brother has gotten himself into trouble with gambling debts and Betty is forced to help in Doc Ock’s plot to break Blackie Gaxton out of prison to keep her sibling alive; Spider-Man interrupts the escape and Blackie shoots Bennett during the conflict; Gaxton is captured but Doc Ock gets away; Peter tries to comfort Betty over the loss of her brother. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.12.

This book came from a small collection of silver age comics sitting in a box since the early 70’s. The owner had neatly stamped his name “John Pimenow” on the back cover of each book and occasional