Marvel Tales #31

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Reprints Amazing Spider-Man #42 At the start of this issue, Spidey is swinging through town with a bag of cash in one hand. The various citizens of New York are yelling out for someone to stop him, since it looks like Spidey has turned bank robber. A few seconds after Spidey has left, some police officers arrive at the scene.  The police officers are unsure whether or not the citizens are telling the truth, but decide to send out an all-points alarm anyway. To prove that Spidey really did rob the bank, someone shows the police officers the bank vault, which has its steel bars bent apart. The same person mentions that J. Jonah Jameson has been printing lots of editorials against Spidey, and that they should have paid attention. Meanwhile, at the Queensboro Bridge, Spidey is scaling it. He says to himself that its good that no one can stop him now. However, he then drops the bag of money into the river, and says that the easy part has been done, and that the hard part will be trying to explain what he did. The bag hits the water, and he goes off to change to Peter Parker.Later, at the Daily Bugle, Frederick Foswell bursts in, looking for J. Jonah Jameson. Betty Brant explains that he's at Kennedy Airport, showing his son. Ned Leeds argues that Spidey robbing a bank is unlikely, but Frederick says that there were dozens of witnesses. Meanwhile, at Kennedy Airport, John Jameson is saying goodbye to his father, but mentions that he's feeling dizzy. He starts to stagger and as he puts a hand out to steady himself, John's hand crushes a metal pillar. He also notes that his clothes seem to be shrinking. John Jameson falls onto a table, which immediately smashes when he touches it. John stops feeling dizzy, but he notes that he has grown bigger. He moves slightly, and crashes through a wall, due to the fact that his muscles are too strong and that he is not used to the power. John realises that it must have been the space spores (from the previous issue) that changed him. The...