AMAZING SPIDER-MAN (1963) #218

The rise of Mud-Thing! After Spider-Man tosses Sandman and Hydro-man off the docks, the two villains merge into one horrific sand-mud monstrosity. Will New York ever be safe from the wrath of Mud-Thing? Sadie Frickett takes it to court to defend the men she loves, but ends up promoting Mud-Thing in their own Broadway revue! Think that’s the strangest thing to happen in this issue? Think again!… Notes The second-half of this issue is an utter homage to the iconic character, King Kong , who appeared in a recent 1976 remake movie as of this issue’s release. Features the Hostess Twinkies Cakes ad, Iron Man In « The Charge Of The Rhinos! » The artwork on the last panel of page 3 was used as the cover for the 1980’s Marvel Video Library #8 VHS release « Spider-man VS. The Sandman: The Sandman Is Coming ».