SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #230

After a 2-month hiatus, the Spectacular Spider-Man title returns! And Ben Reilly is the new Spider-Man! On the north shore of Long Island, two environmental inspectors discover a toxic waste dump! Tragically, an explosion at the site kills one inspector and transforms the other one into a walking sludge monster! When the bizarre creature (aka D.K.) attempts to slay the owner of the offending chemical company, the wondrous wall-crawler blocks his way! Can the spectacular one convince D.K. not to take the law into his own hands? Cameo appearances by John Jameson and Edward Whelan. (Note: D.K. appears next in Sensational Spider-Man (1st series) 16.)