SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN (1976) #238

Curt Connors returns to Florida after failing to cure Peter Parker’s condition last issue! But unbeknownst to the good doctor, the strange lizard creature also makes the trek back to the Sunshine State! Once the reptile beast crashes into the Connors’ home, Dr. Connors and his son make a run for safety! Who’s going to stop the pseudo-lizard? The Sensational Spider-Man or the Lethal Lizard himself? Retelling of the Lizard’s origin. Cameo appearance by Spider-Man (aka Ben Reilly). Flashback cameo by Martha Connors. (Notes: This issue completes Sal Buscema’s outstanding and unprecedented 8-year run as the penciler of the Spectacular Spider-Man title. This issue was reprinted in 2012 in the trade paperback: Amazing Spider-Man The Complete Ben Reilly Epic #5.)