Marvel Tales 1966 #7 - reader copy - $3.00

The Enforcers try to shake down Betty Brant, which brings them to the attention of Spider-Man.

In prison, The Wizard becomes a model prisoner-- just so he can become a trustee, work in the hospital, have access to chemicals... and break jail! The police soon have him surrounded in his house, but can't get in because of its defenses. He challenges the Torch to a battle to decide who is the better man. Against Sue's advice Johnny accepts the challenge, and he does pretty well until Sue shows up to "help" him (again!). Thanks to her, he's caught, and both are almost killed in a bomb blast. But Johnny manages to free them both, get rid of the bomb, and corral the "superior intellect".

The Wasp tells the tale of prison escapees who try to avoid a planet with a trap, but are doomed when they take the wrong side in a battle of the sexes.

A gangster wounded in an escape has his men kidnap Dr. Blake to operate on his gunshot wound. Blake transforms himself into Thor and brings the gang to justice, as well as rescuing Jane.

On-sale date from 1966 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

• More Majestic Masterpieces of Magnanimous Marvel Memorabilia! - Inside from cover featuring scenes from interior stories, with gray tones added by Marie Severin. Credits include Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Sol Brodsky, Marie Severin, Stan Goldberg, Flo Steinberg and Morrie Kuramotto.
• Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider Man - Spider-Man promotional drawing given out to fans in the early 1960s. This appears to be the first time it was published in a comic. Info per Nick Caputo.
• The Return of the Wizard! - 2nd appearance of The Wizard. 1st time a "Human Torch" villain returned; Wizard would go on to a very long career, mostly with "The Frightful Four". Next appearance in STRANGE TALES #110 (July 1963), where he teams with Paste-Pot Pete for the 1st time.
• The Mighty Thor - This appears to be either fully drawn by Marie Severin or heavily revised from a Jack Kirby/Chic Stone Thor figure. Info per Nick Caputo. The MIghty Thor is written at the bottom of the pin-up.
• Nutty Notes and Nonsensical Name-Dropping , Featuring Naturally Non-Essential News of the Nation's Top Non-Entities! - Items, The Mighty Marvel Checklist, Let's Meet 26 More M.M.M.S. Members!