At the train station,Aunt May is going away whileDr. Curt Connors is meeting his wife and son. Dr. Connors reacts fromThe Rhino antidote he was previously working on and turns into The Lizard. Realizing this, he runs away but is spotted by his sonBilly. The Lizard plots his human conquest and defeat ofSpider-Man. As Aunt May leaves, Peter spotsMrs. Connors in tears and meets her as Spider-Man. Mrs. Connors explains her fear that Dr. Connors may have transformed and points Spider-Man to the tunnel. Finding nothing, he sends them to Dr. Connors lab.

Meanwhile, Peter heads toThe Daily Bugle for more money andFrederick Foswell decides to shadow Peter as his alter-ego Patch to see if there’s a story. Pete meets up withHarry Osborn,Flash Thompson, andGwen Stacy at a local café. While talking about Flash’s draft,Mary Jane Watson walks in and the boys are stunned. They’re even more surprised when Peter knows her and Gwen is jealous when they leave together.

In the meantime, the Lizard frames Spider-Man breaking into a jewelry showroom from the inside, having climbed up the building.Jameson sullies Spider-Man’s name as a criminal, but Spider-Man finds The Lizard and gets him to climb a building in front of the public, showing The Lizard can climb too. While fighting The Lizard, Spider-Man sprains his arm in a fall to a web mattress, but a friendly doctor tapes up his arm before the police arrive. Moments later, Spider-Man finds Mrs. Connors and lets her know that Dr. Connors has indeed turned into The Lizard but heads home to recuperate.

At night, Mary Jane calls and invites Peter to a dance but he declines fearing someone might piece together that he and Spider-Man both have sprained arms.

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Curt Connors recalls when he turned into the Lizard. This story referencesAmazing Spider-Man #6. However has also turned into the Lizard inUntold Tales of Spider-Man #9, andX-Men First Class #2. Their omissions here are due to the fact that both of those stories were published decades later.

The reason why Aunt May is going on vacation is on Doctors orders, Aunt May has been in frail health since a surgery inAmazing Spider-Man #33.

Mentions to the fact that Flash Thompson was drafted into the military should be considered atopical reference per theSliding Timescale ofEarth-616. Especially since the draft was abolished in 1973.

Mention is made about the upcoming football game between ESU and Metro University. This game is seen inFantastic Four #61.

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- Special Location: Aunt May's suitcase
- Story: Smilin' Stan Lee
- Illustration: Jazzy John Romita
- Lettering: Swingin' Sam Rosen
- Luggage: Honest Irving Forbush

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