Synopsis
The incredibly lame villains, Circus of Crime, are back. Honestly, I'm not even sure how they came up with the idea. Their big trick is that they hypnotize their circus crowds and then steal all the valuables. I mean, how often can that work? You read the newspaper, and the headline says "EVERY SINGLE PERSON ROBBED AT CIRCUS." Okay, let's say that they move to another city, and try it again there. That is not going to work. A mass robbery is going to attract national attention. Maybe it'll work twice. Maybe. After that, no way.
So despite the Circus of Crime being a poorly thought out troupe of villains, they're back. They decide to kick out their leader, the Ringmaster, because he's an incompetent leader and a general idiot. The newly formed gang tackles an art gallery and steals a bunch of valuable paintings. During the commotion, JJJ gets wonked on the head and is hospitalized. The new circus of crime decides to rename themselves "Masters of Menace." Spidey manages to track down the crime gang and bust 'em. JJJ recovers and everyone is happy.
Notes
- Check out page 5, there's a painting of a foot and a man thinking that he wishes he "could draw feet like that" This is Steve Ditko, who's well known for not being good at drawing feet. IN JOKE
Credits
Written by: Stan Lee
Illustrated by: Steve Ditko
Lettered by: Artie Simek
