Why it's Hot:
- 1st full appearance of Norman Osborn, not in Green Goblin costume, identified by name
- 1st appearance of Mendel Stromm, later becomes Gaunt and then Robot Master
Synopsis:
ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE WAS A ROBOT...! Professor Stromm is released from prison and vows revenge on the man who betrayed him—Norman Osborn. Stromm unleashes robots on Oscorp, where Spider-Man intervenes. After several battles, Spider-Man follows a robot back to Stromm’s lab and destroys it. As Stromm begins to confess, he is shot by a mysterious sniper. Later, Osborn is seen cleaning a rifle, raising suspicions about his involvement.