Sat, Nov 9, 1968
Thousands of years before the dawn of civilization, evil magicians were fighting for supremacy - and Kotep, the Scarlet Sorcerer, was the most aggressive of these. When he loses a battle with an opponent, his own demons turn against him and place him in a time suspension. Six thousand years later, he is an exhibition at the museum where Peter is taking a course. The professor teaching it has found a spell that can supposedly revive the sorcerer, and when it is tested, Kotep does indeed come back to life - and turns on the professor. When Peter and his fellow students hear a loud crash, they run in to discover Kotep and a demon slave, who come after them. Peter turns into Spidey and goes after Kotep, who sends his demon after him. When Spidey injures the demon, Kotep vanishes from the museum and plans to set a trap using a huge web suspended between skyscrapers. Meanwhile, the injured professor tells his students a secret to stop Kotep - his scepter must be taken away from him, as he is powerless without it. Spidey finds himself trapped in the giant web, but not before his friends Bob and Susan inform him how to stop Kotep. He comes to in Kotep's domain, thousands of years before. Making his way to Kotep's castle, he finds himself trapped by the scarlet sorcerer, who sends a giant spider after him. Remembering what Susan had yelled at him from the street, Spidey gets Kotep's scepter and destroys the spider. He then drops the scepter, which shatters, and Kotep and his legions of demons must go back into the depths of time.
Sat, Jan 11, 1969
Two jewel thieves are caught in the act by Spidey after robbing a jewelry store at midnight. They are trying to mix the jewels with ice & then smuggle them out of the country. One of the thieves - known as Dr. Cool - manipulates his trick cane, rendering Spidey unconscious. The henchman ties Spidey up & places him in a deep freeze, then turns the temperature to absolute zero! Spidey is unable to free himself before the cold takes over, and he awakes to find the city in ruins & inhabited by cavemen, who attack him. Fleeing from them, he finds himself attacked by a dinosaur & mastodon as well, but then a noise takes over - the sound of a hammer hitting ice and breaking it away from him. Spidey comes to and discovers a human face staring at him - the cavemen & everything else was a dream! The ice man has stopped by the depot to pick up a load, and discovered Spidey in the freezer. When Spidey asks what time it is, he discovers it's midnight, and anticipates another visit from Dr. Cool. Spidey lies in wait for the thieves and sure enough, they show up. The two men are stunned that Spidey is still alive, and Cool again tries the cane trick. This time it fails, and Spidey stops them by pulling open an ice-filled drawer and sending an avalanche of ice on top of them. Police soon arrive and arrest Dr. Cool & his henchman.