Lion #13 July 1968
In "The Spider v the Snake," the enigmatic Gimmick-Kid, recently freed from confinement thanks to an alien's twisted design, faces a new threat with the help of a mysterious "normaliser-jewel." Written by Jerry Siegel and brought to life by Carlos Pino’s dynamic art with Vicente Alcázar’s inks, this 1968 Lion issue delivers a high-stakes clash where transformation and control are at the heart of the battle.
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Gimmick-Kid is freed from his confinement due to intervention from an alien wanting the heroes' destruction to come at his hands. Gimmick-Kid then uses a "normaliser-jewel" to reverse his reptilian transformation and turn the Brain-Man into a harmless toy.
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