Nothing Can Stop The Sandman Is Right!
Yet another major villain introduced in the series and "Nothing Can Stop The Sandman" is the perfect tittle for this one as its the first look at this new, seemingly invincible villain, you just believe it! Liz, by the way, has been around since Amazing Fantasy #15, but this is the first time she is actually given a name and shows interest in peter parker.
The Sandman is pretty cool and Ditko's drawings of the different shapes he assumes are great but the issue doesn't quite reach the heights of other first-time villain appearances, such as Doc Ock, the Green Goblin, and Kraven the Hunter. Even with the great torn mask scene, the defeat of the Sandman at the end, and Spidey's simulated fight with actual sand, I can't give this issue more than four stars. The Sandman was judged popular enough to re-appear only a few months later, in Strange Tales #115 versus the Human Torch.
