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Peter Parker joins Bugle reporter Noel Beckford at the National Research Lab where Dr. Thomas Maries introduces them to the caged Devil Dinosaur and Moon Boy, who recently learned English from watching TV. Ringmaster and Princess Python arrive as Maynard Tiboldt and Zelda DuBois with papers, coerced from a hypnotized judge, allowing them to take Moon Boy and Devil. Tiboldt hypnotizes Moon Boy into wanting to join them. Spidey heads over to Madison Square Garden to snoop around the Circus of Crime but can't figure out the Ringmaster's angle. The following night, Peter joins Maries and Beckford, who appear to be dating, at the circus. Expecting the usual Ringmaster heist, Pete wears sunglasses to prevent being hypnotized, but the circus comes off without a hitch. The next day Pete learns there was a rash of robberies during the performance, so Spidey stakes out the area the next night, stopping Circus members Fire Eater and Luigi Gambonno from knocking over a jewelry store. He returns to the Circus to tackle the others but the Ringmaster sets Moon Boy and Devil Dinosaur on him. During the fight, Cannonball accidentally strikes Moon Boy, shaking him out of his hypnotic state. Recognizing Spidey as Peter by his scent, Moon Boy teams with him, helping to defeat the Circus of Crime. Spidey convinces Maries to relocate Devil Dinosaur and Moon Boy to the Savage land, where Maries and Beckford, now an item, stay together to continue the doctor's studies.