Today in Comics History, April 1: First appearance, Fake-Ass Mr. Mxyzptlk of Earth-57780
from "There's No Fool Like an April Fool" in Spidey Super Stories #10 (Marvel, July 1975), script by Jean Thomas, pencils by Win Mortimer, inks by Mike Esposito and Tony Mortellaro, letters by Artie Simek
J. Arthur Crank himself looks like a Toyman/Prankster mash-up — as seen on a cover drawn by none other than Win Mortimer, penciler of this very page!
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