Gary Oldman is playing the Smythe I ... in the 10-11 hour, "Spider-man 4", directed by Sam Raimi... John Malcovitch is playing the deadlier, than thou- Smythe II.... in the same exact movie.. and maybe Harry Knowles .. smith... Imen.. sniff.. can play a truly issue #823 .. Smythe III... who juss' can't.. he juss' can't be the same person as Smythe II.. he just.. can't.. the Smythe III (Harry Knowles) of a rather beautifully-written Spider-man annual.. was it a Web of Spider-man annual.. in which Smythe III is obsessively convinced that Mary Jane-Watson is Spider-man.. until she finally .. agrees...

.. however Smythe III is definitely refered to … as Smythe II in this Web of Spider man annual (?).. in this Spider-man annual written by none other than.. Louise Simonson.. from the late 1980's, I believe... or from the mid-late 1980's.. or slightly... earlier in time … than that...