Mindworm

Crawling out of the Bronze Age Marvel universe in the pages of The Amazing Spider-Man #138, Mindworm is one of those genuinely eerie figures that Gerry Conway and Ross Andru conjured during one of the most creatively fertile periods in Spider-Man history. A relatively rare presence in the catalog — with just ten recorded appearances spanning a remarkable 34 years — this Marvel villain carries the mystique of a deep-cut character who nonetheless left enough of an impression to resurface across titles like Amazing Spider-Girl and earn a spot in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Spider-Man 2005. Sharing pages with Peter Parker, Mary Jane Watson-Parker, and even the Hobgoblin along the way, Mindworm occupies that special corner of the Spider-Man rogues' gallery that rewards fans who dig past the headline villains — a Bronze Age original well worth tracking down.