The Amazing Spider-Man #170

Name: The Amazing Spider-Man #170
Brand: Marvel

Jul 1977 · Marvel · 0.30 USD

“Madness Is All in the Mind!”

In "Madness Is All in the Mind!", Spider-Man finds himself manipulated by the cunning Dr. Faustus, who drugs him into unwitting service. Written by Len Wein and brought to life by Ross Andru’s dynamic art and Frank Giacoia’s sharp cover inks, this 1977 issue delivers a tense psychological showdown as Spider-Man battles the lingering effects of the mind-altering drug to stop a dangerous scheme targeting the flu vaccine.

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writer Len Wein · artist Ross Andru · inker Giacoia · inker Esposito · colorist Glynis Wein · letterer Joe Rosen · inker Dave Hunt · cover Ross Andru, Frank Giacoia

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Cast · 19 characters

Adrian Toomes Aleksei Sytsevich Doctor Faustus Doctor Octopus Green Goblin Herman Schultz Johann Fennhoff John Jameson Liz Allan Man-Wolf Mary Jane Watson Michael Morbius Morbius Otto Octavius Peter Parker Rhino Shocker Spider-Man The Vulture

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writer Len Wein

artist Ross Andru

inker Giacoia

inker Esposito

colorist Glynis Wein

letterer Joe Rosen

inker Dave Hunt

cover pencils Ross Andru

cover inks Frank Giacoia

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Dr. Faustus drugs Spider-Man and controls him. When the drug wears off, Spider-Man is able to foil Faustus' plan to spike the flu vaccine with a psychogenic drug.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).

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