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The Amazing Spider-Man #170

Marvel · Series began 1963 · July 1977

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Dates

Cover date: July 1977
On sale: April 12, 1977
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #170 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

30¢ edition (original)30¢ cover

30¢

Barcode 0714860245707 · shared with another edition
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35¢ price variant35¢ cover

35¢

Printed cover price 35¢.

Barcode 0714860245707 · shared with another edition
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Whitman edition

Whitman

Whitman branding on the cover.

Barcode 0714860245707 · shared with another edition
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Creators

pencils: Ross Andru, Howard Chaykin, George Tuska, Jack Davisinks: Frank Giacoia, Dave Hunt, Mike Esposito, Tom Palmer, Jack Davisletters: Danny Crespi, Joe Rosen, Gaspar Saladinoscript: Len Wein, Stan Leecolors: Glynis Oliver

Stories

Madness Is All in the Mind! · 17 pages
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.

Publisher’s description

Spider-Man under the ‘hypnotic’ charm of Dr. Faustus! After Spidey uncovers Faustus’ sinister plot, the wall-crawler is made to believe that his worst enemies are on his trail! Faustus has a master plan that will leave residents of New York City under a hallucinogenic trance. Will Spider-Man snap out of it in time to save the day?

Characters

Peter ParkerSpider-ManMary Jane WatsonOtto OctaviusDoctor OctopusAdrian ToomesLiz AllanThe VultureAleksei SytsevichRhinoMichael MorbiusMorbiusJohn JamesonHerman SchultzShockerMan-WolfJohann FennhoffDoctor FaustusGreen Goblin

Reprinted in

Super Spider-Man (1976), Marvel Masterworks: The Amazing Spider-Man (2003), The Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus (2007), Amazing Spider-Man Epic Collection (2013)