The Amazing Spider-Man #24 (Spider-Man Goes M#d!) Marvel Comics May 1965 (Good)

Description

Peter’s day doesn’t start off well as he breaks up a burglary, but can’t sell pictures since Frederick Foswell spotted Spider-Man but not Peter Parker. While trying to hide from J. Jonah Jameson at The Daily Bugle, he spots a letter from Ned Leeds to Betty Brant. When Peter comments on it, as much as he tries, he comes off as jealous and webslings around the city to keep his mind off of it. Suddenly, Jameson decides to have Bugle staff interview normal people and tell them why they hate Spider-Man (even if the Bugle staff never publish the good things). When Flash catches wind of this, he scares all the staff off. Meanwhile, Liz Allan allows Peter to be her tutor for science, much to Flash’s dislike. As Jameson celebrates his biased poll, he gets a visit from Dr. Ludwig Rinehart who tells Jameson that due to a split personality between that of a man and a spider, it’s only a matter of time before Spider-Man breaks down. When Peter hears this, he worries he might be going crazy and not know it. He makes his way down to the Bugle to tell Dr. Rinehart that he’s wrong, but his spider-sense tells him that a jealous Flash is following him. Peter finally loses Flash covertly by throwing his “spider beam” to a roof while rounding a corner that Flash hasn’t rounded yet. He gets distracted by the beam and loses interest in Peter.

Peter becomes Spider-Man and heads to Jameson’s office. Suddenly, Doctor Octopus attacks but disappears quickly. This happens again with Sandman and The Vulture, causing Spider-Man to doubt his sanity. Fearing he might harm innocents, he decides to visit Dr. Rinehart. Upon entering the doctor’s house, he finds everything upside down, including the furniture. As he runs to another room, it’s also inverted. When he finally reaches a normal room for consultation, strange images of his enemies continue to appear. Meanwhile, at The Daily Bugle, Foswell informs Jameson about Rinehart, but Jameson orders the press to drop the story and goes to find him. Just as Spider-Man is about to reveal his identity, Jameson barges in with an angry Flash, who tackles him. This distraction allows Spider-Man to pursue Dr. Rinehart, only to discover that the house is staged with furniture nailed to the ceiling. The doctor is revealed to be Mysterio, who explains that Jameson’s editorials forced Spider-Man to crack. Finally, Liz finds Peter, and they decide to study together while Peter reassures a worried Aunt May.

• Publisher: Marvel
• Issue: #24
• Published: 10 May 1965
• Cover Price: 0.12 USD
• Writer: Stan Lee
• Penciler: Steve Ditko
• Inker: Steve Ditko
• Letterer: Sam Rosen
• Editor: Stan Lee
• Page Count: 36 pages

Notes:

• Certain elements in this story should be considered topical references per the Sliding Timescale of Earth-616, particularly the type of camera that Spider-Man uses and the massive hearing aid that is clipped onto Doctor Reinhart’s jacket.
• Several references mention that Frederick Foswell used to be the mob boss known as the Big Man until he was arrested (Amazing Spider-Man #10).
• Peter discovers that Betty got a letter from Ned Leeds. He was sent to Europe on an assignment in Amazing Spider-Man #20.
• Mysterio uses the Dr. Ludwig Rinehart identity again in Amazing Spider-Man #193–198.
• On Page 9, panel 8, Spider-Man claims to have retrieved his spider beam from the rooftop. However, he actually goes to pick it up in the next issue.
• This issue contains a letters page, The Spider’s Web. Letters are published by Tim Van Egmont, Kitty Holmes, James Morton, David Wilhelm, Donald McGregor, Roger Parish, Buddy Saunders, Jeffrey Isleib, Scott Betts, and John Honovich.

Condition:

• 4.0 G+ Good+
  • Raw Comic(s)
  • Bagged and Boarded
  • Grading notes: The pages are slightly yellowed. The spine is intact, not rolled, with minor damage to the top and bottom. There are no loose pages, and the staples are good.