THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #169

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THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #169
Volume 1 · 1963-2012
Published
June 1977
Cover price
$0.30 USD
Edition
Era
Bronze
UPC
BLUEHOOSIERHEN Contact
Key issue
No

Creators

Writer
Len Wein
Penciler
Ross Andru
Inker
Frank Giacoia 'Frank Ray', Mike Esposito
Letterer
Irving Watanabe
Cover artist
John Romita Sr.
Editor
Len Wein

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Synopsis

Confrontation! Stopping to inspect a hole in one of his boots, Spider-Man is witness to some crooks taking over a police paddy wagon, and prevents the crooks from getting away, turning them back over to the police. While at the lab of Marla Madison, J. Jonah Jameson and Madison are going over the damage done by Spider-Man to their Spider-Slayer robot. Jameson decides that it's best to go for plan b. As Liz Allan picks Harry up from his psychiatrists office, Peter Parker returns home and is visited by J. Jonah Jameson. Jameson presents the pictures of the Spider-Clone being dispose and Jameson believes that Spider-Man murdered Parker and took his place. Peter manages to throw off suspicion by showing Jameson a bunch of photos (which he doctored for this occasion) and tries to make it seem as though the Spider-Clone photos are fakes. When Jameson wonders how they could have been made if Parker had the source photos, Peter again deflects suspicion by suggesting that Harry Osborn could have done it when they were roommates and he believed himself to be the Green Goblin. This satisfies Jameson who leaves, denying Peter's request for a raise, Peter who is relieved to have tricked Jonah can only laugh over the whole experience. Later, while web-slinging through the city, Spider-Man's spider-sense brings him to the attention of a strange man skulking around the streets. Grabbing the guy and making him talk, he learns that he's part of a group of men who are using a laser to drill a hole in a specific subway tunnel. Spider-Man goes to the location and busts up the men. When he's finished defeating them, he's then confronted by their leader -- Dr. Faustus.