- "Guess handsome here figures the Vision's only an illusion -- and since illusions aren't much of a threat -- ol' Spidey's gonna have his hands full!"
- ―Spider-Man
| "A Passion of the Mind!" | |
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| Marvel Team-Up | |
| Title: | "A Passion of the Mind!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 5 |
| Cover price: | .20 |
| Cover date: | November, 1972 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Roy Thomas |
| Writers: | Gerry Conway |
| Pencilers: | Gil Kane |
| Inkers: | Mike Esposito |
| Cover artists: | Gil Kane |
| Cover inker: | Frank Giacoia |
| Letterers: | John Costanza |
| Editors: | Roy Thomas |
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"A Passion of the Mind!"[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
- Monstroid, Ballox
- Puppet Master, Phillip Masters
Minor characters
- Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards (Voice only)
- Security guard
Organizations
- Fantastic Four (Referenced only)
- New York City Police Department
Races & Animals
- Altered humans
- Humans
- Skrulls (Referenced only)
Locations
- Long Island (In flashback only)
- New York City
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Spider-Man was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 in August, 1962 in a story titled "Spider-Man!" The character has since gone on to become one of the most well-known and enduring super-heroes of all time, having appeared in numerous comic book titles, as well as feature films, animated projects and video games.
- "MTU 5" serves as a shortcut to this page.
- The tagline to this issue is "The Menace of the Monstroid!"
- This issue carries the approval stamp of the Comics Code Authority.
- According to Comic Reader #87, this issue shipped to retailers on August 15th, 1972.
- The Vision makes reference to the Kree-Skrull War in this issue, which was chronicled in issues #89-97 of The Avengers, Volume 1.
Reprints[]
The story from this issue is reprinted in the following volumes:
- Essential Marvel Team-Up 1
- Marvel Masterworks: Marvel Team-Up 1
- Spider-Man Megazine 5