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"Madness Means...The Mindworm"

"Madness Means...The Mindworm" #138

SeriesAmazing Spider-Man
NumberVol. 1 #138
PublisherMarvel Comics, Marvel Comics Group
Date1974-11
TypeComic Book, Softcover
LanguageEnglish
ColoristPetra Goldberg*
Cover ArtistGil Kane
EditorRoy Thomas
Editor In ChiefLen Wein
InkerFrank Giacoia, Dave Hunt
LettererAnnette Kawecki
PencilerRoss Andru
WriterGerry Conway
GenreSuperhero
Published inNew York, New York
Pages32
CharactersSpider-Man (Peter Parker)
Story LocationNew York: New York City; Manhattan, Queen; Rockaway, Far Rockaway
Linkshttps://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_1_138
NotesPeter states that he has known Flash for six years. Around the time of this story, Peter would be around 18 or 19 years old based on the fact that in Amazing Spider-Man #533 Peter states that he was 15 years old when he got his powers. Per the Sliding Timescale of Earth-616, at the time of this story, Peter has been Spider-Man for roughly four years. Based on this math, Peter would have met Flash Thompson when he was 12 or 13 years old. This fits with Amazing Fantasy #17 that identifies that Flash Thompson and Peter were in high school together when Peter was 13. However, Peter had an encounter with Flash when they were still children as revealed in The Spectacular Spider-Man #-1.