L'Uomo Ragno [Collana Super-Eroi] #149
In this 1976 issue of L'Uomo Ragno [Collana Super-Eroi], a muscleman’s life takes a dark turn after a brutal attack leaves him hospitalized. Overhearing doctors discuss a serum that enhances physical strength, he takes it—only to find his body now too powerful for medicine to save him when a throat infection sets in. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Joe Maneely, with a striking cover by Gil Kane and John Romita, this story sets up a desperate, high-stakes gamble with a body pushed beyond its limits.
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A muscleman gets pistol whipped and winds up in the hospital. He overhears a conversation between two doctors about a serum that toughens the body so he decides to take it and turn to crime with his powerful body. After he collapses the doctors inform him he has a throat infection that will kill him shortly now that his body is too powerful for medicine to effect.
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