22. The US Government Requested Stan Lee Write About Drug Abuse
He followed up on this request by writing a story for Spider-Man in 1971 in which Peter Parker’s best friend, Harry Osborne, takes a near-lethal dose of the drug LSD. He completely side-stepped the CCA and its code by publishing the comic without its seal of approval. Still, the cartoon received widespread support and brought in many sales. The CCA responded by allowing anti-drug messages in comic books.