The Kingpin’s Midnight Massacre!
Writer: Marv Wolfman
Layouts: Keith Pollard
Finisher: Jim Mooney
Letterer: Joe Rosen
Colorist: Ben Sean
Originally published: October 1979
Other than a brief Daily Bugle interlude, this whole issue is a fight in which the Kingpin kicks the crap out of Spidey. The only reason Spider-Man is alive at the end is because Kingpin chooses the love of [...]

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Requiem!
Script: Marv Wolfman
Layouts: Milgrom
Finishes: Mooney, Giacoia
Letters: John Costanza
Colors: Bob Sharen
Consultations: Jim Shooter
Originally published: September 1979
Well…Aunt May certainly appears to really be dead. BUT I DON’T BELIEVE IT.
This was a crazy issue. In addition to Pete grieving like crazy over Aunt May, Robbie Robertson quits! We also learn that Robbie had another son before Randy, and [...]

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Nine Lives Has the Black Cat!
Scripter: Marv Wolfman
Illustrators: Keith Pollard, M. Hands
Letterer: Costanza
Colorist: Roussos
Originally published: August 1979
This Black Cat issue wasn’t as good. The banter between the Cat and Spider-Man seemed more forced, and the story wasn’t really as interesting. The bits of the issue that were good were that Spidey broke his arm and [...]

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Kraven is the Hunter!
Writer: Gerry Conway
Artist/storyteller: Sal Buscema
Inker/embellisher: Mike Esposito
Letterers: I. Watanabe, John Costanza
Colorist: Don Warfield
Originally published: January 1977

There’s a little foreshadowing of what I assume will be the return of the Lizard next month
Who’s the leader of this whole kidnap operation? I assumed it was Lansky himself, but I could be wrong. Anyway, now [...]

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Deadline!
Writer: Len Wein
Illustrator: Ross Andru
Embellisher: Mike Esposito
Colorist: Glynis Wein
Letterers: Joe R., John C.
Originally published: January 1977
The Kingpin drains Spidey’s lifeforce to revive his son! This was a great conclusion to the lackluster story started last issue.
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