Mesmero’s Revenge!
Raconteours: Denny O’Neil, James Mooney
Graphique / technician: P. Marcos
Calligrapher: Jim Novak
Purveyor of colour: Ben Sean
Originally published: August 1980
First eh fashion industry, and now Broadway. Spidey’s really taking an interest in the arts. Unfortunately, though, this battle with Mesmero was once again a complete misfire. And what was with that drug dealer that kept showing [...]

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…In Love and War!
Writer: David Michelinie
Pencils: Keith Pollard
Inks: Jim Mooney
Letters: Diana Albers
Colors: Carl Gafford
Originally published: June 1980
So I guess Christmas has come and gone? If Pete’s going back to school?
Anyway, in this story we find out that the Black Cat is head-over-heels in love with Spidey, though in a kind of crazy, “I’ve lost my [...]

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Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death!
Writer: Bill Mantlo
Artist: Mike Zeck
Inker: Jim Mooney
Letters: I. Watanabe
Colors: Janice Cohen
Originally published: May 1980
The Frightful Four — the Wizard, Trapster, Sandman and Electro — lure Spider-Man into a trap at the Statue of Liberty. They beat him up. That’s about it, really. At the end, Spidey is their prisoner [...]

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Meteor Madness!
Guest writer: Tom DeFalco
Artist: Jim Mooney
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Ben Sean
Originally published: April 1980
Well, this sucked. Why bring back a mediocre villain like Meteor Man if you’re not even going to do anything interesting with him? Why bring Giant Man into the mix if you’re not going to do anything interesting with him? This was [...]

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One For Those Long Gone!
Scripts: Marv Wolfman
Illustrators: Keith Pollard, Jim Mooney
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Ben Sean
Originally published: March 1980
Not a super interesting episode, but Pollard and Mooney’s art was top-notch. The last few books I’ve read have looked really great.

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