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After the "dual" deaths of Gwen Stacy and the Green Goblin, there was a seemingly more quiet era in his history...But that doesn't mean that the events in this period didn't have any major effects on his life...Even years later, the events that transpired in the "Ghosts & Goblins" Era came back to haunt Spider-Man, and what a better word to use that describes this part of Spidey's history than "Haunt"...Ghosts, Black Cats, Clones, and (Hob) Goblins invaded Spidey's life for a long period of time.
The 1970's seen Spider-Man gain even more popularity as he was soon being featured in his second monthly comic, Marvel Team-Up...The title teamed Spidey with another Marvel Hero to combat a certain  villain(s) each issue...It was a success, even when The Human Torch replaced Spider-Man for a number of Headlinings. The series lasted 150 issues plus a second volume that lasted about a year more recently...The short-lived Giant-Size Spider-Man also displayed team-ups in the same fashion...Now on to the regular Titles!

It wasn't long after the "death" issues that Spider-Man first met someone that he will meet many times again in the future: The Punisher !The very same issue introduced another character that was to have a major effect on his present and future: The Jackal...Peter Parker's former Professor, Miles Warren, fell in love with Peter's then-alive Gwen Stacy and created a Clone of her...We soon learn that she wasn't the last clone! 2 Spider-Man's are not better than one as we learn in a couple months after the introduction of the Gwen clone, so can you imagine what it was when years later when there was even more!...We all thought the clone Spidey fought in the end of Amazing Spider-Man #149 died...But in a VERY controversial move, the clones sought their way back into the pages of Spider-Man years later!...Enough Clones, for now!...Spidey fought his usual cast of villains during this run and even met a number of new ones including: Tarantula, Mindworm, The Grizzly,  Mirage, Cyclone, Will O' The Wisp, The Human Fly,  Hydro-Man, Speed Demon...Marvel Team-Up introduced such villains as: The Basilisk, Stegron, The Griffin, The Wraith, Arcade, and Professor Power, not bad for a secondary title!

The end of 1976 brought the Comic World Spider-Man's very own second title devoted to just him: Spectacular Spider-Man...This title was to last over 20 years and was very successful introducing  villains in this period such as: Lightmaster, Carrion, & Swarm...Back to the main title, Spider-Man faced a new Green Goblin and it turned out to be none other than the first ones very own Son!...Spidey also met up with Nightcrawler for the first time and then Nova as Spidey again showed up almost everywhere in the Marvel Universe...Probably the most dramatic story that I can personally remember is the classic leading up to Amazing Spider-Man #200 & it involved the Burglar that murdered Peter's Uncle Ben many years ago...The story that culminated in issue #200 is still my all time favorite & the look on Peter's and The Burglar's faces at the end when Peter unmasked himself is my favorite "Spider-Moment" of all time!...Get this issue if you love GREAT stories!

The greatness didn't end there!...In the late 70's, Spider-Man appeared on Television in a short lived series where he was played by actor Nicholas Hammond...Back in the funny pages, Just before the Burglar storyline, a love interest was introduced in the life of Mr. Parker, The Black Cat, and believe me, she was bad luck for our hero! (that was bad huh?) Felicia Hardy played a major part in Peter's life until he wed Mary Jane Watson...The next part deals with a major addition to the stable of Spider-Man's Rogues Gallery of Villains as well as some interesting stories and the segway into the next "Gimmick" era!

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