Spectacular Spider-Man 69

The Return of Cloak and Dagger: In Darkness Seldom Seen
By Bill Mantlo, Ed Hannigan, and Al Milgrom
Aug 1982

- much better than the previous story
- part 1 of 2
- the art at times reminds me of Steve Ditko
- Cloak and Dagger are back, once again hunting criminals, specifically drug dealers, specifically Silvermane
- C&D don't seem quite as one note as they did on their first appearance; of the two Dagger seems more nuanced as she struggles with her conscience and her sense of loyalty to Cloak
- hints of a romantic attraction between Spidey and Dagger
- a number of Spider-verse characters make brief appearances: Nathan Lubensky, Debra Whitman, Marcy Kane, Jean DeWolff, Wilson Fisk
- in tracking down Silvermane, Spidey inadvertently leads C&D right to their intended target
- once again Spider-Man fights to save criminals from vigilantes but this issue ends with the apparent death of Silvermane by the hands of C&D

3/3