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Marvel Team-Up (1972) 95

Jul 1980

...And No Birds Sing!

by Steven Grant, Jim Janes, Bruce Patterson, Barry Grossman, John Costanza

Peter Parker is getting ready to head home from Kennedy International Airport when he stops to change his clothes and help Mockingbird fight off a trio of men who attack her as she is headed to her car. Mockingbird explains that the men were from SHIELD but doesn’t take the time to explain what she’s up to before ditching the wallcrawling superhero.

Marvel Team-Up (1972) 92

Marvel Team-Up (1972) 92

Apr 1980

Fear!

by Steven Grant, Carmine Infantino, Pablo Marcos, Carl Gafford, John Costanza

Spider-Man runs into Hawkeye who is scared out of his mind. Hawkeye has just fled the scene of an attack on an armored car. Hawkeye was in the vehicle when it was attacked. It was transporting something of value for his employer, Cross Technology Enterprises (CTE). Mister Fear robbed the armored car and took a device that he expects will help him to build an atomic bomb.

Spidey and Hawkeye go looking for Mister Fear once the effects of the panic inducing gas wear off. They track him down to a penthouse apartment that overlooks the East River. They are ready for his tricks but Mister Fear still gets the upper hand momentarily. Hawkeye almost gets killed but in the end the heroes stop Mister Fear, recover the missing tech, and turn supervillain over to the police.

Marvel Team-Up (1972) 85

Marvel Team-Up (1972) 85

Sep 1979

The Woman Who Never Was!

by Chris Claremont, Sal Buscema, Steve Leialoha, Clem Robins, Ben Sean, Allen Milgrom

Black Widow dives through the broken window after Spider-Man. She saves him but then needs saving herself when the Silver Samurai cuts the line securing her to the helicarrier. Spider-Man and Black Widow make it back into the helicarrier in time to rejoin the fight before Nick Fury and Shang-Chi are overcome by Viper, Silver Samurai, and the hypnotized agents of SHIELD.

Marvel Team-Up (1972) 84

Marvel Team-Up (1972) 84

Aug 1979

Catch a Falling Hero

by Chris Claremont, Sal Buscema, Steve Leialoha, Diana Albers, Ben Sean, Allen Milgrom

The issue opens with the reveal that Viper (who was once known as Madame Hydra) is the one pulling strings. She has captured the helicarrier and has all of its staff under her hypnotic control. The first five pages are devoted to the reveal and then a dive into her backstory.

Viper fought Captain America (during the brief period when he was known as Nomad) in Captain America 182. She was almost captured but escaped thanks to Ishiro Tagara, a cadre leader of the Japanese Red Army, an occasional ally of Hydra. The Viper and Tagara fell in love as she plotted the downfall of the United States of America.

Marvel Team-Up (1972) 83

Marvel Team-Up (1972) 83

Jul 1979

Slaughter on 10th Avenue!

by Chris Claremont, Sal Buscema, Steve Leialoha, Joe Rosen, Ben Sean, Allen Milgrom

Spider-Man wakes up the next morning on the rooftop where he was shot by Nick Fury. He is surprised that he is still alive but takes that as an indication that Nancy Rushman must also still be alive.

Nick Fury suspects that someone is trying to destroy SHIELD from within. He received a warning from the Black Widow before she lost her memory. He talks to SHIELD Agent Jasper Sitwell about what he knows of the situation while the doctors try to revive the Black Widow.

Marvel Team-Up (1972) 82

Marvel Team-Up (1972) 82

Jun 1979

No Way to Treat a Lady

by Chris Claremont, Sal Buscema, Steve Leialoha, Rick Parker, Sean Ben, Allen Milgrom

Nancy Rushman, a school teacher who looks just like the Black Widow, is walking home at night in Manhattan when she is attacked by three men. Spider-Man shows up just in time to save her. He winds up needing a little saving himself when he slips on a patch of ice. Nancy reacts like the Black Window might and delivers a karate chop to the attacker who is about to stab Spider-Man. He recognizes her as the Black Widow but she passes out when he tries questioning her.

Marvel Team-Up 128

Marvel Team-Up 128
Apr 1983

Sweet Temptation!
by J. M. DeMatteis, Kerry Gammill, Mike Esposito

Peter Parker runs into Steve Rogers at the San Genaro Street Festival. Peter is with Mia Carrera and Roger Hochberg, a couple of his friends, and Steve is there with Bernie Rosenthal. Both men are experiencing a bit of angst. Steve can’t stop thinking about Sharon Carter, his former girlfriend who has been dead for a few years, even though he is now dating Bernie. Peter is fixated on the Black Cat, the fact that he’s in love with her, and that she’s a criminal.

Marvel Team-Up 134

Marvel Team-Up 134
Oct 1983

The Boy’s Night Out
By Bill Mantlo, Ron Frenz, Mike Esposito

The Jack of Hearts narrates as he breaks free from his SHIELD minders and heads to Empire State University. He is looking for Marcy Kane, an old flame of his, and an acquaintance of Peter Parker. Jack crosses paths with Peter but the encounter is a brief one.

Jack’s SHIELD minders track him and do their best to apprehend him. Spider-Man helps Jack fight off his would-be captors until he discovers who they are. Jack ultimately decides to return home and allow to SHIELD to keep him there.