Spectacular Spider-Man Tp Vol 06 Final Curtain (Aug051982)

Written by PAUL JENKINS Penciled by MARK BUCKINGHAM & TALENT CALDWELL Cover by MARK BUCKINGHAM Paul Jenkins wraps up his five-year tenure as a Spider-Man writer and brings SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN to a close in a moving, self-contained tale that reunites him with artist Mark Buckingham. Plus, two SPECTACULAR stand-alone stories! First up: Ben Grimm's all-night poker games have become legendary among the super-hero set, and for the first time Spider-Man has been asked to join the table! But when the Kingpin unexpectedly deals himself in, the stakes are raised! Can the wall-crawler come out on top in this celebrity poker showdown? Then: Once he was the Mindworm, arch-nemesis of Spider-Man! But now he's a lonely, forlorn beggar, trapped in an infernal triangle of poverty, booze and dementia. How can Peter Parker help his one-time foe --and is Spidey himself responsible for his pitiable condition? And finally, from the pages of PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN, witness the return of Dr. Octopus in an intense three-part saga! Collects SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN #21-22 and 27, and PETER PARKER: SPIDER-MAN #39-41.