Issue(s): Amazing Spider-Man #209
Cover Date: Oct 80
Title: "To salvage my honor!"
Credits:
Denny O'Neil - Writer
Alan Weiss - Penciler
Klaus Janson, Bob McLeod, Al Milgrom, Josef Rubinstein, & Bob Wiacek - Inker

Review/plot:
This is the first appearance of Calypso, a companion of Kraven who goads him on about his decision to stop hunting Spider-Man.

Despite a lot of build-up, Spidey takes care of Kraven in just a few pages.

Peter's relationship with Debra is overall an interesting subplot, but at times it gets a little heavy handed. In this issue, Debra is talking about her uncle getting threatened by thugs and she wonders if Peter, through his connections with the Globe, could help. He immediately cuts her off and tells her "No chance, Deb! Sorry!" and then tells her he's just too busy with school and work to bother.

The Globe has hired Rupert Dockery to help boost circulation.

He's a sleazy Rupert Murdoch stand-in (i think), who has been antagonizing Spider-Woman in her book. Spider-Woman shows up briefly to provide some thought-bubble exposition and hope that Spider-Man has better luck with him.

A decent story with decent art.

Quality Rating: B-

Historical Significance Rating: 4 - first Calypso

Chronological Placement Considerations: The MCP places Spider-Woman's cameo between Spider-Woman #30-31.

References:

• Kraven is 'rankled' by the fact that he used an 'innocent' to fight Spider-Man in Marvel Team-Up #67, but Spidey still beat him. It's unclear if Kraven would have been upset about using an innocent if he had won the fight.
  
• Rupert Dockery escaped prosecution in Spider-Woman #30.

Crossover: N/A

Continuity Insert? N

My Reprint: N/A