Okay...Jim Mooney was the preeminent artist of SUPERGIRL for DC Comics, but that was not my first exposure to Jim's work. I, like many other kids growing up, was a Spider-Man aficionado. He inked AMAZING SPIDER-MAN over John Romita, Sr. and John Buscema. He also alternated between penciling and inking PETER PARKER: THE SPECTACULAR SPIDER-MAN. He also provided the art for the flashback story in SUPREME #47, starring Sally Crane, Ethan Crane's sister and secretly SUPREMA, the Maid of Might! It's actually a great story (and with Alan Moore as the writer, you get nothing less!), with Satana as her evil nemesis and a great twist on the Devil in the Lord Sin, who is a gestalt of the seven deadly sins in one being. Read it - you'll like it!
Jim, I fondly remember PPTSS #s 32-34, featuring the Lizard-Iguana battles, and the first indication that some lizardliness would come Spidey's way...which it did in PPTSS #s 39-40 (39 drawn by John Romita, Jr. and inked by Jim!) - a great battle which displayed not only Peter Parker's courage, but also his scientific acumen. This is one of the things I felt I had in common with the quintessential bookworm, Peter Parker. Jim...you made those adventures shine for me, and you will be remembered fondly.
Now for the bad stuff:
Looks like a half-field soccer game, eh?
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