
The good doctor gives Spider-Man “lantern sense” since he came in contact with the lantern. Not long after this meeting, Spider-Man runs into Doctor Strange. Jonah Jameson, Spider-Man encounters the exact men who are using the lantern to mug a woman. One night, Doctor Strange learns from the Ancient One that two regular humans have obtained a powerful artifact called the Lantern of Lantarr. The team return to Earth with Xandu and leave Melinda, who becomes the Queen of the Death Dimension. Spider-Man does what should have been done after the first time the Wand of Watoomb was used for evil: he breaks it. If Spider-Man doesn’t return to his body within 24 hours, Peter goes poof! One body swap, a fake Gwen Stacy, an Uncle Ben guilt trip, and multiple quakes in another dimension later, Xandu is defeated. The demons raid the Sanctum Sanctorum, and Spider-Man is pushed out of his body and is possessed by none other than Xandu. With Melinda placed in a sleep sphere, it seems that the team is in the clear… for a few minutes.


Thankfully, Doctor Strange completely removes them with magic. Whoa! Spider-Man fights them as best as he can. She’s alive again (see MARVEL FANFARE #6 for more detail) and is being hunted down by demons from the Death Dimension. Melinda? Yes, Melinda Morrison, Xandu’s former girlfriend.
