- Script
- J. Michael Straczynski (credited)
- Pencils
- Joe Quesada (credited)
- Inks
- Danny Miki (credited)
- Colors
- Richard Isanove (credited)
- Letters
- Chris Eliopoulos (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mephisto (villain); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Mary Jane Watson-Parker
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Peter has always had one shoulder to lean on, even in his darkest hours, but that person may last only one more day.
- Reprints
Story continued from FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SPIDER-MAN #24 and story continues in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #545.