Spider-Man on Race

Marvel Team-Up # 114 (Feb 82) has a wonderful point of view on race relations, as summed up in these two snippets from different points in the story:

Is Spidey saying that race doesn't matter at all? No, not necessarily; racism still exists, and the very real discrimination that continues to this day shouldn't be treated lightly. But what Spidey is saying is that race itself shouldn't matter. People are people, and we're all voyagers on this space-ship Earth. Spider-Man, in the able hands of J. M. DeMatteis, treats the issue irreverently-- thus deflating the importance it's been given by both sides of the racial spectrum.

I like that.