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Originally Posted by TheBlueMarvel

That issue of Spider Man really made me furious as a young collector of comics.

I loved this issue. It was my second year collecting and my first introduction to DD and Falcon. (The Netherlands had a limited number of titles that were being offered.)
I get where you're coming from. Still, I have the feeling that Spider-Man got more and more powerful as the years went by.
When he started out, he would have trouble defeating the Enforcers (facepalm) and around the time of #287 he needed an entire day to defeat Firelord. As I recall, the Avengers, upon arriving remarked that they hadn't realized Spidey was capable of such feats.
If you take into consideration all of the circumstances surrounding the Spidey vs DD fight, I think it ended fast and decisively enough not to hinder the underlying story of "what is right/justice".
Sure, Spidey was pulling his punches and Daredevil was prepared and commited to delay him. Let's not forget that if this issue had been published today, it would have been a blood-fest. Different times.