He returned to Marvel in the 1980s and served as the regular writer of both "The Spectacular Spider-Man" and "Web of Spider-Man" from 1988 until 1990. Conway stated in 1991 that "I understand the character a lot better now than I did when I was nineteen. And one of the nice things about the Marvel characters is that you can keep them fresh by changing them just a bit." His run on "Spectacular" included such story arcs as the "Lobo Brothers Gang War". He relinquished writing duties on both titles when he became the story editor of the television series "Father Dowling Mysteries". Conway's last recorded comic credits for many years were Topps Comics' "Kirbyverse" "NightGlider" #1 (April 1993), scripting from a Roy Thomas plot, and a story for "Disney Adventures", published in 1995.