Appearing in "Spiral: Part Four"
Featured Characters:
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Main story and flashback) (As Doctor Octopus in flashback)
- Wraith (Captain Yuri Watanabe) (Main story and flashback) (Leaves NYPD)
Supporting Characters:
- Chief Yaborough
Antagonists:
- Mister Negative ("Martin Li")
- Circus of Crime
- Inner Demons
- Donald (First appearance; dies)
Other Characters:
- Ben Parker (Only in flashback) (Corpse, skeleton or other remains)
- Mary Parker (Only in flashback) (Shadow only)
- Radioactive Spider (Only in flashback)
- Richard Parker (Only in flashback) (Shadow only)
- NYPD (Only in flashback)
- Ser. Kenneth Watanabe (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Off. John Watanabe (First appearance) (Only in flashback)
- Det. Teddy Rangel (Only in flashback)
- Gwen Stacy (Only in flashback) (Death)
- US Army (Only in flashback)
- Spider-Man (Otto Octavius/"Peter Parker") (Only in flashback)
- Lonnie Lincoln
- Anna Maria Marconi (Mentioned)
- Crime Master (Inner Demon) (Mentioned)
- Crime Master (ex-Hobgoblin Frachise) (Mentioned)
- Hammerhead (Joseph) (Mentioned)
- Black Cat (Felicia Hardy) (Mentioned)
- Goblin King (Phil Urich) (Mentioned)
- Judge Anson Howell (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- New York State
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Fifth Avenue (Only in flashback)
- Empire State Building (Only in flashback)
- Chinatown
- Brooklyn Bridge (Only in flashback)
- Fifth Avenue (Only in flashback)
- Bronx
- Manhattan
- New York City
- New York State
- United States of America
- North America
Items:
- Spider-Man's Red and Blue Suit and Web-Shooters (Main story and flashback)
- Ringmaster's Hat
- Superior Spider-Man's Suit (Only in flashback) (Cameo)
- Doctor Octopus' Tentacles (Only in flashback) (Cameo)
Synopsis for "Spiral: Part Four"
Wraith explains that she didn't shoot Tombstone, but that it was one of Mr. Negative's thugs posing as the Crime Master and Spider-Man believes her. Meanwhile, Mr. Negative tries to ally with the Ringmaster, but he refuses. He reveals to them that he has deduced Wraith's secret identity. Meanwhile, Judge Howell dies and Yuri's career is ruined as a result. That night Spider-Man and the Wraith battle the Circus of Crime. They win, but by now Wraith is determined to destroy Mr. Negative.
Solicit Synopsis
SPIRAL SPINS ON!
• As the crime war in New York continues to heat up, The Amazing Spider-Man finds himself caught between a cabal of super criminals and his ally The Wraith!
• This issue he has to face the Circus of Crime who are back and deadlier than ever!