—Spider-ManThe Sin-Eater is back. And wherever he goes -- death follows.
Appearing in "Sins Rising: Part One"
Featured Characters:
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Main story and recap)
Supporting Characters:
- Carlie Cooper (Main story and as Monster in recap)
- Overdrive (James Beverley) (Main story and recap) (Name revealed)
Antagonists:
- Sin-Eater (Stan Carter) (Main story and recap)
Other Characters:
- Ray Cooper (Only in recap)
- NYPD (Main story and recap)
- William Shakespeare (Referenced)
- Lookups (Only in recap)
- Mary Jane Watson (Only in recap)
- Randy Robertson (Only in recap)
- F.E.A.S.T. (Referenced)
- May Parker (Only in recap)
- Boomerang (Fred Myers) (Only in recap)
- Gog (Only in recap)
- Sinister Six (Only in recap)
- Electro (Francine Frye) (Only in recap)
- Speed Demon (James Sanders) (Only in recap)
- Beetle (Janice Lincoln) (Only in recap)
- Shocker (Herman Schultz) (Only in recap)
- Mr. Negative (Only in recap)
- God (Yahweh) (Invoked)
- Jean DeWolff (Earth-616)
- Horace Rosenthal (Referenced) (Deceased)
- Bernard Finn (Referenced) (Deceased)
- Betty Brant (Referenced)
- Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (Only in recap)
- "Kindred" (Vision or hallucination)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and recap)
- United States of America (Main story and recap)
- New York (Main story and recap)
- New York City (Main story and recap)
- Manhattan (Main story and recap)
- Lower East Side (Referenced)
- Manhattan (Main story and recap)
- New York City (Main story and recap)
- Los Angeles, California (Referenced)
- New York (Main story and recap)
- United States of America (Main story and recap)
- Hell (Mentioned)
Items:
- Mysterio Suit (Only in recap)
- Spider-Man's Suit and Web-Shooters
- Venom Symbiote (Only in recap)
- Daredevil's Suit and Billy Club
Events:
- Spider-Island (Mentioned)
- Gauntlet (Only in recap)
- Goblin Nation (Only in recap)
- Heist (Only in recap)
- The Death of Jean DeWolff (Only in recap)
Synopsis for "Sins Rising: Part One"
Attending a play of Hamlet, Peter slept during most of it due to sleeplessness. His attendance was part of his pre-planned date for Mary Jane's return from filming, but she did not arrive for due to a change of plans. So Peter went about his planned date alone along the arranged path of the night through a park festival, sulking in his solitude until the arrival of Overdrive pursued by police. After Peter saved bystanders from a collision, he dressed as Spider-Man to intercept Overdrive- uncharacteristically relieved to see the wall-crawler. The panicked fugitive explained Sin-Eater returned and was chasing him, which Spider-Man witnessed the villain shoot the car to force the pair in a closed construction site to seek cover. Inside, Spider-Man hid Overdrive as he engaged his returned foe, but was stunned by Sin-Eater feigning trepidation.
In an attempt to stall for time, Spider-Man spoke of failing Stanley Carter, only for the villain to state that he thanks Spider-Man, as his time in Hell gave him clarity of purpose. As Spider-Man fought the madman, he informed the hero of Overdrive's participation in the police killings and he would continue to run for his sin: cowardice. As Sin-Eater fired his rifle, the shot harmlessly phased through Spider-Man to pierce Overdrive's chest as he ran. Sin-Eater elaborated that he cleansed Overdrive of his sin of cowardice, and took it as his own. While Spider-Man readied to capture Sin-Eater, the villain stated he would take his leave as the one who revived him had plans for Spider-Man, but they would meet again in due time. Being alone, Spider-Man departed so that the NYPD would take over the scene, and deliver Overdrive's body to the morgue.
After Overdrive's body was moved to the coroner's office, Carlie Cooper identified him as James Beverly and began the autopsy. However, she found no fatal wound present on him, despite seeing it earlier, and Beverly surprisingly revived on her slab.
Solicit Synopsis
“SINS RISING” PART 1!
• SIN-EATER is back and New York City is in TROUBLE.
• Who will the shotgun-toting villain target, and can Spider-Man stand a chance against him?Notes
- The reason why Mary Jane didn't show up was because in Amazing Mary Jane #6 she had been targeted by a hitman, and was forced to flee.
- Due to the cancelation of the Amazing Mary Jane book and continuing with the Sins Rising and Last Remains stories, issue 6 of her book is no longer canon and the subsequent planned story was axed to keep the continuity easier.
- The new reason for Mary Jane missing her date was from a schedule conflict.
