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Gather round, my subjects. We have wonderful news. As Wilson Fisk's former minions join our ranks, and we gobble up his infrastructure... we've passed the tipping point. 52% of all organized crime in this town is under our control. And for that, we owe a very special thanks to the Spider-Man. For cutting off the heads and leaving us the bodies. As of right now, your Goblin King is now the Goblin Kingpin of Crime! Hee Hee! Without even lifting a finger... I'VE ALREADY WON! NEW YORK IS MINE!

—Goblin King

Appearing in "A Blind Eye"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Superior Spider-Man #14

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Synopsis for "A Blind Eye"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Superior Spider-Man #14
The story starts with Jaime Maldonado, one of the many Hell's Kitchen's residents who worries about how nobody does anything to stop the Kingpin and shut down his headquarters known as Shadowland, when suddenly a quake shakes down the place. Meanwhile, the Kingpin reveals that thanks to Spider-Man's ruthless methods, most of the crime families were taken down, leaving a vacuum he intends to fill, but then, Shadowland is suddenly assaulted with a voice warning him that his end has come. The Kingpin recognizes the voice as Spider-Man's but he's shocked to discover that he's on board of a giant Spider-Mech (which he dubs "Arach-Naughts"), leading an army of other mechs, set to bring down Shadowland.

Otto, who is wearing a new costume, commands his new henchmen (called "Spider-lings" who form the Spider-Patrol 7) to attack the Hand ninjas, while he takes care of Kingpin ad Hobgoblin, who attempt to escape. The rest of the Spider-lings assist the civilians to clear the area until the work is done. During the battle, Spider-Man is called by Mayor J. Jonah Jameson who argues about why he's assaulting Shadowland, to which Otto replies that it was about time someone did it, and then "asks" Jonah to express his support or he will reveal their conversation from the Raft, while he also knows that Kingpin is tampering with his communications line, hoping he heard his intentions of taking him down for good.

Kingpin acknowledges that he's not the same Spider-Man he once fought, and then takes Hobgoblin with him to a secret room, where he introduces Smedley Kornfeld, a man Kingpin hired as a döppelgänger to use as a decoy for events like this. Kingpin snaps his neck and takes his escape, leaving Hobgoblin to fend for himself. Hobgoblin escapes, but he's detected by a Spider-Bot, but to his surprise, the Spider-Bot engages the Goblin Protocol and ignores him.

After the assault, Spider-Man is surrounded by the citizens who thank him for his work, and then he reveals to the media that his work was approved by Mayor Jameson, who is extremely angry by Spider-Man's manipulations. The citizens are relieved that Shadowland is gone and with it, the Kingpin's grasp on the people, but a new thug appears making deals in the alleys, carrying the Goblin insignia tattooed in his arm. One of the Spider-bots detects him and again, engages the Goblin Protocol and passes by.

Afterwards, a group of Hand ninjas arrive to the sewers, to be recruited into the Goblin King's new group, who are rejoiced by the news that, thanks to Spider-Man's assault, he now owns over the half of New York's organized crime, claiming that he now owns New York City.

Appearing in "In the Midst of Wolves, Part 2"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Scarlet Spider (Vol. 2) #14

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Synopsis for "In the Midst of Wolves, Part 2"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Scarlet Spider (Vol. 2) #14
While Aracely tries to escape from the Lobo, Kaine is locked in a web cocoon where he dreams of the other who asks him to accept him, promising to bring him back to life more powerful than ever.
Kaine Parker (Earth-616) and Other (Spider-Totem) (Multiverse) from Scarlet Spider Vol 2 14 001

Kaine comes out of the cocoon.

Kaine initially refuses, but remembering that Aracely needs him decides to accept and emerges from the cocoon transformed into a spider creature.

Appearing in "The Man Called Electro!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Amazing Spider-Man #9

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Synopsis for "The Man Called Electro!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Amazing Spider-Man #9
Spider-Man is dashing past a group of pedestrians who are wondering where he is off to. Then the police are happy to see Spider-Man swinging by to help them stop gunmen, but he just swings by. Soon we find out the reason for Spider-Man rushing by was to get a prescription for Aunt May. On the other side of town, while Peter sits up at Aunt May's bedside, a new menace in the form of Electro charges himself up with electricity and sets out to steal the contents of an armored car carrying gold. After using electric shocks to scare the guards and surrounding them in a ring of electricity he manages to get what he wants.

The next morning, Peter calls the doctor and he explains that Aunt May's health is worse and that she must go to the hospital. Aunt May is worried that Peter cannot look after himself, but he assures her he can. Later that day, Peter goes to class but ignores the taunts of Flash Thompson as his mind is focused on the well being of Aunt May. When Peter finally visits Aunt May, he finds Betty Brant there visiting. Peter has much on his mind and leaves abruptly, without seeing Betty home.

Meanwhile, Electro decides to make a withdrawal at the Forest Hills Bank. There he uses electric shocks to keep the bank manager and his guest J. Jonah Jameson busy while he opens the timelock vault with his electrical powers. The next edition of the Daily Bugle is printed and there is an article claiming the criminal Electro is Spider-Man. Spider-Man searches for Electro and comes up empty a few times, and when he finally finds him, Electro defeats him. The next edition of the Bugle again claims to have proof that Spider-Man is Electro, which makes the public ask questions about who Spider-Man really is.

At a secret hideout after also reading the Bugle, Max Dillon tells his origin. When he's finished, he goes to the West Side House of Detention in downtown New York, where he sets about freeing some prisoners to become his flunkies. Jameson travels down there to see if Spider-Man shows up and to prove that they are one and the same. Peter is tied up looking after his aunt at the hospital but wants to go to the House of Detention to take photos for the Bugle. When Spider-Man finally turns up at the House of Detention, Jameson realizes his mistake: Electro and Spider-Man are different people.

Spider-Man quickly puts rubber gloves on his hands and rubber boots on his feet to insulate him from the electric bolts he will face when he finds Electro. After a long fight with the inmates and Electro, Spider-Man finally defeats Electro with a fire hose and removes his mask, expecting to know who Electro is.

Afterward Peter sells pictures of Electro fighting Spider-Man to J. Jonah Jameson, receiving some much-needed money to help Aunt May. The story ends with Betty and Peter trying to find the right words to say to each other.

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  • This is a UK title that features reprints of American Spider-Man titles.

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