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People of New York, this is Spider-Man, with the Avengers, and I need your help! I need you to be my heroes. I need you to be my eyes. A fugitive is on the loose in our city. Please help me find him. He's the villain... called Hobgoblin... and he's also this man: Phil Urich.

—Spider-Man (Otto Octavius / "Peter Parker")

Appearing in "Run, Goblin, Run - Part 1: The Tinkerer's Apprentice"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Superior Spider-Man #15

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Synopsis for "Run, Goblin, Run - Part 1: The Tinkerer's Apprentice"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Superior Spider-Man #15
After the decimation of Shadowland, Hobgoblin heads to a small fix-it shop which is run by The Tinkerer. Hobgoblin explains the situation to him and asks to enhance his weaponry, to which the Tinkerer agrees, giving this job to his apprentice, who is revealed to be former Horizon Labs worker and ex-Kingpin's employee Tiberius Stone, who agrees to work on Hobgoblin's request but implying his own agenda against him for all the bad treatment he gave him.

Meanwhile, Spider-Man puts his Spider-Patrol minions to work on the search of the Kingpin's remains, which sparks a small argument between him and NYPD officer Carlie Cooper. When Carlie asks "Peter" how he managed to get his new minions and the Spider-Robots, he replies that he's receiving help from Mayor Jameson. After the police discovers the Kinpin's remains (which unbeknownst to them, is actually a döppelganger), Spider-Man departs, leaving the scene. Carlie and Detective Watanabe talk about this discovery, arguing that it would be impossible that Spider-Man's new tech is being paid by Jameson, or else it would appear on the city's budget, which reinforces Carlie's suspicions about the truth behind Spider-Man. Watanabe agrees with her and decides to investigate on her own, but not as Detective Watanabe, but as the Wraith.

At the Daily Bugle, Phil Urich announces that he owns footage of the destruction of Shadowland, impressing all of his co-workers at the Bugle. Robbie congratulates Phil for his work and tells him that if he needs anything, he just has to ask, to which Phil replies that he needs a check, to pay for the Tinkerer's weapons, but unfortunately, he was called by the original Hobgoblin, Roderick Kingsley, who demands his monthly payment. Phil replies that he's short on cash, so Roderick "suggests" to pull a crime spree to steal all the money he can to clear his payments. Indeed, the Hobgoblin starts a chain of robberies, only to anger Spider-Man since he's going undetected by his Spider-bots, putting his Spider-Patrol minions to work on finding him without rest.

"Peter's" absence is felt by everyone, Aunt May worries that she hasn't seen him in weeks; Mary Jane hasn't received an answer from him since the fire of her club, and wonders why he hasn't even checked on her; Horizon Labs wonders why he's been missing the last meetings and all the current troubles they're facing, and even his tutor Anna Maria and his teacher worry about why he's been skipping his classes. Otto ponders in his base, wondering how Peter managed to keep a balance of his dual life, making him realize that the main difference was that as Doctor Octopus, he didn't needed to worry about that since his identity was public knowledge, but his life as "Peter Parker" is holding him back, even wondering if he should step aside as Peter Parker and focus solely as Spider-Man, but then is interrupted by a phone call from Anna Maria.

Meanwhile, the Green Goblin discusses with one of his thugs about Hobgoblin's crime spree and how it bypassed Spider-Man, to which the Goblin replies that Hobgoblin was just too lucky to bump into the "Goblin Protocol" he hacked into the Spider-bots, so as long as Hobgoblin still runs around, the sooner Spider-Man will suspect and discover the hack, to which he tells his thug to tell his minions to lay low while he deactivates the protocol, so Hobgoblin can become a target for Spider-Man again.

After a meeting at the ESU about "Peter's" future and his upcoming thesis, Anna Maria lets him know that his Patrol App was buzzing for a while, but he needs to stop worrying about Spider-Man. However, even though Otto is happy that she worries about him, he still goes as Spider-Man to hunt the Hobgoblin, who is also in the eye of Tiberius Stone who secretly tampered Hobgoblin's tech, controlling it remotely to allow Spider-Man beat him as payback. Otto finds Hobgoblin's outfit, wondering how he evaded his surveillance and worried that he might as well be undetected by his nano-tracers. Urich arrives frantically to the Bugle, demanding a new paycheck from Robbie, but inadvertently allowing Spider-Man to hear the conversation, discovering him as the Hobgoblin. Once Otto connects himself to every television screen in the city, he asks the people of the city to be his eyes in the search of Hobgoblin, revealing his identity as Phil Urich, starting a manhunt.

Appearing in "In the Midst of Wolves, Part 3"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Scarlet Spider (Vol. 2) #15

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Synopsis for "In the Midst of Wolves, Part 3"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Scarlet Spider (Vol. 2) #15
While hiding from the werewolves, Aracely remembers that she came to the United States thanks to Mister Moctezuma. The Lobos at the end manage to find her, but are reached and slaughtered by Kaine transformed into the Other and they run away. The Other lashes out at Aracely, but then the transformation melts away. Everything seems to return to normal, but many threats lurk in the shadows.

Appearing in "The Horns of the Rhino!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Amazing Spider-Man #41

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Synopsis for "The Horns of the Rhino!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Amazing Spider-Man #41
Peter Parker is buying a new motorcycle and calls J. Jonah Jameson for a credit reference and he approves knowing he’ll get cheaper pictures.

John Jameson is visiting and even though Jonah goes on a tangent about Spider-Man, John expresses his appreciation for Spider-Man since he saved him in the out of control space capsule. John tells his dad that he’s been cleared by NASA recently. After his last spacewalk, space spores attached to him and NASA believes they may help the USA in the space race. NASA has assigned him bodyguards to prevent kidnapping from competing countries.

At that moment, a giant man in a rhinoceros costume is charging across the Mexican border with bullets ricocheting off, clobbering through anything in his way. Meanwhile, Pete runs into Betty Brant who has just returned to town. As they talk, they fumble for words and realize their feelings for each other are gone. Pete excuses himself and he sees footage of Rhino.

When Rhino reaches New York, Spider-Man goes to find him. He arrives at John Jameson’s hotel suite to find John kidnapped by Rhino. Spider-Man confronts Rhino and learns he’s kidnapped John in order to sell him to the highest bidder and deliver secrets known to him about his space missions. Spider-Man begins to fight him but realizes he can’t fight Rhino head-on as he keeps charging and could easily destroy him. Spider-Man trips and flips Rhino onto his head knocking him unconscious for the police to arrest him.

The next day, Pete is going to school on his bike, Gwen Stacy notices his new ride and mentions it. As he tells her she’s got a lot to learn about him, they both really notice each other for the first time. Pete comes home and is reminded that he’ll be meeting Anna Watson’s niece, Mary Jane, soon and to not miss dinner with the Watsons.

Appearing in "Hero or Menace?"

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

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Synopsis for "Hero or Menace?"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Superior Spider-Man #1
Peter/Otto lay flowers on a grave for Otto Octavius' body at an unknown cemetery. Otto now swears that he is Peter Parker so from now on Otto Octavius is truly dead. His visit is cut short as he receives news via headset transmitter of a new Sinister Six robbing a science building. Peter/Ock swings into action and is extremely annoyed that such D-List villains (Shocker, Living Brain, Overdrive, the new Beetle, Speed Demon, and Boomerang) get to take the name of the team "he" created.

He then starts beating them until Speed Demon unleashes a super-speed attack full of fists. Octavius is annoyed and swings away. Boomerang throws a boomerang at him but he dodges. It curves back and is about to hit an officer. "Spider-Man" jumps back in to shield the officer with his own body and Octavius doesn't know why he did such a thing. Boomerang comes up and is about to cut off Spidey's head when he turns around and scratches him with his newly implemented claws.

For some reason, at this revelation, Boomerang decides to leave along with the rest of the Sinister Six and the officers help "Spider-Man" up. The officer is grateful for the save and asks what he can do for him. He tells him to ship the Living Brain to Horizon Labs where an "associate" (i.e. him) can study it.

Back at Horizon Labs, "Peter" looks over his recent shipping of the Living Brain while Grady looks on in envy. "Peter" leaves and Max appears right behind him and asks Grady if he's seen Peter. Max goes to Peter's lab and asks him about "helping" Spider-Man. He says that he's developing weapons and that he can't condone that. "Peter" dissuades his fears by showing him the few of many revolutionary new technologies he's exploring that could be used for peace. Max is convinced and in awe of "Peter"'s work. He congratulates "Peter" and credits all this to the name Peter Parker.

Back in the Octavius mindset, Ock is angry. All of his work is going to be credited to Peter Parker and not him. He brushes off these fears by repeating to himself that HE is Peter Parker now. Just then, Mary Jane calls "Peter" for their date.

They go to a restaurant and they talk. Mary Jane asks why Peter is wearing a headset at the date. He reveals to her that when he scratched Boomerang, he injected many nano-Spider-Tracers into him and that now he can hear and follow where they are. Mary Jane is flummoxed. She asks him why he isn't going after them when he knows where they are. Peter brushes it off as "I know what I'm doing" and pours himself a glass of wine. Mary Jane is skeptical.

At dawn the next day, the new Sinister Six break into Horizon Labs and steal equipment. They run outside to see the whole building webbed around. They are surprised to see Spider-Man already there. Speed Demon rushes him but Spider-Man pushes the spider on his chest and Demon slips. "Spider-Man" flashes back to when he swept the floor outside to coat it with a material to make it instantaneously friction-less. "Spidey" webs a line so that Speed Demon slips into it with his neck as he's slipping to stop him.

The villains are shocked at the brutality as Spidey clicks his spider again. The lights around them turn red. The lights are a power dampening field. The new Beetle collapses as the armor she's wearing is nonfunctional. Shocker's gauntlets are nullified and Overdrives hijacked Wheel is useless. "Spider-Man" webs the Wheel vehicle and makes it tumble on Shocker. Norah Winters congratulates "Spidey" and Boomerang wonders why the press are here. As it turns out, "Peter" called them a while ago so that everybody could witness the defeat of the new Sinister Six.

"Spider-Man" lunges at Boomerang just as he's admitting defeat and starts pummeling him. He wants to prove that this is what happens when anybody crosses Spider-Man. He's about to finish him off when something holds him back. The officers arrive and are about to cart the team of super-villains away when suddenly something shocking is revealed. Octavius can't seem to know why he held back when he was dead-set on killing him. Peter's consciousness appears and tells him that it was him.

However, Octavius cannot notice him but Peter is still in his body. Peter swears not to let Octavius kill or do bad. He doesn't know how he's still in his body and alive but he swears on everything that he'll be in control again.

To be continued...

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

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