You want me to help you fight an army?! Do I look stupid? Never mind, don't answer that. Ah... what the heck. Count me in. 
Appearing in 1st story
Featured Characters:
- Spider-Man (Ben Reilly / "Peter Parker") (Main story and as Scarlet Spider in recap) (First appearance)
- Backlash (Col. Marc Slayton) (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Department PSI (First appearance)
- Simon Corbett (First appearance)
- Taboo (Amanda Reed) (First appearance)
- Agent Hooper (First appearance)
- Agent Anderson (First appearance)
- Agent Westwood (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Curtis (First appearance)
- Vinnie (First appearance)
- The Cabal (First appearance)
- Venom (Eddie Brock) (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Job
- Lord / God (Yahweh) (Invoked)
- Daily Bugle (Mentioned)
- Jackal (Miles Warren) (Referenced)
- Spider-Man (Peter Parker) (Referenced)
- May Parker (Referenced)
- Seward Trainer (Referenced)
- Mary Jane Watson (Referenced)
- Ben Parker (Referenced) (Deceased)
- May Parker (Referenced)
- Department PSI (First appearance)
- Antonio Giovanni (Mentioned)
- Gilbert Branum (Mentioned)
- Jodi Slayton (Mentioned)
- NYPD
- Unnamed officers (First appearance)
- Officer Tully (First appearance)
- Punisher (Frank Castle) (Mentioned)
- Francis Reed (Mentioned) (Deceased)
- Diane Lasalle (Mentioned) (Deceased)
- David Letterman (Topical Reference)
- Carnage (Cletus Kasady) (Mentioned)
- Nathan (First appearance)
- Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (Mentioned)
- Ben Matlock (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Casper the Friendly Ghost (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
Races and Species:
- Spiders
- Humans (Main story and recap)
- Dogs (Poster)
- Symbiotes
- Human-Kherubim Hybrids (First appearance)
- Protocol droids (Toy) (Topical Reference)
- Vampires
Locations:
- Earth-7642
- United States of America
- New York
- New York City
- Manhattan
- PSI Tech Labs (First appearance)
- Daily Grind (Referenced)
- Ryker's Island, Bronx (Mentioned)
- Queens
- JFK Airport (First appearance)
- Albright Cemetery (First appearance)
- Manhattan
- Upper New York Bay (First appearance; unnamed)
- New York City
- Washington, D.C. (Mentioned)
- Vault, Colorado (Mentioned)
- Ohio (Mentioned)
- New York
- Hell (Invoked)
- United States of America
Items:
- Spider-Man's Suit and Web-Shooters
- Venom Symbiote (First appearance)
- C-3PO (Toy) (Topical Reference)
- Buzz Lightyear (Toy) (Topical Reference)
- Godzilla (Toy)
- Scarlet Spider's Suit (First appearance; recap)
- Taboo Symbiote (First appearance)
- Carnage Symbiote (Mentioned)
Events:
- Clone Saga (Referenced)
Synopsis for 1st story
As Spidey web-swings through Manhattan, Pike is busy looking for Backlash and Taboo for shutting down several corporate supporters of the Cabal. As Pike leaves, he finds several of his men dead, killed by Venom. Venom is looking for spawns of Carnage, so the two make a deal to help each other. Venom kidnaps Taboo, and Spidey jumps into action. With the help of Pike, Venom escapes with Taboo. As he does so, he leaves a small scrap of his symbiote behind. Backlash finds Spidey, and after a brief altercation, they agree to work together.
Notes
Published by Image Comics.