After his battle with the Vulture last issue,
Spider-Man lies unconscious in the street, while Captain Stacy and the
other police try to keep the crowd back. Gwen goes to look for Peter but
can’t find him anywhere. Captain Stacy tells his daughter to call him at the
prison infirmary where they’re taking Spider-Man if she hears anything.
Meanwhile, J. Jonah Jameson checks in on Joe Robertson, being checked on by a
doctor after his minor injury last issue. Jonah gleefully tells Robbie that with
Spider-Man in custody, it’ll only be a matter of time before he’s unmasked!
At the prison infirmary, Spider-Man is kept under
heavy guard, while the commissioner orders he not be unmasked, seeking legal
advice on the matter from Foggy Nelson. Spider-Man eventually comes to and
realizes where he is, choosing to rest for the time being to regain his
strength. Hours later, Captain Stacy is on the phone with Gwen, when he’s
suddenly grabbed and taken hostage by some prisoners looking to escape! Spidey
crawls out of bed and surveils the situation, before pretending that he wants
to join the group! They don’t buy it, leading to a brief scuffle in which
Spidey manhandles the prisoners. They threaten Captain Stacy and Spidey bluffs
that it doesn’t bother him, which finally convinces the prisoners to let
Spidey join.
Elsewhere, Harry Osborn combs the city looking for his
missing father! He can’t get his father’s recent worries out of his head, even
blowing off Mary Jane when she tries saying hi. Back at the prison,
Spidey pretends to lead the jailbreak, playing things cautiously so that
Captain Stacy doesn’t get hurt. Spidey separates from the group, under the
pretense of looking for an escape route, and goes to look for the master fuse
box. He finds the room and takes the opportunity to call Aunt May. He tells her
that he’s okay but that he can’t tell her where he is, which only upsets her
more! Spidey realizes calling was a mistake and destroys the fuse box, plunging
the prison into darkness!
Spidey rejoins the group and uses the dark to take out
the prisoners one by one. Eventually, there’s just one prisoner left, the one
holding Captain Stacy. Spidey incapacitates the guy and frees Stacy, who says
he’ll testify on Spidey’s behalf at his trial. Spidey cuts out, not wanting
risk getting unmasked, and certainly not wanting to stay in prison until a
trial. Captain Stacy still tells everyone that Spider-Man helped stop the
jailbreak, to Jameson’s obvious disbelief. Spidey watches on, with absolutely
no idea what he’s going to tell Aunt May!