Mysterio swears his revenge on Spider-Man, after
countless months of planning! He looks upon his miniature mock-up of an
amusement park and readies his new secret weapon, for when he and Spider-Man
next square off! Mysterio thinks back to being imprisoned after last facing off
with Spider-Man. He bided his time, slowly accumulating the chemicals he needed
to concoct a gas he used to escape prison. Mysterio then sets out to commit as
public a crime as possible, in order to draw Spider-Man out! Spider-Man, meanwhile,
recovers his clothes and camera from the rooftop where he fought the Vulture a
couple of issues ago. He heads home but finds he can’t sleep, having far too
many things to worry about, as usual.
Peter heads to the Daily Bugle to see
J. Jonah Jameson, with no idea how he’s going to explain suddenly disappearing after the
Vulture’s attack. Jameson is obviously furious and throws out Peter without
even waiting for an explanation. However, Ned Leeds shows Jameson the worthless
photos the staff photographer took, making Jonah even angrier than before!
Peter dejectedly sells his motorcycle, for half what it cost him, figuring it’s
the only way to raise some quick cash. Just after, Mysterio suddenly appears on
the street but Peter frustratedly decides to let the police handle Mysterio,
until he actually does something dangerous. Not long after, Peter is spotted by
Gwen and the two joyously make up, elated to be back in each other’s
lives and more in love than ever!
Meanwhile, Captain Stacy meets with
Joe Robertson so that they can compare notes on Spider-Man. Both men feel
Spider-Man is misunderstood and like he possibly knows them! Peter returns home
to find Harry still stressing about his missing father. They head to the
Osborn company, but are told that Harry’s father hasn’t been there in days.
However, we see that Norman Osborn did find a way into his factory and he
remembers that he’s the Green Goblin, with his other memories still slowly
returning! Harry drops Peter off to see Aunt May, who Peter hears scream as
soon as he arrives! Peter runs in to see that Mysterio has taken over the
airwaves to issue a threat to destroy the city unless Spider-Man meets him
where they first fought, for their final battle!
Peter leaves Aunt May with Anna Watson, so he can head
out as Spidey. He heads to the abandoned studio building where they first
fought and finds Mysterio waiting for him. Mysterio unleashes his signature
smoke and starts to barrage Spidey in the confusion. Spidey jumps to the
ceiling to escape and lunges for Mysterio, who entangles Spidey in his cape.
This gives Mysterio the time he needs to blast Spidey with his secret weapon!
The world spins around for Spider-Man and he lands on the ground, but when the smoke
clears, he can hardly believe his eyes! Mysterio looms like a giant over
Spidey, as he reveals that his weapon seemingly shrunk Spidey to only six
inches tall and he must now fight for his life through the amusement park
mock-up! To be continued!