Our story begins with Spider-Man perched on a wall
when said wall suddenly starts violently vibrating, knocking him off. Spidey
flips onto a flagpole before investigating the source of the vibration, finding
a colorful criminal calling himself the Shocker! In the middle of robbing a
safe, the Shocker shoots a vibration blast at Spidey, starting off a frantic
battle! Spidey finds that Shocker’s vibro-shock gauntlets can also increase his
striking power, while his suit vibrates to deflect Spidey’s own punches!
Shocker catches Spidey by surprise, hindered by his injured arm, and
momentarily knocks Spidey out with a double fisted shock blast, making his
getaway. Spidey awakens and grabs his camera before wearily changing to make
his way to the Daily Bugle to sell the pics he just got.
On his way to the Bugle, Pete gets offered a ride by
Harry Osborn and Harry takes the opportunity to tell Peter about the apartment
his dad is footing for him. Harry then offers Peter to move in to the new
apartment with him and Peter tells him he’ll have to make sure Aunt May is okay
on her own first. On Peter’s way in he passes Frederick Foswell who decides to
take this chance to change to Patch and follow Peter, still suspicious of how
he gets such good Spider-Man photos. Peter sells the exclusive photos of the
Shocker to J. Jonah Jameson, before remembering that Aunt May’s train gets in
soon, all the while followed by Patch. Meanwhile, the Shocker makes his way
back to his hideout to count his spoils while thinking of how he got to this
point. The Shocker used to just be a two-bit hood, but was able to build a
prototype of his vibro-shock gauntlets during his free time in prison. He
escaped, perfecting his devices after countless weeks and making a costume,
giving birth to the Shocker!
At Penn Station, Peter reunites with Aunt May, who
seems worried. Aunt May tells Peter about Anna Watson’s offer to move in with
her, not knowing how he’ll take it, but Peter elatedly tells her about Harry’s
same offer. They head to the aforementioned Mrs. Watson’s house, where May
tells her the good news, and Peter and Mary Jane Watson head over to the Silver
Spoon. There they encounter Harry and Flash Thompson, before Peter notices
someone dancing and realizes it’s Gwen Stacy, almost not recognizing her. Harry
tells them the details of Flash’s farewell party and Peter gives Harry the good
news about being able to move in with him, before Peter heads out early to try
and look for the Shocker again. After changing to Spidey, his spider-sense
alerts him to Patch’s presence around the corner and Pete acts quickly to
divert Patch’s suspicions. Pete pretends to be talking to Spidey by changing
his voice, establishing the ruse that Spider-Man tips him off when he’s about
to go into action, before rigging a dummy with his Spidey costume to make it
look like Spidey is swinging off. Patch doesn’t completely buy it but concedes
to trust what he apparently saw and heard.
With his secret safe, Pete switches back to Spidey,
ditching his sling in the process, deciding his arm has healed enough. Spidey
then overhears a cop reporting tremors near the Federal Reserve Bank and he
makes his way there, finding the Shocker mid robbery. They engage in battle
once again, going blow for blow. Spidey tries grabbing Shocker but finds he
can’t hold on due to Shocker’s vibrating suit. After throwing more punches,
Shocker gears up for a huge double shock blast, and Spidey quickly webs his thumbs,
preventing them from reaching the buttons that activate his gauntlets. Now
helpless, Spidey easily knocks out Shocker, removing his gauntlets and leaving
him webbed up for the police. The next morning, Peter awakens excited, as he
makes the final preparations to move in with Harry. Peter and Aunt May have an
emotional farewell, though Peter reminds her that they’re just changing
addresses and he’ll still be around and safe. Peter makes his way to his new
apartment and Harry invites him to get himself all moved in before heading out.
Peter then stands in his new apartment, during a time that should be exciting,
yet unable to shake an odd melancholy feeling, wondering if becoming Spider-Man
ruined his capacity for happiness.