Fear Itself: Spider-Man (2011 series) #2

The Fear continues in New York City….

The Fear has taken Spider-Man; engulfed by a swarm of hungry rats, he can only think of all his loved ones dead because he failed them. He forces himself back to the present and fights off the rats—and he is then attacked by Vermin. Spidey remembers how his foe is really an abused victim who needs help—but he knows this will not help him now and fights for his life. The jumper hits Vermin on the head with a golf club, giving Spidey the chance to overcome his enemy. After delivering Vermin to the Baxter Building, Spidey heads to a secret stash and dons a new costume with a full supply of web-fluid. He ponders the situation and I again driven t despair at the enormity of the task….

Mayor J. Jonah Jameson tries to get Steve Rogers on the phone, demanding the Avengers do something about his city. A messenger comes with the welcome news that John Jameson, JJJ’s astronaut son, is safe aboard the space station. Spidey drops by to ask how things are going. JJJ responds that, like his son, while he is alive he will not stop fighting. So he tells Spidey to quit whining and get out there….

And so Spidey continues his efforts to save lives, having been on the go for two days now. Norah Winters enters a church to find people praying for deliverance. A man named John Russel comes in with a gun, muttering, “I killed him.” Spidey crashes through a (stained-glass) window to try to talk him down. Spidey says that the man he shot is not dead; the priest tells Russel he is not alone, they are all scared. Spidey and Norah fear Russel is going to snap—but he drops to his knees and begs forgiveness. As Spidey and Norah leave, they find a pregnant woman on the steps calling for help….

And then a magic hammer falls from the sky and Ben “the Thing” Grimm touches it and is possessed by Angrir, Breaker of Souls….