Spider-Man swings through the city, unsure whether to
believe that Doc Ock is really dead or not. He changes back to Peter Parker and
spots in the newspaper that there was no trace of Doc Ock found in the plane’s
wreckage! This leads Peter to believe that Doc Ock indeed got away and is still
out there! Peter is then approached by Randy Robertson, inviting him to a
protest meeting they’re having against air pollution. Peter tells Randy to
count him out, while thinking that he needs to search for Doc Ock, making Randy
think that Peter is just being self-centered. Nearby, the very much not dead
Doctor Octopus finds the very newspaper Peter threw away and discovers that
everyone thinks him dead. He plans to use this to his advantage, in order to
catch Spider-Man unawares!
Meanwhile, Peter changes back into Spidey and goes out
searching for Doc Ock. After over an hour of searching, Spidey swings past the
Daily Bugle, sending J. Jonah Jameson into his usual uproar. Robbie points out
that Spider-Man isn’t harming anyone, certainly not as much as all the air
pollution is! Finally, Spider-Man comes upon Doctor Octopus attacking the
city’s power plant. Spidey realizes that Doc Ock could blackout the whole city
this way, while Doc Ock is also using it to draw Spidey to him. Spidey tackles
Doc Ock and the two begin a furious battle across the rooftops of New York!
Spidey tries to keep one step ahead of Doc Ock, while
keeping out of the reach of his arms. Spidey’s webbing proves only a temporary
help, using every trick he can to keep Doc Ock off balance. He even tries to
surprise Ock by doing the unexpected and suddenly darting in close, to little
avail. Eventually, Doc Ock tries toppling a water tower onto Spider-Man. Spidey
catches the tower, supporting with his back to keep it from falling onto the
crowd below. Though the strain is great, Spidey is able to shove the water
tower off of himself and back onto the roof behind him. However, this leaves
him weakened for Doc Ock to capitalize on. He attacks the weakened Spidey and,
having seemingly won for good, throws him off the roof! To be continued!