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AFTERALL THOSE
YEARS OF DREAMING SHANE, CREEP... |
ABOUT YOU PEAD-- ‘CAUSE I WAS HOPIN
AN' ALL IT TOOK WAS TO SEE OU SUFFER
OWE BULLET! LIKE I'VE BEEN
SUPFERIN' ALL
THIS TIME /

FOR ALL TOO LOVE, F % 11. MORE THAN EVER..,,

SIDER-MAN L168 ew—- | BBUT IMALIVE... , I. MUNG. THAT df
CONSCIOUS ON THE COLD | \F JUST... BARELY... ly AGGHH! CAN'T, KILLER... Ih
BASEMENT FLOOR. BUT ; * CAN'T LET THAT
THEN, FINALLY, AGON/Z/NG- 1 CRUD GET THE
ae AND IF IM BEST...
OF ME... 1 AND, 7GASPE,, ll
CWEHE! WY ALIVE.., I..,.I GOT I WANT TO.,.MAKE YJ
STOMACH 'S ON FIRE... A JOB TOD... HIM... BAAS
CAN BARELY MOVE...

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YOU, PARKER ? YOU'RE STILL HIDIN'HERE| |MY PETER? WITH IM, I'LL SKRAG
AHHH, YOU BROKE SOMEWHERE... YOU SAID IM, JUST LIKE I vip
FREE,NOWDID . HE'D BE YOUR OLD
BETTER COME OUT, HERE,
PUNK-« 'CAUSE I GOT
YOUR OLD AUNT MAY
HERE-- AND THERE'S
NO@ TELLIN’ WHAT I
MIGHT DO IF I GET
REAL ANGRY.”

‘T'LL FIND HIM,

i LADY.., DON'T YOu
WORRY NONE,

MAY PARKER'S EYES TAKE WHAT YOu : THAT'S REAL NICE, OLD MAN...
SNAP WILE WITH FEAR, WANT.,, JUST LEAVE BUT WHAT I WANT IS SOMEONE
SHE REMEMBERS THE US ALONE, g TO SHOW ME AROUND... HEY,
FURST TINE SHE HAD Te GET OVER HERE, LADY’
SEEN THIS KILLER... ENE
TAKE YOUR FILTHY
MW(Sx. _f You TWO Just Nil Ay PORE HANDS OFF MY WIFE!
((@ _/ stay PUT...TéoT \R ‘ DON'T DARE TOUCH
SU
Ss | ME SOME BLUS/- : we HER!
Vie Sl WESS INTHIS

(MAY PARKER CAN STILL REMEMBER THAT H-HE RAN OFF, viNuiNO TIME,,, MAY-= COKE:
SUDPEN MOMENT OF HORROR AS BEN REACHED BEN... YOU'LL BE | IT'S TOOLATE.,, MAY... PLEASE
TOWARD THE FRIGHTENED BURGLAR... ALL RIGHT. T’LL TAKE CARE OF,,., YOURSELF...
\
Ww CALL FOR AN BE STRONG, MAY.,,FOR
4 YOURSELF,,, FOR PETER...
FOR ME-- CHOKE...

NO, BEN--yOU'LL Y ,MAY,

BE ALL RIGHT, PLEASE
YOU HAVE TO BE! / DON'T EVER
FORGET...
T-EGHOKES-
Z LOWE
; you!
ONE SINGLE MOMENT THAT HAS HAUNTED MA I--I REMEMBER} -- BUT I REMEMBERED
FARKER EVERY NIGHT FOR YEARS... PR, RINEHART TYING YOu. T'LL NEVER
YOU ME UP., THEN I SAW FORGET YOu,’
WHY DID yOu COME DON'T KNOW, DO you 7 HIM BRING *OL/
BACK 7 HAVEN 'T NOT ALL THE TIME yOu DOWN TO THE
YOU HURT US WERE FED C12 BASEMENT. I ONLY | :
ENOUGH 7 DOWN THERE 7 SAW YOU FOR A 4

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RINEHART 7ALAS
HE WASN'T NO DOCTOR.,,
HE WAS SOME CREEP CALLED
MYSTERIO, OPERATING AN
OLD AGE HOME RACKET.

( BUT I DIDN'T KNOW ONLY WE NOTICED YOUR “ RINEHART, OR MYSTERIO, PID SOMETHIN’
THAT WHEN I TOLD STUPID WEFYEW 7O MAKE (7 LOOK LiKE YOL! WAS DEALD.,.ANP
NM ABOLIT YOU AN’ VISITED YOU EVERY DAY-- YER KIP BOUGHT THE GOORS /
THE TREASLIRE-- SO WE HAPDA GET
FIGGERIN' I'D KNOCK RIDDA HIM,
WM OFF AFTER HE
MHELPEO NE GET
YOU TO TALK,

WELL, SPIDER-MAN GOT RIP OF
RINEHART, NOW ONLY I'M LEFT
--AN'T STILL WANT THE
TREASURE DUTCH MALLONE
BURIED IN YOUR, HOUSE --
--AND YOU, LADYy-- YOU'RE FORGET IT. PUNK, \ou|
GONNA FIND IT FORME... YOUR KILLING DAYS
OR BOTH YOU AN' YOUR ARE OLER/
KID ARE BLAIOP
 BA Not HALF sO ~ YOU SHOT ME... ANP YOU'RE
“I SURPRISED AS YOU DIDN'T KILL GOING TO BE
SURPRISED YOU'RE GOING J ME! THERE'S A VERY SPRY
TO SEE ME, DIFFERENCE / FOR MAKING
THAT MISTAKE!

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B-BUT YOU'RE
PEA! T
KILLED YOU
MYSELF /

W-NOf You I'M NOT GOIN' BACK TO THE CIA

AIN'T GONNA DO NOT YOU OR ANYONE ’S GONNA
NOTHIN TO ME, LOCK ME AWAY AGAIN /
CREEP! XY
COOP! HEKICKED
I KILLED You ME ON MY INJURED
ONCE-- YOU'RE } \

BELIEVE HE SPLIT
OPEN MY JURY-
RIGGED WEB-
BANDAGE !

SP- SPIDER-MAN? NUTS’ T KNEW SEEING B-BUT YOUR \ IT WANT TO BE YOUR FRIEND, MRS,
¥-YOU TOO? you'RE # ME WOULD EXCITE HER-- HASSE... PARKER... SO PLEASE,.. FOR OUR
GOING TO SL/R SHE'S ALWAYS AGAKED THAT SAKE... FOR PETER’S SAKE--
ME? ‘ SPIDER-MAN / : COSTUME--

I'VE GOT TO FIND

A WAY TO CALM

> 7 PARKER--
SEO) YOUR NEPHEW
or PETER CALLED
ME... HE'S MY
PRIEND --

CAN POSSIBLYLY REALIZE--

REA a
BUTI
NEEO YOU TO TRUST ME! ee
 HE AIN'T GONNA GOOD SHOOTING,
BE AROUND UGLY-- SO FAR
DON'T BOTHER MUCH LONGER! YOU'VE WIPED
LISSENIN’ TO THAT OUT HALF A WALL
COSTUMED CREEP,
LADY-- HE AIN'T
IN NO POSITION
ISA\_TO HELP NOONE!

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HE KEEPS
SHOOTING, BUT
HE'S SCARED
STIFF/
IEF I CAN KEEP HIM
OL GUARO, NAYBE HE
WON'T REALIZE IM NOT NEARLY
THE WONDROUS WEB-
SLINGER I USED TO Be!

| SHAME, SHAME, VV YOU CAN'T NOT THAT WHEN IT COMES TO TAKING

KILLER--DON'T YOU | BECOME KING YOU'RE HAVING ON SOMEONE YOUR OWN
AND KNOW YOU GOTTA |OF THEAVLL MUCH SUCCESS, SIZE, YOU'RE REALLY
MAKE WORK ATITTO JUST BY PISTHETIC f
YOUR |MAKE GOOD THREATENING
JOB THESE DAYS? HELPLESS OLD
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I WANNA GET AUNT MAY TURN N NOW-- LONGER THAN i
TO THE HOSPITAL ! © AM I'VE BEEN WAITING YOU CAN
FOR THIS MOMENT... POSSIBLY
LORD KNOWS WHAT
SHE'S BEEN GOING
THROUGH SINCE R30) i
THIS ALL BEGAN.
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AIAS, f FOOLED § -A SEAP BUN!

YOU, CREEP’ JUST LIKE PARKER
YOU'RE SO
BLASTED
TRUSTING
YOU DIDN'T
EVEN THINK THE OTHER CONS &
TWICE, DID USEDTA SAY you
you? HAD ALL THESE
POWERS-- BUT
YOU'RE TJUSTA :
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SINCE THAT
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BY THE MEMORY
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SINCE THAT
DAY T'VE BEEN
SVAING
TO MAKE UP FOR
MY MISTAKE /

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OF SPIDER-MAN'S
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YOU DOWN LINCLE.
WHY ARE YOu

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NO/ you AIN'T GONNA Y Mi, a) NCU HELL RL ME

LET ME GO/ YOU'RE GONNA i or { FOR WHAT ZT OIC...
KLE ME!L KNOW IT’ ‘ : TI KNOW HE WILL / ae
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I--T CAN'T LET you! _file a HIM Now/
YOU HEAR ME? pm ‘
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LET YOU KILL
ME!’ =~ I My ¥

W-NO! YOU'RE NOT

GETTING ME, PARKER!
ANYWHERE, A
PUNK?
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INVOLVED WITH WHEREVER Z TRY 'N
H HIDE!

SHOULD WIPED ‘EM

OUT-- COLL
AfA!
CHEST'S KILLIN ’
ME...

AGGH! HE'S
EVERYWHERE!
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NEVER FIND

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ME IF I
MAKE IT
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I--I CAN'T |
PULL IT OPEN.

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THIS MIGHT BE THEAWVOD ™X

THEN, WHEN I THOUGHT YOu OF SPIDER-MAN... BUT IM
SO MANY YEARS... KILLED MY ALINT MAY, I WAS NOT GOING TO PULL You
HATED YOU IN SUCH READY TO KELP XOU/ AF7ARRT, APART... I'M JUST GOING
AN CAGELY WAY TO HAND 9OU OVER TO
IM ASHAMED TO THE POLICE.
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ii
Y I usep my
POWER TO KILL
yYou--T'oD BE
NO BETTER THAN
THE SCLM YOU

ED ANYTHING-- IT'S
THAT WITH GREAT
POWER THERE
ALSO COMES GREAT
RESPONSIGILITY!

IV-NO/ You'Re x ZTKWOW

LYIN’/ T'O KILL youl... )®
YOU GOTTA WANT , OU Wit.!/
TO KILL mE!
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TOUCH... CAN'T-- 7 KIDDIN ‘ BEFORE... FIND HELB..EVEN
GOT BAD HEART... § FOR A KILLER LIKE

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HE COULDN'T BELIEVE EVERY-| | IT WON'T EVEN MRS. PARKER, I'VE NOW..,T WANT TO
ONE WASN'T LIKE HIM... HE EVEN THE KNOWN FOR YEARS TAKE YOU TO THE
HONESTLY THOUGHT I 9 THAT YOU THOUGHT HOSPITAL... WILL
WOULD KILL HiM-- | PARKER | | I WAS SOME SORT YOU TRUST ME?
eal sr ARE YOU OF MOVSTER...
HIS OWN FEARS se ALL BUT PLEASE BELIEVE
ps es y eer RIGHT? ME... I'M NOT. THERE ISA
GREP 4°
iN! £ewe”"l I WANT YOU HEALTHY
we WANT YOU WELL...
: AND L WANT TO BE
YOUR FRIEND.

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WH-WHAT
ARE YOu
GOING TO
DO TOME?
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HOSPITAL... THOSE EVIL MEN FRIGHTEN ME... KNOW HOW MANY TIMES, WHEN
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I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND “\
L KEPT THINKING OF YOU... LIFE SEEMED ITS CRUELES
SPIDER-MAN--
WHAT WAS HAPPENING,
PETER, BUT I KEPT --THAT
REMEMBERING WHAT THINKING
OF 2@%C/
GAVE ME
a THE WILL
r TOGOON,

HE SAID
YOU'VE GOT TO
BE STRONG,
MAY =~ FOR
YOURSELF...
WE LIVE
BECAUSE OF
OUR LOVE
YOU GAVE ME STRENGTH FOR EACH OTHER
AND COMFORT.,, BECAUSE --AND THAT IS A
OF THE KIND OF MAN YOU LOVE THAT WILL
HAVE BECOME... T HAD THE . NEVER BE
STRENGTH AND THE WILL \Gglapae 5
TO LIVE,

T-IM OUST SO HAPPY YOU'RE WELL,.,I DIDN'T ~- WE HAD SO MANY BUT. PETER-- “
So, WHAT
KNOW es HAPPENED TO YOU... WHAT THEY DID
oe ee FzRANTES INT
\N THOSE } , U HEN HE OPENED
WHEN i
" EARLY DAYS... I} IT--WHATEVER
== HAD BEEN
DID YOU EYER FIND WHATEVER sf WE FOUND A ihe IT--
IT IS THEY WERE LOOKING FOR? _s s LARGE BOX... IT
HAD BEEN
PARTIALLY
CORROPED,

< : BEEN EATEN

BS } 2 AWAY--
: yw 1 ALL THAT
\ : SYVERFISH!
PETER, DARLING, ALL THE WHILE , THAT
I WAS TIED UP I TRIED TO REMEMBER-- HORROR,,ALL
YES.,,BEN AND I DID FIND A BOX WHEN ANGUISH,..ITWAS ALL
WE WERE PULLING DOWN SOME ' FOR NOTHING.
WALL EGOARDOS-- \ Pr

NOT FOR NOTHING, PETER... © / --!T PROVED THAT LOVE IS STRONGER THEN
IT MADE ME S7OVGER., a ..1T m ALL THE DOCTORS AND ALL THE HOSPITALS IN
BROUGHT US TOGETHER EVEN 2A. THE WORLD, LOVE ISTHE SYIKUOWGEST-
MORE THAN BEFORE-- == MEDICINE OF ALL.

EXCUSE ME, THERE'S

SOME FRIENDS WAITING
TO SEE YOU-- OHHH,
TLL TELL THEM TO
WAIT,
 BUT SOMETHING
ALWAYS S70?
ME FROM FINALLY
COPPING OUT’

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AND CRUSADING /

NOW, AFTER ALL ; MY SPIDER-POWER DID

THESE MONTHS, x MORE THAN INCREASE
as MY STRENGTH --

IT ALSO INCREASED
MY LONGING FOR
JUSTICE-- AND MY
LOATHING FOR
CRUELTY AND CRIME/

AT LAST IT REALIZE I'M THE LOCKIEST GUY IN } SOMEHOW, AND I SWEAR To BE

THIS WHOLE, WIDE, WONDERFUL WORLD / SOMEWHERE-- WORTHY-- AND GRATEFUL
é SOMEONE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE!
MOST PEOPLE WISF/ : WITH Far
THEY COULD HELP THEIR ; GREATER
FELLOW MAN, BUT POWER THAN
THIS OL’ WEB- Zz
SWINGER HAS THE
POWER TO OO 'T/

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