To say Peter Parker has gone through a lot is an understatement. His parents were murdered in front of him when he was six. This motivated him through life. His training in Japan and his vow to stop crime. When he returns home he inherits his fathers company from his Aunt and Uncle. Instantly he is the most recognizable billionaire bachelor.
After he is unable to save his uncle from being murdered he forms the Spider-Clan a group dedicated to training young vigilantes like himself. The Spider-Clan hosts a variety of heroes including Scarlet Spider, Daredevil, Moon Knight, and Darkhawk.
Spider-Man finds himself surrounded in Malus Asylum by a number of the villains he has since put away there. With superior fighting skills, he manages to hold his own until he winds up launched through an upper window. In the alley below, he prepares to go back inside, but Cletus Kasady sneaks up on him. They appear to have made some kind of alliance, and when they get back into the fray, they fight as a team in perfect conjunction to take down all of the escaped inmates.
Later, Spider-Man reconnects with Commissioner Drew on the roof of the New York City Police Headquarters. Spider-Man explains that this wasn't a breakout. He had been investigating a weak link at Malus - a guard named David Gallaher - who opened the cell doors on Spider-Man when he was coming for him. Drew deduces that Spider-Man had a man on the inside, and seems suspicious of security video showing Spider-Man and Cletus Kasady fighting together, but his friend reassures him briefly, before disappearing into the night.
In Peter Parker’s mansion, Cletus Kasady appears behind Peter. However, this doesn’t affect Peter at all. Kasady asks what he is doing and Peter responds that he is actually testing a new computerized contact lens, which can provide him with remote access to his supercomputers. Cletus Kasady reveals himself to be Ben Reilly in disguise. Ben had been the inside informant at Malus, disguised as Cletus Kasady.
They walk the mansion grounds where they encounter Peter's other pupils sparring at the dojo - Marc Spector and Chris Powell. Peter is hosting a gala, where he plans to reveal some big ideas for New York City's future. At the gala, Peter announces plans to invest in New York's infrastructure, including an improved public transit system and restoring some of the city's derelict architecture. After his well-received speech, Peter encounters Betty Brant of the Daily Bugle, who introduces him to mayoral candidate Lincoln Waters.
Peter tries to convince Waters to invest in - or at least support - his plans for the future of New York, and Waters seems genuinely interested. They attempt to set up a date to further discuss their agreements, but Peter happens to notice that Commissioner Drew has received a work call. He uses his new contact lenses to lip-read Drew's side of the conversation, and overhears information about a fatal stabbing downtown. Casually, Peter makes his excuses, and heads out as Spider-Man.
He comes upon a crime scene being overseen by Detective Stacy. Inside the rundown apartment, they find the body of a middle-aged John Doe pinned to the wall in his underwear amid a number of paintings and a mess of painting supplies. The body has been fixed to the wall by several antique throwing knives of professional grade. Each knife has the symbol of an C emblazoned on the handle. Additionally, they discover some tissue under the victim's fingernails. Peter takes a sample to examine on his own.
Spider-Man happens to catch a whiff of Linseed Oil - a common paint thinner. The smell is stronger than it would be through normal use in an artist's studio, though. Taking Stacy's lit cigar, Spider-Man ignites the oil on the wall, revealing a hidden message in the flames. The message reads: "Peter Parker will DIE tomorrow."
Together, Spider-Man and Stacy come to the conclusion that the victim anticipated his own murder, and further that whoever would find him would find him on this particular day, along with the message. Stacy predicts that whoever is targeting Parker must be close to him in order to bypass his high level of security.
Later, Spider-Man checks the DNA on the sample he collected. He finds that the DNA matches his own!
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