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A meteor comes crashing down and Norman Fester, a scientist, retrieves it and looks for funding in order to research microscopic life on it. As he’s turned down by a bank and his friends he cracks it open anyways. As he does, a trapped pocket of gas emits and he stumbles backwards. When he awakens, he discovers newfound strength and lifts a bookcase as if it were a feather. Meanwhile Peter Parker is back on campus trying to regain a normal social life. As he tries to socialize, he gets worried about being pegged as an “egghead” and afraid to repeat his mistake with Betty, brushes them off. inside a bank, we see Norman Fester is now the Looter. He robs the bank and blinds those inside with a Dazzle Gun. As he continues to rob banks over the next few days, Looter finds there’s no more gas in his meteor and decides to find another just in case his power diminishes. Coincidentally, Peter Parker is attending a space exhibit and Gwen Stacy happens to show up as well. Gwen becomes frustrated when Pete only notices the exhibits and is completely oblivious to her presence. The Looter shows up to steal the meteor and Spider-Man arrives to prevent it. The Looter uses his Dazzle Gun to blind everyone and escape. Pete returns to try and talk to Gwen but she writes him off as a coward when he ran and changed. Spider-Man figures The Looter will be back and is proven correct when another robbery is attempted. Unsuccessful in his second attempt, The Looter tries to fly away with a helium balloon, but Spider-Man springs up a flagpole and catches him. After he knocks him out cold, Spider-Man sails the balloon for the police to arrest before knowing why the meteor was sought after.