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Now living alone in a new apartment since Mary Jane has left, Spidey takes his frustrations out by smashing a condemned building that collapses just as the demolition crew prepares for work. Later, Peter wanders over to PS 108, now sadly run down, rescuing Joey Castone from being bullied. Joey is unappreciative. telling Peter the boys will get him worse later on. Gym teacher Kyle Jacoby tells Peter that the kids must stand up for themselves. That night Spidey stops the same delinquents from stealing a car, encountering an older man clinging to the wall who calls him "Peter." The man leaps away, exhibiting spider-like powers. As Spidey pursues, the man. introducing himself as Ezekiel, asks him if the radioactive spider that bit him gave him powers because it was radioactive "or was the spider trying to give you those powers before the radiation killed it?" As he races off. Ezekiel tells Spidey he is challenging his status quo because knowledge of his powers will help him survive what is coming. At the South Street Seaport, Dex secures a safe haven for a just-arrived ship, while his master Morlun consumes a German superhero. His next planned victim is Spider-Man.