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Following their defeat and dimensional displacement at the end of Marvel Zombies 2, the cosmic-powered Zombie Spider-Man is one of the scattered few to arrive in a new, uninfected universe (later designated Earth-Z). A False Hope Zombie Spider-Man retains a vestige of his conscience and is horrified by the apocalyptic destruction he caused on his original Earth. He discovers that this new reality is a throwback to the Silver Age, where his counterpart, Peter Parker, is still a college student, and his loved ones are alive. He decides to act as a hero, seeing an opportunity to redeem himself by preventing the zombie plague from spreading here. He quickly learns that the Kingpin is attempting to acquire the powerful Lifeline Tablet, and Zombie Spider-Man resolves to beat him to it, believing the Tablet could hold the key to a cure for his condition. The Inevitable Tragedy Zombie Spider-Man confronts the Kingpin and his Sinister Six (including Doctor Octopus, Mysterio, and Kraven the Hunter). Despite his resolve, the powerful, ever-present Hunger overcomes him. In a gruesome display of violence, he tears through the villains, infecting the Kingpin and all of the Sinister Six except for Sandman (whose sand form is immune to the virus). The newly zombified Sinister Six immediately attack the uninfected Peter Parker of Earth-Z. Witnessing the horrific carnage, the traumatized Sandman turns homicidal and savagely kills his reality's Spider-Man. The six new zombies then turn their attention to Peter's friends, including Gwen Stacy and Mary Jane Watson, infecting them. Forced to contain the outbreak, Zombie Spider-Man brutally kills the infected Sinister Six and Peter's friends, thus beginning the initial outbreak on Earth-Z. Concurrent Crisis The story is framed by the arrival of another Earth-2149 zombie, Giant-Man, who lands in the Earth-Z orbit and is immediately discovered by Uatu the Watcher. Giant-Man devours the Watcher, gaining knowledge of the multiverse before landing on the planet to begin his own separate infection, setting the stage for the rest of the series.
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Following their defeat and dimensional displacement at the end of Marvel Zombies 2, the cosmic-powered Zombie Spider-Man is one of the scattered few to arrive in a new, uninfected universe (later designated Earth-Z). A False Hope Zombie Spider-Man retains a vestige of his conscience and is horrified by the apocalyptic destruction he caused on his original Earth. He discovers that this new reality is a throwback to the Silver Age, where his counterpart, Peter Parker, is still a college student, and his loved ones are alive. He decides to act as a hero, seeing an opportunity to redeem himself by preventing the zombie plague from spreading here. He quickly learns that the Kingpin is attempting to acquire the powerful Lifeline Tablet, and Zombie Spider-Man resolves to beat him to it, believing the Tablet could hold the key to a cure for his condition. The Inevitable Tragedy Zombie Spider-Man confronts the Kingpin and his Sinister Six (including Doctor Octopus, Mysterio, and Kraven the Hunter). Despite his resolve, the powerful, ever-present Hunger overcomes him. In a gruesome display of violence, he tears through the villains, infecting the Kingpin and all of the Sinister Six except for Sandman (whose sand form is immune to the virus). The newly zombified Sinister Six immediately attack the uninfected Peter Parker of Earth-Z. Witnessing the horrific carnage, the traumatized Sandman turns homicidal and savagely kills his reality's Spider-Man. The six new zombies then turn their attention to Peter's friends, including Gwen Stacy and Mary Jane Watson, infecting them. Forced to contain the outbreak, Zombie Spider-Man brutally kills the infected Sinister Six and Peter's friends, thus beginning the initial outbreak on Earth-Z. Concurrent Crisis The story is framed by the arrival of another Earth-2149 zombie, Giant-Man, who lands in the Earth-Z orbit and is immediately discovered by Uatu the Watcher. Giant-Man devours the Watcher, gaining knowledge of the multiverse before landing on the planet to begin his own separate infection, setting the stage for the rest of the series.