Amazing Spider-Man#2(1999)

The new Spider-Man is atop a tower above Manhattan, wondering how the old Spider-Man made getting around look so easy when he couldn’t fly or glide. He then leaps downwards, back and forth between buildings, and wonders what would happen if the old Spider-Man came back. He decides he wouldn’t want to fight the original, since the original Spider-Man is the new Spider-Man’s idol. He sees officers of the NYPD chasing after an armed bank robber. Spider-Man punches out the bank robber and leaves him to be arrested by the police. Afterwards the new Spidey again questions how the old Spider-Man got about without flying since climbing buildings can be exhausting. The new Spider-Man then realises he needs Web Shooters. Meanwhile, at their penthouse apartment, Peter Parker proves to Mary Jane Watson-Parker that he is keeping his promise about giving up his life as Spider-Man as he is not wearing the costume under his clothes. The one they encountered at the airport is someone else. And it’s fine with him. Peter asks where Mary Jane’s next modelling assignments will take her. She replies that she’s off to Los Angeles for a TV commercial and then to France for some runway modelling. Peter questions if they really need to live in such a big place, even with the money MJ is making. She tells him not to worry so much. Jill Stacy then comes up to the apartment to drive Mary Jane to the airport. MJ suggests that Jill stop by Peter’s new job at the Tricorp Research Foundation. She jokes that maybe Jill can let MJ know if she has competition from the cute interns. Peter tells his wife that she has no competition. He then invites Jill to stop by if she wants to and they can get something to eat after he finishes work. Meanwhile, at her old home in Forest Hills, Queens, May Parker is talking to her friends, including the current owner of the home, Anna Watson. Anna wonders why someone would be so cruel as to kidnap May and make her family and friends believe she had died. May says that she’s too old to explain half of what goes on in the world. She thanks her friends for rallying round and looking after Peter and Mary Jane when they believed she was dead. Shortly after, in the kitchen, May compliments Anna on the redecorating she’s done. Anna asks what it’s like living in the apartment with Peter and MJ. May replies that they seem happy with it. Meanwhile, at Osborn Industries, John Stone, in charge of cleaning up the mess that Norman Osborn left the company in, receives a call from the security desk. A mysterious man swathed in bandages under his clothes and hat has shown up and demands to see Stone. Stone tells security to deal with the situation. Security asks the mystery man to leave, but he refuses. He grabs one of the security guards and engulfs him in flames. Another guard fires a gun at the mystery man, but the bullets have no effect on him. In the crowd of onlookers, a man is disgruntled by the mystery man’s lack of finesse. This man is in league with the mystery man and he didn’t want attention being drawn to his plan. The man in the crowd wants something back that Norman Osborn took from him. The current Spider-Man sits on the ledge of a building and listens to a police scanner. He wonders if the original Spider-Man used one as well, since it seems unlikely that he’d always be in the right place at the right time randomly. The police scanner reports the disturbance at Osborn Industries being caused by a super being of unknown origins. The new Spider-Man then sets off towards Osborn Industries, displaying the ability to fly. At Tricorp, Peter demonstrates to his team a new formula he has produced. They all applaud his work, apart from Javier Caldrone who questions whether Peter had used some kind of stabiliser to ensure that the formula would be stable, since the combination of chemicals wasn’t believed to be so. Peter insists that Terry Kwan observed the whole process and she confirms that didn’t use a stabiliser. Dr. Twaki arrives and compliments Peter on his work. He tells Peter to get ready for the demonstration and have his notes on Twaki’s desk. Then Twaki will walk him through the patenting process. Peter thanks him, but Twaki insists that Peter won’t be thanking him once he sees the amount of paperwork involved. Later, Peter has a conversation with Javier, who expresses doubts about the formula. Peter offers to walk Javier through the process Peter used, which leads an offended Javier to storm out. During lunch, Peter and Terry have a conversation about Javier. Peter views Javier as an irritating older brother. Terry says that Javier does take some getting used to, but that he is a brilliant scientist and Peter should use his help whenever necessary. Half an hour later, Peter gives a final demonstration of his formula, but it blows up, which leads Peter to think Javier has tampered with it. Dr. Twaki insists that Peter needs to get a medical check after the explosion. A sudden commotion causes the group to head to a room with a TV, which shows Spider-Man's fight against the bandaged man at Osborn Industries. It is then revealed that Tricorp have a strong interest in Spider-Man, specifically obtaining a DNA sample to assess and find out how Spider—Man’s powers work. Meanwhile, during their struggle, the bandaged man manages to burn through the ground into a basement level. Upon inspection, Spider-Man is surprised to see how high tech the area under the ground looks. The bandaged man then burns his way through the lock of a safe. Spidey catches up with him and manages to remove his bandages, revealing a flaming skeletal form underneath. The figure identifies itself as Shadrac and blasts Spider-Man up to the surface. Peter, who has just arrived on the scene, feels he can’t just stand by and do nothing since that was what got Uncle Ben killed. Peter, shielding his face from view, leaps up the side of a building and manages to catch Spider-Man and bring him to a rooftop. Peter removes Spider-Man’s mask and finds that the new Spider-Man is in fact a young girl. As she begins to regain consciousness, Peter quickly slips the mask on to hide his identity. When the girl sees the original Spider-Man is with her she excitedly fires questions at him. Then she suggests that someone needs to stop Shadrac and that it should be the original Spider-Man. She offers Peter her costume to wear, revealing a muscle suit underneath, which was how she hid her gender. Despite an anti-smoking billboard above them of Mary Jane saying 'Don't do it, Tiger', the girl manages to trigger Peter’s sense of responsibility. Peter asks how the girl got her powers and she explains it was through Norman Osborn's Gathering of Five. Osborn believed that through the ritual he gained ultimate power, but actually was driven insane. Instead this girl received the gift of powers. After the original Spider-Man disappeared, this girl, as a big fan of Spider-Man, decided to take up the role. Peter dons the costume and offers his jacket to the girl to wear over her muscle suit. He then tells her he’ll send paramedics for her. The girl offers to be a sidekick if Peter ever needs one. Peter chooses to become Spider-Man again to save everyone from Shadrac. The original Spider-Man then jumps off the rooftop to fight Shadrac.