 After his Aunt May has been shot , Spider @-@ Man seeks help to save her life . He encounters the demon Mephisto , who offers to save her life if Spider @-@ Man gives him his marriage . Spider @-@ Man and his wife Mary Jane Watson agree , and this part of their history is erased so that , effectively , they have never been married . Additionally , the demon erases the world 's collective memory of Spider @-@ Man 's secret identity , which had been exposed in Civil War # 2 . The storyline set the stage for a restructuring of the Spider @-@ Man titles , resulting in the cancellation of Friendly Neighborhood Spider @-@ Man and The Sensational Spider @-@ Man , with Amazing Spider @-@ Man revamped as a thrice @-@ monthly publication . 
