▁He ▁ab and ons ▁his ▁Spider - Man ▁identity , ▁returns ▁to ▁his ▁normal ▁life , ▁and ▁attempts ▁to ▁recon cile ▁with ▁Mary ▁Jane , ▁but ▁with ▁little ▁success . ▁A ▁gar bag eman ▁brings ▁Peter ' s ▁Spider - Man ▁cost ume ▁to ▁James on , ▁who ▁takes ▁credit ▁for ▁driving ▁Spider - Man ▁into ▁hiding . ▁Peter ▁tells ▁May ▁the ▁truth ▁behind ▁his ▁uncle ▁Ben ' s ▁death ▁and ▁how ▁he ▁is ▁responsible . ▁May ▁forg ives ▁him , ▁but ▁the ▁rise ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁crime ▁rates ▁wor ries ▁Peter . ▁ ▁Re qu iring ▁the ▁is ot ope ▁tr it ium ▁to ▁fuel ▁his ▁re actor , ▁Oct av ius ▁vis its ▁Harry ▁to ▁demand ▁it . ▁Harry ▁agre es ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁Spider - Man , ▁whom ▁he ▁bel ieves ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁Norman ' s ▁death . ▁He ▁tells ▁Oct av ius ▁to ▁seek ▁Peter , ▁who ▁Harry ▁bel ieves ▁is ▁friends ▁with ▁Spider - Man , ▁but ▁tells ▁Oct av ius ▁not ▁to ▁harm ▁him . ▁Oct av ius ▁loc ates ▁Peter , ▁tells ▁him ▁to ▁find ▁Spider - Man , ▁and ▁capt ures ▁Mary ▁Jane . ▁Her ▁end anger ment ▁leads ▁to ▁Peter ' s ▁powers ▁res ur rect ing . ▁As ▁James on ▁adm its ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁wrong ▁about ▁Spider - Man , ▁Peter ▁ste als ▁his ▁cost ume ▁back ▁from ▁the ▁Bug le ▁and ▁goes ▁after ▁Oct av ius . ▁ ▁As ▁Peter ▁batt les ▁Oct av ius , ▁they ▁fall ▁onto