, ▁Richard ' s ▁son , ▁Peter , ▁continues ▁to ▁fight ▁crime ▁as ▁Spider - Man . ▁He ▁purs ues ▁and ▁app reh ends ▁Ale k se i ▁S yt se v ich . ▁Later , ▁Peter ▁meets ▁with ▁his ▁girl friend ▁G wen ▁St acy ▁at ▁their ▁high ▁school ▁gradu ation ▁ceremony ▁and , ▁ins isting ▁he ▁keep ▁his ▁v ow ▁to ▁her ▁late ▁father , ▁ends ▁their ▁relationship . ▁Peter ' s ▁child hood ▁friend , ▁Harry ▁Os born , ▁returns ▁to ▁Manh attan ▁to ▁see ▁his ▁termin ally - ill ▁father , ▁Norman , ▁CE O ▁of ▁O sc orp . ▁Norman ▁explains ▁his ▁ill ness ▁is ▁gen etic , ▁and ▁Harry ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁where ▁it ▁first ▁develop s . ▁Norman ▁gives ▁Harry ▁a ▁small ▁device ▁he ▁claims ▁contains ▁his ▁life ' s ▁work . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁Norman ▁dies , ▁and ▁Harry ▁is ▁appointed ▁the ▁new ▁O sc orp ▁CE O . ▁ ▁While ▁working ▁in ▁an ▁O sc orp ▁labor atory , ▁elect rical ▁engineer ▁Max ▁D illon ▁shock s ▁himself ▁by ▁accident ▁and ▁falls ▁into ▁a ▁tank ▁of ▁gen et ically - engine ered ▁electric ▁e els . ▁They ▁attack ▁him , ▁and ▁he ▁mut ates ▁into ▁a ▁living ▁electric ▁generator . ▁Meanwhile , ▁Peter ▁attempts ▁to ▁maintain ▁a ▁friendship ▁with ▁G wen , ▁but ▁she ▁reve als ▁that ▁she ▁may ▁move ▁to ▁England ▁if ▁she ▁ear ns ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁Oxford ▁University . ▁Before ▁they ▁can ▁discuss ▁it , ▁D illon ▁wand