ts ▁He ▁al lied ▁himself ▁with ▁Speed ▁Dem on ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Th under bol ts ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁break ▁into ▁a ▁particularly ▁well - guard ed ▁safe . ▁Though ▁the ▁police ▁arrived ▁at ▁his ▁hide - out ▁in ▁quick ▁purs uit , ▁he ▁was ▁saved ▁by ▁Speed ▁Dem on ▁dash ing ▁in ▁and ▁ste aling ▁both ▁the ▁lo ot ▁and ▁Sho cker ' s ▁weapons , ▁removing ▁all ▁traces ▁of ▁evidence ▁( and , ▁unfortunately ▁for ▁Sho cker , ▁also ▁keeping ▁the ▁money ▁to ▁fund ▁the ▁Th under bol ts ' ▁further ▁activities ). ▁ ▁Sho cker ▁plays ▁a ▁small ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁" Secret ▁War " ▁c ros so ver ▁event . ▁ ▁Civil ▁War ▁A ▁new ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Sin ister ▁Six , ▁with ▁Sho cker ▁as ▁a ▁member , ▁bands ▁together ▁during ▁the ▁Civil ▁War ▁but ▁were ▁stopped ▁by ▁Captain ▁America ▁and ▁his ▁Secret ▁Aven gers . ▁ ▁The ▁P un isher ▁War ▁Journal ▁In ▁The ▁P un isher ▁War ▁Journal ▁# 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁group ▁of ▁villa ins ▁that ▁the ▁P un isher ▁attempts ▁to ▁kill ▁at ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁the ▁recently ▁dece ased ▁St ilt - Man . ▁He ▁surv ives ▁the ▁poison ing ▁and ▁fire - b omb ing . ▁He ▁later ▁appears ▁in ▁She - H ulk ▁# 1 7 ▁and ▁later ▁again ▁in ▁Aven gers : ▁The ▁In iti ative ▁# 3 , ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁shown ▁to ▁have ▁partially ▁reform ed ▁the ▁Sin ister ▁Sy nd icate ▁alongside