▁for ▁a ▁retr ieval , ▁Sho cker ▁kid n apped ▁John ▁James on ▁and ▁demanded ▁that ▁J . ▁Jon ah ▁James on ▁bring ▁both ▁Spider - Man ▁and ▁the ▁Prom ethe um ▁X . ▁Me eting ▁in ▁a ▁church ▁tower , ▁Sho cker ▁handed ▁John ▁over ▁safely . ▁But ▁after ▁the ▁James ons ▁left , ▁a ▁battle ▁en su ed ▁between ▁Sho cker ▁and ▁Spider - Man . ▁Despite ▁Sho cker ' s ▁initial ▁confidence , ▁Spider - Man ▁gained ▁the ▁upper ▁hand , ▁destroy ing ▁his ▁weapons ▁and ▁nearly ▁killed ▁him ▁( due ▁to ▁the ▁al ien ▁sym bi ote ' s ▁influence ) ▁before ▁coming ▁to ▁rational ▁thinking ▁and ▁saving ▁him ▁from ▁a ▁le th al ▁fall . ▁Later , ▁Sho cker ▁and ▁the ▁Rh ino ▁team up ▁against ▁Spider - Man ▁( it ' s ▁never ▁stated ▁on screen ▁if ▁they ▁were ▁ordered ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁by ▁the ▁King pin ▁or ▁if ▁they ' re ▁acting ▁on ▁their ▁own ). ▁The ▁pair ▁nearly ▁succeeded ▁against ▁Spider - Man , ▁but ▁before ▁they ▁could ▁finish ▁the ▁web ▁s ling er , ▁Ven om ▁attacks ▁and ▁defe ats ▁the ▁two , ▁wanting ▁to ▁kill ▁Spider - Man ▁personally . ▁After ▁Sho cker ▁and ▁the ▁Rh ino ▁somehow ▁go ▁to ▁j ail , ▁Sho cker ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁prison ▁break ▁arranged ▁by ▁the ▁King pin ▁in ▁" The ▁Ins id ious ▁Six " ▁two - par ter . ▁He ▁joins ▁the ▁Ins id ious ▁Six ▁along ▁with ▁of ▁Doctor ▁Oct opus ,