Synopsis

Haunted by fears that Kingpin intends to have him killed following the failed attempt to implicate Peter Parker, Alistair Smythe secures a meeting with Spider-Man, intending to share vital information about the crime boss. Upon arriving, however, Spider-Man finds Smythe transformed into a spider-slaying cyborg. A sudden malfunction in his programming then sends Smythe on a rampage against Norman Osborn, the man he believes responsible for his father’s demise. Peter is forced to battle this deran