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Quote1 Punisher War Journal entry #22173. Whatever it was that changed Spider-Man's worldview on dealing with criminals... I approve. Which is something that before now, he would never want. And if he goes too far over the edge? I'll be waiting. Quote2
—Punisher (Frank Castle)

Appearing in "Pro-Death"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Avenging Spider-Man #22

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Synopsis for "Pro-Death"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Avenging Spider-Man #22

Superior Spider-Man is faced with a Mysterio emulator who calls himself Mysterion. Initially he believes he is his old accomplice, but when he finds out that he is just an imitator he gets angry because he thinks this is an affront to Mysterio. Shortly after the two are attacked by the Punisher and while Mysterion takes the opportunity to escape, Castle after stunning Spider-Man tells him that he is approaching an impassable limit and that it is better that he go back until it is in time. When he recovers from the effect of the blinding grenades, Otto sets out in pursuit of the two, but is intercepted by Hobgoblin and discovers that it is he who has been selling criminal identities for some time. To prevent the Punisher from killing Mysterion, Otto is forced to let him go and after stopping Castle with the web. As he watches him go, the latter thinks that he will have to keep an eye on him because he could really cross the line, while Otto after trapping Mysterion along with Sandman, Electro and the Chameleon is said that he will have to take seriously the activities of Hobgoblin.

Appearing in "Troubled Mind, Part Three: Gray Matters"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Superior Spider-Man #9

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Synopsis for "Troubled Mind, Part Three: Gray Matters"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Superior Spider-Man #9

With the neurotic scanner equipped on him, Otto attempted to use equipment to determine the source of several spasms "his" body was experiencing. Otto figured out that Peter's memories somehow created a version of Peter running around inside his head. To the memory fragment's shock, Otto could now hear "Peter" inside his mind and decided to put an end to him once and for all. Otto Octavius begins the process for a full memory extraction of Peter Parker. However, Peter's consciousness takes control of his right arm and attempts to strangle Otto. Regaining control, Otto has none of that and has the Living Brain restrain his wayward limb.

In "Peter"'s inner world, Otto starts a complete purge of his memories, starting with those of him working at the Daily Bugle. As the building of the Bugle collapses, Peter starts to lose hold of his fellow colleagues' identities. He defies Otto's actions and starts to fight back, saying that he will not take any of his memories away from him.

Seeing this situation, Otto decide to confront the Parker fragment directly. Once inside, Peter reveals that Otto made a big mistake coming here, as Peter's friends and family begin to appear out of nowhere, restraining Otto.

But Otto is prepared, having been in Peter's head for months, and has everything to mount a defense, as he summons all of Peter's greatest enemies, including the likes of Kingpin, Sandman, Mysterio and the Green Goblin - his fears and anxieties taken form and brought to life.

Otto gives the order to destroy Peter's friends but to spare Peter himself. Peter tries to stop him, saying that Otto had promised that he would protect them, but the massacre continues, causing Peter to lose his memories of them.

With tears streaming from his eyes, he calls Otto a monster, pleading for him to stop, to which Otto taunted the fragment by saying how everything would soon end and Peter Parker would be no more.

Peter responds with a new resolve - he strips off his outer skin, remembering that he is also the AMAZING SPIDER-MAN! He launches an assault on Otto, before questioning him what would have been the right thing to do, the one thing that is responsible of him as a hero.

Otto replies, with a wicked grin, that he has to give the world what it truly needs - a SUPERIOR SPIDER-MAN, tearing off his original facade to reveal his own Spider Man costume underneath, to Peter's chagrin.

They continue to fight each other, both questioning about who deserves to be Spider Man based on their actions. While Peter blames Otto for his brutality on criminals, causing the Avengers to doubt him and no one trusting him as a result, Otto retorts Peter for attempting to be a "friendly neighborhood Spider-Man", trying hard to make everyone love him, and cites the Vulture using children as his minions as a consequence - all because Peter took it easy on him. And that because Peter let Massacre live, he killed over thirty innocent people.

Lastly, Otto reprimands Peter that due to his interference, he almost failed to operate on Amy and save her life. The memory fragment initially says that it was due to his distrust of Otto, but he realizes the true reason behind his actions - because Otto was about to get the scanner and find him, and loses the will to fight.

Otto then determines that Peter isn't worthy of being Spider-Man and that he is nothing. He then puts the final nail in Peter's coffin by resuming his mind wipe, leaving the fragment rooted to the spot.

As what remains of Peter's memories get stripped away, the memory fragment Peter struggles to hold on to his own identity, but even that is lost, as darkness envelops him.

Back in the real world, Otto rejoices that he is free...

Appearing in "Minimum Carnage: Alpha"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Minimum Carnage: Alpha #1

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Reprint of the 1st story from
Minimum Carnage: Alpha #1

Kasady is incarcerated in the Thunderbolts Mountain Maximum Security Prison in Colorado. Kasady is consenting to something or someone unseen. Some time later, most of the prisoners and guards have been massacred.

Agent Venom, AKA Eugene "Flash" Thompson, rips open a door and orders his men to search the area. The surviving prisoners are pleading salvation from the culprit of the massacre. Venom arrives at Kasady's cell and finds that it's been broken out of. Venom then knocks down a door filled with surviving prison staff who mistake him for Carnage. After dissuading their fears, they examine some security footage.

Meanwhile, at a police checkpoint two hours later, the policemen are blocking and examining the cars for Kasady. The see Kasady and try to capture him. But suddenly the policemen's throats and faces are slit and some cars explode. Kasady appears to have done nothing. While viewing footage of this, Venom points out a small minuscule spear welding robotic bug. Intriguing. Flash (Venom) asks for files and articles on "really tiny killers" and he gets an article titled "Not Everything is Bigger in Texas".

Flash to Houston two days later. Kaine, Scarlet Spider, is swinging to a crime scene ten minutes late because he had forgot that he was now a super- "hero". He finds a cut up women in the blazing inferno and a mentally shattered man. The man screams in terror at the sight of Scarlet Spider thinking he is the assailant. He then rescues said man and puts him in a hospital. This person is identified as Ryan Ketola.

As it turns out, the assailant's target was his wife, Dr. Ketola working at Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center and is currently being interviewed by a Ms. Kieran. They are discussing the rumors floating around that this space center is exploiting the research of the sub-atomic universe and its resources. The doctor tells the reporter off and they both get up to leave.

HOWEVER, Kasady is at the scene and changes into his Carnage symbiote garbs and leaps towards the doctor whilst asking her about the completion of a purported "Prometheus Pit". He also taunts her by saying "YOUR HUSBAND SAYS HI" revealing him as the assailant.

By just in the nick of time, Kaine crashes through a window and socks Carnage right in the face. Carnage thinks that Kaine is Spider-Man but Kaine quickly tries to rectify this by snapping Carnage's neck. However, Carnage simply snaps it back into place and stabs a symbiote tendril through Kaine. Kaine uses his "Other" powers (i.e. Organic webbing and pincers that come out from his wrists) to break free.

Carnage realizes this isn't HIS Spider-Man. Kaine is suddenly zapped from behind and falls. He sees the impossible: a tiny group of people. They tell Carnage to help them reach the Pit and to stop wasting time on Kaine.

However, Carnage still advances towards Kaine. Ms. Kieran, the reporter, fires three shots into Carnage. Carnage entangles her with his tendrils and intimidates her. He also captures the good doctor while doing this. They (Carnage and his flunkies) break into the room housing the Pit and open it. The doctor seems to be under some mind control when she is solving the last algorithm for the Pit to work. Carnage and his pals and the captives all go into the pit.

Before descending however, one of these miniature creatures tell Kasady to remember the deal. He responds,"I know. I kill for you, you give me a whole new life. A new start. A whole new universe to kill people in." Kaine recovers at this point and webs Carnage's hand. Carnage retaliates by shooting symbiote projectiles through the doctor and then jumping into the pit. At these turn of events, Kaine then swears to kill Carnage.

At that moment however, Venom appears and points a gun at Scarlet Spider, telling him to surrender himself.

Notes

  • This is a UK title that features reprints of American Spider-Man titles.

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