Len Wein et Ross Andru · 1977

Résumé · Interrupting a drilling operation, Spider-Man finds himself face-to-face with the mastermind behind the crime: Doctor Faustus. Having heard that Faustus died during his last battle with Captain America, the villain explains he survived the fall from an airplane thanks to a concealed parachute that he had on his person at the time. Suddenly, the mechanical arm of Doctor Octopus phases through the wall and grabs at Spider-Man's leg. Suddenly, he is swarmed by a group of his foes. The wall-crawler struggles to try and stop them, but ultimately the battle is ended when Faustus seemingly banishes them from sight. Having succumbed to the mind-altering drugs coming out of Faustus' cigarette, Spider-Man is totally confused after his ordeal and is easily duped into assisting his new foe.