An Obituary for Octopus - The full origin of Dr. Octopus is told. Doc Ock steals AIDS-infected blood and radioactive isotopes to try and save the life of his first love.
Captive Fire - Spider-Man helps Corona break out of her brother's control.
Ren-Tech's Revenge - Corona is back! Where has she been since Spectacular Spider-Man #176? Apparently she's connected with a criminal organization now! But the web-slinger vows to help her get out of trouble, even if that means teaming up with her arrogant brother Cedric!
Characters: Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Dilbert Trilby; Torbert Octavius; Mary Octavius; Ben Urich; Mary Alice Anders; Code Blue [Lieutenant Stone; Rigger Ruiz; Fireworks Feilstein]; Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius]; Corona; Mary Jane Watson-Parker; "The Operator" Flynn; Cedric Forrester; Hank Pym; Beast; Annex [Alexander Ellis]; Dr. Hillman Barto; Susan Garret; Ren-Tech
Script: Tom DeFalco; Kurt Busiek; Jack C. Harris
Pencils: Ron Lim; Aaron Lopresti; Jesse Orozco
Inks: Jim Sanders III; Sam de la Rosa; Mark Stegbauer
Colors: John Kalisz; Renee Witterstaetter
Letters: Dave Sharpe
