Chapter Summaries

Peter warned the Avengers about the Zombie Virus and tried to distract Zombie Sentry, but the creature attacked the Quinjet instead. Peter fled to find Stark and Nick Fury, reaching Stark Tower as Stark came down to meet him.

• Peter warned Captain America and the Avengers that infected zombies were emerging from the sky crack and urged them to evacuate residents and protect Ant-Man and Wasp.
• The Avengers decided to trust Peter, but Zombie Sentry struck the Quinjet and tore through its armor.
• Peter tried to draw Zombie Sentry away, but it climbed into the Quinjet, leaving Peter to conclude that Captain America and the others could not be saved.
• Peter ran to find Iron Man and Nick Fury, reflecting on Zombie Spider-Man's agreement to let him end the outbreak and discovering that this Spider-Man's body was relatively weak.
• Peter reached Stark Tower, where Stark landed in an Iron Man Armor and opened its faceplate.

Peter sought Tony Stark’s help against the super zombie virus, but Stark sent unmanned armor to investigate while Peter went to find Doctor Strange. After mistaking an ordinary apartment for the Sanctum Sanctorum, Peter met 2149 Doctor Strange and entered the real Sanctum with him.

• Peter warned Iron Man that super-powered zombies threatened the universe and asked him to help.
• Iron Man sent an unmanned armor squad to test the zombies and agreed to contact Nick Fury about locking down Manhattan.
• Peter left Stark and traveled to Bleecker Street to find the Sanctum Sanctorum.
• Peter shouted for Strange at the wrong building and got doused with water by a resident.
• 2149 Doctor Strange revealed the real Sanctum Sanctorum and invited Peter inside to talk.

Peter entered the 2149 Sanctum Sanctorum seeking help from Doctor Strange, but Strange suffered a violent breakdown after Peter mentioned the Ancient One. Unable to get answers or allies, Peter left the Sanctum feeling lost just as his Spider-Sense warned him of danger.

• Peter followed 2149 Doctor Strange into the run-down Sanctum Sanctorum and explained that he knew Strange as the Ancient One’s disciple and Earth’s Sorcerer Supreme.
• 2149 Doctor Strange struggled to remember the Ancient One, then attacked Peter and muttered about an endless cycle, a nightmare prison, and a book before breaking down.
• Peter dodged Strange’s weakened spells in the Venom Blade Suit and knocked him unconscious with a chop to the neck.
• Peter concluded that weakness affected the wider universe and that the Ancient One might have existed in its past, but he could not determine the truth without more information.
• Peter left the Sanctum, reflected on his failed attempts to gather help against Zombie Sentry, and felt lost.
• Peter’s Spider-Sense suddenly began screaming wildly.

Peter warned S.H.I.E.L.D. that the Zombie Virus was spreading rapidly and stopped Mister Fantastic from infecting his teammates. He persuaded Iron Man to halt work on a dimensional travel device, though he suspected Iron Man might continue anyway.

• Peter heard zombies approaching and found Stark Tower damaged and surrounded by zombies, including Vulture and Scorpion.
• Peter drove toward S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, was picked up by a S.H.I.E.L.D. helicopter, and found Iron Man and Mister Fantastic aboard the Helicarrier.
• Peter warned Nick Fury about the virus, its worldwide spread, and Ant-Man and Wasp, then convinced him to investigate Mister Fantastic's research.
• Peter and Nick Fury stopped Mister Fantastic from giving the Zombie Virus to Invisible Woman, Human Torch, and Thing, and S.H.I.E.L.D. confirmed the serum was infected.
• Peter and Nick Fury found that Iron Man had built a prototype dimensional travel device, and Peter persuaded him to destroy it and stop his research.

Peter urged Nick Fury to locate Sandman, Wolverine, and Doctor Banner so they could develop a vaccine for the Zombie Virus, then joined the gathered heroes aboard the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier. The carrier came under attack by a golden zombie, and Ant-Man was injured as Peter tried to protect him.

• Peter asked Nick Fury to find Sandman and Wolverine and learned that Doctor Banner was being brought back from a Washington research institute.
• Peter and Nick Fury headed to the command deck, where Peter encountered many assembled heroes, including Ant-Man, Wanda, and Vision.
• Peter asked Ant-Man where Janet was and warned that she and Ant-Man could use their shrinking powers to enter almost anywhere if infected.
• Peter's Spider-Sense warned him just before a golden zombie struck the Helicarrier and broke through its deck defenses.
• Peter caught Black Cat and grabbed Ant-Man and Nick Fury as the Helicarrier tilted, then Ant-Man suffered a bloody wound to his neck.

Peter fought the zombie heroes aboard the Helicarrier, then joined the survivors at a S.H.I.E.L.D. sub-base as the outbreak worsened. When the base came under attack, he told Nick Fury he could return to the beginning, and Fury gave him a secret phrase to earn his trust next time.

• Peter rescued Black Cat and Nick Fury from Ant-Man and Wasp, then returned to the Helicarrier fight, where Wanda and Vision were killed by Zombie Sentry.
• Peter fought off several zombie heroes, saved a few survivors, collected infected tissue samples, and escaped as the Helicarrier fell.
• Nick Fury led the survivors to another S.H.I.E.L.D. base, where Iron Man restarted his plan despite Peter's objections.
• Nick Fury told Peter that Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman had been infected, the Thing was dead, Human Torch had escaped, and Doctor Banner was a zombie; Peter inferred that Zombie Quicksilver had helped spread the virus.
• Peter began researching the Zombie Virus and nanobots, but zombie heroes attacked the sub-base about a day later.
• Peter told Nick Fury he could return to the beginning, and Fury revealed that saying his eye had been clawed out by a Flerken would earn Peter his trust next time.

Peter tried to prevent the Zombie Virus outbreak by contacting Nick Fury and coordinating S.H.I.E.L.D., the X-Men, and the military, but the Zombie Sentry overran the Helicarrier and his second attempt to save the world failed. He learned how Sandman and his daughter became infected and suspected the Zombie Sentry kept pursuing him because it had fixated on him when it first arrived.

• Peter returned to the beginning of Universe 2149, called Nick Fury with the secret phrase that earned his trust, and brought a convenience store owner to safety beneath Stark Tower.
• Peter told Fury about the Zombie Virus, and Fury ordered the Helicarrier evacuated, the mutant academy warned, key heroes located, and the military alerted.
• Quicksilver attacked the mutant academy, while the Zombie Sentry stormed the Helicarrier and infected many heroes and villains despite Peter and Fury’s precautions.
• Peter learned that Sandman had let his infected daughter bite him and had killed S.H.I.E.L.D. agents who came to find him.
• Peter suspected the Zombie Sentry kept attacking the Helicarrier because it had become fixated on him after first seeing him.

Peter’s third, fourth, and fifth attempts to save the world failed as Zombie Sentry and repeated disasters aboard S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Helicarrier thwarted him. He learned that the Zombie Virus could not infect symbiotes and used the Venom Blade Suit to fight Sentry more effectively, but the Fantastic Four again caused the Helicarrier’s fall; Peter’s mind deteriorated as Strange opened his eyes in the Pocket Dimension Space.

• Peter’s third attempt failed after Zombie Sentry attacked the Helicarrier, confirming that he had targeted Spider-Man because he was the first person he saw.
• Peter’s fourth attempt kept him away from the Helicarrier while he fought zombies in Manhattan, but he let Zombie Spider-Man infect him to study the virus and discovered that Mister Fantastic had infected the Fantastic Four and doomed the Helicarrier.
• Peter discovered that Quicksilver’s curiosity had led Zombie Sentry to bite him, causing him to infect the Mutant Academy, and learned that the Zombie Virus could not infect symbiotes unless their hosts were already zombies.
• Peter began his fifth attempt wearing the Venom Blade Suit and fought Zombie Sentry more evenly, but Mister Fantastic was bitten, turned on the Helicarrier, and helped bring it down with Invisible Woman and Human Torch.
• Peter continued failing across repeated loops as his mental state worsened, and Strange opened his eyes in the Pocket Dimension Space.

Peter encountered Stephen Strange, who used Dreamwalking to join him in the zombie crisis and help evacuate the heroes. After they reached the Sanctum Sanctorum, Strange warned Peter that he had discovered something alarming and said they needed to restart.

• Peter turned to find Stephen Strange emerging through a portal, and Strange proved his identity with a private memory.
• Strange explained that he had used Dreamwalking to enter the body and agreed to help Peter save the world.
• Strange opened portals to bring Captain America, Hawkeye, Black Widow, and Power Man from the Quinjet to Peter.
• Peter warned the heroes about Zombie Sentry, whom Hawkeye spotted flying out of the rift, while Strange said he could not find Quicksilver.
• Strange brought the group to the Sanctum Sanctorum, then pulled Peter aside and said they needed to restart because he had discovered something alarming.

Peter learned that Universe 2149’s mystical realms had been weakened and used Strange’s magic to trap Zombie Sentry in a mirror world. While Strange held the trap, Peter gathered allies and mobilized S.H.I.E.L.D. to prepare a vaccine.

• Strange explained that Vishanti and other mystical forces were absent from Universe 2149, weakening its magic and leaving Doctor Strange unable to cast powerful spells.
• Peter devised a plan, and Strange trapped Zombie Sentry inside a mirror world above New York City.
• When Zombie Sentry tried to attack people and buildings in the mirror world, they shattered like glass, and Strange warned Peter that his spell would not last long.
• Peter boarded a Quinjet with Captain America and the other three, contacted Nick Fury, and flew to S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters.
• Peter gathered Sandman, Wolverine, Iron Man, Doctor Banner, Beast, Professor X, and others, having memorized the vaccine formula through countless loops.

Peter organized superheroes and scientists to develop a vaccine and nanobots to stop the Zombie Sentry, then the coalition assembled in the Sahara Desert to prepare for the operation. The chapter ended before they chose who would confront the Zombie Sentry.

• Peter brought Doctor Banner and Beast together to accelerate vaccine development while he and Iron Man worked on nanobots.
• Peter explained that the vaccine needed Zombie Virus samples from the Zombie Sentry so its nanobots could adapt to the virus.
• Beast warned that spraying the Zombie Sentry with a first-generation vaccine would fail because his energy could destroy it, so the team planned to overwhelm and restrain him with a huge quantity.
• Peter and superheroes from around the world gathered supplies in the Sahara Desert after Professor X and the X-Men called for support.
• The assembled heroes prepared to choose who would face the Zombie Sentry.

Peter and his allies lured Zombie Sentry into the Sahara and tried to trap him with layered technology and Sandman’s control of the desert. The cage reflected Zombie Sentry’s own energy blast back at him, leaving him screaming as the battle continued.

• Sandman agreed to help after Stark Industries promised to treat his daughter, and Peter checked on the exhausted Strange aboard the plane.
• Strange collapsed after his Dreamwalking strain peaked, while Zombie Sentry tore through a rift in the sky above the Sahara.
• Zombie Sentry attacked the sheep bait and destroyed the nanobots hidden in its wool before Peter ordered Plan B.
• Sandman buried Zombie Sentry beneath a kilometer of sand as more nanobots rushed at him.
• The cage activated and reflected Zombie Sentry’s energy blast back at him, striking him and drawing a shrill scream.

Peter and the Avengers used Iron Man’s nanobots and Thor’s lightning to expose Zombie Sentry, then Peter struck him with the Venom Blade. Zombie Sentry survived and released more energy, but the Venom Blade began absorbing it, leaving Peter and Zombie Sentry locked in a fragile balance.

• Sandman brought Iron Man nanobots carrying a sample of Zombie Sentry’s virus, and Iron Man programmed the nanobots to transform.
• Thor struck the energy field with lightning, tearing it open and revealing Zombie Sentry’s location.
• Vision carried Peter into position, and Peter plunged the Venom Blade through Zombie Sentry’s head and chest.
• Zombie Sentry survived the attack and struggled, making the surrounding energy more violent.
• Peter enveloped himself and Zombie Sentry in Venom Blade biomass, which absorbed some of Zombie Sentry’s energy and replenished itself.

Peter learned that Zombie Sentry’s power was about to erupt with enough force to destroy the Solar System, so Strange sent him into deep space before the explosion. After the Universe 2149 Spider-Man sacrificed himself, Uatu thanked Peter for breaking the universe’s curse and warned that powerful beings from other universes were targeting his universe.

• Carnage sensed danger from Venom Blade and left with Venom as Peter absorbed Zombie Sentry’s memories.
• Peter learned that Sentry had trapped the Zombie Virus in a spacetime loop and that Zombie Sentry’s suppressed energy was about to explode.
• Peter asked Strange to send him far into deep space, then told Stark to tell Aunt May and Mary Jane that he loved them.
• Strange opened a portal and sent Peter away before Zombie Sentry’s energy erupted like a supernova across several star systems.
• The Universe 2149 Spider-Man thanked Peter and vanished into starlight after sacrificing himself.
• Uatu thanked Peter for breaking the curse and warned that beings from other universes were already threatening his universe.

Peter learned that threats from other universes endangered his own and planned to build defenses with Strange while creating a Multiversal Spider-Man Alliance. After returning to the Quinjet, he was hailed as the savior of the Zombie Universe, whose history now recorded Spider-Man’s heroic sacrifice.

• Uatu explained that the Watchers could not intervene freely because their oath bound them to the order of the universe.
• Peter recalled warnings about a multiversal crisis, connected Ego’s resurrection to an outside visitor, and planned a Super Avengers defense and a Multiversal Spider-Man Alliance.
• Uatu left Peter the Pocket Dimension as a way to contact the Watchers before vanishing.
• Peter returned to the Quinjet, where Strange briefly recounted their actions before meditating to recover his depleted spiritual power.
• Star-Lord and the others praised Peter for saving two worlds, and the broken Zombie Universe timeline became one in which its heroes defeated Zombie Sentry and Spider-Man made a heroic sacrifice.

Peter reflected on the gains from the battle and found a way to manage the power he had absorbed from Zombie Sentry. As Vision piloted the Quinjet toward a nearby starfield, Peter began training to control his power and considered using the Power Stone to amplify it further.

• Peter asked Vision to pilot the Quinjet toward a nearby planet so the team could rest while Strange recovered.
• Peter absorbed the remaining essence of Venom 2149 and Carnage 2149, making Venom Blade slightly stronger and easier to wield.
• Peter examined Uatu the Watcher’s Pocket Dimension and discovered that it drew energy from the Power Stone, though it had changed outside its home universe.
• Peter used the Soul Cultivation Method to channel the power he had taken from Zombie Sentry into his soul and body through the Pocket Dimension.
• Peter planned to strengthen the connection between his soul, body, and Pocket Dimension to draw on the Power Stone’s hidden power as Vision guided the Quinjet toward a starfield.

Peter and the others traveled through Shi'ar territory toward Avard Fortress, enduring the trouble caused by Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, and Drax. As they reached the final Star Gate home, they discovered the fortress was searching for their ship, and a figure suddenly flew toward them.

• Peter and the others visited Emerald Star, where Gamora beat Star-Lord for flirting with an Emeraldian before he later flirted with her in a hotel room.
• Thor and Rocket Raccoon fought in a bar while Professor Hulk encouraged the chaos, drawing the guards and getting the group chased off Emerald Star.
• Peter and the others acquired a star map and traveled through several planets, repeatedly attracting pursuit because Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, and Drax caused trouble.
• The group reached Avard Fortress, where they planned to use its Star Gate to reach the Solar System wormhole and return to Earth.
• Peter and the others found the fortress under tight security, with their mini spaceship named as the target of a manhunt, just as a figure flew toward them.

Peter and the others encountered Gladiator, the Shi'ar Empire’s powerful Imperial Guard commander, and Star-Lord attacked his fleet. Gladiator overwhelmed Star-Lord and threatened the Quinjet, leaving Thor charging out to confront him.

• Peter recognized the approaching warrior as Gladiator and explained Kallark’s powers and his history in another universe.
• Strange shielded the Quinjet from Gladiator’s fleet while Star-Lord leapt outside and attacked the ships with his weapons.
• Rocket Raccoon tried to rush the cockpit, but Peter webbed him up, and Wanda pinned Drax to the floor.
• Wanda’s Chaos Magic surged as the Quinjet was struck and sent flying backward.
• Gladiator appeared outside the Quinjet holding a badly injured Star-Lord and demanded that the others surrender.
• Thor roared at Gladiator and charged out of the Quinjet.

Peter and Strange joined Thor's battle against Gladiator after Peter stopped Strange from healing Star-Lord, who had been badly wounded. Peter confronted Gladiator in space, but their fight escalated, leaving Peter suited up and ready to strike with Venom Blade.

• Gladiator hurled Star-Lord away and blasted holes through his chest, and Strange brought him back to the Quinjet.
• Peter stopped Strange from using the Time Stone to heal Star-Lord, then sent Wanda and Vision to disable the enemy ships.
• Peter and Strange left the Quinjet to help Thor, who was fighting Gladiator amid a vast field of lightning.
• Peter flew into the fight and struck at Gladiator, who recognized him and mistook his arrival for a deliberate challenge.
• Gladiator blasted Peter with freezing breath and threw him away, but Peter dodged her eye lasers and covered himself with the Venom Blade Suit.

Peter and his allies defeated Gladiator, made peace with him, and learned Shi'ar methods for guarding against Skrulls. After a long journey through hyperspace, they returned to Earth, where Peter raced home ahead of the Quinjet.

• Peter fought Gladiator across hyperspace lanes and discovered the extent of his new stellar-powered abilities.
• Wanda and Vision destroyed Gladiator's warships, while Strange's spell traps helped bring the battle to an end.
• Peter's group explained the misunderstanding to Gladiator, made peace, and gained Shi'ar advice on defending against Skrulls.
• The group bid Gladiator farewell and traveled through a Star Gate and hyperspace back to the Solar System.
• Strange returned through a portal, and Peter jumped from the Quinjet and flew toward home.