Chapter Summaries

Peter fought the Green Goblin, but a Pumpkin Bomb blasted him into a dumpster and tore his suit, leaving his SpongeBob underwear exposed. As the Green Goblin prepared to finish him off, Pietro arrived and activated his super speed to intervene.

• Peter swung after the Green Goblin, dodged gunfire, and tried to pull the Goblin Glider down with webs.
• The Green Goblin threw a Pumpkin Bomb that blasted Peter into a dumpster and ripped his suit, exposing his SpongeBob SquarePants underwear.
• The Green Goblin mocked Peter and prepared another Pumpkin Bomb while Peter searched for a way to fight back without damaging the surroundings.
• Pietro arrived while out for a walk, recognized Peter, and decided to help him.
• Pietro activated his super speed as the Pumpkin Bomb flew toward Peter.

Pietro saved Peter from the Green Goblin by redirecting his Pumpkin Bomb into the glider’s exhaust, then attacked the Green Goblin after identifying him as an enemy of the Justice League. The Green Goblin was left battered on the ground as Pietro mocked his slowness.

• Pietro caught the Pumpkin Bomb and planted it in the Green Goblin’s glider exhaust before returning to his place with his hot dog.
• The bomb exploded inside the glider, and the Green Goblin crashed onto a car while Peter survived with his underwear exposed.
• Pietro appeared beside Peter, teased him about his outfit, and confirmed that he had saved him.
• Pietro confronted the Green Goblin for attacking a Justice League member and struck him with a swift kick.
• The Green Goblin threw darts at Pietro, but Pietro dodged them and kicked him to the ground again.

Pietro and Peter drove Green Goblin off, then Peter sought Pietro’s advice about Mary Jane, but his attempt to apologize failed. Unsure what to do, Peter called Luca Stark for help and was invited to Stark Tower.

• Green Goblin blinded Pietro and Peter with a flash-smoke grenade and escaped on his emergency glider.
• Pietro thanked Peter for helping and advised him to be more forceful and bring Mary Jane flowers.
• Peter went to Mary Jane’s home with daisies, but she angrily rejected his apology and told him to leave.
• Peter considered forcing his way through Mary Jane’s door, then remembered Luca Stark’s offer to help and called his private number.
• JARVIS granted Peter the highest level of access to Stark Tower, and Peter headed to Manhattan.

Peter visited Stark Tower for advice after Mary Jane rejected his attempt to apologize, and Luca and Tony taught him their ideas about reassuring women and playing hard to get. Peter left eager to try their advice.

• Peter arrived at Stark Tower and saw Jessica and Natasha sorting old reimbursement documents while they traded suspicious remarks.
• Luca and Tony watched the two women work and joked about Luca assigning them the tedious task.
• Peter told Luca and Tony how he had encountered the Green Goblin, sent Mary Jane home alone, and failed to apologize to her.
• Luca advised Peter to reassure Mary Jane during danger, while Tony suggested he stop pestering her and create mystery by leaving flowers.
• Peter wrote down their advice and left to try it.

Tony and Luca gave Peter a custom Spider-Man suit and a second suit for Gwen, then sent Peter off to apologize to her. Nick Fury and Agent Coulson arrived with a supposed secret about Howard Stark, and Tony and Luca invited them upstairs.

• Tony brought out two briefcases and showed Peter a new red-and-blue suit designed to protect him and upgrade his webbing.
• Luca explained that he had designed a pink, white, and black suit for Gwen with protective features.
• Peter thanked the Stark brothers, promised to use the suit to fight crime, and prepared to leave.
• JARVIS announced that Nick Fury and Agent Coulson had arrived, with Fury claiming to have top-secret information about Howard Stark.
• Tony and Luca agreed to hear Fury out, while Peter took the suit and swung out through the window to visit Gwen.

Nick Fury brought the Stark brothers a recovered file about Howard and Maria Stark’s deaths, hoping to use it as leverage over the Justice League. Luca and Tony already knew the killer’s description, mocked S.H.I.E.L.D.’s slow investigation, and left Fury without a bargaining advantage.

• Fury entered Stark Tower with Coulson and planned to use the recovered Siberian file to pressure Luca and Tony into handing the Justice League over to S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Luca and Tony ignored Fury as they argued over where to eat lunch.
• Fury slammed the file on the table and told the brothers that Howard and Maria had been assassinated.
• Tony used the file as a coaster, and Luca said they already knew the killer had long hair and a metal left arm.
• Tony and Luca ridiculed Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. for taking years to uncover information they already had.

Fury revealed that Howard Stark founded S.H.I.E.L.D. and was its first director, but Luca and Tony turned the revelation into a claim that S.H.I.E.L.D. belonged to the Stark family. Luca also planted the suspicion that Hydra had infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D., leaving Fury rattled as he departed.

• Fury told Tony and Luca that Howard Stark founded S.H.I.E.L.D. and served as its first director, explaining why he might have been targeted for assassination.
• Luca privately concluded that Hydra had sent Bucky to kill Howard, then pretended to be shocked by Fury’s revelation.
• Luca accused Fury of usurping the Stark brothers’ inheritance, and Tony demanded S.H.I.E.L.D.’s financial records and an audit.
• Luca used his Bio-Force Field to intimidate Fury and Coulson, warning that Hydra might have infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Luca and Tony ordered Fury and Coulson out, and Fury left shaken by Luca’s warning.
• Tony praised Luca’s performance, and Luca said they would let S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra fight while they dealt with their own enemies.

Fury took Luca’s warning about Hydra seriously and ordered a secret audit of S.H.I.E.L.D. before returning to headquarters. Meanwhile, Spider-Man used his new Stark Industries suit to defeat the Green Goblin, then spotted Mary Jane in the crowd and resolved to follow Luca’s dating advice.

• Fury told Coulson that Hydra might have infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. and ordered a secret review of its finances and senior agents.
• Fury ordered Coulson to keep the audit secret from Pierce and the World Security Council.
• The Green Goblin attacked a jewelry store near Times Square, and Spider-Man arrived in his new Stark Industries suit.
• Spider-Man used upgraded shock webs and the suit’s enhanced strength to defeat and capture the Green Goblin.
• Spider-Man saw Mary Jane watching him and decided to use Luca’s advice to impress her.

Norman Osborn escaped police custody after realizing Luca Stark might be able to cure his condition, while Luca planned to use Norman’s desperation to take over the Osborn Group. Peter comforted a shaken Mary Jane and grew closer to her.

• Luca and Tony watched Peter defeat Green Goblin, and Norman regained control of himself while trapped in webbing.
• Norman learned that Luca Stark had made Peter’s suit and decided to seek Luca’s help curing his disease.
• Peter fled as police arrived, and Norman used a hidden self-destruct device to escape before officers could unmask him.
• Luca told Tony that Green Goblin was Norman Osborn and predicted Norman would soon come to Stark Industries for help.
• Peter found Mary Jane crying outside her apartment and embraced her, reassuring her that he would protect her.

Wanda joined Luca for another energy transfer, which Luca used to evolve the Aruru fragment into a living suit of armor. After showing Wanda the suit, Luca carried her to bed, and she passed out before dawn while he remained energetic.

• Wanda entered Luca's room wearing the nightdress Pepper had arranged and began channeling Chaos Magic with him.
• Luca redirected most of Wanda's Chaos Magic into the Aruru fragment stored in a safe.
• The fragment absorbed the magic, grew, broke out of its container, and covered Luca in a black biological armor with powerful magic resistance.
• Luca reassured Wanda that the armor was his new suit, then retracted it beneath his skin.
• Luca carried Wanda to bed, and she passed out after their night together; Luca stayed awake and remarked that she needed more stamina.

Luca showed Tony his new biological suit, which amplified his physical abilities seventyfold and absorbed enormous amounts of energy, then demonstrated his power by lifting and towing a U.S. aircraft carrier. After setting it down safely, Luca proposed that he and Tony head to the desert to try out his next idea.

• Luca revealed his black biological suit to Tony and explained that it had merged with Chaos Magic.
• JARVIS reported that the suit synchronized with Luca, increased his physical attributes seventyfold, and could evolve.
• Luca and Tony flew to an aircraft carrier in international waters, where Luca lifted it more than ten meters above the sea.
• Luca dragged the carrier across the ocean at high speed while his Bio-Force Field controlled the surrounding water.
• Luca gently returned the carrier to the sea and invited Tony to go with him to the desert.

Luca lent Tony his living suit, letting him experience its immense power and explore its abilities. After they fought to a stalemate and tied in a race, Tony returned the suit and left inspired to develop nanotech armor of his own.

• Luca took Tony to the Nevada desert and authorized him as the living suit’s second host.
• Tony discovered the suit could amplify his strength, change its appearance, fly, resist magic, and transform into weapons.
• Tony challenged Luca to a fight, and they battled for half an hour without either gaining an advantage.
• Luca and Tony raced across the desert to the California border and finished in a tie.
• Tony returned the suit to Luca and said he would develop nanotech armor, promising to defeat him someday.

Norman Osborn came to Stark Tower desperate for the Stark Miracle, but Luca and Tony mocked his offer and revealed that they knew he was the Green Goblin. Luca left Norman shaken and unsure whether he would receive treatment.

• Jessica and Natasha competed for Luca and Tony’s attention until Luca ordered them to clean the house or lose their bonuses.
• Norman arrived at Stark Tower and begged to see Luca, hoping to obtain the Stark Miracle before his genetic collapse killed him.
• Luca told Tony that Norman’s visit would let them destroy the Osborn Group, and Tony agreed to receive the documents.
• Norman offered Luca and Tony up to a billion dollars for a cure, but they laughed at his offer and rejected money as motivation.
• Luca said he would not sell the drug to the Green Goblin, and Tony explained that Norman’s identity could be uncovered from the Osborn Group’s aviation purchases.

Luca subdued the Green Goblin, forced Norman Osborn to transfer control of the Osborn Group, and cured his genetic collapse. After Norman fled Stark Tower, Luca and Tony celebrated the acquisition and said it would fund the Justice League.

• The Green Goblin took control of Norman Osborn and lunged at Luca, but Luca pinned him to the floor with his Bio-Force Field.
• Luca forced Norman to sign over absolute control of the Osborn Group, threatening to kill him if he refused.
• Luca gave Norman Stark Miracle, which cured his genetic collapse and silenced the Green Goblin personality.
• Norman fled Stark Tower, and Luca and Tony celebrated taking over the Osborn Group to fund the Justice League.

Pietro felt lonely and asked Steve for advice on dating, so Steve took him to a Manhattan bar to demonstrate his blunt approach to women. After a blonde woman followed Steve to a hotel, Pietro returned to the bar, newly confident that he could try the same approach.

• Pietro watched Wanda replay Luca Stark’s press conferences and lamented that he was the only bachelor among his friends.
• Steve arrived at the apartment, recognized Pietro’s frustration about dating, and offered to teach him how to approach women.
• Steve took Pietro to a retro bar in Manhattan and sat beside a blonde woman in a red dress.
• Steve criticized the woman’s perfume, told her he liked the smell of a woman sweating in bed, and invited her to meet him at the Westin Hotel within five minutes.
• The blonde woman hurried after Steve, and Pietro watched Steve lead her into the hotel.
• Pietro returned to the bar, convinced that he could use Steve’s domineering approach himself.

Peter began his internship at Doctor Otto Octavius’s New York laboratory and helped improve Otto’s artificial-sun reactor design. He grew concerned when Otto revealed a neural-control system for operating the reactor, but Otto insisted his inhibitor chip made it safe.

• Peter arrived at the Osborn Group laboratory and greeted Doctor Otto Octavius, who showed him the reactor simulation.
• Peter spotted a flaw in the reactor’s magnetic-field model and suggested a change that impressed Otto.
• Otto showed Peter four neural mechanical tentacles designed to let him work near the dangerous fusion reactor.
• Peter warned that a neural link could damage Otto’s brain if the machinery sent signals back, but Otto said an inhibitor chip would prevent that.
• Peter remained uneasy about the chip’s reliability as Otto prepared to use the tentacles.

Luca gave Gwen Stacy a nanotechnology suit and defeated Shocker during a bank robbery, publicly announcing the armor as Stark Industries’ latest breakthrough. That night, Ancient One brought Steve and Wong to Kamar-Taj to discuss the future, leaving Steve unimpressed by the sorcerers’ training grounds.

• Luca presented Gwen Stacy with a protective new suit and explained its features while they spent time together on a rooftop.
• Gwen Stacy and Luca responded to a bank robbery, where Shocker’s sonic weapons destroyed her webbing before Luca shielded her from the blast.
• Luca used his Symbiote Suit’s tentacles to crush Shocker’s exoskeleton and knock him unconscious, then told reporters the armor was Stark Industries nanotechnology.
• Ancient One opened a portal in Wong’s apartment and invited Steve and Wong to Kamar-Taj to discuss future threats and the Starks.
• Steve entered Kamar-Taj, saw its sorcerers training, and dismissed the place as a hippie cult summer camp.

Steve met the Ancient One at Kamar-Taj, where she showed him the wider universe and explained that Luca Stark had disrupted the timeline. She warned that the resulting damage to Earth’s defenses could bring Dormammu’s invasion sooner than expected.

• Wong led Steve to the Ancient One despite Steve’s insults and refusal to drink tea.
• The Ancient One sent Steve’s soul beyond his body to show him the universe’s dimensions and parallel realities.
• Steve returned to his body unimpressed and joked that the Ancient One should sell the experience in a New York nightclub.
• The Ancient One used the Time Stone to show Steve how Luca Stark’s powers had made the timeline chaotic and weakened Earth’s defensive barrier.
• The Ancient One warned that Dormammu and other ancient demon gods could invade Earth sooner than she had foreseen.

Ancient One asked Steve to bring Luca Stark and Tony Stark to Kamar-Taj to discuss the demon gods threatening Earth. When Luca and Tony arrived, Luca immediately tried to turn Kamar-Taj’s energy network into a business deal.

• Ancient One asked Steve to invite Luca Stark and Tony Stark to Kamar-Taj, hoping Luca would use his power against the demon gods.
• Steve warned Ancient One that Luca cared about money and his own interests, but agreed to pass along her invitation.
• Tony showed Luca a prototype bracer that deployed a red-and-gold armored gauntlet using a memory-metal folding storage matrix.
• Steve and Wong arrived through a portal and told Luca and Tony that Ancient One wanted to meet them about demon gods threatening Earth.
• Luca and Tony armored up and traveled through the portal to Kamar-Taj.
• Ancient One welcomed Luca and Tony, but Luca interrupted her and offered to buy Kamar-Taj’s energy extraction rights or form a joint venture.

At Kamar-Taj, Luca and Tony dismissed Mordo and challenged the Ancient One, who demonstrated her power by separating their souls from their bodies and showing them the multiverse. Rather than fear the experience, the brothers became fascinated, then agreed to hear the Ancient One out.

• Mordo confronted Luca and Tony for treating Kamar-Taj as something they could buy, but Luca and Tony mocked his temper and appearance.
• Steve threatened Mordo when he raised his magical whip, and the Ancient One ordered Mordo to stand down.
• The Ancient One struck Luca and Tony, sending their souls through the microscopic world, higher dimensions, and the multiverse before returning them to their bodies.
• Tony excitedly discussed using what he had seen to improve his armor, while Luca praised the experience as a potential virtual reality attraction.
• Luca recognized the Ancient One's power and invited her to explain why she had brought them to Kamar-Taj, and she led them toward the tea room.