Spider-Man #20

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REVENGE OF THE SINISTER SIX PART 3 - SHOWDOWN Nova of the New Warriors has found Spider-Man floating in a river thanks to a tip from the police band radio that is inside of his helmet. The wall-crawler explains his battle against the Sinister Six and assures Nova he'll be fine, but looks as though he barely survived the beating of his life. The threat of the Sinister Six is more than he can handle alone. Unfortunately, just as Spidey is about to ask Nova for help, the New Warrior flies off to answer a distress signal from his teammates.   Elsewhere, Deathlok is in New York investigating the rogue cyborg that Spidey and Ghost Rider had battled previously. Apparently, the government is working on a cyborg program and Deathlok wants to get to the bottom of it. Meanwhile, the Sinister Six have caught the attention of the anti-terrorist vigilante known as Solo, whom has marked them as terrorists and are now targets of his. At that moment, the Hulk has recovered from his own beating at the hands of Doctor Octopus, frightening the police who have arrived on the scene. The Hulk is furious and leaps away, vowing to smash Doctor Octopus when next they meet. By this time, Peter Parker has returned home and is working on new web cannons. As he works, his wife Mary Jane expresses concern about his health.  He assures her that he's fine, but wishes that he had some help against the Sinister Six. He had called the Avengers and the Fantastic Four, who was unavailable and doesn't know how to get hold of anyone else. She tries to take his mind off things but has to run off again because of another screen test for the Arnold Shwarzenheimer movie, much to Peter's disappointment.   Later, Spider-Man is searching for the Sinister Six prepared with a huge canister of web fluid on his back for the cannons he designed. As the hero passes the Daily Bugle, Solo teleports atop the newspaper's sign to attract Spider-Man's attention. Solo asks for Spider-Man's help to kill the Sinister Six. As the wall-crawler is against murder, he turns Solo down and swings away. However, as the web-slinger leaves, Solo tags him with a tracking device so he can find him later. Spider-Man follows the spider-tracer signal he planted on the Hobgoblin. He tracks the Sinister Six to a private research facility that experiments in other dimensions. His plan is to sneak up on the team and blanket the entire place in webbing. Unfortunately, he's spotted by Doctor Octopus before he can act. The hero unloads both cannons, but Otto blocks the attack with his adamantium arms and then proceeds to tear open the web fluid containers on the hero's back. Trapped in his own webbing, Spider-Man struggles to break free. That's when Solo teleports onto the scene with guns blazing. Solo apparently mows down the rest of the Sinister Six. Spider-Man breaks free and tries to stop Doctor Octopus when suddenly the warehouse explodes. This entire battle was all an illusion created by Mysterio. As the real Sinister Six retreats from the remains of the facility, Doctor Octopus commends the illusionist for a job well done. Back in the ruins of the research facility, Solo has been tricked into thinking Spider-Man is Doctor Octopus. Approaching Spider-Man's unconscious body, Solo prepare to shoot.