Marvel's Spider-Man

I wonder if Thomas Edison

stayed up for 47 straight hours perfecting the light bulb?

Probably not,

'cause as far as I know, Edison didn't have to

secretly fight crime while working on his science projects.

But his inventions did make him money,

which is exactly what I need this Horizon Open House project to do.

Corporate sponsors always attend, looking for projects to back.

And I need a new way to pay for school, so some company has to be blown away...

Ow!

Oh, not literally.

By my new power amplifier.

This thing can increase the energy output of almost any electrical device.

And... done!

And I still have...

Exactly zero minutes to spare!

Some mysterious villain put a bounty on Spidey.

But even though sporting my good old red-and-blues makes me a target,

web-slinging's the only way I'll make it to Horizon

in time for tonight's open house.

Oh, man. I'm so out of it.

Between this project and the endless villain fights,

the hardest part'll be staying awake long enough to present my device.

Almost there.

And nobody trying to stop me.

Maybe my string of bad luck's finally...

...hit rock bottom.

Supposed to be clear skies today.

Where'd that lightning come from?

That'd be...

me!

Name's Electro,

and I gotta thank you, Spider-Guy.

Uh, thank-you cards, thank-you gifts? These things are normal.

But thank-you attacks?

Not so much.

Thing is, the sweet, sweet bounty cash

I'm gonna get from turning you in is gonna fund the completion

of this awesome Electro suit I invented.

Huh?

Yeah, I was gonna say,

Exposed power sources, inadequate insulation...

That might not be the safest outfit.

Oh... totally not safe...

For you!

That's not what I meant!

Made it almost two hours without getting attacked.

Hey, that's better than yesterday.

Look... "Electro," did you say?

I'd love to have some big, epic webs-against-zaps battle with you,

but I gotta be somewhere. Rain check?

Sometimes rain brings lightning!

Aah!

Gotta love weather comedy.

Well, that was easy.

Honestly, Spidey, I thought

you were gonna play a little hard to get.

It's been a crazy week!

You try heroing with no sleep.

Tired? Then I'll put you down for a nap!

You have no idea how nice that sounds.

Huh?

Bogus!

Must be the hyper-conductor core again.

Come on, Electro, get it together!

Maybe it's a capacitor problem.

Have you tried... Why am I giving the bad guy suggestions?

Capac...

Oh, maybe. Let me just...

Ha! Got it.

Thanks for the tip.

Ugh! Great! Now I gotta recharge.

See why I need funding?

Powering up from an on board generator?

Can't keep up with the current situation, huh?

Okay. That pun even hurt me a little.

Recharge complete. Rad!

Aaah! Whoa!

Huh. What's this little beauty?

Some kind of power enhancer?

Wicked.

I've never seen a build like this.

You don't want that! It's, uh... boring.

Boring? Nah. I'm an engineer.

I love geeky stuff.

Whoa!

Crazy-awesome energy efficiency.

I wonder if I could get even better results

if I manipulated the inner manifold.

No!

Your suit's generator probably can't handle a surge like that!

It could create an energy feedback loop that...

Aah!

Electricity coursing through me!

Don't worry. We'll find a way to fix this.

What? Oh, no.

Don't tell me...

Fix it? Why?

This is awesome!

So... not... awesome!

Do you think I'll get a ribbon this year?

Okay, everyone. We're seconds away

from throwing those doors wide to the public.

Put the final touches on your open house projects,

and let's show the world why Horizon students have the best...

[THUNDEROUS ELECTRICITY CRACKLING] Everyone, get down!

Sorry! Her fault!

Also kind of my fault too. It... It's complicated.

Students, get to safety! Go, go, go!

My old suit was nothing.

This is true power!

Even if I had enough sleep,

I can't go faster than living energy!

Maybe I can find a way to contain her.

If only I had the...

parts.

Duh.

Ah, a thermal converter.

Ugh!

Ooh-hoo! Nice! A hyper-locked power cell!

Mm?

One of these. And one of these.

Mm!

I'm just gonna borrow this. Huh?

Uh...

Gotcha!

Hm?

Why am I always building science projects under so much pressure?

Silly spider. You can't hide from me!

You might as well come out.

You should know, I still get the money

even if I bring you in fried to a crisp!

Sorry, but I had to slip into something a little less comfortable.

Time to take you to school.

Or, more literally, out of school.

And you were mocking my power suit?

Like that thrown-together costume's gonna stop what I've become.

As if!

Well, I'm not wearing it for a fashion statement.

Is that all you got?

I bet I can get more out of you!

Hey! No! Where ya going?

I thought we had a spark.

See? I knew you had more in you.

Stop! You're draining my power!

My glorious power!

My power amplifier.

All that work for fried-out tech.

Well, that was a draining experience.

Ha! And he can still pull out the science comedy.

Spidey! Are you okay?

I'm gonna be sore in the morning.

But here, Max. There should be enough electricity in this power cell

to run every project in the open house.

Yeah, uh, we're not gonna be able to hold the open house now.

There's too much damage.

Right. Good point.

I'm really sorry this happened.

I know you were just trying to stop her,

but I don't know if they do.

Oh, uh... [NERVOUS CHUCKLE] hey, guys.

Today we all stopped Electro.

Your inventions saved the day.

So you get, like, a double A. Like the battery.

Sorry.

So I might not know if Edison stayed up for 47 straight hours

working on the light bulb,

but one thing I do know for certain:

Edison never had an invention destroyed, and his life nearly ruined,

by a series of costumed maniacs bent on his destruction.

It's time to find out who sent all these clowns after me,

and put an end to it once and for all!