Missing since his encounter with Calypso, the Lizard slips into the Connors' apartment during Billy's birthday party. Claiming he can maintain his Curt Connors consciousness with extreme concentration, the Lizard scratches Billy's face with his claw. Spidey attacks, allowing the Lizard persona to take over again, but Billy's presence scares the Lizard off, Spidey tags him with a spider-tracer. As Spidey pursues, Billy follows on his new skateboard, then into the sewer, carrying a knife with which to kill the Lizard. Arriving at Connors' lair, Spidey's spider-sense tells him that Ock's equipment is booby-trapped, even as the Lizard explains he scratched Billy to get a DNA sample. When Spidey tries to warn him of the booby trap, the Lizard persona takes over. Their battle collapses a ceiling onto Spidey. Meanwhile, the couple traveling from Germany (ASM #363-364, '92) come to May's house. She passes out at the sight of them. Spidey frees himself but the Lizard is already in his machine. Spidey uses a spider-tracer to jam the frequency, which restores Connors, apparently cured of his Lizard condition. Seeing his dad, Billy drops the knife and tells him he loves him. Peter returns home to receive a frantic message from Aunt May. He and MJ hurry to Forest Hills where May introduces the couple as Peter's parents, alive.