Appearing in "One Moment in Time, Chapter Three: Something Borrowed"
Amazing Spider-Man #640
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Gayle Byrnes (Mentioned)
- Kristy Watson (Mentioned)
- Iron Man (Tony Stark)
- Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards)
- NYPD (Only in flashback)
- Uncle Ben (Referenced)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- New York State
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Lower East Side
- Greenwich Village (Only in flashback)
- Bleecker Street (Only in flashback)
- Sanctum Sanctorum (Only in flashback)
- Bleecker Street (Only in flashback)
- 59th Street Bridge (Only in flashback)
- Queens (Only in flashback)
- Forest Hills (Only in flashback)
- Manhattan
- New York City
- New York State
- United States of America
- North America
- Astral Plane
Items:
- Spider-Man's Suit and Web-Shooters (Main story and flashback)
- Eye of Agamotto
- Cloak of Levitation
Synopsis for "One Moment in Time, Chapter Three: Something Borrowed"
Amazing Spider-Man #640
In the hospital, the doctor explains to Peter that Aunt May is making a full recovery and that the love he’s shown for her could be what saved her life, especially since there was nothing they could do to help her. That night, while Peter and Mary Jane are sleeping beside Aunt May, a nurse alerts the Kingpin (in jail) about Aunt May’s condition. He makes a call to an unknown hit-man.
Aunt Anna calls MJ from the hospital and alerts her about a noise she heard outside. MJ decides to go despite her aunt’s insistence otherwise. She arrives and discovers someone has broken in. From Aunt Anna’s bedroom she can hear the hit-man talking to an unconscious Anna about how he has to kill her in order to pay off his debt to the Kingpin, and blames her situation on her niece for being involved with Spider-Man. At the last minute, MJ hits him over the head with a vase and makes a run for it. She attempts to call Peter, but her phone battery is dead. She runs into a neighbor’s yard where she is bitten in the leg by their dog. The hit-man catches up to her but is attacked by another dog.
Anna calls Peter and alerts him about her situation. He asks a nearby doctor to watch after his aunt and heads off to help Mary Jane. As MJ continues to run, the hit-man tells her that when he’s done with her and her aunt, he’s going after her sister Gayle, Gayle's kids, and her cousin Kristy. She trips and begs him to kill her and leave the rest of her family alone. He refuses and hits MJ on the head his gun, knocking her unconscious. Spider-Man comes to her rescue and discovers that the hit-man is Eddie.
This incident teaches Peter that the Kingpin isn’t the only one who will target his family now that every villain he’s ever put behind bars knows his identity. He goes to Doctor Strange to heal Mary Jane and asks him to make the world forget he’s Spider-Man. He decides to think about it and goes to the Astral Plane to discuss it with Tony Stark and Reed Richards, who are both in a way responsible for his predicament.
Appearing in "One Moment in Time, Chapter Four: Something Blue"
Amazing Spider-Man #641
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Mary Jane Watson (Main story and vision)
- Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange)
- Tony Stark
- Reed Richards
- Aunt May
Antagonists:
- Kingpin (Wilson Fisk) (Cameo in vision)
- Kraven the Hunter (Sergei Kravinoff) (Cameo in vision)
- Dr. Octopus (Otto Octavius) (Cameo in vision)
- Vulture (Adrian Toomes) (Cameo in vision)
- Rhino (Aleksei Sytsevich) (Cameo in vision)
- Scorpion (Mac Gargan) (Cameo in vision)
- The Lizard (Curt Connors) (Cameo in vision)
- Venom (Eddie Brock) (Cameo in vision)
- Sandman (Flint Marko) (Cameo in vision)
- Carnage (Cletus Kasady) (Cameo in vision)
- Morbius (Michael Morbius) (Cameo in vision)
- Green Goblin (Norman Osborn) (Cameo in vision)
- Hobgoblin (Roderick Kingsley) (Cameo in vision)
- Electro (Max Dillon) (Cameo in vision)
- Mysterio (Quentin Beck) (Cameo in vision)
Other Characters:
- Uncle Ben (Mentioned)
- Sentry (Robert Reynolds) (Mentioned)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and vision)
- Symbiotes (Vision or hallucination)
- Living Vampires (Vision or hallucination)
Locations:
- Earth
- North America
- United States of America
- New York State
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Lower East Side
- Greenwich Village
- Fifth Avenue (Only in flashback)
- Empire State Building (Only in flashback)
- East 30th Street (Only in flashback)
- Manhattan
- New York City
- New York State
- United States of America
- North America
Items:
- Spider-Man's Suit and Web-Shooters (Only in flashback)
- Fantastic Four Uniforms (Only in flashback)
- Eye of Agamotto (Only in flashback)
- Cloak of Levitation (Only in flashback)
- Doctor Octopus' Tentacles (Vision or hallucination)
- Kraven's Lion's Head Vest (Vision or hallucination)
- Vulture's Wings (Vision or hallucination)
- Rhino Armor (Vision or hallucination)
- Scorpion's Suit (Vision or hallucination)
- Mysterio Suit (Vision or hallucination)
- Goblin Armor (Vision or hallucination)
Vehicles:
- Goblin Glider (Vision or hallucination)
Synopsis for "One Moment in Time, Chapter Four: Something Blue"
Amazing Spider-Man #641
After the events that transpired after Peter Parker's reveal as Spider-Man, Doctor Strange consults Tony Stark and Reed Richards through the Astral Plane about Peter's situation and request that the world forget he's Spider-Man. While the three of them discuss what happened during Civil War, they all agree that the best way to help Peter is to use a powerful combination of science and magic to make a worldwide mindwipe.
Strange arrives back to the Sanctum Sanctorum and asks Peter if he's sure he wants to go along with the plan of the mindwipe, to which he agrees. Then Strange creates a forcefield to protect Peter from the effects so he can be the only one who retains the memories of all that transpired, but when the spell begins, he leaps out of the force field to bring Mary Jane along with him so she can remember everything as well. With the combined forces of Doctor Strange, Iron Man and Mr. Fantastic, the world forgets that Peter Parker is Spider-Man.
After the spell takes effect, Peter wakes up next to Mary Jane in a motel room (the same one after Back in Black/One More Day). When MJ wakes up and Peter explains, she angrily confronts Peter asking why he didn't let her forget too, now she has to carry on all the painful memories of their lives together with the dangers of Spider-Man's identity, but in the end they realize that their love is stronger, but can't let it be as long as Spider-Man remains active. After their talk, Peter returns to Aunt May's hospital room to check on her and after talking with the same nurse he asked to watch for her, he finds that the spell worked and nobody remembers his identity as Spider-Man.
Back in the present day, Mary Jane and Peter talk about everything that transpired. Much to Peter's overwhelming sadness, MJ says that the best way to remain together is to stay as the close friends they were when they first met and that he has to move on and find someone who can be with him both as Peter Parker and as Spider-Man - even though that person is right in front of him. Peter tries to protest, but MJ kisses and hugs him, saying they'll make it through this.
In the end, Spidey reflects while web-swinging that the one person that has truly loved him has set him free and now he can face any challenge in front of him, making his life feel like a "Brand New Day."
Notes
- This is a UK title that features reprints of American Spider-Man titles.