"WITHOUT RESPONSIBILITY" After being bitten by a genetically engineered spider, young Peter Parker finds that he now has incredibly enhanced strength, speed and agility. Along with the ability to adhere to any surface, a precognitive spider-sense that warns him of danger and a pair of mechanized web shooters, the idealistic teenager fights against evil as the costumed hero Spider-Man. Set during the decade of the 1990's, this is a Generation X version of the Amazing Spider-Man story. This is a time when young people believed that they had the power to change the world for the better. In order to make a difference, Peter will need to rely on his friends for help and have the courage to believe in good. LAST ISSUE The saga of the Genetic Potential Formula continues as the Amazing Spider-Man faces off against a new enemy who calls himself Electro. Of course, the evil Norman Osborn is behind everything. His hatred for the costumed hero has only increased in recent months and he will stop at nothing to ensure his enemies demise. Electro is but another pawn in a deadly game that the owner of Oscorp Industries is playing. It is a game that Osborn is determined to win. Blackout! A massive power outage affected not just Manhattan, but parts of all five boroughs in the state of New York. Using his incredible control over electricity, Electro has held the city to ransom. Asking for the sum of fifty million dollars, the villain now has the city in the palm of his hand. However, there is hope! Spider-Man, Mary Jane Watson and the Daily Bugle's editor in chief, Joe Robertson work together to foil his evil plans.