With Great Power This story continues from The Spectacular Spider-Man #158...
Peter Parker is brooding on the roof of his Soho apartment when he is joined by his wife Mary Jane. Peter tells his wife that he feels like he is losing his mind. He tells her how he was just an average superhero until he was jolted with an overloading energy field and now he has more power than he thinks he could ever control. Mary Jane assures Peter that he is still the man that she loves, and that no matter how much power he has, he will always use it responsibly. When she suggests that he come downstairs to talk about it, Peter tells her that he needs to get to the Daily Bugle for a meeting in ten minutes. Putting on his Spider-Man mask, Peter then swings off. Mary Jane wishes her husband would think about how he worries how his decisions affect others when he should be more concerned with himself.
Elsewhere, Doctor Doom is carrying on his scheme in the Acts of Vengeance conspiracy. He has tracked down Titania who escaped from the Vault along with many other supervillains during the Wizard's jailbreak.Titania hopes that Doom wants her to battle She-Hulk again, but Doom tells her that she was soundly defeated by her last time they fought. Doctor Doom explains that they are pairing villains up against foes that have not battled with them before. He points out his own constant defeats against the Fantastic Four, reminding Titania of her own failed attempt at battling the heroes. Doom tells her that she will be targeting Spider-Man. However, Titania still has an irrational fear of the hero after their last clash. Using a device to alter Titania's emotions, Doctor Doom convinces her that Spider-Man is much weaker than she is and that he must have somehow tricked her when he beat her in battle. Her fear becoming rage, Titania vows to crush Spider-Man with her bare hands. As she leaves, Doctor Doom muses over his ulterior motives, that the battle between Spider-Man and Titania will allow him to further examine Spider-Man's new powers so he can figure out how to take them for himself.
