As Peter tries to sort out his relationship with the X-Men’s Kitty Pryde—and continue his friendship with Mary Jane—a mall-food-court lunch turns into a free-for-all as Peter and MJ are interrupted by the debut of...the Ultimate Scorpion! But who is the Scorpion—and what sinister conspiracy is threatening Spider-Man’s very existence? The clues have been laid over the past 96 issues...and it all starts to come together here, as we begin the most shocking, most mind-blowing Spider-Man story ever published! And we start with what’s sure to be one of the most talked-about last page of the year! (And no, it isn’t Aunt May as a centerfold.)