A demented movie producer named Clive has created a device called the Spirit-Scope, which he uses to set his darkest creation, called Blotto - a black, blob-like creature - loose from the screen. Blotto is released into Manhattan's streets, extending a dark tentacle over anything and when the tentacle retracts, the object is gone. Nothing is too small, or big, for him to consume - cars, lamp posts, mailboxes, even buildings. Peter is out driving with a celebrity when his car runs out of gas, just as Blotto moves in. As Blotto eats his car, Peter sprays a web to a nearby building & lifts the celebrity to safety. When the fire department tries to stop Blotto, the water passes right through him & he attacks their vehicles. Spidey soon discovers that Clive is the source of the problem, and tracks him down. Clive tries to use the Spirit-Scope on Spidey, but misses & hits his friend Collin, who had been about to swing a wrench at Spidey. Spidey swings down & kicks Clive in the head, but the stunned producer threatens to throw the master control switch that will kill the power in the city. Spidey drops down to confront Clive again, who aims the Spirit-Scope at him. Clive thinks he has Spidey after the web-slinger does not move, but Spidey suddenly comes to life as Clive gets a bit too close and is punched in the face, knocking him out. Spidey takes the Spirit-Scope and heads into the streets after Blotto, thinking if the device brought him to life, it can kill him, too. As the black menace rears up, Spidey fires the Spirit-Scope, which hits Blotto head-on and turns him into a mountain of paper. Clive is jailed, and New York starts to rebuild.