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Peter Parker continues looking for Aunt May, and finds out she is probably dead. In the meantime, it comes out that due to Mary Jane's demolished job prospects, the Parkers are deep in debt (about $25,000). Jonah Jameson has, through an anonymous donor, launched a $5 million reward for Spider-Man's identity, which causes Spider-Man no end of grief. He finally solves the problem by fooling Jonah into believing that Spider-Man is his own son, John. Jonah gives Peter half a million dollars of the reward for this, as he will never print the information. Peter, riven by guilt over receiving this money (foolishly, I believe) anonymously gives the money to the mother of the Vulture's grandson, who desperately needs it to finance a life-saving medical procedure. One instance where I think Peter Parker's sense of responsibility is a little over the top. Anyway, Frank Cho (Liberty Meadows) does a fine job on the artwork here, with Mary Jane being a bit more well-endowed than I've seen her before. ( )