synopsis:
At the offices of the Daily Bugle, Peter Parker is shocked to discover that J. Jonah Jameson has made a deal with Wilton Books to publish Peter Parker's photos of Spider-Man in a book called "Webs". Peter can't believe that they are doing this without his permission, but Jameson informs Peter that his photos are owned by the Daily Bugle, per their contract. Although Jameson offers a pittance in a gratuity fee, Wilton Books offers to pay Peter to go on a book tour to help promote the book. They also willing to pay an appearance fee for Spider-Man. Peter tries to explain to them that he is not Spider-Man's "pal" and can't just call him up. Peter accepts the offer to do the book tour, but he insists on doing it alone. Still, J. Jonah Jameson offers to run an ad in the Daily Bugle to try and get Spider-Man in on the deal. Up on the roof, Peter changes into Spider-Man and realizes that he is jealous of his alter-ego. For the first time in his life, he is being recognized for the work he has done as Peter Parker and doesn't want Spider-Man to take that away from him. Still, he finds the idea of his name being on the cover of the book exciting. As the wall-crawler web-slings across the city, he comes upon two men arguing over payment of a bet. When one of the men pulls out a knife, Spider-Man intervenes, stopping things before they get fatal. Back at Bedford Towers, Mary Jane has just finished unpacking her wardrobe into one of the condo's massive closets. Peter arrives home and tells his wife the good news. Mary Jane is happy to hear the news, especially since the first part of the tour will be in California. Peter then goes to Forest Hills to tell his Aunt May the good news. Aunt May is proud to learn that her nephew will have a book published. The story continues...