Astonishing Spider-Man #5

In "Burned!", Spider-Man [Peter Parker] intervenes to save mayoral candidate Randall Crowne from the dangerous Freak, but the victory is short-lived. When he visits J. Jonah Jameson in the hospital, the newsman’s condition worsens upon learning of the sale of the Daily Bugle—adding personal stakes to a city already on edge.

In "Sometimes It Snows In April," Spider-Man finds himself caught between a freak blizzard and a mysterious threat foretold by Dr. Strange. With only hours to spare before danger strikes at 4:00, Peter tries to stay busy—juggling a tedious photo assignment from Dexter Bennett and a tense encounter with a group of relentless Mayan Warriors. When the clock hits the hour, Spidey and Wolverine spring into action to protect an unknown man, only to face a new kind of trouble when the police arrive to arrest the hero for his own good.

In "The Hobgoblin Revealed!", grief shadows the funeral of Ned Leeds as his loved ones gather—Betty Brant, Mac, and others—while Peter Parker struggles to keep his head amid rising chaos. As the new Hobgoblin strikes and the truth about Ned’s past begins to surface, Spider-Man races to uncover the real identity behind the mask, with the Kingpin offering a file that could change everything. But with danger closing in and old secrets burning in the flames, Peter must decide what it means to keep fighting when the line between hero and villain blurs.