(Batman I #306) - Black Spider survived the explosion, and although severely injured he dragged himself into an alleyway to avoid the GCPD. Black Spider was fueled solely by blind hatred, making his way to a free clinic where he’d seen drug addicted friends go for recovery, where he underwent months of operations and therapy. He decided to end the Gotham drug trade by going to its’ source. Batman caught some smugglers at the gotham marina and called in Gordon and the GCPD when he realized they were handling millions in heroin. Batman and Gordon were sure they’d found the source of the Gotham drug pipeline and could trace the shipment to Hannibal Hardwicke’s pleasure cruiser Golden Girl I. Batman boarded the cruiser, telling Hardwicke he was finished but was surprised to see Black spider, who told Batman reports of his death were exaggerated. Black Spider blasted his automatic rifle at Hardwicke, wanting to see him dead for spreading drugs in Gotham, but Batman cut the lights. Black Spider was furious Batman once again refused to let him fulfill his mission of vengeance and blindly fired his rifle until the lights came back on and he realized Batman and Hardwicke were both gone. Batman brought Hardwicke to GCPD headquarters, asking Gordon to put him in protective custody. Gordon said the Mayor and D.A. Gelman forbade him, because they were afraid that if Hardwicke staid the Black spider wouldn’t think twice about attacking the entire gotham police force. Batman brought Hardwicke to Bruce Wayne’s penthouse, saying Wayne occasionally helped him on cases, and told Alfred Pennyworth to make him feel at home. Black Spider used magnets on his hands and feet to scale the penthouse, and when batman attacked him he managed to throw the Caped Crusader off the penthouse. Batman was injured, but caught up with him. Black Spider fought savagely, seething that he’d kill the man who used him and tried to kill him with a bomb. Their fight led inside the penthouse, where Black spider inhaled sleeping gas pumped in from the air conditioners and collapsed. Batman told Alfred and Hardwicke they could remove their nose-filters. Alfred told Batman Hardwicke had admitted he was Black Spider’s benefactor who used his hatred to eliminate rival drug dealers. Batman believed Spider knew who his benefactor was all along but chose to ignore it because hate made him blind.

(Superman / Batman #3) - Spider and a number of other supervillains attempted to collect the billion dollar bounty President Luthor placed on Superman’s head but failed.

(Identity Crisis #2) - Black Spider attended one of the supervillain community's semi-regular gatherings at the Injustice Gang's old satellite headquarters.

(Identity Crisis #4) - Dr. Light told Deadshot that he was once mind-wiped by the Justice League of America. Deadshot spread Light’s story to his supervillain buddies, including Black Spider

(Villains United #2) - Spider joined “Lex Luthor’s” Society. Luthor wanted to destroy the Secret Six, a group of dissident villains that refused to join the Society, so he sent Spider and a number of other Society members to confront the Six aboard the Petrovia, a Russia cargo freighter carrying Thanagarian weapons destined for the Society. The Society defeated the Secret Six and brought them back to Lex Luthor.

(Identity Crisis #5) - Nightwing questioned Black Spider about the death of Sue Dibny by, but he couldn't offer any useful information.