PREVIOUSLY: In an untold tale of the present day, what happened the day Harry Osborn came back from the dead? Two best friends must overcome the hardest separation of all in a Matter of Trust.

REVIEW: Peter Parker is snoozing on his Aunt May's couch when the alarm of a nearby clock radio goes off. During the radio news update that follows, Peter learns about the most shocking revelations ever: Harry Osborn, believed dead for several years, is very much alive and has just returned to New York City from Europe, where he's been working for his father's company, Oscorp International. Absolutely and completely flabbergasted, Peter grabs his clothes and throws them on, just as Aunt May walks into the living room to show him the front page of the recent Daily Bugle edition, which features both Harry and his father, Norman Osborn.

PREVIOUSLY: There are countless planes of reality, containing alternate worlds very similar to ours. Peter Parker is Spider-Man on many of them. On one particular Earth, he is married to Mary Jane. Their baby daughter May is destined to follow in his web-steps, as Spider-Girl, but these are the adventures of Mr. and Mrs. Spider-Man.

REVIEW: Having finished her classes at Empire State University, Mary Jane Parker joins her husband, Peter Parker in the biophysics lab, where he's wrapping up some experiments. The two young parent discuss the sorry state of their finances. Peter thinks the only solution is for him to get another part-time job. MJ suggests going back to runway modeling or trying to get something in the fashion industry but Peter argues that she already spends too much time away from baby May, their daughter. MJ retorts that there are not enough hours during the day for Peter to go to school, work as a lab assistant, freelance for the Daily Bugle and be Spider-Man. Peter agrees and is about to add more when his spider-sense suddenly kicks in, warning him of danger. Just then, a man comes crashing through the ceiling and slams into the floor at Peter and MJ's feet. MJ wants to check up on him but Peter can still sense danger; he tells MJ to keep away from him. On cue, the man pulls a gun out and instructs Peter and MJ to hand him all the available drugs. Peter tells the man that he is in the biophysics department and what he's looking for is the school pharmacy, located all the way across campus. Visibly frustrated, the man asks them if they have anything worth stealing. Peter answers that he and MJ have less than ten bucks between them. Pointing to the equipment surrounding them, Peter adds that he could probably steal some of it but he would need a moving van to haul it away. Realizing how stupid he was to have broken in at that location, the man screams and goes on explaining that he's had a really bad year. Speaking up, MJ offers to take the man to the infirmary, in case he was injured in the fall. Pointing his gun at Peter and MJ, the man says that he cannot afford to go away empty-handed. He orders Peter to hand him the ten dollars he mentioned earlier. His spider-sense no longer buzzing, Peter realizes that the man's gun is not even loaded. He therefore points that out to the thief. The man tries to act tough, waving his gun at Peter, but Peter doesn't fall for it. He grabs the gun right out of the thief's hands and swings out the cylinder; all six chambers are empty – the gun was not loaded, as Peter had thought. The man fesses up to not carrying a loaded gun ever since he accidentally shot himself in the foot years ago. He then goes to stand up and screams in pain, grabbing his knee in the process. He thinks he threw out his knee. MJ tells Peter that they should take him to get some medical attention but Peter says that the police will take care of him once he's in custody. MJ asks Peter if he's going to turn him over to the authorities. Peter answers, pointing out that he's an armed burglar. MJ tries to convince Peter that he won't do it again. The man concurs and says that he only resolved to crime to support his family, to feed his baby. Reluctantly, Peter helps the man, who introduces himself as Angelo Cantano, stand up.

Just then, a security guard arrives in the room to investigate what the loud crashing noise was all about. Upon seeing the guard, Angelo yells that Peter and MJ took him hostage and busted his knees, at gunpoint. The security guard grabs his gun and orders Peter to "freeze". Peter indicates that he was the victim, not the attacker, and MJ corroborates everything. The guard answers that he has no idea who is telling the truth so he tells them all to hang tight until the police sort things out.

A short time later, Detective Drasco gets Peter and MJ's deposition about what happened. One of the police officer interrupts them and indicates that they've uncovered where Cantano broke into the building through the air conditioning ducts. One of the crime scene investigators, Carlie Cooper, approaches Drasco and explains that she's found enough preliminary evidence supporting the Parker's story. Drasco answers that he figured it would, seeing as Cantano and him go back a ways. MJ mentions that Cantano said it was his first time and that he did for his hungry baby. Drasco laughs and explains that the only baby in Cantano's life is a stripper in Staten Island. According to Drasco, Cantano is a lying mook who spends so much time in jail he has a cell named after him.

The scene cut to jail where Cantano is sent. When he walks in the main holding cell, another con asks what he's in for. Lying through his teeth, Cantano answers that he was in the middle of a very sweet bank job when Spider-Man showed up. He goes on explaining that, despite being apprehended, he still managed to land a few good punches before Spidey overpowered him. The other con is quite impressed.

Back at the biophysics lab, Drasco tells Peter and MJ that they probably won't have to testify, as Angelo will probably cop a plea, an advantage of knowing the system. Drasco takes his leave. Peter and MJ approach Carlie Cooper (in this alternate universe, they don't know each other) and they thank her for her help. Carlie answers that she is just doing her job. She then adds that Peter looks like some kind of science brainiac. Peter asks if it's that obvious. Carlie replies that it is, to a fellow brainiac anyways. MJ asks Carlie if she likes her work. She responds that she does, as it gives her a chance to play scientist and help the cops put away bad guys. Handing Peter her card, she tells him that their department is always looking for good people. She then takes her leave. Peter and MJ are left wondering if perhaps this could be the right job for Peter.

The end...for now.

PREVIOUSLY: You may think you know Peter Parker's sweet old Aunt May but you've never seen her like this! Forget everything you think you know and read on for what is surely the most shocking Spider-Man tale ever told! Introducing a world where Aunt May not only knows Peter's secret identity, but a world that's about to meet the Amazing Spider-Ma'am!

REVIEW: In Forest Hills, Queens, Peter Parker is helping Aunt May with her flower garden, which she hopes will help her win the "Greenest Block in Queens" contest. She thinks they can win, as long as one of her neighbors, Edna Blackquill, doesn't deliberately sabotage the block's chances by having her dog chew up their gardens, like she did the previous year. Peter tells Aunt May that he'll talk to Edna, if she wants him to. Aunt May tells Peter not to worry about it and she'll take care of it.

Speaking of the devil, she so happens to walk by on the sidewalk and stops to talk to Aunt May and Peter. She taunts Aunt May with the petunias she's had planted in her yard, telling her she is going to be facing some stiff competition from her block. Aunt May admits the petunias look very lovely, as she's seen the landscapers putting them in for her (burn!), and adds that she hopes Edna's dog, Bon-Bon, will not chew their flower gardens as he did the previous years. Edna brushes off Aunt May's accusations and proceeds to show her the latest edition of her column in the Queens Bugle, which is about how they need to stop the awful Spider-Man and his vigilante ways. She adds that he's been spotted in their neighborhood. Upon hearing this, Peter heads back inside, while Aunt May defends Spider-Man, saying that she thinks it's wonderful that he protects citizens the way he does. Edna replies that it does take all kinds and walks away.

Minutes later, inside the Parker house, Aunt May complains about Edna and cannot believe she has her own column, as it is essentially just catty gossip. Peter points out that some people like that kind of stuff; what he’s more worried about is that, as Spider-Man, he was spotted in the neighborhood, and he's usually very careful coming in and out of the house. Aunt May realizes that the burglar she bested – in Amazing Spider-Man Family #3 – must have told the police, but she tells Peter that they're probably just rumors from overexcited kids. She distracts him with a nice piece of pie. Peter takes it and bids his goodbye, as he's got a date and he doesn’t want to be late for it.

Aunt May goes outside and has a look at Edna Blackquill's backyard. Aunt May admits that it looks nice, but Edna didn't even plant it herself and was extremely rude to the landscapers she hired. Aunt May felt bad for the poor men so, when they were done, she made them lemonade. As she looks around the yard, Aunt May suddenly hears someone coming – it's Edna. Aunt May hides in the bushes and listens to her archrival give instructions to her dog Bon-Bon about destroying the competition’s flower gardens. Edna wants Bon-Bon to be extra quiet when tearing up the gardens, as people are suspecting him to be responsible for the previous year's garden mauling. Edna reminds Bon-Bon that if he’s not quiet, he will have to wear a muzzle. Peeking through the bushes, Aunt May cannot believe her eyes and ears.

Aunt May goes inside her house and heads downstairs where Peter's "special" lab is located. She grabs a bottle of web fluid and empties its' content in an old perfume spray bottle. She then proceeds to test it and, needless to say, it works very well.

Later that night, Aunt May "borrows" Peter's Spider-Man costume and skulks around her yard, setting up a trap (i.e. large webs) for Edna Blackquill, whom she expects to make a move that night. On cue, Edna and Bon-Bon show up to do their evil deed. Edna deposits Bon-Bon in Aunt May's yard and instructs the dog to destroy her garden as well as the others. Bon-Bon has but taken a few steps when he gets stuck in one of Aunt May's web. Edna tries to come to his rescue but she gets trapped herself. Spider-Ma'am shows up, telling Edna that she does not tolerate cheating, or cruelty to animals. She issues Edna an ultimatum: she can be set free immediately, if she promises to play fair. If she does not accept, she will have to wait an entire hour before the web will dissolve. Edna reluctantly agrees.

The following afternoon, the judges for the best block contest are doing their rounds, looking at every garden. When they come across hers, Aunt May recognizes of the judges as being one of Edna's landscapers. The man reveals that working for Edna was the most miserable job he's ever had. He and his fellow judges all agree that May's block is much more charming and less tacky than Edna’s. They grant Aunt May's block the first prize. From afar, Edna watches on, vowing to defeat Spider-Ma'am, if it's the last thing she does.

That night, in the heart of the city, Spider-Man has to take the subway home because he is unexpectedly low on web fluid.

The end...for now.

REVIEW: Once upon a time in a universe stuffed in the back of an unnamed cosmic closet, Peter Porker was bitten by a radioactive spider and he gained the proportionate strength, speed and agility of a spider; he soon became the spectacular Spider-Ham. Unfortunately, his illustrious career almost came to an end when he lost his right foot during a climactic battle with his archenemy, Norman Osbird, the Green Gobler. Spider-Ham was immediately rushed to Fantastic Fur Headquarters to see their leader Weed Wiskers, Mr. Furtastic who fitted him with a bionic pig’s foot that can stick to walls. The bionic foot allowed Spider-Ham to resume his career, though it occasionally malfunctioned.

Peter Porker eventually married the beautiful Mary Crane Watson and their daughter May “Mayday” Porker joined the family a few years later. May was rather precocious as a baby and presented some unique challenges (she inherited her dad’s abilities). She gained her nickname (see above) in kindergarten, thanks to her kamikaze approach to dodgeball.

Peter and Mary Crane eventually sat May down and revealed that Peter was/is secretly Spider-Ham and that she inherited his powers. Listening to her parents like a good little piglet, she stopped using her powers in public, though she secretly continued practicing and honing them when no one was watching. May was already a teenager and attending Pigtown High when her life suddenly changed forever because trouble was brewing somewhere across town. Harry Osbird, son of Norman Osbird, wanted to avenge his father’s death, seemingly at the hands of Spider-Ham, so he captured the wall-crawling pig, as the new Green Gobler. Returning home from school, May was given the news of her father’s abduction by her mother, who saw it on TV. Mary Crane attempted to contact the Fantastic Fur for help, but they were away on a mission. Seeing no other choice, May donned one of her father’s old Spider-Ham costumes – the black and white one – and she swung into the sky in search of her father and the Green Gobler.

Atop a funicular railway car hung several feet above the Hudson, the Green Gobler accuses Spider-Ham of being responsible for his father’s demise. Spider-Ham reveals that his father accidentally killed himself. Spider-Ham explains that his father was actually winning their last fight and had him cornered, but he managed to leap out of the way and his father crashed into the tramway’s control room, unintentionally killing himself in the process. Despite this revelation, the Green Gobler grabs hold of Spider-Ham and throws him off the railway car, to certain death. Fortunately, May Porker, as Swine-Girl arrives on the scene and saves her father. After dropping him off on the ground, she turns her attention to the Green Gobler, who is making his move. After a short fight, Swine-Girl gets the upper hand and incapacitates the Green Gobler. Swine-Girl heads back down and unties her father, setting him free. Father and daughter then swing together into the sunset.

The end...for now.

WEBMASTER'S MESSAGE: Please note that this issue also has a reprint of Amazing Spider-Man #97-98 where Norman Osborn must chose between his vendetta against Spider-Man and his son's life. They will not be reviewed here at this point in time.