Kraven has captured Vermin (in PPSSM #131, ’87) and Spider-Man has emerged from his grave, discovering that Kraven’s drug kept him immobilized there for two weeks (in WoSM #32, ’87). With Vermin imprisoned in an electrified cage in Kraven’s lair, Spidey arrives and confronts the Hunter. Kraven refuses to fight, believing that by “killing” and impersonating the web-slinger he has proven his superiority. Re-donning his own costume, he leads Spidey to the caged Vermin, then releases him, goading him into attacking Spider-Man. At fi rst Spidey fights back but then backs off, refusing to play Kraven’s game. However Vermin overwhelms him. Kraven forces Vermin off Spidey and lets him fl ee. Promising to never hunt again, Kraven helps the wounded Spider-Man up, urging him to follow Vermin. Feeling release, Kraven shoots himself with a hunting rifle, falling back into a coffin, dead.