Spider-Man shakes down two Maggia bookmakers to discover the location of Silvermane’s headquarters. There, Man-Mountain Marko is convinced his boss’ rejuvenation is a trick and challenges Silvermane. Connors uses the distraction to slip away. Entering the lab, Cicero realizes that a young Silvermane will deprive him of succeeding him as family leader. He convinces Marko that this young Silvermane is a police trick, then fl ees as Marko attacks his boss. However, the rejuvenated Silvermane bests him as he continues to grow younger still. Spider-Man arrives and Silvermane orders Marko to attack him but Spidey defeats him easily. Connors watches from the other room as the ever-younger Silvermane tackles Spidey, then rushes off to find his family. The stress finally overwhelms him and he changes into the Lizard, running into the hall and taking out a Maggia gunman. As Spidey and a now-teenage Silvermane fi ght, Cicero returns with his gunmen to kill them. Spidey quickly disarms them. Realizing that the de-aging process can’t be reversed, a panicked Silvermane runs from the room. By the time Spidey catches up to him, he fi nds only a pile of Silvermane’s clothes. He locates Martha and Billy Connors but not Curt, who has become so submerged into the Lizard that only the beast remains.