Stripped of the Venom Symbiote, Eddie Brock plunges into the hood of a car and is left severely injured. Spider-Man rushes to his aid and tries to get him up when he is confronted by heroes who have been taken over by symbiotes possessed by Knull. The Human Torch helps Spider-Man, creating a nova blast to stall the Knullified heroes so that Spider-Man can take Eddie to 4 Yancy Street, where Eddie is connected to life support but remains close to dying.