ORIGIN OF SPIDEMAN 2099

• Writer - Peter David
• Penciler - Rick Leonardi
• Inker - Al Williamson
• Lettering - Rick Parker
• Colorist - Steve Buccellato
• Editor - Joey Cavalieri
• Editor in Chief - Tom Defalco

Summary

  Spider-Man escapes the threats of the Public Eye to subdue him, attacking one named Estevez to do so. He returns to his apartment in Babylon Towers where Lyla (his holographic servant who looks like Marilyn Monroe) records his recollection of the previous few days.

  Miguel O'Hara works for Alchemax in their genetic research department. He has had success altering animal DNA. He is a confident and cocky genius, and he doesn't get along with either his immediate supervisor Aaron Delgato or Alchemax head Tyler Stone. Despite Miguel's protest, they try his new genetic recombinator on a convicted felon named Sims, who dies after changing into a super-strong monster. In order to keep his number one genius under his thumb, Tyler slips Miguel a drink laced with Rapture (or so he is led to believe at this time), an incurably addictive drug. In his pain and anger of fighting the effects of the Rapture, he inadvertently gives his girlfriend Dana D'Angelo a black eye. Realizing he cannot go on like this, he goes back to Alchemax to alter his DNA back to the pre-Rapture Miguel O'Hara. Aaron Delgato, trying to get back at his Alchemax nemesis, pumps the energy levels to their maximum and accidentally interjects the DNA file of the Spider-Man from the former Heroic Age. Their is a huge explosion destroying the lab, but Miguel still lives, although not completely human.