Released April 1996

Spider-Man 2099 #42

Synopsis

Earth Tyler Stone is back to reclaim his seat at Alchemax after being shot and hospitalized. Thing is, Miguel doesn't want to give it back. Beat it, Tyler.PlotMiguel sits in his office, surrounded by his department heads all trying his patience. Miguel jumps on the table and strangely begins a game of Duck-Duck- Goose, tired of "playing their games." Miguel kicks them out, and calls for his new secretary to protect him from the hoards. In comes the new hire, and old sweet lady named April, the spitting image of Aunt May. She adjusts his buttons to make sure he's protected from the chill of the air conditioning. Miguel immediately calls for a replacement - but nobody wants the job. Just then, someone has arrived who may be perfectly suited to care of Miguel's needs.Downtown, Kasey and Raff are in an apartment watching the gathering of a mob from the Grunt Union made up of sewer workers, contruction men, watchdogs, and truckers led by a man with metal arms named Boru. Kasey was surprised to see him still alive.Miguel heads over to see Xina and offer her a position in the new extraterrestrial research division. He rehearses in his mind the words he'll say to her. His driver, Bert, stops the levitating car. Traffic is blocked up everywhere. On a large public video screen, Miguel sees the Fantastic Four fighting. Miguel tells Bert he's going to walkt the rest of the way, and sends him home. Meanwhile, he gets into his S-Man suit, and tries a faster route. He questions why he's in the costume anymore - but he believes his investment in his alter-ego has put forth the best of himself - and he's afraid to lose that now. At Xina's place, her hologram, Jack, informs Miguel that Xina has left, and may never return.Miguel returns to his office to find another line of people aggressively pursuing him to talk. One man faces Miguel's new secretary, insisting that Miguel owes him a report. Off panel, the secretary aims a gun to his head.In his office, Miguel is surprised to hear it grow...