After the discovery of Counter-Earth, a very Earth like planet in the same orbit on the oposite side of the sun, John Jameson is sent on the first manned mission to it. But while covering the launch, Peter sees Venom and Carnage enter the shuttle. He tries to stop them, but fails and ends up taking the blame for the assumed loss of the shuttle and gets a bounty on his head. Then, when a plea for help from a John Jameson on Counter-Earth is recived, Peter sees the only way to clear Spider-Man's name as hijacking a new shuttle and go to Counter-Earth himself...