Spider-Man: No Way Home Page #3

Because someone forgot to cast a maintenance spell to keep the seals tight.

That's right. He did. Because he forgot I now have higher duties.

Higher duties?

The Sorcerer Supreme has high duties, yes.

Wait, I thought you were the Sorcerer Supreme?

No. He got it on a technicality

'cause I blipped for five years.

Oh. Well, congratulations.

If I'd been here, then I'd...

Burned the place down. You two, no one sits.

Start shoveling.

So, Peter...

To what do I owe the pleasure?

Right. Umm...

I'm really sorry to bother you, sir, but...

Please. We saved half the universe together.

I think we're beyond calling me sir.

Okay, uhh... Stephen.

That feels weird, but I'll allow it.

When...

When Mysterio revealed my identity...

My entire life got screwed up, and...

I was wondering, I mean, I don't even know if this would actually work,

but I was wondering if...

Maybe you could go back in time and make it so that he never did?

Peter...

we tampered with the stability of space-time to resurrect

countless lives. You wanna do it again now just because yours got messy?

This isn't... it's not about me. I mean, this is really hurting a lot of people.

My...

My Aunt May, Happy...

My best friend, my girlfriend, their futures

are ruined just because they know me, and...

They've done nothing wrong.

I am so sorry, but...

even if I wanted to...

I don't have the Time Stone anymore.

That's right.

I'm really sorry if I...

wasted your time.

- You didn't... - Just forget about it.

He will. He's really good at forgetting things.

Wong. You've actually generated a good idea.

What?

The runes of Cafkal.

The runes of Cafkal.

Oh, it's just a standard spell of forgetting.

Won't turn back time, but at least people will forget that you were ever Spider-Man.

- Seriously? - No. Not seriously.

That spell travels the dark borders between known and unknown reality.

It's too dangerous.

God, we've used it for a lot less.

Do you remember the full moon party in Kamar-Taj?

- No. - Exactly.

Come on. Wong.

Hasn't he been through enough?

Just leave me out of this.

Fine.

Fine.

So what is this place?

The Sanctum's built at the intersection of cosmic energy currents.

We were the first to seek them out.

Some of these walls are thousands of years old.

And they shot an episode of Equalizer here in the 80's.

Well, I, umm...

really appreciate you doing this for me, sir.

Don't mention it.

And don't call me sir.

Right. Sorry.

You ready?

I'm ready.

Nice knowing you, Spider-Man.

Wait, excuse me?

The entire world is about to forget that Peter Parker is Spider-Man.

- Including me. - Everyone?

- Can't some people still know? - That's not how the spell works.

Very difficult and dangerous to change it mid-casting.

So my girlfriend is just gonna forget about everything we've

been through? I mean, is she even gonna be my girlfriend?

That depends. Was she your girlfriend just because you're Spider-Man, or...

I don't know. I really hope not.

Alright. Fine.

Everyone in the world is gonna forget you're Spider-Man,

except your girlfriend.

Thank you so much.... Oh, my God. Ned.

- Ned! - What is a Ned?

He's my best friend so it's really important to me that Ned knows.

Okay. Let's not change the parameters of the spell anymore...

- While I'm casting it. - Okay, I'm done. I swear I'm done.

But my Aunt May should really know.

Peter, stop tampering with the spell.

Once she found out that I was Spider-Man, it was really messy, and

I don't think that I can go through with that again.

- So, my Aunt May? - Yes!

- Oh, thank you. Happy? - No. I am annoyed.

No, it's a nickname. Harold "Happy" Hogan.

He used to work for Tony Stark....

Could you just stop talking?

Basically, everyone who knew that I was Spider-Man before, should still know.

- Did it work? - No.

- You changed my spell six times. - Five times.

You changed my spell. You don't do that. I told you,

and that is why.

That spell was completely out of control. If I hadn't shut it down,

something catastrophic could've happened.

Stephen, listen, I am so sorry...

Call me sir.

Sorry, sir.

You know, after everything we've been through together, somehow I always forget...

You're just a kid.

Look, part of the problem,

it's not Mysterio.

It's you. Trying to live two different lives.

And the longer you do that, the more dangerous it becomes. Believe me.

I'm so sorry about, you and your friends,

not getting into college, but if they rejected you, and...

you try to convince them to reconsider, there is nothing else you can do.

When you say "convince them",

you mean like, I could've called them?

Yeah.

I can do that?

You haven't called?

Well, I mean, I got their letter, and I assumed that...

I'm sorry, but are you telling me,

that you didn't even think to plead your case with them first,

before you asked me to

brainwash the entire world?

I mean, when you put it like that, then...

Come on. Pick up, pick up, pick up...

- Dude, what? I'm busy. - Flash, where's the MIT mixer?

Why?

Because, I need to come and talk to someone. I'm

trying to get Ned and MJ a second chance at getting in.

What's in it for me?

I'm risking a lot just talking to you.

Okay. I will....

Pick you up and swing you to school for a week?

For a month.

For a week.

- Two weeks. - Flash, please. Come on, help me.

Okay, I'll tell everyone that you're my best friend.

Flash, please help me.

Cool, cool, cool.

So there's this lady. The assistant vice chancellor. You can plead your case with her.

Okay, perfect. Where is she?

- She left. - To go where?

To the airport.

Stark Network, unavailable.

Facial recognition, unavailable.

Hi.

Yep. I can see you.

Mom?

Okay.

Yeah.

- Hi. I'm Peter Parker... - You do know you're in the street, right?

Yeah, I know. I'm sorry. I just, I really needed to

talk to you, I know you're on your way to the airport...

MJ Watson and Ned Leeds are the two smartest people I've ever met in my entire life,

and I'm the dumbest person, because....

I let them help me, but if I didn't let them help

me, then millions of people would've died, so please...

- Don't let MIT be dumb like me. - MIT is dumb?

No! I'm saying don't let MIT be dumb.

I mean, like the...

the dumber version of me that

wouldn't have let them help.

You didn't rehearse that, did you, Peter?

Basically, what I'm trying to...

Why are you running? What...

Oh, my God. Ma'am? You should get out of the car.

Everybody get off the bridge!

We're locked. Doors --- hey!

Hello, Peter.

Hi?

- Have we... Do I know you? - What have you done with my machine?

Your ma...

I don't know what you're talking about. What machine?

The power of the sun, in the palm of my hand. It's gone.

Listen, sir. If you stop smashing cars,

we could work together and I can help you find your machine.

You wanna play games?

Catch!

It's okay. You guys are fine, you're safe. Get out of here.

You think your fancy new suit's gonna save you?

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