Little things continue to go wrong in Spidey's life and he begins to suspect sinister forces are at work. He visits Dr. Strange who identifies a bad luck hex on the wall crawler which he obtained while working with the Black Cat. Dr. Strange removes the curse from Spidey but it also negates the Black Cat's powers. Unfortunately, she is in the middle of breaking into the Foreigner's pad and battling one of his goons when this takes place.