However, May is glad that Peter will no longer be taking pictures of "that awful Spider-Man" as she says. Peter is upset and tells May that instead of taking pictures of Spider-Man, Jameson wants him to take pictures for the society column. Marcia later married Phillip unaware that he killed her husband. However, the explosion was so bright that it burnt Alicia's retinas and blinded her. Phillip and Marcia and Alicia, who were nearby at the time, survived the blast. Phillip pushed Jacob into the clay and this caused a chain reaction that caused the clay to explode and blow up the building. Jacob caught Phillip trying to sabotage their research and the two fought.
Out of jealously, Phillip intended to destroy their research on the neurokinetic clay. Philip secretly loved Marcia and grew jealous of Jacob. Together they developed a neurokinetic clay. Years ago Puppet Master, then known as Phillip Master, was friends with Alicia's parents, Jacob Reiss and Marcia Deaton. Puppet Master then remembers how he came into possession of the clay that allows him to control people's minds. Puppet Master swears that soon he will defeat the Fantastic Four. Before Thing leaves he tells Johnny not to use his powers while he is wearing his tuxedo because Reed won't be able to treat it with unstable molecules.Īs Thing leaves Four Freedoms Plaza, he is unaware that he is being watched on a monitor by the Puppet Master who is an enemy of the Fantastic Four and Alicia's step-father. She also tells Johnny that he needs to go and pick up his tuxedo. Alicia tells Thing that he will miss his flight if he doesn't leave. However, Alicia is able to stop Ben and Johnny's fighting. Thing's comments about Johnny not being a real man makes Johnny angry and he and Thing start to fight. Thing also jokes that Johnny isn't a substitute for a real man. Thing tells Alicia that since he is going on a mission, Johnny will have to be her escort to the exhibit. However, Alicia reminds Thing that Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman are working on a special project for the U.S. Alicia's exhibit includes various sculptures of super-heroes and super-villains. Meanwhile, at Four Freedoms Plaza, Thing and Human Torch are helping Alicia prepare for her exhibit. Jameson then tells Peter to take pictures of Alicia Masters sculpture exhibit at Four Freedoms Plaza which is the headquarters of the Fantastic Four. However, Jameson tells Peter that since he signs his checks he will do what he's told. Peter does not like his new assignment and tells Jameson that he is an action photographer, not a society photographer. Jonah Jameson tells Peter Parker that he is now the Daily Bugle's society photographer until Ms.