Kraven was a mercenary hired by the Green Goblin to take out Spider-Man. Kraven burned the zoo down to attract Spider-Man. When Spidey came he trapped him and poisoned him and challenged Spidey to find him and take the antidote from him. Spidey escaped the booby trapped zoo and Kraven who tried to kill him with a sniper rifle. Kraven finally traps Spidey in a main area of the zoo and fights him but is defeated. He refuses to rat out Osborn but agrees to wait for the police to come arrest him as a sign of honor. However, he warns Spidey that he will be soon back.