When Oscorp Industries announced that they were accepting new interns, we were intrigued... and then suspicion crept in. Why now? And what's behind this experimentation they're suddenly touting?

Only one way to answer these questions: infiltrate Oscorp's labs and dive into a Petri dish or two. If you find anything interesting, make sure to share it with your fellow Spider-Fans on Twitter: @markofspiderman - and use the hashtag #OscorpInterns to show your solidarity (with them, ostensibly... with us, in actuality).

Seems like we've got some allies over at Midtown Science High School - their newsletter praises the Spider-Man for exactly what he is: a hero, a defender of the people, and a webbed legend in the making. Read for yourself:

This bodes well for future generations of truth tellers and justice enthusiasts. These kids will not be brainwashed by the smear campaigns, the Daily Bugle propaganda, and the alarming misconception that Spider-Man is a "criminal" (I'm looking at you, WebbedMenace.com). In short: don't believe everything you read, unless it's printed in the aforementioned edition of the MSHS newsletter.

The overzealous folks over at WebbedMenace.com aren't satisfied clogging up our public consciousness; now they're popping up in our mailboxes, too. Just look at what they sent out to their loyal membership:

The despicable WANTED poster and a Lucha Libre poster from one "Jerera's Boxing Gym." Here's a transcript of the note included with the posters:

Action alert!

Someone recently caved in the roof of Jerara's Gym and left behind a slew of incriminating webs. As evidence, we're sending you a poster that we recovered from the location. Inspiration perhaps for a certain Wallcrawler's thugish appearance? We've also included a Wanted Poster so you can help in the pursuit of the webbed menace.

You've "dropped in" on your last gym, webhead!

What's their angle? Do they think Spider-Man represents every masked stranger who passes through their purview? Guilt by association is a low blow, even for you, Webbed Menacers - class it up!

Some of our intrepid membership have scoured the contents of the lost bag and blazed a trail to new Spidey speculation, but just how deep does this backpack go? As of now, thanks to @0bFuSc8 @silaslesnick @ancalime, thebruce, djchristensen and others, we know that it leads to a photoblog: ParkersPOV.com - but the full ramifications of this pictorial puzzler remain to be seen.

And there's another ongoing mystery that you started to decipher... emphasis on the "cipher" part. You cracked the code of one of the backpack artifacts and generated the following transcript:

SOMETIMES THE FACE IN THE MIRROR DOES NOT EVEN LOOK LIKE ME ONE MINUTE I AM ACING MY MIDTERMS THE NEXT I AM IN FISTFIGHTS I HAVE MADE EVERY MISTAKE A TEENAGER COULD MAKE.BELIEVE ME I WISH I COULD TAKE BACK MY WORST DECISIONS BUT I CAN NOT LIVE IN THE PAST INSTEAD I MUST BECOME THE BEST VERSION OF MYSELF I WILL SUCCEED

In short: you've done some amazing work, but it seems there might still be some left.

It's official: Mark of the Spider-Man has erupted from the underground and broken through to the public consciousness. When a popular TV broadcast recently located a lost bag belonging to a Spider-fan, they knew just who to contact. Here are the contents of said backpack for your perusal:

No idea where these materials are leading, but one thing's for sure: the Mark of the Spider-Man is your source for it all.

Just as Spider-Man fights crime, we must fight the forces of misperception. Captain Stacy of the NYPD has just come forward in vehement opposition to our hero, but his accusations are misplaced.

We will not be deterred. The fear mongering and propaganda found at webbedmenace.com can not stand unanswered, and we promise to eradicate those slanderous images of Spider-Man depicted in their repulsive posters.

We support the side of good, and good will ultimately prevail.

Stay vigilant.

Our operatives took to the streets, took out their art supplies and took back our city. Well done.