The plot of Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark follows Peter Parker's rise as a superhero after being bit by a radioactive spider. While his powers bring him the attentions of his high school crush, Mary Jane, they also invoke responsibility after the death of his Uncle Ben and the birth of his arch nemesis, The Green Goblin (aka Norman Osborn). The Green Goblin creates a batch of super villains to help him take over New York, prompting Spider-Man to battle evil while maintaining the life of a teenager. After contemplating quitting the superhero business, Peter soon realizes that the world -- and even Mary Jane -- needs Spider-Man just as much as it needs Peter Parker.