 Later, it was revealed that The Scorcher was not working alone but was an agent of Norman Osborn (who would later become the Green Goblin).Hudak eventually escaped prison to pursue an arson career but was defeated by Spider-Man a second time.He once attacked Christmas shoppers, only to be stopped by Ben Reilly who was acting as Spider-Man at the time (Ben noting that encountering the Scorcher after so long left him feeling particularly old).