“Slappers”, illegal steroid patches containing the drug Venom, are all the rage with Hill High School’s athletes, and Bruce suspects that one of his old enemies, Bane, may have a hand in their production. However Terry finds that Bane has become a withered old man due to his constant use of the poisonous drug and a caretaker scientist named Chappell is using the drug to suit his own needs. Chappell douses himself with Venom, but he is exposed to too much of the toxin, which leaves him halfway dead and crushed by the broken debris.