ryan maxwell - a construction worker who is knocked off a platform by menace while changing the sign on the exterior of the "daily bugle" building. spider-man arrives to catch bill, but ryan's neck is injured in the process. ryan later approaches the lawyer matt dowd, asking if he can sue spider-man for knocking him off a building. dowd tells him that because his identity is unknown, they can file a "john doe" complaint and serve him by publication; if he doesn't respond, they get a default judgment against him.