Note the caption.
Not this one, the one in the image above.
Trapped under a machine, Spider-Man stares at the canister that may save Aunt May’s life.
The caption declares:
“But then, the amazing teenager glimpses the life-saving serum–so near, and yet so far–so hopelessly far away!”
He thinks (out loud, for no reason), “It’s lying there–just beyond reach–as though mocking me–taunting me–
It’s the one thing–the only thing–that can save Aunt May! And I can’t bring it to her–!