Web of Tarantula Vol 1 0

Part of the Mythos arc

Art by: Francis Cugat

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Appearances · Synopsis

 ...It's because I always saw **our son** as **Nick Carraway**.
—**Dr. Daniels**
## Appearing in "Nevadatonin"

**Featured Characters:**

* Dr. Daniels (First appearance)
* Jennifer Daniels (First appearance)

**Other Characters:**

* Shay Daniels (Mentioned)
* Connor Carter (Mentioned)
* Monica Eden (Mentioned)

**Races and Species:**

* Zinchari Spiders (First appearance)
* Humans

**Locations:**

* Earth-30
	+ United States of America
		- Mojave Desert
			* Dr. Daniels' Mojave Laboratory (First appearance)
		- Nevada
			* Las Vegas (First appearance)
				+ Spring Valley (First appearance)
					- Spring Valley High School (First appearance)

**Items:**

* The Great Gatsby (First appearance)

## Synopsis for "Nevadatonin"

Jennifer Daniels dropped Shay off at school as Shay's birthday began rolling around. However, before she pulled away from Spring Valley High, Jennifer saw her ex-husband, who was believed dead. Immediately pulling over, Jennifer screamed at Dr. Daniels, who was there to sneak Shay a birthday present. It was a book that eventually became Shay's favorite book, The Great Gatsby. Jennifer had several questions, but ultimately, Dr. Daniels promised to tell her everything if she just promised to give the book to Shay. Snatching the book, Jennifer asked why this book in particular, and Dr. Daniels explained that he always saw Shay as his Nick Carraway.

Jennifer rode in the car silently with Dr. Daniels. The directions he gave her were out past Northern Las Vegas and well into the desert, but it was when Dr. Daniels attempted to turn on the radio that the silence was broken. Jennifer demanded to know what Dr. Daniels was doing that could've been more important than Shay. There was a brief silence, and Dr. Daniels explained The Donuts Project and why he had to go into hiding as he was the only one who knew where The Cosmic Cube was sent. Jennifer pulled the car over and told him that Dr. Daniels talks, and she drives. Reluctantly, he agreed, and Jennifer started the car again.
Dr. Daniels explained that his work on the Zinchari Spiders was too important to let him be a simple civilian. He didn't want to put Jennifer and Shay through that, resulting in him leaving. Jennifer asked about the cube, and Dr. Daniels explained that if it fell into the wrong hands, it would've been the end of humanity as they knew it. This resulted in Dr. Daniels and Connor Carter sending it into space, but only Daniels knew the location of where it went. As he explained the last part, Jennifer stopped the car, and the two stepped out. Dr. Daniels explained that while he can't be in Shay's life like he wants, he is still nearby, and the two walk toward a dune.

As they approached the dune, a small slab lifted slightly on the floor, and Dr. Daniels lifted it, inviting Jennifer in. Frustrated by this, Jennifer reluctantly followed him down into the makeshift lab. Daniels explained that a former SHIELD base was left abandoned, but Jennifer wasn't impressed and was shocked to see Zinchari Spiders in containers. He explained that he never stopped researching and hoped that Jennifer would accompany him. Jennifer launched into a series of threats if he planned to do anything, but Daniels threw his hands up, explaining that he just wanted to let her know about their friends. Daniels explained that something happened to Connor after Dr. Daniels disappeared and his wife died. Jennifer stated Connor got rich, but Dr. Daniels denied it was about money and warned her against interacting with him or Monica Eden. When Dr. Daniels dropped Monica, Jennifer gave up on trying to listen or help. She ranted about how Dr. Daniels couldn't come back into her life after nearly sixteen years and tell her and Shay who to talk to and why. Dr. Daniels tried to explain, but Jennifer smacked him, asking how dare he act like he was still her husband and Shay's father, then stormed out of the lab. As she left, Dr. Daniels somberly looked down, and a tear streamed down his face, realizing that his son would become something else.

Dr. Daniels knew of Monica's plan to convince Jennifer to put Shay's birthday party in the desert to set up someone gaining spider-based abilities. However, Dr. Daniels knew how the spiders thought and how they attacked humans based on body heat and knew that in the end, the highest percentage of who would gain the abilities was Shay. Jennifer would get back to her car and get in. In the passenger seat was the book from Dr. Daniels, and when she opened it, she saw Dr. Daniels write a series of song lyrics on the first page. She tore the page out in her rage and crumbled it up, tossing it out of the window while driving away. And it was T-Minus 23 hours till disaster.

## Notes

* This story is massively important for the character of Shay Daniels and for the Zinchari Avatars. It sets up the idea that they chosen through science to become avatars.
* This isn't the first time that Shay's father has had a hand in the Zinchari Spiders. On Earth-505, Shay's father was a researcher who mysteriously vanished. However, he ended up becoming a villain as he lost his mind.
* Within the context of Nevadatonin, this is Issue #0. However, it was originally the beginning of Mythos but to cut down on length, it was divided into two separate stories. It is considered #0 as it is a companion piece to Mythos; when it's collected, it is considered the "Happy Birthday" story arc.
* Web of Tarantula Vol 1 0, and by extension, Donuts exist outside of mainstream Marvel Universe continuity. Themselves, their stories, and other characters are unrelated and not connected to the Marvel Multiverse and exist within solely within The Donuts Multiverse.

## See Also

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