Ultimate Spider-Man Vol 1 Issue 1

**Ultimate Spider-Man Vol 1 #1** is the debut issue of Ultimate Spider-Man, and the Ultimate Universe in general.

## Characters

### Primary Characters

* Peter Parker

### Supporting Characters

* May Parker
* Ben Parker
* Mary Jane Watson
* Harry Osborn
* Flash Thompson
* Kong

### Antagonists

* Oscorp
	+ Norman Osborn
	+ Mr. Shaw

### Other Characters

* Oscorp
	+ Justin
	+ OZ Experiment Arachnid No. 00
* Midtown High
	+ Liz Allen
	+ Ross Andru
* Albert Einstein

## Groups

### Primary Groups

* Oscorp

### Other Groups

* Midtown High Staff

## Species

* Humans
* Human Mutates

## Locations

### Universe

* Earth-1610

### Galaxies

* Milky Way

### Solar Systems

* Sol System

### Planets

* Earth

### Continents

* North America

### Countries

* United States of America

### Administrative Divisions

* New York

### Cities and Towns

* New York City
	+ Queens
		- Forest Hills
			* Ben and May's House
		- Midtown High School
		- Westwood Mall
* Long Island
	+ Osborn Industries HQ

## Summary

In Osborn Industries Headquarters, Norman Osborn is performing an experiment on a spider while having a conversation on the myth of Arachne with his assistant, Justin. Osborn is interrupted by a call from his lawyer. Osborn angrily takes the call and gives the spider to Justin who fearfully dumps it into its containment tube but forgets to put the lid on while he hurriedly follows Osborn. Because of the mistake the spider crawls out.

Elsewhere in the Westwood Mall, Queens Peter Parker is studying chemistry but is pelted with food by Flash Thompson and Kenny Kong. Peter glares angrily before glancing around the food court where he sees Mary Jane Watson and Liz Allan speaking. Mary Jane sees Peter and smiles at him but Peter is once again pelted with food. Both Peter and Mary Jane are distraught by this as Peter is once again pelted. Peter's Uncle Ben arrives and calls Mary Jane over while he glares at Flash and Kong. Ben then sits with Peter and Mary Jane and they talk academics.

The next day, Peter is bullied by Flash and Kong once again at school but Harry Osborn tells them to lay off Peter. The Principal arrives and scolds Flash, Kong, and Harry, and tells Peter next time he is bullied to tell him straight away. Harry says he wants to study with Peter later that day, which Peter initially objects to because of a personal project but relents at Harry's insistence. Peter says that Harry could repay Peter for "studying" (read: doing Harry's homework) by getting Flash and Kenny to stop bullying him but Harry says that it doesn't matter because Peter will grow up and be rich because of his intelligence while Flash has peaked already; Peter retorts that that idea isn't helping him in the present but Harry says that he can't do anything to help him.

Later during gym the students are playing basketball. Flash and Kenny do great jobs but Peter misses completely and is mocked by everyone. That night Peter is having dinner with Uncle Ben and Aunt May, Peter is reading a book while eating and Aunt May comments that Peter may have Social Anxiety Disorder with Uncle Ben jokingly rebuking her. A little while later, Harry arrives and he and Peter go down to the basement where Peter keeps the scientific equipment he got from his parents. Harry asks how Peter's parents died and Peter tells him that they died in a plane crash. Harry then asks about a formula on a chalkboard, and Peter says that his father was working on a formula before he died, but was unable to complete it and now Peter is attempting to finish it; Harry leaves.