A Stolen Future
Peter Benjamin Parker grows up with his parents, Richard and Mary, until they die when he’s 15 years old. He then lives with his Aunt May and Uncle Ben Parker. The first year following their deaths is tough for all the Parkers, but Peter’s aunt and uncle love their nephew unconditionally. Twenty years later, 35-year-old Peter is married to Mary-Jane Watson-Parker and they have two children. He’s also a photo-journalist for the Daily Bugle under his mentor J. Jonah Jameson and his uncle Ben. Despite all the wonderful things Peter has going for him, he has always felt something was wrong with his life and with himself.
In January 2024, the night before a memorial for all those lost, Peter receives a package and a message from Iron Lad and from six months in the future. In the holographic message, he informs Peter that 20 years ago, he was supposed to be bitten by a radioactive spider that would have granted him amazing powers, and he would have become one of Earth’s prominent Super Heroes. But instead, a great evil traveled through time and erased all the heroes of their world, including Peter, and formed a secret council to rule the world from the shadows. Iron Lad details his intention to set things right and restore heroes in the subsequent six months. Within the package, Peter finds the radioactive spider and a picotech stealth suit to protect his identity.
