Still finding his footing as a super hero and dealing with grief over Uncle Ben's death, Peter will find himself entangled in a dark drama involving his best friend's family: the Osborns. The saga will revisit the now classic SPIDER-MAN -1 and tie up a plot thread that's been dangling since 1997 involving the tragic truth behind Norman Osborn's research assistant Nels van Adder, the first test subject for the "Goblin formula" which transformed him into PROTO-GOBLIN! Norman Osborn was not the first Goblin! Norman Osborn is the Green Goblin you know. But he is NOT the Original Goblin! It's time to learn the shocking secrets of the Proto-Goblin, and its dramatic connection to the Osborn family! What role does a young Peter Parker, who has not yet understood his great power and responsibility, play in this unfolding of events?