Peter Parker was an incredibly intelligent but socially inept high school student living with his uncle Ben and his aunt May Parker, who he formed an inseparable bond with. He grew up in Queens, New York City with his best friend, Harry Osborn, while admiring from afar his next-door neighbor Mary Jane Watson, who he harbored a crush for ever since he was little. He also formed a close relationship with Norman Osborn, Harry's overbearing father who viewed Peter as more promising and impressive than his own son.