Issues 66-71
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This volume contains three seperate story arcs that last two issues
#66-67
One day, Peter finds himself in the body of James Howlett, AKA Logan AKA Wolverine, while the other ends up in the body of Peter. The two begrugingly co-ordinate with each other to reverse this, resulting in shenanigans ensuing. The X-Men arrive, revealing that Wolverine hit on Jean Grey too many times, resulting in her swapping Logan's mind with the place he least wants to be, that being Peter Parker's body. With their bodies and minds restored, Peter lights up the X-Men before swinging away frustrated. Hanging out with MJ, she asks Peter to "not do that until they're older," leaving Peter bewildered.
#68-69
Coerced into finishing high school by his father, Johnny Storm of the Fantastic Four enrolls at Midtown High, becoming fast friends with Liz Allen, Peter, and MJ. Johnny accidentily uses his powers at the beach and scares off Liz. He tries to meet with her, but she doesn't show, and is instead met by Spider-Man. The two manage to save people from a burning building, with both becoming friends in the process. Inspired by Spider-Man, Johnny shares the name he'll go with when the four go public: The Human Torch.
#70-71
Peter is planning a date with Mary Jane, but is dragged along by Ben Urich to interview Dr. Stephen Strange JR. They are denied entry into his home, casuing Peter to suit up and investigate. Finding Strange in agony, he tries to help, only to be possessed and tortured by a creature known as Nightmare. While Strange is able to free Spider-Man and excise the demon, Peter is left severly traumatized, specifically at the thought of getting Mary Jane killed.
Did You Know?
- The second issue of the body-swap arc between Spider-Man and Wolverine starts with Bendis strangling his editor Nick Lowe, with Lowe admitting that this story was his idea and Bendis admitting even he couldn’t milk this for long. This comic also ends with the infamous scene implying that Wolverine attempted to sleep with the 15-year-old Mary Jane Watson. This story also received an adaptation of the Ultimate Spider-Man TV show, with the mind swap being a result of the villain Mesmero.
- Johnny Storm, AKA the Human Torch, was the first member of the Fantastic Four to reveal himself to the public in this universe. He would later become a mainstay in Ultimate Spider-Man Volume 2, where he would live with the Parkers for some time post-Ultimatum.
- Ultimate Dr. Strange was another character introduced in the Ultimate Team-Up Series. This world’s Dr. Strange is not the original, rather he is the son of the first Dr. Strange and Clea, a long-time supporting character in the mainline Dr. Strange comics. It is also unknown if Stephen Strange Jr. possesses the title of Sorcerer Supreme like his father.