Amazing Spider-Man/Ultimate Universe # 1 FCBD 2025 NM

Free Comic Book Day 2025: Amazing Spider-Man/Ultimate Universe #1 is a dual-feature flipbook from Marvel Comics that serves as both a reset for Peter Parker's main adventures and a crucial prologue to the Ultimate Universe's first major crossover event. Released on May 3, 2025, it features two primary stories designed to attract both veteran readers and newcomers. 

Main Story: The Amazing Spider-Man

The first half of the issue reintroduces readers to the core identity of Peter Parker within the main Earth-616 continuity. 

• Narrative Focus: Writers Joe Kelly and artist John Romita Jr. reset the status quo, focusing on Peter's struggle to find gainful employment while balancing his responsibilities as Spider-Man.
• Key Conflict: Spider-Man faces a rampaging Rhino and discovers a deeper plot involving a man targeting Norman Osborn, who is himself being hunted by Lord Deathstrike.
• Childhood Ties: The story teases the return of a long-lost childhood friend of Peter's who may hold the key to his current struggles. 

Second Story: Ultimate Universe Prelude

The second half of the book acts as a direct lead-in to the summer 2025 event, Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion. 

• The Crossover: Written by Deniz Camp (Ultimates) and Cody Ziglar (Miles Morales: Spider-Man), with art by Jonas Scharf, this story begins the first crossover between the five ongoing Ultimate titles: Ultimate Spider-Man, Ultimate Black Panther, Ultimate X-Men, Ultimates, and Ultimate Wolverine.
• Miles Morales' Choice: The plot follows Miles Morales as he discovers a key left by The Maker to reach a new universe. When his baby sister, Billie, accidentally uses the key to travel to the new Ultimate Universe (Earth-6160), Miles must follow to save her.
• Universes Colliding: This story establishes Miles as the first hero to travel between the core 616 Marvel Universe and the new Ultimate Universe, setting up long-lasting repercussions for both.