Appearing in "A Trivial Pursuit: Part One"
Featured Characters:
- Spider-Man / "Liar" (Peter Parker) (Main story and recap)
Supporting Characters:
- Mary Jane Watson
- Boomerang (Fred Myers) (Main story and flashback)
- Randy Robertson
Antagonists:
- Vulture (Adrian Toomes)
- Black Ant (Eric O'Grady)
- Taskmaster (Tony Masters)
- Mayor Wilson Fisk (Main story and flashback)
Other Characters:
- Dougie (First and only known appearance; dies)
- Sugar Ray (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Big Wheel (Only in recap)
- Rhino (Aleksei Sytsevich) (Only in recap)
- Electro (Francine Frye) (Main story and recap)
- NYPD (Referenced)
- Hydra (Only in recap)
- Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff) (Only in recap)
- Maria Hill (Referenced)
- Daily Bugle (Name only)
- Speed Demon ("James Sanders") (First appearance)
- Shocker ("Herman Schultz") (First appearance)
- Beetle ("Janice Lincoln") (First appearance)
- Overdrive ("James Beverley") (First appearance)
- Beetle (Janice Lincoln) (Mentioned)
- Shocker (Herman Schultz) (Only in flashback)
- Avengers (Mentioned)
- Underground (Mentioned)
- Captain Universe (Mentioned)
- Kangaroo (Brian Hibbs)
- Trapster
- Scorcher (Steven Hudak)
- Killer Shrike (Simon Maddicks)
- Cyclone (Pierre Fresson)
- Squid (Donald Callahan)
- 8-Ball
- Mirage (Desmond Charne) (Deceased)
- Shatterfist
- Numerous unidentified Bar with No Name patrons (Main story and flashback)
- Melter
- Prowler (Hobie Brown)
- Daredevil (Matt Murdock) (Photo)
- Brothers Grimm (Percy & Barton Grimes)
- Answer (Aaron Nicholson)
- Apocalypse (En Sabah Nur) (Imagination)
- Kang the Conqueror (Nathaniel Richards) (Imagination)
- Dormammu (Imagination)
- Devil / Mephisto (Imagination)
- Dweller-in-Darkness (Imagination)
- Grandmaster (En Dwi Gast) (Imagination)
- Thanos (Imagination)
- Collector (Taneleer Tivan) (Imagination)
- Death (Imagination)
- Kraven (Sergei Kravinoff) (Imagination)
- Felicia Hardy (Imagination)
- Vulture (Adrian Toomes) (Imagination)
- Bird-Man (Achille DiBacco) (Corpse in imagination)
- Norman Osborn (Imagination)
- Omega Red (Arkady Rossovich) (Corpse in imagination)
- Ringer (Anthony Davis) (Corpse in imagination)
- Turner D. Century (Clifford Michaels) (Corpse in imagination)
- Scourge (Delazny) (Referenced)
- Man-Bull (William Taurens)
- Spot (Johnny Ohnn)
- White Rabbit (Lorina Dodson)
- Deke
- Living Brain II (First appearance)
- Sinister Six (Mentioned)
- Living Brain (Mentioned)
- Kingsley Limited (Mentioned)
- Basilisk (Basil Elks) (Mentioned)
- Galactus (Mentioned)
- Heralds of Galactus (Mentioned)
- Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) (Mentioned)
- Looter (Norton Fester)
- Firelord (Pyreus Kril) (Mentioned)
- Dexter Bennett (Mentioned)
- Professor Ramon Vasquez (Mentioned)
- Abraham Erskine (Mentioned)
- Will O' The Wisp (Jackson Arvad) (Mentioned)
- Fates (Invoked)
- Corona Motors (Mentioned)
- Carter & Lombardo Ad Agency (Mentioned)
- Mr. Carter (Mentioned)
- Mr. Lombardo (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Pigs (Photo)
- Hawks (Mentioned)
- LMDs
- Black Ant's Ants
- Mutants (Imagination)
- Faltine (Imagination)
- Demons (Imagination)
- Cosmic Beings (Imagination)
- Titanians (Imagination)
- Abstract Entities (Imagination)
- Robots
- Spiders (Referenced)
Locations:
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- North America (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- New York (Main story and flashback)
- New York City (Main story and flashback)
- Brooklyn
- Mount Prospect Park
- Manhattan (Main story and flashback)
- East Village
- Bowery
- Peter, Randy, & Fred's apartment
- Bowery
- Upper West Side (Only in recap)
- Museum of Natural History, Central Park West (Mentioned) (Main story and flashback)
- Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum Mile, Upper East Side (Mentioned)
- Midtown
- Chelsea (Mentioned)
- Chelsea Piers (Mentioned)
- Hell's Kitchen
- Chelsea (Mentioned)
- Civic Center (Main story and flashback)
- New York City Hall (Main story and flashback)
- East Village
- Brooklyn
- New York City (Main story and flashback)
- Washington, D.C. (Only in recap)
- White House (Only in recap)
- New Jersey (Only in recap)
- Newark (Only in recap)
- Fred Myers' restaurant (Only in recap)
- Newark (Only in recap)
- Ohio (Imagination)
- Medina County (Imagination)
- New York (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Europe (Referenced)
- North America (Main story and flashback)
- Heaven (Invoked)
Items:
- Vulture's Wings (Main story and recap)
- Fly (Mentioned) (Topical Reference)
- Black Ant's Suit and Helmet
- Pym Particles (Behind the scenes)
- Captain America's Shield (Photo)
- Rhino Armor (Only in recap)
- "The real prize" (Behind the scenes in recap)
- Spider-Man's Suit and Web-Shooters (Main story and recap)
- Spider-Tracer
- Spider-Tracer-Tracker (Behind the scenes)
- Webs (Referenced)
- Cyclone's Suit
- Prowler's Suit
- Daredevil's Suit (Photo)
- Kang Armor (Imagination)
- Kraven's Lion's Head Vest (Imagination)
Vehicles:
- Big Wheel (Only in recap)
- Hydra Helicarriers (Only in recap)
- Spider-Mobile (Mentioned)
Event:
- Secret Empire (Only in recap)
Synopsis for "A Trivial Pursuit: Part One"
As Vulture pursued Dougie for stealing from him, a strange voice distracted Vulture before revealing itself to be Black Ant. Fighting Vulture mid-air, Taskmaster used the opportunity to capture and bring him down for a relatively soft landing, to which Black Ant noted that Dougie did not share.
At his apartment, Peter was spending time with Mary Jane which was quickly interrupted by Fred's intrusion. Mary Jane introduced herself, finding Fred likable, but Peter is cautious around Fred having tracked him to a warehouse playing cards with his cohorts in the Superior Foes. When Randy tried getting Peter to provide Fred the benefit of the doubt given his helping the Resistance, Fred walked in asking a question about Spider-Man's Captain Universe powers which Peter corrected. After Randy explained Peter's role as Spider-Man's once personal photographer, Fred invited Peter to the Bar With No Name for "Spider-Man Trivia Night" and introduced Peter as "The Liar." Surprised by Electro's arrival, she voiced her hostility until the barkeep reminded them of the No Fighting rules, so she warned Peter to watch out being friends with Fred. While reticent to participate, Peter's overhearing villain plans convinced him to stay and then started getting carried away answering trivia questions.
In the men's room, Fred is called by an aid of Fisk's trying to be diplomatic, Fred finds the attempts at communication pathetic and refused the offer. Back in the Bar, Peter gained some popularity for his consecutive wins and correctly answered the final question. Setting a new house record, the crowd cheers on The Liar (Peter) and for a singular moment felt like he understood them well enough. At City Hall, an enraged Wilson Fisk issued a large enough bounty on Boomerang, and messaged the Bar patrons. Seeing the price, the patrons were intrigued, ready to break the main rule and are about to start fighting.
Solicit Synopsis
• Wondering when Boomerang’s status as Spider-Man’s roommate would blow up?
• Yeah, it’s this issue. Uh-oh.
Notes
- The scene where Peter speculates that the Bar With No Name originated as a speakeasy during the Great Depression is accompanied by a shot of the Noir versions of Kraven, Felicia Hardy, the Vulture, and Norman Osborn.
- The scene in which Boomerang meets his old gang is penciled by Superior Foes of Spider-Man #1 artist Steve Lieber.
- Reference is made to the role of Boomerang in Secret Empire story arc.
