—Spider-Man (internal monologue)Okay, the unexpected I can deal with... as long as I'm expecting it, that is...
Appearing in "Business as Usual"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- ⏴ Nebula ⏵ (Main story and flashback)
- ⏴ Gunthar ⏵ (Main story and flashback)
- Blockade (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Nebula's alien henchmen (None named) (Main story and flashback)
- Galactus (Galan) (Mentioned)
- Doctor Octopus (Otto Octavius) (Referenced)
- Hobgoblin (Referenced)
- Leap-Frog (Referenced)
- Omnivore (Referenced)
- Dr. Minerva (Referenced)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Gigantians
- Eternals
- Asgardians
- Synthezoids
- Luphomoids (Main story and flashback)
- Rigellians (Main story and flashback)
- Unnamed alien race (Main story and flashback) (Nebula's alien henchmen)
- Kree (Referenced)
Locations:
- Earth
- United States of America
- New York
- New York City
- Manhattan
- Avengers Park
- Avengers temporary underground headquarters
- Avengers Park
- Manhattan
- Nathan's (Mentioned) (on Coney Island)
- New York City
- New York
- Argentina (Mentioned)
- Earth Orbit
- United States of America
- Stranger's World (Only in flashback)
Items:
- Iron Man Armor MK VIII
- Mjolnir
- Captain America's Shield
- Spider-Man's Web-Shooters
- Infinity Union (Main story and flashback) (First appearance)
- Ultimate Nullifier (Mentioned)
- Quantum Bands
Vehicles:
- Nebula's immense space-ark (Main story and flashback)
- Stranger's even larger starship
Synopsis for "Business as Usual"
The Stranger attempts to learn where Nebula has hidden his incredibly-dangerous Infinity Union device. The Avengers decide that it would be best to prevent either the Stranger or Nebula from getting the device and, after Iron Man warns them that the Infinity Union has been booby-trapped to cause massive destruction if it's touched by anyone other than Nebula, the team spreads out to search Nebula's ship, with Captain America reminding them all to not touch it. Unfortunately, Spidey comes across it first and, by using a web-string to try and move it without touching it directly, inadvertently activates it, granting Nebula incalculable power.