Oscorp

Oscorp in Amazing Spider-Man v6 #11.

Oscorp is a business that features in Marvel Comics.

History

Osborn Chemical Company in The Spectacular Spider-Man v1 #146.

Oscorp was a company that was founded by Norman Osborn.

Donald Menken was present with the police following a break-in at Osborn Manufacturing and informed the authorities that the upper management were concerned about these attacks. He later briefed Harry Osborn that the attacks were all in properties that the late Norman Osborn had a hand in building. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #239)

After work hours, Norman Osborn came to use Osborn Industries corporate headquarters as a meeting site for the Gathering of the Five. Whilst there, he along with Cassandra Webb, Gregory Herd, Morris Maxwell and unknown to them Mattie Franklin enacted a mystical ritual designed to impart on one of them great power. (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #441)

At Oscorp, there was a number of mysterious disappearances among the staff with this being noted by Sheryl Doser who began to worry for her life. She came to confide what she knew to her friend reporter Terri Kidder who worked for the Daily Bugle. Kidder then asked for an interview with Norman Osborn in order to investigate the matter and managed to arrange an interview after appealing to his ego. However, upon asking about the mysterious disappearances, Osborn came to murder her and ended up dumping her body within the river in his Green Goblin persona. (The Pulse v1 #2)

After Norman Osborn's actions, Osborn Industries came to struggle to keep its head above water with management placing a new head in the corporate infrastructure with this being John Stone. (Amazing Spider-Man v2 #2)

An employee working for Oscorp later came to steal one of its prototype robotic suits and ran amok until he was defeated by Spider-Man. (Amazing Spider-Man: Going Big v1 #1)

In the aftermath, Oscorp came under the control of newly established company Alchemax. (Superior Spider-Man v1 #19)

Later on, the dark side of Norman Osborn came to be expunged from his soul and he looked to redeem himself from his past sins. This saw him reform Oscorp where he claimed to had intended it to pursue altruistic endeavours using Osborn's engineering proficiency. Using his expertise in aerodynamics, he came to tailor the company's efforts towards aviation ventures but soon expanded to battery technology and miniaturisation. Norman Osborn as part of his effort to redeem himself also looked to aid Spider-Man where he created a new version of his costume for him. (Amazing Spider-Man v6 #7)

Around this time, Norman Osborn came to suspect that his grandson Normie Osborn was the mysterious new Red Goblin. His suspicions turned out to be true where he learnt that Normie was bonded to an infant Symbiote named Rascal. He came to convince his grandson to part with the creature claiming it was a parasite infesting his body. Thus, he had Normie placed within a chamber that focused concentrated sonics on him to separate the Symbiote from his body and contain it. At the same time, an Oscorp employee named Gary who had fallen into debt with the mobster Hammerhead after losing a poker game was being forced to steal Osborn tech. Using an electromagnetic device, he shut down the security around the Gold Goblin suit and attempted to steal it. The electromagnetic discharge resulted in the containment system holding Rascal breaking down thus allowing the Symbiote to escape. It attempted to bond to Norman Osborn who remotely activated his Gold Goblin suit whilst Gary was wearing it. Norman was ultimately able to escape the Symbiote with Rascal returning to Normie who had grown attached to the creature where the pair departed. Norman then insured that Gary would not reveal anything about that day whilst having security arrest him to question him on who hired him to steal Osborn tech. (Red Goblin v1 #4)

Overview

Among its subsidiaries was a company called Multivex. (Osborne Journals v1 #1)

Creations of the company included:

• Photogenesis Project : a solar absorption formula that was to be a type of super-fertilizer that used solar absorption to charge the growth of plants. (Untold Tales of Spider-Man Annual #1997)
• Gold Goblin Suit :
• Spider-Man Suit : a variation of the Spider-Man costume that used some of the equipment of the Green Goblin but made under a spider theme. (Amazing Spider-Man v6 #8)

Employees

• Norman Osborn :
• Mendel Stromm :
• John Stone : a blonde haired male who had been a new appointee to manage the company after Norman Osborn's had affected the corporation. (Amazing Spider-Man v2 #2)
• Charles Standish : the Senior Vice-President Osborn Chemical, Charles Standish was kidnapped by the Flaming Sword but was eventually rescued by the Avengers. (Avengers v3 #0)
• Donald Menken : (Amazing Spider-Man v1 #239)
• Nels van Adder :
• David Patrick Lowell : a blonde haired male scientist who was the head of the Photogenesis Project until it was shut down leading to him taking the formula and becoming the solar-empowered supervillain named Sundown. (Untold Tales of Spider-Man Annual #1997)
• Arthur Stacy : former Chief of Security who was the brother of George Stacy.
• Sheryl Doser : browned haired female employee who was a friend of reporter Terri Kidder and informed her about the mysterious disappearances of Oscorp personnel at the company. (The Pulse v1 #2)
• Harry Osborn :
• Kamala Khan : a female human who joined the company as an intern. (Amazing Spider-Man v6 #7)

Notes

• Osborn Industries was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko where it made its first appearance in Amazing Spider-Man v1 #37 (June, 1966).

Alternate Versions

Oscorp of Earth-44145 in Edge of Spider-Geddon v1 #4.

• In Ultimate Spider-Man v1 #1 (2000), an alternate version of Oscorp was shown to exist in the Ultimate Marvel universe designated as Earth-1610 in the Multiverse. It was a multinational corporation owned and operated by Norman Osborn. The company developed new technologies and innovative materials the manufacturing, construction, automotive, and chemical processing industries before moving onto advanced sciences like bioengineering. The company was responsible for creating the Oz Formula and genetically engineered spiders that could confer superpowers to human beings. After an incident in which Osborn injected himself with Oz serum and became the Green Goblin, a big portion of the main building was left in ruins, and numerous scientists died or transitioned to other companies. One of their most notable personnel was Dr. Conrad Marcus who was responsible for the experiments that injected spiders with the Oz Formula. He was noted to had left Oscorp in order to join the Roxxon Corporation.
• In Savage She-Hulk v2 (2009), an alternate version of Oscorp was shown to reside on a world designated as Earth-8009. On this planet, there was mass proliferation of superpowers given to people by the Origin Corporation leading to its devastation by the 23rd century. By this time, remnants of mankind were divided on gender lines with the women forming the United Sisterhood Republic based at the city of Milago who were at odds with the primitive tribes of men. This era had both tribes reproduce through artificial means via cradles that could form organs and produce sterile offspring with the technology being seemingly created by Oscorp.
• In Edge of Spider-Verse v1 #5 (2014), an alternate version of Oscorp was shown to inhabit Earth-14512 with it rising to prominence due to its pioneering work in the field of psycho-genetics.
• In Spider-Verse v1 #2 (2015), an alternate version of Oscorp was shown in the reality designated as Earth-138 in the Multiverse. It was a multinational corporation based in New York City that was created and run by its CEO, Ozzy Osborn. As President, Osborn controlled a totalitarian regime that ruled over America. Oscorp created V.E.N.O.M. to empower Osborn's Thunderbolt Department that enforced his law on the people.
• In Spider-Gwen v2 (2016), an alternate version of Oscorp was shown to exist in the Spider-Gwen reality set on Earth-65 in the Multiverse. Dr. Curt Connors was said to had been working them for a time.
• In Edge of Spider-Geddon v1 #2 (2018), a version of Oscorp was shown to exist on the world designated as Earth-14512 in the Multiverse. They were responsible for the development and refinement of the SP//dr Suit used by Peni Parker and developing the VEN#M Suit that was powered by the Sym Engine.
• In Edge of Spider-Geddon v1 #4 (2018), an alternate version of Oscorp was shown to exist in the reality of Earth-44145 in the Multiverse. On this world, it was shown that Oscorp ruled that particular Earth and was under the control of Norman Osborn. They had discovered a Cosmic Cube but it was damaged thus affecting its ability to alter reality but served as a window into parallel worlds. Osborn sought to use it as a means of gaining access into the Multiverse.

In other media

Television

• In Spider-Man, Oscorp made a number of appearances across the animated series. In "The Spider-Slayer", it's shown that Kingpin blackmailed Norman Osborn by threatening to take his company if he did not succeed in the elimination of Spider-Man. To achieve that end, Osborn hired Spencer Smythe to create the Spider-Slayer with Oscorp resources. Osborn noted that in this the Kingpin won regardless as either Spider-Man was destroyed or Norman lost Oscorp to Fisk. The deal made with Osborn meant that Norman would build a hoverchair for Spencer's paralyzed son, Alistair. The Slayer unintentionally captured Flash Thompson dressed as Spider-Man, and the real Spider-Man came to his rescue. This led to a large scale fire in the Oscorp plant. Norman Osborn quoted to Spencer "Remember our deal. No Spider-Splat, No Hoverchair." Spencer chose to stay behind and finish Spider-Man off while Norman got Alistair to safety. After the Spider-Slayer was destroyed by Spider-Man, Oscorp exploded and Spencer supposedly perished. However, Spencer had survived, having been found by the Kingpin. Norman invented the technology which would create the Hobgoblin and hired him to assassinate Kingpin. The assassination was foiled by Peter Parker and the Kingpin suspected a conspiracy against him. Norman subsequently fired the Hobgoblin, who allied with Kingpin and kidnapped Norman's son Harry. When the Kingpin refused to pay Hobgoblin immediately, they ceased their partnership. Following this, Osborn sold 50% of his company to the Kingpin in order to repay his debt. Norman and his partner Wardell Stromm were forced into creating chemical weapons for the Kingpin. An unstable reaction resulted during one experiment and Norman seemed to have perished in the explosion. However, Norman had survived the explosion, his strength enhanced by the gas from the explosion, and this combined with the Hobgoblin weapons created the Green Goblin. He then began kidnapping the Oscorp stockholders including Board members J. Jonah Jamison, Kingpin and Anastasia Hardy the mother of Felicia Hardy, although Spider-Man uncovered an underwater base where the Goblin intended to kill them. Fighting the Goblin, Spider-Man unmasked him. Amnesia ensued and Norman was unable to remember his dual identity. The following morning, Norman publicly announced that Oscorp would no longer be involved in the creation of chemical weapons, and allowing Harry to be brought on board.
• In Spider-Man: The New Animated Series, Oscorp made a number of appearances in the setting of the animated television series. In the episode "Law of the Jungle", it was shown that following Norman Osborn's death that his son Harry Osborn had a controlling share in the company and was able to arrange for Oscorp to bring about a number of things such as offering jobs. Oscorp board of directors are convincing Empire State University to destroy one of its housing developments, Villaroy Towers, which prompts the arrival of a new vigilante Turbo Jet who was secretly former NASA engineer Louis Wyler. In "Law of the Jungle", the vengeful Curt Connors in his Lizard state attacked Oscorp Tower and almost killed Harry if not for Spider-Man. It was revealed Curt lost his right arm due to testing a weapon which was the Wide Area Explosive Fragmentation Round (WAFER) and tried to sue the company but the case was thrown out. In "When Sparks Fly", a returning Electro was stopped by Spider-Man using an Oscorp High Voltage Storage container.
• In Spectacular Spider-Man, Oscorp made a number of appearances in the 2008 animated series with its company slogan being 'Advancing the Future'. The leading chemical manufacturing firm which also had research divisions that dealt in other areas and was based in New York City and was founded and owned by the ruthless businessman, inventor, and gifted chemist named Norman Osborn. At some point, Norman came across a chemical formula with the intention of using it to increase a person's intelligence and physical strength. Osborn tried to secretly recreate the chemical and used small doses of it. Adrian Toomes's partner convinced him to bring his high tech flight suit to Oscorp where Noran Osborn rejected it and announced his own version a short time later. The formula indeed increased his intelligence and strength, but it also drove him insane. He created a Halloween-like costume for himself which he colored green after the solution and named himself the "Green Goblin" for which his major objective was to become the reigning crime boss in New York and to kill Spider-Man.
• In Spider-Man, Oscorp appeared in the 2017 animated television series where it was owned by Norman Osborn. With the company's resources, Norman Osborn established the Osborn Academy for Geniuses that operated as a rival school to Horizon High. After gathering a number of powered people, Norman had them form a super-team which he called the Osborn Commandos with himself as their leader and he dispatched them to combat the Jackal's machinations.

Film

• In Spider-Man, Oscorp appeared in the 2002 live-action film where it was run by Norman Osborn, the father of Harry Osborn. His partner, Dr. Stromm was one of its main scientists. A U.S. Army officer, General Slocum, planned to cancel a contract with Oscorp for Human Performance Enhancers. After the death of Norman Osborn, Harry takes command of Oscorp.
• In Spider-Man 2, Oscorp appeared in the setting of the live-action film sequel with it still being under the control of Harry Osborn. Harry Osborn headed its Special Projects that was making breakthroughs in fusion technology with it possessing the precious material Tritium. It funded Dr. Otto Octavius's research in fusion reaction and provided the Tritium needed for the experiment.
• In The Amazing Spider-Man, Oscorp Industries appeared in the setting of the live-action film where it was shown as being a powerful but corrupt scientific corporation headed by Norman Osborn. Osborn used the company's vast resources in various attempts to find a cure for his terminal disease. Among the staff of the company included business executive Rajit Ratha who oversaw the project for Osborn's cure with this headed by scientists Dr. Curt Connors and Richard Parker. They were involved in a study of Cross-Species genetics with an attempt to infuse animal traits into humans. One of their products was the light-weight BioCable that was engineered from the genetically enhanced Araneus Oscorpeus spiders with it possessing an unparalleled tensile strength with a large potential for industrial applications. This saw the development of the Biocable Lab that bred genetically engineered spiders in an attempt to successfully create a Cross-Species organism. After seeing the dangerous applications of his research, Richard Parker destroyed much of his findings and went on the run with him eventually being killed forcing Oscorp to begin anew. Dr. Curt Connors attempted to replicate the process with him transforming himself into a Cross-Species organism known as the Lizard. He intended to spread the virus through the Ganali Device at the Oscorp building that would have mutated the inhabitants of the city into Cross-Species.
• In The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Oscorp Industries appeared in the setting of the live-action film sequel with it being considered a two hundred billion dollar company. It was shown to be running Ravencroft Institute for the Criminally Insane and performed illegal and inhumane scientific experiments on the mental patients from the asylum with these headed by Dr. Kafka. Many of the company's experiments and developments were stored at their Special Projects division. Oscorp Industries had also developed its own artificial intelligence to manage its corporate headquarters with this being known as K.A.R.I. Among their creations were genetically engineered electric eels stored in tanks that generated electricity for power requirements. It was a leader in genetic research when Norman Osborn made a deal with a foreign military organization to continue funding the Cross-Species project for use as biological weapons. Richard Parker had refused to take part in this and destroyed the archives after Osborn had falsified records against Richard in an attempt to take the research data. In the wake of the Lizard incident, investor confidence in Oscorp plummeted with the company being forced to destroy its animal hybrid program due to intense public scrutiny. After Osborn's death, ownership of the company fell to his son Harry Osborn who returned to America to take charge though secretly the corporation was under the control of Donald Menken and the Board of Directors who sought to oust Harry.
• In Spider-Man: No Way Home, Oscorp was referenced in the setting of the 2021 live-action film set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was shown that Oscorp did not came to exist within this reality.

Video games

• In Spider-Man, the OsCorp appeared in the video game adaptation of the Sam Raimi movie. Its head was Norman Osborn and one of its chief scientists was Dr. Stromm. They were involved a military contract where they intended to produce human performance enhancers but faced tough competition from Quest Labs. Losing the contract would have meant that the company would collapse in the aftermath. After discovering Spider-Man, Osborn had OsCorp resources deployed in the form of Spider-Slayers to capture the masked web slinger in order to use his abilities to perfect the formula. Norman Osborn and his scientists attempting to capture Spider-Man in order to study his genetics to perfect a super-soldier serum that the company needs to develop for a military contract. After a number of failed attempts to capture Spider-Man using Oscorp robots, Norman subjects himself to the unfinished serum and becomes the Green Goblin. Later, Spider-Man infiltrates Oscorp to investigate the Goblin's relationship with the company after examining a Razor Bat he found during one of their battles. While there, Spider-Man shuts down a highly dangerous chemical weapons operation and destroys a gigantic robot. He then learns that the Green Goblin is targeting Mary Jane Watson after one of Oscorp's robots captures a picture of her kissing him.
• In Spider-Man: Friend or Foe, Oscorp appeared as a background stage in the setting of the 2007 action-adventure beat 'em up video game. Spider-Man was shown to had battled the Green Goblin on the helipad at Oscorp's Japanese branch.
• In The Amazing Spider-Man, Oscorp Industries featured in the story setting of the video game tie-in to the live-action film. Alistair Smythe was shown as being a research scientist working at Oscorp who specialised in robotics work with him creating a line of machines known as the S-Bots. Among their products shown was the OsPhone that was a newly developed product of the company.
• In The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Oscorp Industries appeared in the setting of the video-game tie-in to the live-action film. Shocker and his gang struck Oscorp in order to steal advanced equipment for the gang war erupting in the city. Donald Menken had Oscorp men take the captured Carnage Killer to Ravencroft where he used Cletus as part of an experiment.
• In Marvel Heroes, Oscorp was referenced in the setting of the MMORPG video game.
• In Spider-Man Unlimited, Oscorp featured as part of the setting in the iOS video game.
• In Marvel: Contest of Champion, Oscorp appeared as a setting in the video game.
• In Spider-Man, Oscorp appeared in the setting of the 2018 video game. The company was originally said to had been founded by Norman Osborn and Otto Octavius when they first started working together. Osborn would later buyout Octavius who then structured the company around himself. Harry Osborn built Research Stations across Manhattan for Oscorp's environmental attorney purposes on behalf of his late-mother though these tended to be ignored by the company afterwards. It was responsible for creating GR-27 as a means of treating genetic disorders but it inadvertently became used as a bio-weapon called 'Devil's Breath'. Oscorp was also responsible for the creation of Mister Negative, who was a test subject for Devil's Breath as a child. When New York is besieged by Mister Negative's Inner Demons and the Sinister Six, a supervillain group created by Otto, who fell victim to the corrosive AI in his tentacles and became Doctor Octopus to exact revenge on Norman, Oscorp's response is to hire Sable International and allow them to put the city under martial law, resulting in further abuses and corruption. The former chief scientist of the Devil’s Breath project, Morgan Michaels, betrays his employer by helping Spider-Man devise a cure for Devil's Breath. It is revealed by the end of the game that the reason Norman created the Devil’s Breath in the first place was to cure the terminal illness of his son Harry, whom he is desperate to save after losing his wife Emily to the same illness.
• In Marvel: Future Revolution, Oscorp appeared in the setting of the mobile video game. It was shown in the alternate reality of Hydramerica which was a world where Hydra ruled the world. The company was shown to be responsible for experiments carried out on behalf of the Red Skull's regime. Among these included the Carnage Symbiote which bonded to the Green Goblin thus creating the Red Goblin.

Novels

• In Spider-Man: Goblin Moon, Oscorp appeared in the setting of the Berkley Boulevard Books novel written by Kurt Busiek and Nathan Archer.

Appearances

• Amazing Spider-Man v1: (1966)
• Amazing Spider-Man v2:
• The Pulse v1:
• Osborne Journals v1:
• Peter Parker: Spider-Man v1:
• Amazing Spider-Man: Going Big v1:
• Amazing Spider-Man v6: (2022)
• Gold Goblin v1:
• Red Goblin v1:

External Links

• Marvel Database Entry
• Comicvine Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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