Norman Osborn (Earth-2287)

History
Norman Osborn is the owner of Osborn Industries, based out of New York, and is the father of Harry Osborn (Earth-2287).

Norman has always been very involved in his company work, leaving little time to pay attention to his son, which has always affected Harry negatively.

As part of his work at Osborn Industries, Norman was in charge of the "Globulin Formula" project, which was an attempt at recreating the Super Soldier Serum, used to create Captain America back in World War II. After one of the top scientists at Osborn Industries, Mendel Stromm, informed Norman of positive testing on spiders. Norman pushed for human testing, despite concerns from Stromm.

One of the spiders that had been experimented on had escaped and was loose in Osborn Industries. Norman's assistant, Nels van Adder, discovered security footage of that spider biting Harry's best friend, Peter Parker (Earth-2287) during a field trip to Osborn Industries. Norman decided to observe the effects that the spider had on Peter. To do this, he asked Harry to ask Peter if he was interested in a traineeship with Osborn Industries. Harry was upset, as the only time Norman wanted to talk to him was to get what he wanted, so he refused to ask Peter.

The day after Peter's spider-bite, his uncle Ben is murdered in their home. Norman insists on having Peter & May stay with them for a while, willing to help them out with whatever they require. He acted very generous towards the Parker's, and shocked Harry with the amount of humanity he was showing.

Links and References

 * Norman Osborn (Earth-2287) Appearances