Atomic Research Center

Located on the outskirt of town, the Atomic Research Center was one of the first places invaded by the other-dimensional Shadow Man during his investigation of Earth's technology and weapons development^[1].

After an accidental explosion in one of its labs, Doctor Otto Octavius' four remote-controlled artificial 'arms' fused to his body. After becoming Doctor Octopus, he returned to the facility to occupy it and control the greatest source of atomic power in the nation, until he was ultimately defeated by Spider-Man^[2].

A short time later, the Avenging Angel attacked two crooks who were stealing a strange cylinder from the Atomic Institute^[3].