Midtown High School


Midtown High School is a fictional school appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The school is depicted as being located in Forest Hills. It is commonly depicted as the high school of Peter Parker, Flash Thompson, and Liz Allan in comic books and other media.

History

The fictional school is located in Forest Hills in New York City, New York. The school first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15 by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. According to comic book historian Peter Sanderson, Lee based the fictional school on Forest Hills High School in New York City.

Notable characters

Faculty

Students

Other versions

Ultimate Spider-Man

Midtown High School appears in Ultimate Spider-Man. Just like the mainstream comics, it depicts Peter, Flash and Liz Allan as students. Unlike the mainstream comic book, characters such as Gwen Stacy, Eddie Brock, Mary Jane Watson and Harry Osborn also debut in the high school instead of the Empire State University. X-Men member Kitty Pryde is also depicted as attending the high school. The comic also depicts a new character called Kenny "King Kong" McFarlane, who is depicted as best friend of Flash in high school. Mark Raxton is also depicted as a student who attends Midtown High school.

Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane

Midtown High School appears in Spider-Man Loves Mary Jane. Student faculty includes Peter Parker, Mary Jane Watson, Liz Allan, Flash Thompson, Harry Osborn and Gwen Stacy. Felicia Hardy appears as a tough transfer student. Jessica Jones is a former friend of Mary Jane's who became a goth. Luke Cage has a brief cameo where he flirts with Mary Jane. Ned Leeds and Betty Brant are older students with the former being Mary Jane's ex. A new character named Lindsay Leighton is the school's drama queen who envies Mary Jane's acting ability.

In other media

Television