Pelle is 12 and madly in love with his classmate Amanda - but she doesn't notice him at all. If only he was just as invisible to the two nasty guys from his school. When he has to run away from them again and hides in a garden, he is bitten by an ant - a genetically modified ant!
But Pelle doesn't have a clue at first. He just realizes that something is wrong with him. Suddenly he has a craving for sweets, is incredibly strong - and pees acid. Pelle's new powers don't go unnoticed by comic fan Wilhelm, who immediately realizes that Pelle is a superhero! Now all he needs is a suitable costume and Pelle can start fighting crime in his small town under the alias "Antboy" ("ant boy"). Everything finally seems to be going well for Pelle. But then his crush Amanda is kidnapped - by a super villain who calls himself "The Flea"....
