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has appeared in multiple forms of media besides the comics, including on
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numerous times, in both
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s.


Live-action


''Spidey Super Stories'' (1974–1977)

The character was first portrayed in live action by Danny Seagren in '' Spidey Super Stories'', an '' Electric Company'' segment which ran from 1974 to 1977.


''The Amazing Spider-Man'' (1977–1979)

In 1977, a short-lived live action television series was produced called ''
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'', starring
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, one of the actors from ''
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'', in the title role. Although the series earned good ratings, the
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canceled it after just two seasons, along with ''
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'', to avoid being labeled as "the superhero network." The series was broadcast only sporadically during the second season. Several episodes from this series were turned into full-length motion pictures outside the U.S. Three films were released overseas: ''
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'' in 1977, ''
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'' in 1978, and '' Spider-Man: The Dragon's Challenge'' in 1981.


''Spider-Man'' (1978–1979)

In 1978, a ''
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'' live-action
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series was produced for
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ese television by
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. Due to a request by
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that the show include giant robots and vehicles, it was not a faithful adaptation. Instead of Peter Parker, Spider-Man is . It was not related to
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's earlier 1970 ''
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'' manga. Toei planned to follow the series with a new show starring a Japanese counterpart of
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called "Captain Japan", which was revamped into '' Battle Fever J'', the first official installment of Toei's ''
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'' franchise (barring the retroactive recognition of '' Himitsu Sentai Gorenger'' and '' JAKQ Dengekitai'' in later years). The concept of costumed superheroes piloting giant robots introduced in the Japanese ''Spider-Man'' was carried over to ''Battle Fever J'', which became a tradition in the ''Super Sentai'' franchise.


''Spider-Noir''

A live action Spider-Man Noir series, '' Spider-Noir'', is also in development for
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will star as the titular character.


Animation


''Spider-Man'' (1967–1970)

The first animated series was simply titled ''
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'', and ran on ABC from 1967 to 1970. The show's first season was produced by Grantray-Lawrence Animation, which soon went bankrupt. In 1968,
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took over. Bakshi's episodes, which suffered from extremely low budgets, were stylized and featured dark ominous settings and pervasive background music. One episode reused complete background animation, characters, and storyline from an episode of '' Rocket Robin Hood''. The series is best remembered for its
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, having become one of the most identifiable aspects of the series. In the early 2010s, several
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s gained major prominence across various platforms, using the simplistic art style and awkward situation of the series for comedic purposes. Spider-Man was voiced by Paul Soles.


''Spider-Man'' (1981–1982)

In 1981, with the creation of the animation studio Marvel Productions Ltd., Marvel endeavored to translate more of their comic characters to television. To garner the attention of the major networks, Marvel first created a new syndicated
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series partially based on the 1960s show. The strategy worked, and
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became interested in having their own Spider-Man series. Spider-Man was voiced by Ted Schwartz.


''Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'' (1981–1983)

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, and original character Firestar. Actor
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gave voice to this incarnation of the wall-crawler. This series also featured a number of Marvel guest stars, and shared many of its character designs with the solo Spider-Man show produced just before it.


''Spider-Man: The Animated Series'' (1994–1998)

The 1994 Spider-Man animated series was made for the
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, with
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voicing Spider-Man. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. This series had a bigger budget and used a novel system of one large story arc per season, developed by
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. As a result, each of the individual 65 episodes (starting with season 2) were called "chapters". This was the longest Spider-Man series, with 65 episodes in five seasons, until 2012's ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' surpassed it.


''Spider-Man Unlimited'' (1999–2001)

In 1999, an animated series named ''Spider-Man Unlimited'' was developed for Fox in which Spider-Man is transported to an animated
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inspired by the one created by the High Evolutionary in early 1970s comics. This series was cancelled after one season. Spider-Man was voiced by Rino Romano.


''Spider-Man: The New Animated Series'' (2003)

In 2003, another television series adaptation, ''Spider-Man: The New Animated Series'' this time using
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was produced by Mainframe Entertainment for
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and broadcast on
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; it featured characters and continuity from the 2002 ''
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'' film, as well as
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voicing the Kingpin, reprising his role from the 2003 live action ''Daredevil'' film adaptation. The show lasted only one season, which contained 13 episodes. Spider-Man was voiced by
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.


''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' (2008–2009)

This television series is based on the early Lee/Ditko and Romita eras of ''
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'' in addition to drawing elements from other eras of the comics, the ''
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'' comics by
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and
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, and
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's ''Spider-Man'' film series. Peter Parker is still a teenager living in contemporary New York, as in Bendis' Ultimate version, but many of the cast members borrow from both the early and later years of Spider-Man comics. Many of the original supporting cast, including Flash Thompson, have been translated into modern terms but are still very true to the comics, and some have altered ethnicities: Liz Allan is Hispanic and Ned Lee (formerly "Leeds") is Korean. The series follows several plot arcs drawn from the comics. Two seasons of the series were aired, each containing 13 episodes, but originally a total of 65 episodes along with several direct-to-video films were planned. However, the series ended prematurely when Sony Pictures relinquished its rights, which it had licensed from Marvel, to produce animated works using Spider-Man and associated characters. Spider-Man was voiced by Josh Keaton.


''Ultimate Spider-Man'' (2012–2017)

Spider-Man appears in ''
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'', voiced again by Drake Bell. This version is a member of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the leader of a group of trainees consisting of Iron Fist,
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and
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.


''Spider-Man'' (2017–2020)

''
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'' features Spider-Man (voiced by
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) teaming up with
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as Spider-Man II / Spy-D,
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as Spider-Gwen / Ghost Spider, and
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as Spider-Girl.


''Spidey and His Amazing Friends'' (2021–present)

A new
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titled ''Spidey and His Amazing Friends'' premiered on August 6, 2021 on
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. Peter Parker / Spidey is voiced initially by Benjamin Valic and by Alkaio Thiele from the third season onward.


''Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man'' (2025–present)

''Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man'' explores
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's
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and early days using the Spider-Man persona. It is produced by
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for
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, part of the
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(MCU) franchise, and takes place in an
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from the MCU in which
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meets and mentors Parker in place of
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in the films '' Captain America: Civil War'' (2016) and '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'' (2017). The series will feature a style that "celebrates" and pays homage to the early ''
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'' comic books. Announced in November 2021, Jeff Trammel serves as
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and executive producer for the series, with the cast featuring Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock / Daredevil (reprising his role from previous MCU media) and Paul F. Tompkins as Bentley Wittman. Hudson Thames will reprise his role as Spider-Man after appearing in animated Marvel Studios anthology series '' What If...?''. The series will debut on the streaming service
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in 2025. A second season, originally named ''Spider-Man: Sophomore Year'', is in development.


Cast and Characters

''To be added''


Appearances in other series

* Spider-Man guest starred in the ''
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'' TV series in the episodes "Pyramids of Terror" and "The Kongo Spider", voiced again by Paul Soles. * In an episode of the Marvel Productions-produced animated series '' Muppet Babies'', "Comic Capers", Spider-Man appears in a fantasy sequence the characters create that is inspired by ''
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'' newspaper comic strip. * Spider-Man makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in the '' X-Men: The Animated Series'' episode "The Phoenix Saga – Part V: Child Of Light". * Peter Parker appears in the '' Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes'' episode "Frightful", voiced by Sam Vincent. Johnny Storm hires him to take publicity stills of the
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to maintain their reputation as heroes following the emergence of their counterparts, the
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. * Spider-Man appears in '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'', voiced again by
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. Originally, Josh Keaton was intended to reprise his role from '' The Spectacular Spider-Man'' and had even recorded dialogue for the character, but was ultimately replaced and redubbed by Bell. Tasked as Peter Parker to take pictures for an interview with Captain America, whom he admires, he works with him to save civilians from the Serpent Society. Spider-Man reappears in the episode "New Avengers", as a member of the titular group. Later, he joins the Avengers as a reserve member. Spider-Man returns in the series finale "Avengers Assemble", aiding the Avengers in a battle against
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. * Spider-Man appears in '' Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers'', voiced by
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in Japanese and
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in English. * Spider-Man appears in ''
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'', with Shinji Kawada and Robbie Daymond reprising their roles in Japanese and English dubbed versions from '' Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers'' and the ''
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'' TV series and various Marvel media respectively. * Hudson Thames voices Peter Parker / Spider-Man in the
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television series '' What If...?''.
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, who portrays the character in the live-action films, could not reprise his role due to contractual conflicts regarding Sony Pictures. * The 1994 series' iteration of Spider-Man makes non-speaking cameo appearances in the ''
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'' three-part season finale " Tolerance is Extinction". In Part 1, he is among the witnesses to the
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(EMP) wave sent throughout the world by
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to depower the Prime Sentinels upon escaping from
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's captivity. In Part 3, Parker is at an electronics store watching the news of
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's impending collision with Earth alongside
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and
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, who he has brought back to the present timeline.


Marvel Animated Universe

* Spider-Man appears in '' Avengers Assemble'', with Drake Bell reprising his role (excluding the episode "Vibranium Curtain" Pt. 2, where
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reprises the role). In "Hulk's Day Out", he is selling hot dogs. In "Avengers Disassembled", Spider-Man temporarily joins the Avengers as Captain America's replacement, but leaves the team near the end of the episode due to Captain America and Iron Man being unable to work together. In "Avengers Underground", Spider-Man is among the heroes the Squadron Supreme imprison, although in his case, he is occupied with one of their drones. In "Avengers World", Spider-Man appears at the end of the episode on a holographic globe as one of the heroes Iron Man and Captain America consider potential Avengers. Finally in "Vibranium Curtain" Pt. 2, Spider-Man shows up and works with Black Panther to fight Vulture. * Spider-Man appears in '' Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.'', voiced again by
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. * Spider-Man appears in ''
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'', voiced by
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.


Television specials

* Spider-Man appears in '' Phineas and Ferb: Mission Marvel'', voiced again by Drake Bell. * Spider-Man appears in '' Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload'', voiced by Drake Bell. * Spider-Man appears in '' Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled'', voiced again by Benjamin Diskin. * Spider-Man appears in ''Lego Marvel Spider-Man: Vexxed by Venom'', voiced again by Robbie Daymond. * Spider-Man appears in ''Lego Marvel Avengers: Climate Conundrum'', voiced by Cole Howard.


Mentions within Marvel animated series

* In ''
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'' animated series, when a hacker causes H.O.M.E.R., the Starks' artificial intelligence, to malfunction, he mentions Peter Parker. * A small reference is made to Spider-Man in the '' X-Men: Evolution'' episode "On Angel's Wings", when the Angel is seen reading the ''Daily Bugle'', the place Spider-Man/Peter Parker usually works. * Spider-Man is referenced several times in the animated series ''
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''. In the episode "Election of Evil", the Mayor of Superhero City (who is played by
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, one of the character's creators) references Spider-Man by saying that he tried to get superpowers by "getting bitten by a radioactive bug", and his campaign motto is "With great responsibility comes great power... and vice-versa". Spider-Man did not physically appear in the series due to
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' ownership of the character's animated television rights as it was airing. * In the animated series '' Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes'', Johnny Storm hires a freelance photographer to help make him look good to the public. While it is not explicitly stated, the photographer is confirmed to be Peter Parker who was voiced by Sam Vincent. * In '' Iron Man: Armored Adventures'' Spider-Man is alluded to. In "Iron Man 2099" a Maggia goon mistakes Hawkeye for Spider-Man after Hawkeye uses a web arrow to catch one of his cohorts.


Mentions within Marvel Cinematic Universe series

* In a flashback during season 1 of '' Daredevil'' to Matt and Foggy's time at Landman & Zack, Foggy mentions having "bumped into Morales", referring to Rio Morales, the mother of
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. In the 12th episode of ''Daredevil'' season 1, when
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is taking a drink from his glass and right before he realizes Wilson Fisk is there, a photograph of
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is visible in the newspaper posted on his pin-board to the far right of the center-top. In the 12th episode of ''Daredevil'' season 3, when Karen Page is visiting a boxing gym, an old poster behind her advertises a fight between a "Parker" and a "Morales". * In the 12th episode of ''
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'' season 1, Spider-Man-themed
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s are shown to be on sale when Jessica is tailing a Kilgrave-controlled courier through Central Park. * At the end of the fourth episode of '' Iron Fist'' season 1, Ward Meachum compares Danny Rand's scaling of a building to " goddamned Daredevil" in the original release. In the Italian and German dubs of the show, Ward compares Danny to " goddamned Spider-Man". * In the final episode of '' The Defenders'', when Danny Rand unleashes his Iron Fist upon Madame Gao, the action is immediately accompanied by the
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's song " Protect Ya Neck". The section of the song heard in the fight scene speaks of "''Swingin' through your town like your neighborhood Spider-Man''". * In the
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series '' Daredevil: Born Again'', when Wilson Fisk had become
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, he called out a couple of street level heroes, including
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as a "man who dresses in a spider outfit". Due to Sony owning the live action television rights of Spider-Man, he wasn’t allowed to be explicitly mentioned or appear in the series including every live action Disney+ series set in the MCU.


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