Every season of Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best seasons of Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man!

One year after becoming Spider-Man, a teenage Peter Parker is approached by Nick Fury to train with S.H.I.E.L.D. Spidey turns Fury down, but soon finds that villainous forces may require him to join the big leagues after all.

Great Power

Spider-Man accepts Nick Fury’s offer to become the Ultimate Spider-Man and meets his new allies of young heroes consisting of Nova, White Tiger, Power Man and Iron Fist. Meanwhile, Norman Osborn orders Doctor Octopus to send the Frightful Four to target Spider-Man. Spider-Man ends up having to get help from his new allies to fight off the Frightful Four.

Great Responsibility

After a childish argument between Spider-Man and Nova gets their entire team grounded, the super-youths go through S.H.I.E.L.D.'s database of the most wanted supervillains to see who they can defeat and apprehend in order to impress Nick Fury. When the choices Batroc the Leaper, Blizzard, Melter, MODOK, Toad, Whirlwind, and Lady Porcupine prove unpopular, Spider-Man and his team go to Latveria to track down Doctor Doom. The young heroes fairly easily capture Doom, but things take a turn for the worst when Doctor Doom tricks the team into taking one of his Doombots aboard the Helicarrier.

Doomed

Under the supervision of Osborn, Doctor Octavius obtains a sample of Spider-Man's blood in order to create a creature that rivals the powers of the wall crawler.

 

Meanwhile, Peter attempts to balance his friendship with Harry with his time with his SHIELD teammates.

Venom

When Spider-Man meets his idol Iron Man, he receives a specialized gift: the Iron Spider suit. However, Spider-Man experiences difficulty learning how to use the suit and begins to neglect his teammates. Meanwhile, the heroes battle the Living Laser, who takes advantage of Spider-Man's lack of experience using the new suit.

Flight of the Iron Spider

Taskmaster goes undercover and infiltrates Peter's school to seek out Spider-Man. Spider-Man and White Tiger must put their differences aside and find a way to defeat an opponent who can mimic all of their physical abilities.

Why I Hate Gym

Spider-Man agrees to a video interview with budding news reporter Mary Jane Watson, who gets a more exclusive scoop than she could ever have anticipated when Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk engage in an all-out battle against Zzzax throughout Manhattan.

Exclusive

It is bad enough Spider-Man catches a cold, but things drop from bad to worse when a new Spider-Man dressed in black attempts to replace him. Are his friends right and is his jealousy is getting the best of him, or is the new Spider-Man Venom's latest victim?

Back in Black

While on a field trip, Spider-Man and his superhero friends encounter the mighty Thor, who is transformed into a frog by his mischievous half-brother Loki. Now, the heroes must venture to the magical world of Asgard in order to save the nine realms from Loki's wrath.

Field Trip

Spider-Man and Wolverine must overcome clashing personalities and styles in order to defeat Mesmero and Sabretooth.

Freaky

Venom resurfaces, using Harry as his host, yet again, and this time Harry's neglecting father becomes his main target. While Norman Osborn does not want his potential secret weapon damaged, Spider-Man is confronted with the dilemma of either trying to help Harry on his own or putting his trust in his teammates, who have orders from Fury to finish Venom off.

Venomous

After a fight with Whirlwind, Spider-Man insists on a weekend off from Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D.. Unfortunately, Doctor Octopus chooses this very time to attack Spider-Man when his job is threatened by Norman Osborn.

Me Time

When New York is plunged into a mystical sleep, Iron Fist and Spider-Man (who is at first highly sceptical of magic) seek the help of Doctor Strange. In order to break the spell, the three heroes must face their own worst fears in the face of the spell's initiator, the extradimensional entity known as Nightmare.

Strange

Peter Parker scrambles to focus his attention between completing his science fair project with Luke Cage and combatting Juggernaut. In his desperation concerning the first case, he decides to "borrow" one of Dr. Connor's inventions ... which (literally) becomes an even bigger threat to the city.

Awesome

After being late for training, Spider-Man is faced against an evil super army called Zodiac and their leader, Scorpio, who took over the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier and set it on self-destruct. Spider-Man and Fury must put their differences aside and fight the new menace as a team.

For Your Eye Only

Spider-Man and his team are put on S.H.I.E.L.D. security detail to protect the all-too-critical-for-his-own-health J. Jonah Jameson from the Beetle, a prospect Spider-Man does not enjoy. Things do get personal when Spider-Man must also protect a highly determined Mary Jane, who is on her way to the Bugle for a job interview, from the high-tech villain.

Beetle Mania

When Phil Coulson wants the heroes to report to the S.H.I.E.L.D. ice base for winter survival training, Spider-Man and his team sneak off for a vacation on a deserted tropical island that Nova finds under "classy." However, they soon realize something is not right with the island and the Sandman will make sure they never leave.

Snow Day

When Spider-Man and his fellow teenage super heroes cause too much damage in a super villain fight, Nick Fury assigns them to work with the super clean-up company Damage Control. While working with Damage Control, Spider-Man uncovers a villainous mystery.

Damage

Hulk smashes back into Spider-Man’s life where he is sick with an alien infection caused by the Phalanx. Spider-Man has no choice but to take Hulk home and keep him hidden from Aunt May while protecting him from the Phalanx.

Home Sick Hulk

Loki exacts revenge on Spider-Man by turning him into a pig, just in time for the Asgardian Boar Hunt across New York City. Now, Thor, who knows all too well how it feels to be transformed into a helpless animal, must help Spider-Ham survive.

Run Pig Run

Flash Thompson stars as Spider-Man in a Midtown High musical production, and gets a taste of what Spider-Man's life is really like when the Trapster mistakes the football jock for the real web-slinger.

I Am Spider-Man

When Doctor Octopus takes over Iron Man's armors, Spider-Man and team work to stop his attacks on Oscorp and S.H.I.E.L.D.

The Iron Octopus

Spider-Man loses Captain America's shield and must retrieve it from Doctor Doom.

Not a Toy

Aunt May goes on a date with Phil Coulson, Peter's principal and S.H.I.E.L.D. supervisor, and the Beetle returns to continue his evil deeds.

The Attack of the Beetle

Revealed

Spider-Man tries to protect Harry Osborn from the Green Goblin and Venom.

The Rise of the Goblin

Spider-Man returns to stop the nefarious plot of Doctor Octopus. But not everything goes according to plan when Spidey’s friend, Dr. Curt Connors, transforms into The Lizard.

The Lizard

Spider-Man's old enemy Electro takes control of the city's electricity.

Electro

Spider-Man must stop Rhino’s personal vendetta against Spidey’s least favourite Midtown High classmate: Flash Thompson.

The Rhino

White Tiger comes to terms with her powers and origin, while she is hunted by a villain from her past.

Kraven the Hunter

Spider-Man and Hawkeye join forces when the Beetle returns to New York City.

Hawkeye

Spider-Man gets trapped with six of his most dangerous foes, including Rhino; Kraven the Hunter; Lizard; Electro; Beetle; and a secret sixth member.

The Sinister Six

Spider-Man accepts an invitation from Boston to become the city's official hero.

Spidah-Man!

The Green Goblin returns and tries to make Spider-Man into his perfect weapon, but Carnage has other ideas for the duo.

Carnage

The security system at Aunt May's home becomes dangerous.

House Arrest

Spider-Man travels to the moon to rescue J. Jonah Jameson's son, but a bizarre threat awaits him on the lunar surface.

The Man-Wolf

A disgruntled Stark Industries scientist named Michael Tan develops and envelops himself in a swarm of self-replicating nanobots. Now Spider-Man must work with Iron Man to contain Swarm.

Swarm

Using a Norn Stone, Loki shrinks Spider-Man's team while looking for Thor. Nick Fury has Spider-Man's team placed in the Helicarrier's D.A.Y.C.A.R.E. area while S.H.I.E.L.D. continues to look for Thor. With Thor also having been shrunk, Spider-Man's team must find a way to help Thor fight Loki and the Destroyer Armor and return to normal size.

Itsy Bitsy Spider-Man

Spider-Man travels to the mystical city of K’un L’un to help Iron Fist fulfill his destiny. But The Scorpion plans to destroy them both.

Journey of the Iron Fist

Spider-Man and The Hulk switch minds, leading to lots of craziness and a clobberin’ from The Thing of The Fantastic Four.

The Incredible Spider-Hulk

Spider-Man, Mary Jane, Harry and Stan the Janitor have to descend into the sewer tunnels beneath Midtown High to track down the Lizard.

Stan By Me

Spider-Man spends a day in Deadpool's madcap world.

Ultimate Deadpool

Spider-Man must work with his nemesis, Doctor Octopus, when The Green Goblin unleashes Venom on the Tricarrier.

Venom Bomb

Spider-Man and Nova team up with The Guardians of the Galaxy on a deep-space adventure to save Earth from destruction.

Guardians of the Galaxy

Spider-Man and Power Man infiltrate Zodiac's secret volcano base only to discover what really happened to Power Man's long-lost parents.

The Parent Trap

Spider-Man teams up with The Avengers' Captain America and the X-Men's Wolverine to stop a new threat to S.H.I.E.L.D.

Game Over

It's Halloween for Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man, but there's no time for Spider-Man and his friends to trick-or-treat when they find themselves attacked by evil vampires led by Dracula himself.

Blade

Spidey's only hope of stopping a world takeover is to team up with Nick Fury's secret team of super-powered monsters, The Howling Commandos. Led by Jack Russell, aka Werewolf by Night, The Howling Commandos include vampire hunter Blade, The Living Mummy, Frankenstein's Monster and Man-Thing.

The Howling Commandos

Spider-Man forms an unlikely partnership with a cured Norman Osborn. But is Norman really a hero as the Iron Patriot?

Second Chance Hero

Sandman proves he might not be the biggest bad after all. He's given the chance to start all over and Spidey must mentor his former foe as he struggles against his old instincts. What side will Sandman ultimately choose, hero or villain?

Sandman Returns

Doc Ock launches a surprise attack on Spider-Man and the heroes. They soon find themselves in one of the most challenging battles of the season when they're up against the newly reformed Sinister Six. Norman Osborn also returns as Iron Patriot despite Ock's alternate plans for him.

Return of the Sinister Six

Ultimate

The Guardians of the Galaxy land on Earth to repair their ship at the same time ex-Nova Corps member Titus leads the Chitauri into targeting Nova's helmet. Now Spider-Man and Nova must work with the Guardians of the Galaxy to defeat Titus and the Chitauri.

The Return of the Guardians of the Galaxy

Spider-Man's dream of joining the Avengers becomes a nightmare when Loki switches bodies with the web-slinger, turning his new teammates against him. Spider-Man and his friends team up with the Avengers to stop Loki and Doctor Octopus from destroying New York City with an army of Venomized monsters.

The Avenging Spider-Man

While trying to become a crime fighter, Flash Thompson gets permanently bonded with Venom. It's up to Spider-Man to rescue his one-time school bully from the attentions of Venom, Beetle and Taskmaster. In the end, Nick Fury decides to give Spider-Man his list of teenaged superheroes.

Agent Venom

Spider-Man wants to recruit Cloak and Dagger as new warriors for his S.H.I.E.L.D. team. Complicating the matter, however, are Dormammu taking control of Cloak and Dr. Strange in an attempt to invade Earth, and Cloak and Dagger's own trust issues.

Cloak & Dagger

Science genius Amadeus Cho proves perfect to operate the Iron Spider armor. The only trouble is he's Peter Parker's class rival.

The Next Iron Spider

A mysterious thief known as The Vulture has been causing trouble. Spider-Man decides to track him down, and discovers he's a young man who has trouble remembering his past.

The Vulture

Spider-Man accompanies Wolverine to the Savage Land to recruit Ka-Zar and his pet smilodon Zabu. During this time, they discover a plot by Taskmaster and Kraven the Hunter to abduct Zabu as part of Kraven the Hunter's ritual that would render him immortal.

The Savage Spider-Man

The cast of "Jessie" gets animated in this special crossover episode that finds the Manhattan nanny in possession of a medieval sword coveted by the infamous Morgan Le Fey. Jessie and Spider-Man team up to save Halloween and the world from Le Fay's evil plans.

Halloween Night at the Museum

Now that the other young heroes have been assembled, Spider-Man must lead them into defending the Tri-Carrier from the Thunderbolts (consisting of Taskmaster, Vulture, and Cloak and Dagger) where they managed to spring Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, Beetle, and Scorpion from their cells.

New Warriors

Spider-Man sees what the world would be like without him when Nightmare takes the web-slinger on a journey through his past, present, and future.

Nightmare on Christmas

Spider-Man learns that the Green Goblin is planning to travel across the Multiverse using the Siege Perilous he stole from S.H.I.E.L.D. and the energy of Electro to collect the DNA of other Spider-Men. Spider-Man follows his enemy to the futuristic world of Marvel 2099 (which is drawn in CGI) and helps boost the confidence of Spider-Man 2099. Then he travels to a gender-swapped universe and teams up with Spider-Girl to defeat their world's versions of the Green Goblin.

The Spider-Verse (1)

While chasing Green Goblin across the Multiverse, Spider-Man arrives in the Marvel Noir universe where he helps Spider-Man Noir renew his friendship with Marry Jane. Then Spider-Man heads to a cartoonish world inhabited by anthropomorphic animals where he helps Peter Porker find the will to be Spider-Ham again.

The Spider-Verse (2)

As Spider-Man continues chasing Green Goblin across the Multiverse, he lands in a medieval-based world where he helps Spyder-Knight take down the Alchemist (the medieval version of Doctor Octopus) and his Kraken creation to save York. Then, his last stop before heading back home is an alternate version of the Ultimate Universe where he helps Miles Morales overcome the guilt of being unable to save his world's Peter Parker from death and fight the Ultimate Green Goblin.

The Spider-Verse (3)

After Spider-Man finally ends up back in his own universe, he finds Green Goblin has injected himself with the Spider-Men DNA from all the universes to become the Spider-Goblin. With Electro's help from the Siege Perilous, he summons all the Spider-Men dubbed Web-Warriors to battle the Spider-Goblin and save New York even when Electro plans to destroy it.

The Spider-Verse (4)

The S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy has been opened up at the Triskelion by Nick Fury as Spider-Man's group gets their education from Mr. Frank and guest instructors like Captain America and Hawkeye. Halfway into their education, Spider-Man and Iron Spider unknowingly reactivate an old World War II villain named Arnim Zola.

S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy

When Rhino learns that his archenemy Flash has become a hero, he starts a bitter rampage through New York. Spider-Man and Agent Venom are the last line of defense with help from Hulk. However, Hulk and Rhino face in battle and only Spider-Man and Agent Venom should stop now so to not cause destruction.

The Rampaging Rhino

Nick Fury has been infected by nanite versions of Doctor Octopus' Octo-Bots. While the others face off against Doctor Octopus, Spider-Man and Power Man work with Ant-Man to enter Nick Fury's body and get the Octo-Bots out of him.

Ant-Man

Craving Mexican food following an entire day training with Hawkeye, Spider-Man, Power Man, and Squirrel Girl sneak out of the Triskelion after hours for late-night burritos. Along the way, they must contend with Mesmero's plot to use the cellular network to brainwash everyone like he did with Batroc the Leaper, Boomerang, Grizzly, and Shocker.

Burrito Run

Following Spider-Man's fight with Molten Man, the Inhumans have declared war on Manhattan as Nick Fury blames the exchange student Triton. Spider-Man and Triton discover that Maximus has brainwashed the rest of the Inhuman Royal Family (consisting of Black Bolt, Medusa, Gorgon, Lockjaw and Karnak) and plans to crash Attilan into Manhattan.

Inhumanity

Arnim Zola resurfaces and starts replacing Spider-Man's fellow students with synthezoid versions of themselves.

Attack of the Synthezoids

With most of his fellow students replaced with synthezoids, Spider-Man must work with Agent Venom and Rhino to rescue their classmates and defeat Arnim Zola.

The Revenge of Arnim Zola

The Collector and the Grandmaster capture Spider-Man, along with every hero, villain and citizen of New York to play a game that will decide the fate of the entire planet.

Contest of Champions (1)

The Collector and the Grandmaster's game continues as Spider-Man teams up with members from the Avengers and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. to play for the fate of the planet.

Contest of Champions (2)

Spider-Man has to change the rules of The Grandmaster's game to save the citizens of New York and prevent the villains from taking over Earth.

Contest of Champions (3)

Spider-Man fights side-by-side with The Collector in an attempt to free all of Earth's heroes and villains from the Grandmaster and set everything right again.

Contest of Champions (4)

Peter Parker learns Doctor Octopus has teamed up with Arnim Zola and Hydra to attack the Tri-Carrier, leaving S.H.I.E.L.D. caught off-guard and Spider-Man left to single-handedly stop the assault. He assembles a new team, including an apprehensive Scarlet Spider, in order to stop the villains from taking over New York.

Hydra Attacks (1)

After being saved by Scarlet Spider following Arnim Zola's takeover of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Tri-Carrier, Spider-Man must work with him to liberate Manhattan and his fellow students from HYDRA's clutches. Even when they save Agent Venom and Iron Spider, they must also undo transformations of the HYDRA Goblins, avoid Doctor Octopus and Kraven the Hunter, and defeat Arnim Zola.

Hydra Attacks (2)

After learning that Norman Osborn injected himself with an Anti-Goblin serum to prevent further transformations into Green Goblin following the last encounter, Doctor Octopus teams up with Baron Mordo and uses the Siege Perilous to pull the Ultimate Green Goblin from Miles Morales' universe into theirs so that HYDRA can be his master. Now Spider-Man and Miles have to work together with Doctor Strange to keep the demonic Goblin from using the Siege Perilous to destroy reality.

Miles from Home

With the Siege Perilous destroyed in the aftermath of the fight with the Ultimate Green Goblin, Miles Morales is forced to stay in Spider-Man's reality until S.H.I.E.L.D. can find a way to get him and his world's Goblin back to their home. Now dubbed Kid Arachnid, he and Spider-Man must help Norman Osborn when he is targeted by Doctor Octopus and Vulture.

Iron Vulture

Dr. Curt Connors has been turned into Lizard again. This time, he has a bite that turns anyone who is bitten into Lizards. The Triskelion goes under lockdown when Spider-Man's team and the S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy personnel get infected and attack Spider-Man. With help from an item in Nick Fury's office and with the help of Iron Spider, Leo Fitz, and Jemma Simmons, Spider-Man must work on an antidote in order to restore everyone to normal. Meanwhile, Agent Venom and Rhino guard Doctor Octopus' cell during the outbreak just in case he plans any escapes from his cell. Once everyone is cured, Spider-Man witnesses Doctor Octopus and Rhino making off with Agent Venom.

Lizards

After Doctor Octopus and Rhino have escaped the Triskelion with Agent Venom in their clutches, Spider-Man and Scarlet Spider track them to the recently-returned HYDRA Island as Doctor Octopus and Arnim Zola work to separate the Venom symbiote from Flash Thompson. In order to get to Flash, Spider-Man and Scarlet Spider have to fight their way past Kraven the Hunter and the HYDRA Agents. Ock Manages to succeed in separating the symbiote from Flash, giving to Kraven, who becomes a lion-like Venom. However, Flash is able to coerce the symbiote back to him as they understand each other. As a result of the re-fusion, Agent Venom gains a new look.

Double Agent Venom

Spider-Man, Iron Spider, Agent Venom, Kid Arachnid, and Scarlet Spider have been looking for signs on where Doctor Octopus is hiding out. Upon Spider-Man and Iron Spider being ambushed by Vulture, they follow him to a nearby island where they are attacked by clones of Sandman. As Spider-Man fights the Sandman clones, Iron Spider stumbles upon a secret laboratory where Doctor Octopus has captured Sandman and cloned him so that he can find the "Ultimate Sandman" that will join the Sinister Six. After Sandman is rescued and Doctor Octopus escapes, Spider-Man allows Sandman to spread out around the Triskelion.

Beached

Spider-Man and Agent Venom have been busting villains like Beetle, Grizzly, Shocker, and Shriek where they suspect that they might be candidates for Doctor Octopus' Sinister Six. Arnim Zola recruits Michael Morbius to work on a new symbiote. When Spider-Man, Agent Venom, and Harry Osborn in the Patrioteer armor track them down, they are caught off-guard when they release the Anti-Venom symbiote which possesses Harry and does not have any of the symbiote weaknesses. The resulting battle leaves Agent Venom injured and Harry in a coma.

Anti-Venom

During a drought, Spider-Man, Iron Spider, Kid Arachnid, and Scarlet Spider answer a distress signal that takes them to an abandoned mall in Queens. They find an empty air-tight room containing Hydro-Man who has a past with Nick Fury. While transporting him to the Triskelion, Iron Spider find that Hydro-Man is not a good guy where the fight with him causes an emergency landing near Aunt May's house. While Spider-Man, Iron Spider, and Kid Arachnid fight Hydro-Man, Scarlet Spider works to protect Aunt May who ends up naming him Ben. Once Hydro-Man is defeated where the resulting battle watered Aunt May's lawn, Spider-Man gets word that the Quinjet carrying Hydro-Man back to his cell was intercepted causing Spider-Man to speculate that Doctor Octopus has gotten Hydro-Man on his side.

Force of Nature

Spider-Man faces the culmination of all Doc Ock's evil machinations when the new Sinister Six assaults the Web Warriors and S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy at the Triskelion.

The New Sinister Six (1)

When Doc Ock learns that the key to a device that will retrieve Hydra Island is at Aunt May's house, Spider-Man must fight to protect his family.

The New Sinister Six (2)

When a battered Nova asks for help finding Nick Fury, Spider-Man tracks him to the dangerous ruins of an ancient city.

Agent Web

Spider-Man and Agent Venom discovered Hydra and Morbius' plan to create a new and improved Venom Bomb.

The Symbiote Saga (1)

Spider-Man, Captain America and S.H.I.E.L.D Academy must band together to save New York.

The Symbiote Saga (2)

Spider-Man and his fellow heroes have to Morbius and his plan to use the Carnage Queen as a weapon.

The Symbiote Saga (3)

Spider-Man and Kid Arachnid travel to alternate dimensions to gather the shards from the broken Siege Perilous.

Return to the Spider-Verse (1)

Spider-Man and Miles, tracking the missing pieces of the Siege Perilous, travel to a tropical Pirate dimension where they meet Web Beard, the Spider-Pirate, and encourage him and his old team to work together to save themselves from the dreaded Kraken.

Return to the Spider-Verse (2)

Spider-Man and Kid Arachnid arrive in the Noir Universe where they have to prevent Mr. Negative from using the Siege Perilous to drain all the life and color out of the world.

Return to the Spider-Verse (3)

Spider-Man, having collected all of the shards of the Siege Perilous, returns to Miles Morales' universe and confronts Wolf Spider.

Return to the Spider-Verse (4)

Trick-or-treaters start turning into monsters and Spider-Man, Dr. Strange and Ant-Man must team up to stop Baron Mordo.

Strange Little Halloween

Spider-Man must team with the former traitor, Scarlet Spider, to stop Doc Ock from reawakening a secret program designed to create evil duplicates of Spider-Man.

The Spider Slayers (1)

Spider-Man and Scarlet Spider have to infiltrate the sunken Hydra Island so Scarlet can destroy the lab that created him.

The Spider Slayers (2)

Spider-Man puts the Triskelion on lockdown when a mysterious villain begins to take out the heroes one at a time.

The Spider Slayers (3)

While being trained by S.H.I.E.L.D., Spider-Man battles evil with a new team of teen colleagues.

The Best Seasons of Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man

The Best Seasons of Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man

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