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TV SERIES · 2012– · USA

Ultimate Spider-Man

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  1. #001

    J. K. Simmons voiced J. Jonah Jameson. Simmons had previously played the same character in the live-action films Spider-Man (2002), Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007).

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  2. #002

    When the series was renewed for a fourth season of 26 episodes, its total episode count rose to 104. That makes Ultimate Spider-Man (2012) not only the longest-running Spider-Man series, surpassing Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994), which ran for only 65 episodes, but also the longest-running series based on a Marvel comic book, surpassing X-Men (1992), which ran for 76 episodes. It is even considered the longest-running Marvel show, ahead of Hasbro animated series such as G. I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985) and Transformers (1984), which ran for 95 and 98 episodes respectively.

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  3. #003

    At the 2011 San Diego Comic Con, it was confirmed that Clark Gregg would voice S. H. I. E. L. D. Agent Phil Coulson, a character Gregg played in the Marvel Studios releases Iron Man (2008), Thor (2011), The Avengers (2012) and Agents of S. H. I. E. L. D. (2013).

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  4. #004

    Drake Bell, who voices Spider-Man in this series, also appeared in Superhero Movie (2008), a parody film based on Sam Raimi's Spider-Man series.

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  5. #005

    This is the first Spider-Man animated series in which Aunt May knows that Peter is Spider-Man. She knew from the beginning, but the audience only learns it in the season 3 finale.

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  6. #006

    This animated series is set in the Earth-12041 version of the Marvel Comics multiverse, alongside Hulk and the Agents of S. M. A. S. H. (2013), Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell (2016) and the first four seasons of Avengers Assemble (2012).

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  7. #007

    This is the first incarnation of the Carnage Symbiote to be used for good.

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  8. #008

    Every episode contains a "Monkey Scream."

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  9. #009

    This is the first time Carnage appears without Cletus Kasady, or as a sentient being rather than just a symbiote.

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  10. #010

    Iain De Caestecker and Elizabeth Henstridge, the actors and characters of Agents of S. H. I. E. L. D. (2013), voiced Agent Leo Fitz and Agent Simmons.

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  11. #011

    Christopher Daniel Barnes provides his voice to the series. Barnes also voiced the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994).

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  12. #012

    At the 2011 San Diego Comic Con, it was confirmed that the Avengers would appear in Ultimate Spider-Man as guest stars, including Iron Man, Thor, Captain America and The Incredible Hulk. This marks Spider-Man's first on-screen reunion with the Avengers in an animated series since The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2010), and the first time Spider-Man and Hulk appear in the same animated series since Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1981).

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  13. #013

    Dee Bradley Baker had previously voiced Dr. Curt Connors, also known as the Lizard, in The Spectacular Spider-Man (2008).

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  14. #014

    Flash Thompson will host the Venom Symbiote and call himself Agent Venom, while Mary Jane Watson will host the Carnage Symbiote and call herself Spider-Woman.

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  15. #015

    This is the only series without Eddie Brock and Cletus Kasady.

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  16. #016

    This series premiered in 2012, the same year as the live-action film The Avengers.

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  17. #017

    The guest stars included an Oscar winner, J. K. Simmons, and an Oscar nominee, Michael Clarke Duncan.

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