Complete episode list for Ultimate Spider-Man, covering all seasons from 2012 to 2017. Find episode titles, original air dates, and brief synopses for each installment.
The following episodes of the animated series _Ultimate Spider-Man_. The series premiered on Disney XD on April 1, 2012 alongside _The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes_ during the all-new Marvel Universe block, and came to an end on January 7, 2017.
The series is loosely based on the Ultimate Spider-Man comic book series, and contains mostly original story material. Influences from the Marvel live-action movies are also noticeable, especially the introduction of Phil Coulson as a recurring character. The third season has been subtitled Web-Warriors. It first aired in India and then in US. The third season also introduced the Spider-Verse arc. The show was renewed for a fourth and final season, which was retitled Ultimate Spider-Man vs. the Sinister 6.
Series Overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |
| Season premiere | Season finale | ||
| 1 | 26 | April 1, 2012 | October 28, 2012 |
| 2 | 26 | January 21, 2013 | November 10, 2013 |
| 3 | 26 | August 31, 2014 | October 24, 2015 |
| 4 | 26 | February 21, 2016 | January 4, 2017 |
| Total | 104 | April 1, 2012 | January 4, 2017 |
Season One (2012)
| No. in Series | No. in Season | Title | Original Airdate |
| 01 | 01 | "Great Power" (Part 1) | April 1, 2012 |
| High school student Peter Parker has been fighting crime in New York City as the masked vigilante Spider-Man for one year. Nick Fury, director of international peace-keeping agency S.H.I.E.L.D., approaches him with an offer to train with S.H.I.E.L.D. and become part of a new superhero team that is being assembled. Spider-Man at first declines the offer, but after his school, Midtown High, is attacked by the Frightful Four, he starts to wonder if he really should have declined. | |||
| 02 | 02 | Great Responsibility (Part 2) | April 1, 2012 |
| Spider-Man accepts Nick Fury's offer to train with S.H.I.E.L.D., and is put together with four other teenage superheroes: Nova, White Tiger, Power Man and Iron Fist. Doctor Octopus sends the Frightful Four after Spider-Man again, and while Spider-Man doesn't initially get on with his new teammates, he has to learn to work alongside them to defeat the Frightful Four. | |||
| 03 | 03 | "Doomed" | April 8, 2012 |
| A childish argument between Spider-Man and Nova gets their entire team grounded. To prove themselves to Fury, 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 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. | |||
| 04 | 04 | Venom | April 15, 2012 |
| Using DNA from a sample of Spider-Man's blood, Doctor Octopus creates an artificial, symbiotic life form named Venom. Driven by its desire to bond with Peter, the creature escapes from the laboratory, tracks him down to a house party and wreaks havoc, jumping from host to host and possessing each of Peter's teammates. At the end, Harry Osborn finds a sample of the venom and trains it. | |||
| 05 | 05 | Flight of the Iron Spider | April 22, 2012 |
| After a fight with the Living Laser, Spider-Man meets Iron Man, a superhero he idolizes. Impressed by Spider-Man's scientific knowledge, Iron Man builds him a high-tech armor suit called the Iron Spider, which is equipped with an array of powerful weaponry. Despite lacking the necessary skills and having no control over the suit's functions, Spider-Man becomes increasingly smug about his new equipment, which puts a strain on his relationship with the team. | |||
| 06 | 06 | Why I Hate Gym | April 29, 2012 |
| 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. | |||
| 07 | 07 | Exclusive | May 6, 2012 |
| Spider-Man agrees to a video interview with aspiring news reporter Mary Jane Watson, but the interview is interrupted when the Incredible Hulk appears in Manhattan and goes on a destructive rampage. Mary Jane continues to film as Spider-Man tries to stop the Hulk, but unbeknownst to either of them, something much more dangerous is hiding out of sight. | |||
| 08 | 08 | Back in Black | May 13, 2012 |
| A mysterious new superhero dressed in black and with similar abilities to Spider-Man appears in New York, and attracts positive public attention. Peter suspects the new hero to be Venom, but his teammates dismiss his suspicions as jealousy. Peter then discovers the hero's true identity, his friend Harry Osborn, bonded with the Venom symbiote, and he tries to persuade Harry to get rid of it before it corrupts his mind and turns him evil. | |||
| 09 | 09 | Field Trip | May 20, 2012 |
| During a school field trip to a museum, Danny translates the engraving on an ancient Norse rune stone and accidentally summons a Frost Giant. The Norse thunder god Thor arrives to aid Spider-Man's team, but magic from a medallion around the Giant's neck turns Thor into a talking frog. The team follow Thor to Asgard, where the power-hungry Loki is working with the Frost Giants to seize the Asgardian throne. | |||
| 10 | 10 | Freaky | June 17, 2012 |
| After Spider-Man and Wolverine apprehend the mutant Mesmero, the vengeful supervillain uses his mental powers to switch their minds, creating a serious identity problem for the two so different heroes when Sabretooth comes to town. | |||
| 11 | 11 | Venomous | June 24, 2012 |
| Venom resurfaces, again using Harry as his host, this time targeting Harry's neglectful father, Norman. While Norman does not want his potential secret weapon damaged, Spider-Man is confronted with the dilemma of choosing between helping Harry on his own or putting his trust in his teammates, who have orders from Fury to finish Venom off. | |||
| 12 | 12 | Me Time | July 1, 2012 |
| After a fight with Whirlwind, Spider-Man insists on a weekend off from Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D. However, Doctor Octopus chooses this very time to attack Spider-Man when his job is threatened by Norman Osborn. | |||
| 13 | 13 | Strange | July 8, 2012 |
| The population of New York is plunged into a mysterio |
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