Marvel's Spider-Man (Netflix Series)

Marvel's Spider-Man is a Netflix Original Series produced by both Netflix and Marvel set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Netflix's other Marvel Tv shows Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Punisher, and The Defenders. The series is heavily adapted from Marvel Comic's Ulitmate Spider-Man series while also infusing elements from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Development
After the release of Marvel's Avengers Age of Ultron and Sony's Amazing Spider-Man both parties decided to come to agreement to bring Spider-man to the MCU. The deal was that Marvel and Sony would produce a Netflix series and include the character in MCU films but Sony can still produce spin-offs.

Freshman Year
Heavily adapted from Ultimate Spider-Man story arcs (Power and Responsibility, Learning Curve and Double Trouble) Peter Parker gets bitten by a genetically-mutated spider during a class visit to Osborn Industries. The spider was part of the scientific experimentation there. The spider had been injected with a formula that Norman himself had created called OZ. Ned, one of Peter's classmates and good friends kills the spider before anyone could retrieve it. Norman Osborn decides to track Peter's progress. After several instances of fainting and displaying extraordinary strength and reflexes, Peter realizes the bite gave him spider-like powers. On one occasion, Peter accidentally breaks his bully, Flash Thompson's, hand. When Flash's family attempt to sue, Peter becomes part of a local wrestling circuit as the masked "Amazing Spider-Man" to anonymously pay for his Aunt May and Uncle Ben's legal fees. Peter also gets his Spider-Man suit courtesy of the wrestling organization. Peter does not reveal this secret double-life to anybody, not even his crush Mary Jane Watson and two friends Harry Osborn and Ned Leeds. Peter flees the wrestling organization after being accused of stealing. Angry and tired, he allows a burglar to escape after robbing a deli owner. Peter returns home where his aunt and uncle berate him for his failing academic grades. Ben informs Peter of the "with great power, comes great responsibility" ethos that Peter's father abided by. Peter is angered that his father was never there to tell him that himself, and runs off to contemplate Ben's words, but upon returning home, he finds that Uncle Ben had been murdered. Peter tracks down Ben's killer, subdues him, only to find out he is the same burglar he had let get away earlier. He ties him to a rope and leaves the killer to the police. Understanding Uncle Ben's words, Peter is galvanized to using his powers for good, and therefore making Spider-Man a superhero. Meanwhile, Norman Osborn injects himself with the OZ formula, gaining confidence by tracking the effects the spider formula had on Peter. As a result, Norman is transformed into a monstrous, fiery, large goblin. The Goblin destroys the lab, kills several scientists and leaves Dr. Otto Octavius, another scientist, for dead. All this is seen by Harry Osborn who runs home to find his mother dead and his house in flames, noticing his father's goblin form leaving the scene. Peter, having now invented web-shooters for his alter-ego, Spider-Man, goes back to school to find the Goblin destroying it. After a small skirmish in the school, Spider-Man leads the Goblin to the Brooklyn Bridge, where the NYPD confront him. The Goblin is shot off the bridge, falling into the East River, assumed dead. The NYPD also turn on Spider-Man who retreats. Peter goes back to the school, using the excuse that he had been crushed under a chalkboard. Harry moves to live with relatives elsewhere.

Peter takes a few photographs of Spider-Man to help Aunt May's financial woes. Peter shows the photographs to the Bugle's editor J. Jonah Jameson, who gives him the minimum pay. Peter then fixes an internet problem which encourages Jameson to offer Peter a part-time job as a computer technician. Peter uses the Bugle's website to locate who the criminal that shot uncle Ben had been working for. He finds that he is part of a larger criminal organization that is led by Wilson Fisk, The Kingpin. He then finds a criminal group called the Enforcers who also work for the Kingpin. Spider-Man tracks and defeats the Enforcers which forces Mr. Big to tell Spider-Man about Fisk's important gala the next night. The FBI interrupt and Spider-Man barely manages to escape. The next day, Mary Jane asks Peter on a Friday date. Peter moves it to Saturday instead. That Friday, Spider-Man goes to Fisk's penthouse but trips the alarm and is overpowered by Fisk and subdued by Electro. Spider-Man is then unmasked by Fisk who, realising Spider-Man is just a boy, throws Peter's unconscious form through a window but opts to keep Spider-Man's mask. Peter survives the fall but is badly injured, cancelling Mary-Jane's date, who becomes angered by this. Later, Fisk murders Mr. Big after discovering he had sold him out to Spider-Man. Fisk pulls Spider-Man's mask over Mr. Big and crushes his skull. The body is discovered and the news report that Spider-Man is a murder suspect. At school, Peter creates a false e-mail and through it, discovers Fisk's security system has CCTV footage on CDs. Spider-Man quickly invades the penthouse again and bags as many CDs as possible. He then encounter Daredevil who is also trying to take down Fisk. After a skirmish with the Enforcers, Electro and Fisk, Spider-Man and Daredevil escapes victorious and gives the CDs (apart from his unmasking) to Ben Urich, a reporter for the Daily Bugle. After which Peter leaves taking down Fisk to Daredevil who implores Peter to be careful since he is just a kid and Fisk is big time trouble.

Ned soon founds out that Peter is Spider-Man and keeps his secret in return to being his support guy. New girl Gwen Stacy earns a school suspension when she threatens Ned with a knife when he tries to flirt with her. Meanwhile, Doctor Octavius, attached to his metal arms, violently escapes SHIELD custody after having forgotten what exactly happened prior to the incident at the laboratories. Octavius blames Justin Hammer, whom he had worked for while spying on Osborn Industries. Elsewhere, Kraven the Hunter, an Australian television reality show star, promises to kill Spider-Man for his next show. Spider-Man attempts to clear his name of villainy by going to Justin Hammer's nuclear power facility which is being attacked by Octavius. Despite stopping Octavius, Spider-Man is badly injured. Kraven the Hunter visits Peter's school to track the webslinger's scent. Later that night, Spider-Man approaches Hammer informing him he was trying to save Hammer's life. Hammer attempts to recruit Spider-Man but is turned down, however Spider-Man does follow Hammer's limo to a press conference hosted by Octavius, now dubbed Doctor Octopus. Octavius throws the limo, severely injuring Hammer. Spider-Man manages to defeat Octavius and also protect the press from the fighting. Kraven arrives and attacks Spider-Man who simply knocks Kraven out with one punch. Spider-Man gives a short interview before heading back to Queens. He arrives late and his aunt grounds him for being out too late and lying about his whereabouts. Meanwhile, back in SHIELD custody, Octavius figures out Peter Parker is Spider-Man after recovering from his amnesia.

Sophomore Year
At Sophomore year of school begins, Peter reveals to Mary Jane that his aunt has grounded him for the summer before they reunite with Harry Osborn, who has recovered from the "Power and Responsibility" arc. Aunt May allows a reluctant Peter to go to Harry's where he meets Norman Osborn, who demonstrates his Goblin form after injecting OZ. Norman claims Spider-Man is part of his legacy because the spider was part of his work, therefore Spider-Man will do what Norman desires otherwise Aunt May and Mary Jane die. A shaken Peter returns home but Gwen Stacey turns up needing a place to stay, which the Parkers allow. At school the next day, Parker is covertly introduced to SHIELD Chief Nick Fury. Fury advises Peter to turn down Norman's offer and promises Peter they will capture Norman when he commits a crime as the Goblin. Grudgingly trusting them, Spider-Man confronts Norman telling him he will never work for him. The Goblin captures Mary-Jane, dropping her off Manhattan Bridge. Spider-Man leaps after her, just managing to save her life. After ensuring Mary-Jane is safely transported away, a rage-fuelled Spider-Man severely beats the Goblin but SHIELD gunships interrupt. Goblin returns to his apartment, consuming more OZ formula. Spider-Man battles the Goblin but the Goblin overpowers and begins choking an unmasked Spider-Man. A watching Harry Osborn impales the Goblin, knowing it's his father, with a piece of debris. SHIELD airships then shoot the Goblin to the brink of death. Peter reveals he is Spider-Man which causes Harry to faint. Fury reveals Harry was hypnotised to forgive his father. Fury praises Spider-Man for handling Goblin but warns Peter that he will be part of SHIELD when he turns 18. Spider-Man flies to meet Mary-Jane. She expresses her fear of being romantically involved with Peter.

While at school, Mary Jane alerts Peter to an attack on the city by new villain, Rhino. Peter is distracted by Aunt May and an emotional Gwen Stacy, whose mother has left home. Eventually, Spider-Man arrives on the scene but Luke Cage has defeated Rhino first. Peter then discovers through the news that a Spider-Man impostor is turning the city against the real Spider-Man. When Peter discovers the impostor is robbing a nearby bank, he arrives as Spider-Man but is shot at by police and wounded, who mistakenly believe him as the criminal. Spider-Man barely escapes arrest and collapses in a deserted alleyway. He rings Mary Jane where they change him out of his Spider-Man costume and get him to a hospital. There he receives overnight treatment and coupled with his accelerated healing factor, recovers in a few hours and flees. The next day at school, Peter gets further medical attention by SHIELD operative, Agent Gemma Simmons. Meanwhile, the impostor attempts to steal money from an armored vehicle but is interrupted by Captain Stacy who is killed protecting the public. Gwen is distraught when she hears the news and blames Spider-Man, despite Peter and Mary Jane saying it was an impostor. Aunt May allows Gwen to stay at the Parker's after Gwen's mother refuses to take her. Peter discovers the impostor is robbing another bank and goes there as the real Spider-Man. He brutally beats the impostor, revealed to be a teenage boy. Spider-Man webs him up for the authorities, leaving a note saying "Courtesy of the REAL Spider-Man." At school, Mary-Jane reveals she cannot be with Peter while he is Spider-Man stating she is scared and still suffers from the incident when the Goblin threw her off a bridge. A distraught Peter accepts the break-up.

Peter discovers scientific work from his late father and watches an old tape of his family and childhood friend, Eddie Brock Jr. who Peter later contacts. Eddie is a college student and shows Peter a black substance called "The Suit" that their fathers had worked on before their corporation cancelled their project. Peter discovers through his father's tapes that his father was close to a medical breakthrough with "The Suit". Peter introduces Gwen to Eddie and the two go on a date. In the meantime, Peter sneaks into the lab and gets some of the substance on his skin. "The Suit" consumes Peter turning him into the black suited Spider-Man. Spider-Man easily defeats several foes but is driven to psychosis and almost kills a mugger. Peter survives the separation from "The Suit" and returns it to the lab. An angry Eddie, turned down by Gwen, sees Peter at the lab who reveals he is Spider-Man. Peter explains "The Suit" has to be destroyed because of its danger. Eddie seemingly accepts Peter's decision but he has his own vial of "The Suit" and uses it to transform himself into the aggressive Venom. That night Peter visits Mary Jane and reveals he misses her and still loves her. However, Mary Jane is hesitant to get back with Peter because his life is too dangerous. The next day, Peter battles Venom who reveals itself as Eddie Brock, informing Peter it has all his memories. Peter defeats Venom but cannot find Eddie's corpse. Peter begs Nick Fury to take his powers away but Fury simply tells Peter to calm down and enjoy his youth. Peter learns Eddie has taken his stuff and left his dorm, signalling Eddie is still alive.

Junior Year
Gwen persuades Peter to attend a party but end up not having any fun. After seeing Mary Jane there, Peter and Gwen decide to leave, and see Geldoff in the back yard, a fellow party-goer and foreign exchange student who possesses psionic power and is blowing up cars. The police interrupt the party forcing the students to flee. Peter and Mary Jane reconnect on the journey home culminating in Mary Jane giving Peter a letter which reveals she still loves him. Peter reconciles at Mary Jane's and they agree to give their relationship a second try. The next day, Peter is forced to go to Geldoff's school where he is blowing up cars again. Mary Jane urges Peter to go and gives him a half-completed costume. Spider-Man apprehends Geldoff and takes him to a rooftop away from the police where he lectures Geldoff about responsibility. They argue which ends with Geldoff threatening to blow up Spider-Man but Jean Grey, Storm and Kitty (Shadowcat) from the X-Men arrive and take Geldoff and Spider-Man (as a guest) back to X-Mansion. However, Geldoff regains consciousness on board the jet and blows the jet apart. Jean saves the unconscious Geldoff and Spiderman. Peter awakens at the X-Mansion unmasked but alive. Xavier informs Peter that Geldoff is a result of a genetic experiment when he was in the womb of his mother. Peter returns home late and is confronted by an angry Aunt May. At a later therapy session, May reveals she confronted Peter but stopped when she saw a book from his late mother fall out of his bag, believing he read it away from school. May then reveals in her therapy session that she is too hard on Peter and that she loved Captain Stacey. May's therapist persuades May she is a decent human and encourages her to spend more time with Peter, which she does later to Peter's delight.

Having bought a formidable defence team, Fisk manages to avert his crimes from the Daredevil Season one and two and returns to New York. With Daredevil presumed dead due to the events of The Defenders, he decides to focus on destroying Spider-Man, who continues meddling in his plans, he financially supports his friend Sam Bullit, who is campaigning for District Attorney on an anti-Spider-Man platform. J. Jonah Jameson, editor of the Daily Bugle, emphatically supports Bullit and steps up the paper's negative Spider-Man coverage. Peter is fired at the Bugle for speaking out against this change of strategy. Jessica from Daredevil series, now a reporter at the Bugle, questions Bullit about his campaign and quizzes Bullit on his close links to Fisk. Bullit threatens Jessica and smashes the tape recorder. However, Jessica has a second recorder and informs Jameson and Robertson about Bullit's conduct. Aunt May then angrily rebukes Jameson over the phone regarding Peter's unfair dismissal. These situations inspire Jameson to turn his coverage against Bullit and print Jessica's story and run an editorial highlighting Bullit's link to crime. However, the Enforcers confront Jameson that night and attempt to force him to print a retraction but Spider-Man intervenes and defeats two Enforcers, saving Jameson. Later that night, Peter walks back home and sees Jameson on the doorstep. The editor explains he has unresolved grief following his son's death in an Apollo space shuttle mission a year ago. He gives Peter his job back.

The Black Cat steals a mysterious tablet but is almost apprehended by Spider-Man. She subdues the webslinger but piques his interest. At the Parker household, Mary Jane and Peter discuss their future but Mary Jane's father Craig confronts the couple about Mary Jane's diary which alludes to when the Goblin threw Mary Jane off the bridge. Peter is unable to give an answer and is consequently banned from seeing a grounded Mary Jane. Mr. Dini arranges for Elektra to track down the missing tablet, property of Wilson Fisk. Peter then discovers an ad from the Black Cat asking Spider-Man to meet her on a rooftop, which he duly does. There Elektra attacks the duo. During their battle, the Black Cat reveals she "is not like her father". Elektra disposes of Spider-Man who manages to get back to the rooftop but discovers both ladies are gone. Meanwhile, Aunt May is woken by Mary Jane's mother who is in panic because Mary Jane has run from home. She tells Peter and Gwen who visit the Watsons and whilst there, Peter deduces Mary Jane is at an old warehouse she stayed after the Goblin attack. Peter consoles her regarding her frustration with her psychologically abusive father. Spider-Man tracks down the Black Cat to her apartment, discovering her father was a famed thief arrested and killed under Fisk's orders. Spider-Man distracts Fisk and Elektra from Black Cat so she can dispose of the tablet. Elektra stabs the Black Cat who falls off the rooftop. Spider-Man cannot find her body. Later that night, Fisk is at home and we learn that Vanessa survived her demise but is in a coma in bad condition and Fisk vows to bring her back.

Aunt May leaves the house for a trip away as Peter discovers there will be an official Spider-Man movie coming out which angers Peter to the point of interrupting the film set. Meanwhile, Dr. Octavius telepathically communicates with his metal arms and orchestrates a prison break-out. Octavius interrupts the film set to kill his ex-wife Rosalita who is a consultant on the film. Spider-Man fights Octavius, protecting the film crew. As they battle, Mary Jane comes to the Parker house and meets Gwen, she happily reveals her mum kicked her dad out and therefore she is no longer grounded and can see Peter. However, she watches the news and witnesses Octavius beating Spider-Man. Mary Jane makes her excuses. Gwen grows suspicious and discovers a spare Spider-Man outfit in Peter's basement. Octavius knocks Spider-Man out, avoids SHIELD agents and tortures Spider-Man on a plane flying to Brazil. Spider-Man reigns unconsciousness to brutally attack Octavius when they land in Brazil. Leaving him to SHIELD, Spider-Man stows away on a plane back to America but when he arrives back home, Gwen confronts him with a gun about him being Spider-Man and killing her father. Peter manages to convince Gwen that he did not kill her father and barely manages to change in time to meet Aunt May. Peter and Mary Jane meet with Gwen later who fully accepts Peter was not responsible for her father's death and agrees to keep his Spider-Man identity a secret. Octavius is sent back to SHIELD headquarters where Nick Fury burns a highly sedated Octavius's metal arms in front of him

Spider-Man saves a museum of hostages from Gladiator who Spider-Man defeats in combat but suffers an injury which is treated by Dr. Connors, who is aware of Peter's secret identity. He retains a sample of Peter's blood and after studying it, asks Peter if he can continue testing and researching the DNA sample for potential medical breakthroughs. Peter agrees and Dr. Connors enlists young scientist Ben Reilly to aid him. However, one of the experiments, Carnage, begins to form humanoid features and escapes the lab. It goes on a murder spree culminating in the death of Gwen Stacey after Carnage gains Peter's memories through their shared DNA. Aunt May discovers Gwen's corpse and alerts Peter and the police. Distraught, Peter blames himself and when he finds Dr Connors outside his house later that night, Peter assumes Dr Connors's Lizard alter-ego was responsible. Dr Connors explains that Carnage was a result of both his and Peter's DNA spliced together using Peter's father's notes. Carnage reveals itself and attacks Peter; eventually Peter defeats Carnage which had taken on the form of Peter's father. Dr Connors turns himself over to the police for his involvement in Carnage's creation and the college Dean fires him and Reilly for their involvement. Reilly takes a Parker blood sample before he leaves. At a detention, Mary Jane discovers Flash liked Gwen and Peter, insistent he will quit as Spider-Man, prevents a mugging despite his reservations.

Senior Year
Harry Osborn returns to Queens for his Senior year from SHIELD custody where it is revealed he was dating Mary Jane before his father turned into the Goblin. Nick Fury reveals Harry has inherited his parents' wealth. Harry meets with an old associate of Norman Osborn called Shaw who reveals Harry's suppressed memories concerning his father and Peter's identity as Spider-Man. Harry meets Peter at the Parker household and reveals he knows Peter is Spider-Man and accuses him of stealing Mary Jane. The next day, Peter confronts Mary Jane about this revelation which leads to a major argument. Harry lies to Mary Jane that Peter killed his father which she then tells Peter, believing this is the reason he is acting weird. Peter denies this and seriously injures a robber. Despite preventing the crime, he believes he is losing his discipline. As a result, he seeks out Harry who transforms into the Hobgoblin, having been exposed to the OZ formula when Norman underwent his transformation. Shaw turns out to be Harry's hallucination and orders him to attack Spider-Man. The two engage in a battle and Mary Jane arrives. Spider-Man saves her and battles Hobgoblin which alerts Fury who brings along a Hulkbuster unit which subdues the Hobgoblin. Spider-Man berates Fury for not discovering Harry's power and hits the SHIELD chief. As a result, Fury prepares plans to de-power Spider-Man. Peter returns home where Mary Jane is. There, Peter reveals he cannot trust Mary Jane and that his superhero life will always endanger her, therefore he breaks up with her, to Mary Jane's horror. Mary Jane attempts to cope with her break-up which results in Flash and Liz setting her up with Mark Raxton, a guitarist in a punk band. She sees his gig that night and gets a lift home with him where they share a kiss. However, Mary Jane regrets it and reveals she is going to try and win Peter back.

Hammerhead moves in on Wilson Fisk's criminal empire as Fisk contends with a looming federal prosecution case. Hammerhead hires the Enforcers and blows up an old Fisk safe-house. Spider-Man visits the crime scene and battles Moon Knight who believes Spider-Man is a criminal. Spider-Man escapes and goes to confront Fisk who has hired Elektra as a bodyguard. Fisk informs Spider-Man of Hammerhead's rise and advises Spider-Man to stop him. Spider-Man goes to Captain Jean De Wolfe who reluctantly agrees Hammerhead is the bigger threat. In Chinatown, Hammerhead and his goons attack martial artists Shang-Chi and Iron Fist. Spider-Man and Black Cat intervene but escape when Hammerhead throws a grenade at them. The Black Cat reveals she did not die during the "Cat and Kings" storyline and attempts to kiss Spider-Man, who nervously makes his excuses and leaves. Fisk murders his Number Two Mr. Dini and promotes Elektra. The next day, Mary Jane asks Peter if they are still friends which Peter confirms but they get into another argument ending with Mary Jane saying that the Spider-Man identity is becoming more important than Peter's. Spider-Man meets Black Cat who goes to Hammerhead's residence where they also meet Elektra, Moon Knight, Shang-Chi, Iron Fist, the Enforcers and Hammerhead. Hammerhead manages to hire Elektra from Kingpin and the Black Cat to his side and they battle the others. Spider-Man is caught in the middle but webs everybody up and calls Captain Wolfe. Everyone cuts through the webbing and Elektra defeats Spider-Man and Hammerhead, throwing them from the window. She stabs the Moon Knight before the Black Cat attacks her. Elektra is defeated when Moon Knight stabs her. The Black Cat admits she was wrong to change sides and makes it up to Spider-Man. She pins him up to a wall and begins to seduce him. Saying she will unmask him and kiss him. The Black Cat unmasks him and sees he's a teenager. Disgusted with herself, she throws up on his crotch and runs away. Captain De Wolfe is revealed to be on Fisk's payroll and she informs him that the Moon Knight is in a coma and Elektra temporarily defected to Hammerhead's side. Peter returns home late again and Aunt May orders him to stop skipping classes or she will kick him out.

Donald Roxxon orders the Silver Sable and her unit to locate and capture Spider-Man for questioning after the webslinger prevents another attack on his company, Roxxon Corporation. Sable's team locate Spider-Man but capture Flash Thompson as opposed to Peter. Realising their mistake, Sable rebukes her unit but Flash manages to escape and goes public with his story, becoming a minor celebrity. Peter meets with new girlfriend Kitty Pryde after school, but ex-girlfriend Mary Jane sees this. As a result of Flash's kidnapping, school security is stepped up. Mary Jane admits she knows Peter and Kitty are seeing one another and angrily storms off. Peter narrowly avoids the police checking his bag (which contains his Spider-Man outfit) for a random security check. As a result, he attempts to bin his costume but cannot bring himself to do it. Likewise, he prepares to confess to Aunt May that he is Spider-Man but stops himself when she reveals her hatred for Spider-Man. Kitty rings Peter to tell him to take the fight to his potential captors. Spider-Man easily defeats Sable and her unit but becomes incapacitated by using the Sable's phone to call the police. Unmasked, Spider-Man comes round at Roxxon Corporation and reveals to Donald he was only saving innocent bystanders and does not know about a plot against his company. Sable scans Spider-Man's finger prints which alert SHIELD. Spider-Man escapes but battles the Vulture, grudgingly saves a falling Roxxon after the Vulture attacks. Spider-Man eventually defeats the Vulture with some help by the Sable. Roxxon receives a threatening phone call which Fury and SHIELD locate and visit. The culprit is called the Tinkerer, a disgruntled former employee of Roxxon Corporation. He was responsible for making the Vulture's suit and also created the robotic Slayers. SHIELD claim these inventions as their own and hire the Tinkerer to work for them.

Peter is unable to deny he still loves Mary Jane while on the phone to Kitty. He goes to the mall with Mary Jane but it is attacked by the Scorpion. Spider-Man defeats him but unmasking the Scorpion reveals him to in fact be a clone of Peter. Spider-Man visits the Fantastic Four's Baxter building with his clone and unmasks himself to prove he is also Peter Parker. Meanwhile, Mary Jane is kidnapped at the OSCORP building by a disfigured Peter clone, Kaine. He infuses Mary Jane with the OZ formula which transforms her into an angry red beast. Peter attempts to find Mary Jane and goes to the old warehouse where he meets Spider-Woman, a female clone of himself. He returns to his house and finds Gwen Stacey, seemingly alive and well. Aunt May also arrives and is surprised at Gwen's appearance. Peter admits he is Spider-Man and proves it by jumping on the ceiling. At that moment Richard Parker, Peter's father arrives. However, Nick Fury and a squad of Spider Slayers circle the house and order the Parkers and Gwen to surrender. Gwen transforms into Carnage and attacks the Slayers. Fury orders the Spider Slayers to destroy the house. May has a heart attack from the stress forcing an angry Peter to attack Fury before he is subdued. The Fantastic Four arrive and help Peter. Sue takes May to the hospital with Richard while Peter surrenders and Carnage reverts to its Gwen form. However, Spider-Woman arrives and takes Peter to OSCORP, revealing she is an altered clone of Peter and there are more as part of CIA/FBI experimentation. At OSCORP, Peter finds Demogoblin but she powers down when she sees Peter. The Fantastic Four take her to the Baxter building to cure her. Dr. Octavius, accompanied by Fury and the Spider Slayers, reveals he got the OZ and is the father of the clones. Octavius works for the FBI after agreeing to work on their genetic experimentations instead of being imprisoned. He also states Richard Parker is a clone which Sue finds out at the hospital. Peter agrees to surrender to Fury if he allows him ten minutes alone with his clones and Octavius. They target Octavius who reveals he controls metal and kills Kaine and Tarantula. However, Peter and Jessica defeat Octavius, and Spider-Woman runs away, starting a new life elsewhere. Peter turns himself in but Johnny Storm takes him to the Baxter building where Mary Jane is seemingly cured. Peter admits he still loves Mary Jane and they kiss. Reed Richards informs Peter that he can finally remove his powers if Peter would like him too, but Peter declines the offer. Peter goes to the hospital to check on Aunt May, who mutters he should get a better costume. Peter also learns from Sue that his father's clone has died. Fury meets Peter and explains the Spider Slayers were made to combat Peter in the future because Fury had expected him to snap and become a super-villain due to previous events, but admits he was wrong to think that. Mary Jane returns home and Peter stays at the Watsons while May recuperates. Peter and Mary Jane kiss as a distraught Kitty watches on. At the Avengers HQ, Fury has detained the Scorpion and the Gwen clone. Mary Jane wakes in the middle of the night and imagines Kaine behind her; in reality it is the real Peter who consoles her. The next week Peter, Ned, and Mary Jane complete their High School careers and all three are accepted into Empire State University.

Freshman Year Of College
Mary Jane urges Peter to break up with Kitty who during the summer was training with the X-men, and is revealed to be also attending Empire State University. During a lunch break, Peter apologises to Kitty but she calls Peter her worst mistake. Spider-Man reunites with Daredevil, Shang-Chi, Moon Knight, Doctor Strange and Iron Fist on the rooftop and agrees to be part of the "Ultimate Knights" group but stresses they should not kill Kingpin but ruin him legitimately. Iron Fist tells Fisk about the group's plans in order to protect his family, who Fisk has threatened. Moon Knight creates the Ronin persona and poses as Fisk's bodyguard. This persona becomes dominant and attacks Empire State University, incapacitates Kitty and knocks out Spider-Man, taking him to Fisk. Fisk concedes Spider-Man is only kept alive because Fisk owes Spider-Man's licensing rights. Fisk lies that Daredevil works for him and beats Ronin to the brink of death, knowing he is Moon Knight. Spider-Man interrupts an Ultimate Knights meeting and accuses Daredevil of being an informer. However, Daredevil refutes this as his heightened senses pin-points Iron Fist as the informer, which he admits. Iron Fist is used to distract Fisk at a later meeting. When Fisk realizes this, he runs to Vanessa's room, only to find an enraged Daredevil, who is holding the comatose Vanessa by her neck, threatening to snap her neck in revenge for what Fisk has done. Spider-Man arrives in time, and pleads and persuades Daredevil to spare Vanessa's life. Daredevil argues that if he doesn't, Fisk will kill the people he cares for, and that it's the only thing that will get Fisk to stand down. Spider-Man agrees, but convinces him not to kill Vanessa, as she is innocent. Daredevil finally relents, but wants Fisk to give up and confess his crimes. Spider-Man, however, reasons that Fisk won't do that, as he would manipulate the law to avoid imprisonment. So Daredevil forces him to take Vanessa and leave the country, permanently. However, Fisk is unwilling to admit defeat and orders the heroes' deaths, and for Empire State University to be blown up while Peter is at school. While attempting to assassinate Moon Knight, Fisk's men seemingly succeed, but Ronin manages to survive through his alter-egos and hands himself in, confessing Fisk ordered the hit. As a result, Fisk is finally brought to justice and arrested.

Spidey faces the Ultimate Spot and has a talk with Aunt May. Fortunately May agrees with Peter is doing is ultimately good, and therefore supports his decision to be Spider-Man although she is concerned about potential danger she could find herself in. Peter gets May to promise she will not tell anyone about his secret identity. After Norman Osborn escapes his incarceration at the Raft, he tries to redeem his public image by attempting to convince Spider-Man to tell the world that he was created from the OZ formula that he invented. He teams up with Electro, but Electro is soon defeated by Spider-Man and S.H.I.E.L.D. Daisy Johnson kidnaps Peter, unmasks him, and puts him in a cell for questioning, but Peter is saved by Kitty. Johnson decides to use Norman's son, Harry, to draw him out. When Osborn attacks S.H.I.E.L.D., he causes Harry to transform into the Hobgoblin. After a brutal battle, Norman accidentally murders Harry by beating him to death. Osborn, sickened by what he's done, asks to be killed by S.H.I.E.L.D. Johnson gladly complies. In school, Peter gives Harry a eulogy, stating that in the end, he was a hero.

When Liz Allen's mutant powers activate, Peter and new friend and college mate Bobby Drake attempt to calm her down. Just as they begin to succeed, Magneto arrives, and offers for her to join him. She ultimately decides to join the X-Men, who welcome her with open arms. The Shocker later defeats and kidnaps Spider-Man. He unmasks Peter and tortures him while Mary Jane & Kitty Pryde team up and try to save him in time.Eddie Brock explains about his alter-ego, "Venom", to random people before eating them. The Beetle appears and eventually fights Spider-Man. Afterwards the Beetle steals a piece of Venom and they get into a fight, and the Venom suit temporarily returns to Spider-Man before being removed by the Ultimates. The Ultimates take the symbiote away while Gwen Stacy escapes and returns to Peter's house. After threatening Peter at school, Eddie shows up at Peter's house and gets into a fight with Spider-Man and Carnage, regrowing the symbiote in the process. Venom turns into even more of a monster when he absorbs the Carnage symbiote and he escapes while a healthy Gwen lives with Peter again. Plus, the Beetle successfully captures and neutralizes Venom and takes him to Latveria.

During a conversation about their lives, Mary Jane broaches the topic of having sex with Peter, but she says she isn't ready yet. Mary Jane becomes embarrassed and afraid and doesn't want to talk to Peter for a while. The next day Peter meets a sympathetic police lieutenant who enlists Spider-Man's aid in finding and arresting a bank robber dubbed "Mysterio". After a failed attempt to capture Mysterio, Peter talks with Mary Jane about what happened. Peter explains that he never pressured her to do it and he won't break up with her over that (like Flash did to Liz), he's fine with waiting. He also says he wants to marry her. After Peter, MJ, Gwen, Kitty and Ned go for a night on the city, Aunt May is arrested, and taken into a police precinct, for questioning. The Ultimatum wave floods Manhattan, and millions die. While Kitty gets everyone out of the train, into safety, Spider-Man stumbles upon the Hulk. After this, Spider-Man and Hulk save some people from a burning building. Spider-Man sees Daredevil's fist coming out of some rubble and finds that Daredevil is dead. Hulk turns back into Banner and believes that he has caused the enormous amount of damage to New York. While Spider-Man tries to calm him, he turns back into Hulk and attacks Spider-Man. Spider-Man then goes to Dr. Strange's house to find that a magical seal that keeps monsters trapped has been broken, and monsters are pouring out onto the streets. He is then plunged into a dream by Nightmare, but this stops when Hulk attacks Nightmare, repeatedly punching him. Hulk then causes a huge explosion which catches Spider-Man. Helicopters chase Hulk away after attacking Spider-Woman who arrives to investigate the explosion. Kitty shows up with Spider-Woman, who searches for Peter. Kitty finds a torn up Spider-Man mask, but no body. She then brings it to MJ who is at Peter's house along with Gwen, Kong, Aunt May, and Mary Jane's mom. The end shows the supporting cast mourning Peter's apparent death. Later Captain America finds the unconscious Peter Parker within the ruins of the city, revealed to be still alive.

Sophomore Year Of College
New York City is beginning to recover from Magneto's attack. The Daily Bugle is no longer being published and Peter Parker is now working at Burger Frog, a fast food restaurant. Gwen Stacy is living with him again. They are shown to be in a relationship together. An unidentified vigilante in a red cloak is seen breaking up a robbery before Spider-Man, now revered by much of the city, arrives. Later, an exhausted Johnny Storm arrives at Peter's house and passes out at the front door. Meanwhile, the Kingpin is revealed to be alive and now absolved of his past crimes, due to much of the evidence against him being lost. Mysterio soon appears in the Kingpin's office and proceeds to push him out of a window. As the media reports Wilson Fisk's death as a suicide, Mysterio takes responsibility and enacts a plan to become New York's new crime boss. Kitty Pryde illegally uses her powers at school, and is punished for it. Mary Jane attempts to videotape the incident as evidence of prejudice against mutants. Later, Spider-Man encounters a mother/daughter mutant team whom he fights. At the Parkers' home, Aunt May attempts to get answers out of Johnny Storm. Johnny Storm explains that following the death of his father he no longer feels able to return to the Baxter Building. Mary Jane and Peter's relationship continues to decline. Mysterio releases a hallucinogen in the middle of New York City as a distraction while he attempts to rob the Federal Reserve. Spider-Man confronts him and is hailed as a hero after Mysterio escapes. After talking with his sister, Johnny Storm moves into the Parker household with Peter, May, and Gwen. Mary Jane is held at gunpoint and is rescued by an unnamed vigilante in a red cloak, whom she believes is another teenager. Mary Jane tells Peter Parker this, and admits that she regrets breaking up with him. Johnny Storm moves into Peter's room and Peter moves into the attic. Later, Mysterio attracts Spider-Man's attention by creating an illusion of the Hulk, and uses this to ambush and defeat him. The vigilante in the red cloak returns to aid Spider-Man in escaping and defeating Mysterio. Spider-Man turns in a piece of Mysterio's costume to the police station. Bobby Drake turns up at Kitty Pryde's house, explaining that he was kicked out of his parents' home. Later, Kitty's mom tells her that her school is thinking of having Kitty expelled for using her powers. Bobby Drake was introduced to Aunt May and is now living with the Parkers. While at school with Bobby Drake and Johnny Storm, both with new secret identities, Peter is attacked by a Spider-Slayer sent by Mysterio. However the vigilante in the Red Cloak comes to his aid and the robot is destroyed. The cloaked vigilante is revealed to be Kitty Pryde.

In Brooklyn, the Bombshells appear and attack a truck full of money. Soon after, Spider-Woman appears and attempts to stop them, but gets shot out of the sky by the villains. Moments later, the Human Torch shows up and surrounds the thieves in fire, to which Spider-Woman beats them up. After the police arrive Spider-Woman runs away, and after being pursued by the Human Torch, gets asked out on a date. Meanwhile, Peter is pushed into the bathroom by Gwen, leaving Mary Jane and Kitty Pryde to cut his hair. A girl from their school walks in on them, and says how Kitty does not belong at the school, as she is a mutant. At home, Peter finds out that Johnny made out with his clone, and is disgusted with him. Though he finds he has bigger issues when, in the middle of class, Kitty is told to leave by a couple of Government agents. Peter tells her to run away. As Kong attacks the agents, Kitty helps him escape by phasing them through the floor. They fall into the sewers and flee. At a parent conference in the gym, the principal tries to explain that the situation is also the parents' fault, and that they control what happens to their students, but the parents continue to yell, so the principal quits his job, storming off, saying that the parents decide what happens next. At the Parker house, Peter, Bobby, and Johnny all decide to go to Kitty's house to try to help her, but as soon as they arrive, they are attacked by the Shroud, who is revealed to be her. She escapes after a long battle, and they let her be in the sewers. Meanwhile, Mary Jane reveals to her friend Jessica that she caught Kitty Pryde's escape from the government on tape. Aunt May tells Peter, Bobby, and Johnny that they should stop being super heroes until everything settles down. After the talk, Bobby mentions that he needs a job, and Peter helps him get hired at Burger Frog. At a lunch break, Gwen and Mary Jane reveal that Mary has a video of Kitty escaping the police, and they take it to the new Daily Bugle Online. After showing the video to Jessica, he says that they should report it, not show the video. Peter's spider sense then goes off, and he follows Mr. Jameson. He is then confronted by him, and Jameson knocks him out cold, revealing him to be the Ultimate Chameleon. He takes Peter's place, and arrives for a sit down with Mary Jane and Jessica. On the way home, Chameleon, disguised as Peter, tries to make out with Mary Jane in a taxi. She gets out and walks away angry, and Peter tells the driver to continue to Queens. (He finds out Peter's name, age, home, etc. through the kid's wallet.) After arriving at the house, he kills the driver, and finds his way up to the attic, where Gwen comes in and makes out with him. Later at school, Peter makes out with Mary Jane in front of Johnny, Bobby, and Gwen. Gwen storms off, while the two guys watch them in disbelief. Peter arrives home, only to get yelled at by Aunt May, as Gwen had run home and told her. In the middle of May's lecture, he walks upstairs, after she mentioned they needed to put their costumes away to not cause trouble. He walks into the attic, breaks into Parker's bookcase, and finds the Spider-Man outfit. He calls an unknown person on the phone, saying they hit the jackpot. The Chameleon puts on the Spider-Man outfit, (along with the web shooters), and discovers that Peter is Spider-Man. He starts to run a giant crime spree, causing chaos everywhere and catching the attention of everyone, even the Parker household. Meanwhile, the real Peter Parker finds himself tied up with J. Jonah Jameson. After questioning why Peter was held hostage with him, (Jameson says he is hostage because he is famous), Jonah connects two and two together, and says that he knows who Peter really is. Meanwhile, the fake Spider-Man still wreaks havoc in New York, and calls his partner to tell him/her to get information out of Parker, but to kill Jameson. The partner is revealed to be a female Chameleon. She shoots Jameson, and threatens to do the same to Peter. Meanwhile, Aunt May tells Johnny and Bobby to suit up and find the fake Spider-Man and put a stop to him. They set out to also find the real Peter Parker before it is too late. The Human Torch and Iceman corner Spider-Man while he is trying to steal money from an armored car. After failing to convince the heroes that he is the real Peter, they attack him, and the Chameleon pulls out a gun. With no avail, the Chameleon shoots them with what appears to be an electric shock, and escapes. The two heroes chase him. Meanwhile, the female Chameleon tells Peter that she could have the fake Peter hurt Aunt May and everyone he loves, to which Peter screams at her and tries to break free. Suddenly, the Chameleon bursts in, and the two heroes arrive in time to freeze them in ice blocks and set Peter free. Afterward, Peter arrives home, with his life totally wrecked, the Chameleon twins are behind bars at S.H.I.E.L.D., and J. Jonah Jameson lies in a hospital bed, mumbling "Parker" to himself, revealing that he knows Peter is Spider-Man

At the S.H.I.E.L.D. Daisy Johnson tells Peter that he should stop being Spider-Man for a while and go home. She says that he has suffered enough. At home, Aunt May says that he should take some time off and talk to Gwen. She says that he should not punish himself, as he has been punished enough. At school, Gwen walks over to Mary Jane, who is in the library. She begins to cry, and Mary Jane lets her sit down. Gwen comes clean and says she forced Peter to be her boyfriend, and that she knew Mary Jane loved him. She says that Mary Jane is the perfect girl for him, because she can understand his life as a superhero. She says that they are done, because they have proof that if Peter loved Mary Jane she would love him back. She then storms off. At the hospital, J. Jonah Jameson reveals that he knows who Spider-Man is, but he won't tell. Jessica and Robbie Robertson say he should, but Jameson says he swears he will protect his identity forever. Back in Peter's classroom, Lana Baumgartner is transferred into his class, and Peter finds out that she is the daughter of the Bombshells. Peter talks to her about this, but says he will keep it a secret. Meanwhile, Gwen runs away from the Parker household, leaving May, Peter, Johnny, Ned and Bobby.

Junior Year Of College
In New York City, Spider-Man faces off against the Ringer. After a brief battle, Spider-Man beats the Ringer and is booed away by the civilians watching him. Meanwhile, at the Triskelion, Maria Hill talks to Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, and Thor. They discuss what to do with Spider-Man. Tony says that the boy should be trained to be a better hero, Steve says that Spider-Man should be grounded, and Thor believes he should be rewarded. Carol then gets an idea. At Peter's house, after Carol Danvers and Aunt May have talked, she reveals to Peter that after school he will begin superhero training. Peter soon reunites with Gwen as she returns to the Parker house. She tells Peter she cannot be with him but remains his loyal friend. Elsewhere, the Black Cat steals the Zodiac Key, a powerful relic discovered by Wilson Fisk, prompting a visit from Mysterio. Felicia is at first hesitant to relinquish control of the key, but upon seeing its destructive power, gives it to the criminal. The power of the key is unleashed on New York City, forcing Peter and Tony Stark to battle Mysterio for control of the key. However, this Mysterio is revealed to be a robot powered by high tech virtual reality. Stark takes the Zodiac key and leaves the clean-up duties to Peter and Felicia.

On the day of Peter's 21st birthday, he receives a call from Jonah Jameson, and arrives at the Daily Bugle to find he has his job back plus a full college tuition, a reward from Jameson for saving his life. Returning home, Peter finds a birthday party being thrown for him. Mary Jane gives him a gift from Tony Stark, which turns out to be upgraded web-shooters. Peter tells Mary Jane that he loves her. The two kiss, officially reuniting as a couple.

Norman Osborn, who was thought dead, turns out to be alive, and in S.H.I.E.L.D.'s custody. Despite their belief that Osborn no longer had powers, he is still able to transform into his Goblin form, and escape his cell. He then breaks several of Spider-Man's other villains out of their cells: Doctor Octopus, Electro, Sandman, Kraven the Hunter, and Vulture. Calling them "Men of God", Osborn is then able to lead them to freedom. They are then able to make it into New York City, and hide out in a building. Though no one saw where they hid, there are several witnesses to their arrival in the city, one of which was Jessica of the Daily Bugle. Meanwhile, Spider-Man heads into the conflict between the New Avengers and the Old Avengers. While observing the event from a distance, he gets a call from MJ. She tells him that she just found out, through the Daily Bugles website, that Norman Osborn is alive, and has escaped with some of Spider-Man's other enemies. She warns him that Osborn is going to kill him, and he should go back home to protect his family. Peter phones home and tells Aunt May and Gwen to go into hiding. Peter goes into New York as Spider-Man and sees Doctor Octopus's body, who's dead after refusing to take revenge on Peter, and sees The Punisher pointing a gun at Captain America. Spider-Man leaps and pushes Captain America out of the way, taking the bullet in the stomach. Meanwhile, Vulture and the other villains crash the Tinkerers hideout and force him to give them weapons. Kraven then tracks Peters' scent to his house, where the villains encounter Bobby Drake and Johnny Storm. After a brief battle, an injured Spider-Man arrives, the bullet wound in his stomach webbed over and having lost his mask. After quickly dispatching Vulture he challenges the other villains to attack him. The battle soon draws the attention of the entire neighbourhood, who soon surround the area, glimpsing Peter without his mask and deducing his identity. Some begin filming the battle on their mobile phones. Peter is bombarded by assaults from the Vulture, Sandman, and Electro, but before Electro can finish off Peter, he is shot in the chest by a returning May Parker. The bullet wound causes Electro to unleash an electrical barrage that neutralises Vulture and Sandman. The battle appears to be over until Norman Osborn awakens, lunging straight for Peter, Aunt May, and Gwen Stacy. Peter grabs them both and jumps to safety with the Green Goblin following quickly behind. Peter frantically instructs Gwen to not listen to anything Aunt May says and to get her as far away from the battle as possible. Meanwhile, Mary Jane is at home watching the news and trying to get in touch with Peter on the phone. When she sees the sparks in the sky coming from Peter's neighborhood, she tries to leave the house but is stopped by her mother. Meanwhile, Peter fights against the Green Goblin but realizes he is too weak to win the fight alone. Peter wakes up a sleeping Johnny Storm from the front lawn, who leaps into battle with Osborn and tries to burn him. Norman, however, absorbs the entirety of Johnny's attack, sending Johnny back down to the Parkers' front lawn. Desperate and faced with a super-powered Goblin, Peter begins to mercilessly beat Osborn with a mail box while verbally berating him, asking what the point of killing Spider-Man would be. Peter quips that killing him won't bring back Harry, nor will it restore his industrial empire, while throwing him into an open fire hydrant. Osborn's response is, "But you'll be dead." Peter, seemingly resigned to dying, clenches his side as the Goblin bears down on him, when suddenly a speeding (stolen) van driven by Mary Jane hits the Goblin, momentarily incapacitating him. Peter punches through the windshield to rescue Mary Jane, kisses her, and throws her to safety in a web that he spins. Osborn tries to crawl out from under the van, angry and vowing to destroy Peter's life and family like Spider-Man destroyed his. Peter, completely exhausted, lifts up the van and slams it repeatedly down on Norman. Suddenly the van explodes, throwing Peter at the feet of Johnny Storm and his neighbors. Johnny remarks that he thinks Peter got Osborn in the explosion. MJ, Gwen and Aunt May all show up simultaneously. Aunt May begins to cry while MJ and Gwen ask where the ambulances are. Peter, in his last breath, says to Aunt May "It's okay... I did it. Don't you see... it's okay. I did it. I couldn't save him. Uncle Ben. I couldn't save him... no matter what I did. But I saved you. I did it. I did..." He smiles up at her, then his eyes gloss over. Johnny checks for a pulse as the rest of the Parker family looks on in wide-eyed disbelief. His expression confirms their worst fears: Peter Parker is dead. Amid the screams of anguish and grief, we see the flaming body of a powered-down Osborn in the wreckage, whose expression goes from lifeless to a slight smile; suggesting he's still alive or happy that he managed to kill Peter Parker.

Miles Morales
Eleven months prior to the Death of Spider-Man, Norman Osborn creates another spider, deemed Spider 42. The Spider 42 crawls into the bag of The Prowler as he steals from a secure safe containing the research on the spider. Miles Morales, who is now accepted through a lottery into a charter school, goes to visit his Uncle Aaron, The Prowler. The Spider 42, that hid in Aaron's bag gets out, bites Miles who convulses and passes out. Miles runs out, only to discover he can turn invisible. After running through the streets and learning of his new extraordinary spider-like powers, Miles goes to visit his friend Ganke that suggests that he may be a mutant. Jefferson Davis, Miles dad, then shows up and takes Miles to the park where he explains that he doesn't like Miles being around Aaron because he is a thief. Miles later tests his powers by saving a young girl from a burning apartment complex. Two months later, as he is moving into charter school, he dreams about Electro in his dorm and killing him as "Spider-Man". He then wakes up and heads into the gym where a teacher reports that Spider-Man has been shot on the Queensborough Bridge. Miles witnesses Peter Parker's death, then explains to Ganke that he feels guilty, as if he'd decided to become a hero when he got his powers, this might have never happened. The two attend Peter's funeral, where Miles questions Gwen Stacy why Peter became Spider-Man. Subsequently, Ganke gives Miles his Spider-Man costume that he'd worn for Halloween, and Miles merges victorious in a fight against The Kangaroo. Following this, Miles goes out as Spider-Man only to run into Spider-Woman, who takes him into S.H.I.E.L.D. custody. There, Nick Fury reveals that he knows all about Miles and his family, including his uncle's criminal activity. Meanwhile, Electro escapes from custody but is quickly defeated by Miles. S.H.I.E.L.D. releases Miles, and Jessica Drew shows up at school to give him a modified black and red version of the Spider-Man costume

Miles encounters The Prowler, a new villain that has an unlikely connection to his family, and Maximus Garage aka The Scorpion. Betty Brant goes over footage of the Spider-Man/Prowler battle, looking at whether Spider-Man knew Aaron Davis, the Prowler. She tracks several leads which gets her to Jefferson Davis, who she believes is the new Spidey. J. Jonah Jameson won't take the news out of respect for Peter Parker, but before she can break it, the new Venom kills her. The plot then goes to Maria Hill investigating Betty's death, and Jefferson Davis continues to be hounded by the media as a "hero", all while Miles is being eyed by a new girl. The new Venom blows up Oscorp and arrives at Miles' house, looking for Jefferson Davis, who he believes is Spider-Man. Miles confronts him, and the two have a fight that injures Jefferson. Rio follows him to the hospital, while Venom gets away. Gwen and Mary Jane show up to explain Venom's importance, and Miles instantly follows his parents to save them. Venom bursts through the hospital for "Spider-Man", but once the cops and Spider-Man show up, Rio gets in the middle and is shot accidentally. Venom is downed as well, revealed to be Doctor Marcus, who wanted Spider-Man because he "made" him. Rio dies in Miles' arms, leading him to declare "Spider-Man No More".