Spider-Man: Ranking the 8 best TV and film iterations of Peter Parker

Spider-Man in Columbia Pictures’ SPIDER-MAN: ™ FAR FROM HOME

Within TV and film, which Peter Parker was the best interpretation of Spider-Man?

Spider-Man made his first appearance in Amazing Fantasy No. 15 in 1962 and, since then, he’s been one of the most recognized comic book characters in the world. He’s right there with all-time greats like Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman. Spidey’s become so iconic that there’s been an abundance of merchandise made from his likeness. Products like toys, clothing, and video games continue to have the Spider-Man brand, and it doesn’t look like this is going to stop any time soon. There have also been a bunch of movies and cartoons made starring him as well. With all of these Spider-Men on TV and in the theaters, which version of Peter Parker and Spidey was the best?

8. The Spectacular Spider-Man

In 2008, a new Spider-Man cartoon debuted called The Spectacular Spider-Man. This series didn’t spend time at the beginning of the show getting into his Uncle Ben’s death (we’ve seen it enough). However, when they did, it was perfectly done and came right when needed, which was usually when Peter Parker was facing an internal struggle to gain his confidence. He was like the Peter Parker in the comics with all of his intelligence, humor, and crime fighting. There were little changes like the mole on his face, but that was such a minor thing that no one probably thought twice about it. The only thing this show didn’t have was longevity.

The Spectacular Spider-Man only went two seasons and didn’t get the opportunity to cover a lot of ground with the character. Considering that there is so much ground to cover, two seasons isn’t enough to get into Peter Parker’s life. It’s barely enough to get into Spidey’s. This show had some incredible moments like his internal fight with the symbiote and then with Venom himself. It may now be a lesser-known animated series, but it was a good one. Plus, the theme song was catchy.