The character's continued success across several forms of entertainment ensures he's a consideration for most releases, even if it's as DLC (as was the case with Marvel's Avengers). Related: Marvel's Spider-Man 2: Every Villain In Insomniac's Game Universe NowĪs Spider-Man has held affiliations with several teams in Marvel Comics, including the Avengers, Fantastic Four, and the X-Men, the friendly neighborhood hero pops up in an impressive percent of Marvel games. As a result of the Spider-Man (1967-1970) animated series, Spidey Super Stories (1974-1977) segment on The Electric Company, and The Amazing Spider-Man (1977-1979) live action series, Marvel Comics extended the character's license to video games. Due to his popularity, Spidey has appeared in some of the best and worst Marvel games, and more of them than any other character in the publisher's library. Spider-Man first appeared in the Amazing Fantasy #15 comic back in 1962, written and penciled by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko respectively, but the character's popularity truly exploded in the following decade.

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