This foundational phase of the Ultimate Universe reintroduces iconic Marvel heroes through fresh origin stories and interconnected arcs, establishing a modern, grounded continuity that reshapes familiar legends for a new generation.
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Peter Parker reels from an unexpected spider bite that alters his life forever.
Newly powered Peter faces awkward trials at school and home while Oscorp lurks.
Peter experiments with crime-fighting and discovers that fame can be fatal.
A tragic loss teaches Peter the heavy cost of responsibility.
Driven by guilt, Spider-Man hunts the burglar who shattered his family.
Norman Osborn's Goblin bursts onto the scene, forcing Peter into his first super-villain showdown.
Osborn sets a trap to expose the masked teen behind Spider-Man.
Balancing a part-time job and heroism pushes Peter to exhaustion.
Spider-Man clashes with the Kingpin's hired guns in Hell's Kitchen.
A televised thrashing shakes Peter's confidence and reputation.
Reporter Ben Urich uncovers clues that could reveal Spider-Man's identity.
Spider-Man storms Fisk Tower for a brutal final confrontation.
Peter finally confesses his secret to Mary Jane, risking their friendship.
Spider-Man partners with Wolverine to thwart Weapon X abductors in Times Square.
When Hulk rampages toward Manhattan, Spider-Man's intervention goes disastrously wrong.
The clash with Hulk escalates as the army converges on New York.
Professor X forms a radical new X-Men to stop mutant-hunting Sentinels.
The fledgling team battles Magneto's Brotherhood amid rising public hysteria.
A full-scale Sentinel assault turns Manhattan into a mutant warzone.
Internal rifts surface as Magneto unveils a devastating plan against humanity.
The X-Men mount a daring rescue against Magneto's escalating war.
A full-scale invasion forces the fledgling team to decide humanity's fate.
Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch clash with soldiers over Magneto's remains, drawing the X-Men into a fraught family standoff.
Spider-Man and Iron Man join forces when Latverian terrorists attack a science expo.
Stark and Spidey track the armored threat to its shadowy mastermind.
The Punisher's jailbreak drags Spider-Man into a bloody urban hunt.
Daredevil enters the fray as Punisher targets a mob witness and Spidey tries to mediate.
An uneasy three-way alliance confronts Frank Castle on New York's rooftops.
Spider-Man tours the Baxter Building and helps the Fantastic Four repel Skrull chaos.
Doctor Octopus escapes custody and sets his metal arms on Spider-Man.
Peter's battle with Ock spills into Midtown, endangering his classmates.
Reality-TV hunter Kraven arrives in New York to stalk the wall-crawler.
Spider-Man turns Kraven's televised hunt against him while Ock plots.
Peter races to shield his friends as Octopus tightens his iron grip.
The showdown with Doctor Octopus erupts aboard Justin Hammer's helicopter.
A live news broadcast captures Spidey's high-altitude fight for survival.
With Octopus down, Spider-Man faces a media frenzy and Kraven's revenge.
A rampaging Man-Thing lures Spider-Man into Florida's swamps for a nightmarish clash.
Peter skips school at the mall where Wolverine scents his secret before chaos erupts.
Spider-Man aids novice sorcerer Stephen Strange against a tide of mystical threats.
Strange and Spidey battle Xandu for the world-bending Wand of Watoomb.
Peter Parker's hunt for a Chinatown protection racket leads to his first team-up with the martial-arts vigilante Iron Fist.
Nightcrawler's escape sparks Wolverine's first, brutal clash with Weapon X.
Weapon X strikes back as the X-Men race to save abducted teammates.
The team infiltrates Weapon X but discovers a deadlier agenda inside.
Captured X-Men turn against each other under Weapon X brainwashing.
Wolverine's buried memories surface while Magneto launches a rescue.
A three-way battle ends the Weapon X program—and redefines the team.
Gambit's street-level heist entangles him with Hammerhead's mob.
Gambit's gamble for a young runaway collides with the X-Men's mission.
Spidey teams with Natasha Romanoff to stop a Russian bio-theft in Manhattan.
Peter begs Shang-Chi for training just as the Five Weapons Society strikes.
An all-out dojo showdown forces Spider-Man to blend webs with kung-fu.
A shaken Peter Parker re-examines heroism after Octopus and Kraven wreak havoc.
Peter's secret pushes friendships to breaking point amid mounting public scrutiny.
Norman Osborn's lawyers deliver a chilling demand that splits the Parker household.
The Green Goblin evolves—literally—forcing Spider-Man into a desperate rooftop duel.
Osborn's mutated rampage draws S.H.I.E.L.D. into Queens and corners Peter.
With Osborn on the loose, Spider-Man becomes public enemy number one overnight.
Magneto offers the X-Men a grim ultimatum as mutants debate loyalty and survival.
Nick Fury assembles a celebrity super-team as Captain America awakens in the 21st century.
While the media tours Avengers Mansion, Banner's Hulk experiment looms disastrously large.
A live-fire Giant-Man test devolves into chaos as the fledgling team grapples with Banner's deadly secret.
College freshmen Matt Murdock and Elektra meet when corruption threatens her family empire.
Elektra's midnight retaliation against a bully draws an unseen rooftop protector into the fray.
Escalating violence forces Matt to risk exposure while Elektra shields those she loves.
A final duel settles old scores and unmasks Daredevil's legend before Elektra's eyes.
Spider-Man narrates a whirlwind year of unlikely Ultimate-universe team-ups.
Professor X takes the X-Men abroad, igniting global tension over mutant power.
A London stop turns deadly when Proteus breaks loose on the streets.
Proteus' body-snatching rampage drives the team into a brutal European pursuit.
Trapped in Edinburgh, the X-Men fight Proteus while allies turn against them.
After the Proteus crisis, Beast challenges Xavier's secrets and quits the team.
Peter races to avert a subway disaster as Gwen Stacy shakes up his school life.
A Spider-Man impostor sullies the name Peter has risked everything to build.
City-wide crises pile up while Peter juggles heroics and a looming science exam.
Mary Jane's abduction in a mysterious van sends Spider-Man on a desperate chase.
Peter discovers the kidnapper's shocking tie to his past and fights to save MJ.
Billionaire Jack Danner adopts troubled Hank to train him as Hawk-Owl's sidekick.
Hank's chaotic first night on patrol proves vigilante parenting is messy work.
Family tensions explode when the Ultimates drop in on Hawk-Owl's household.
A school hostage crisis forces Hank and Jack to become heroes in daylight.
Hank Kipple confronts the reality of hero work during a tense museum showdown.
Hank and Hawk-Owl risk everything to rescue Woody and cement their partnership.
Thor unleashes godly thunder as the team debates his right to join their ranks.
Hulk's rampage tears through Manhattan, forcing the rookie squad into open battle.
A private altercation between Hank and Janet erupts, shaking the team's trust.
Political fallout after the Hulk incident puts the Ultimates on trial in the media.
An international review board probes the Ultimates while covert threats gather.
Nick Fury reveals the hidden alien invasion as the team gears for covert war.
The Chitauri begin their assault, plunging the Ultimates into worldwide conflict.
Captain America leads a risky counterstroke against the Chitauri armada.
The battle for Earth peaks as heroes clash with shape-shifting infiltrators over Washington.
Hulk's unstoppable fury delivers a last, decisive blow that ends the Chitauri war.
Peter revisits the roots of his power while a fresh danger surfaces in Queens.
Public debate about masked heroes forces Peter to question the Spider-Man mantle.
A routine street rescue spirals, reminding Peter the legacy he carries is fragile.
A sudden hostage drama at school tests Peter's split-second judgement.
In the aftermath, Peter and Mary Jane reckon with the emotional toll of heroism.
Flash's cruelty sparks bittersweet memories of Uncle Ben and renewed resolve.
A counseling session offers Peter a rare chance to unload the weight of responsibility.
The X-Men infiltrate the Hellfire Club, awakening whispers of the Phoenix.
Jean's emerging Phoenix power draws the Hellfire Club into a deadly gambit that divides the team.
The X-Men race the Club's fanatics as Jean's power surge threatens global catastrophe.
A fully awakened Phoenix turns Manhattan's skyline into a battleground against the Hellfire inner circle.
Jean's fiery reckoning reshapes the team's future in the saga's explosive finale.
Nick Fury mobilises the Ultimates when Magneto's Brotherhood resurfaces in the open.
The Ultimates invade the Savage Land, putting them on a collision course with the X-Men.
Fury's strike sparks all-out war between Earth's mightiest heroes and Xavier's students.
The conflict erupts over Manhattan while Magneto seizes the chaos for his next move.
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