Arc 1Spider-Man’s First Trials

Peter Parker built a life as Spider-Man while balancing school, family, training, and new relationships, taking on threats from gangs to supervillains. After resisting S.H.I.E.L.D.’s pressure, he considered joining on his own terms and ended the arc closer to Felicia Hardy.

Chapters 1–2525 summaries

Arc 2Spider-Man and Marvel Girl

Peter balanced his work with S.H.I.E.L.D., his relationship with Felicia, and discoveries about his changing powers while helping Jean Grey learn to control hers. When Magneto tried to take Jean, Peter and the X-Men stopped him, leaving Magneto defeated.

Chapters 26–5025 summaries

Arc 3Hydra’s Hidden Research

Peter helped stop Loki’s invasion, then uncovered his parents’ connection to a Hydra serum project and traced it to Herbert Wyndham. Wyndham kidnapped Aunt May and Uncle Ben to obtain the research, leaving Peter and his allies preparing to pursue him at Treadstone.

Chapters 51–7525 summaries

Arc 4A Spider in Retreat

After Doom nearly kills Peter, Felicia leaves with Walter to work against Hydra, and Peter abandons Spider-Man while struggling with grief and fear. An experiment leaves Otto transformed, and Peter seeks help at Xavier’s school as he confronts what Spider-Man means to him.

Chapters 76–10025 summaries

Arc 5Across Worlds and Back

After losing his sense of purpose, Peter travels to Earth-982, reunites with another version of himself, and helps Felicia while deciding to become Spider-Man again. He returns to the Fantastic Four’s world, absorbs the Cosmic Control Rod’s energy during a battle with Annihilus, and resumes life with new gear as an Avengers distress signal arrives.

Chapters 101–12525 summaries

Arc 6The Web of Life and Homecoming

Peter learned magic from Strange, faced Mephisto, and was sent back to his original world. He chose to fight again by stopping the Sinister Six, then reunited with his family and friends as Christmas break began.

Chapters 126–15025 summaries

Arc 7The Negative Zone and Tandy

Peter helped stop Killian’s plot, rescued President Ellis, and helped Riri begin recovering after Maya’s death. He took Tandy in, explored the Negative Zone with Reed, and ended the stretch by dismantling the Street Rats Gang and deciding to investigate the corrupt officials behind street crime.

Chapters 151–17525 summaries

Arc 8The Green Goblin and the Lizard

Peter faced Magneto, Harry’s emergence as Glider, and the deaths and dangers surrounding Tandy and Tyrone while pursuing his own technology projects. The arc ended with Peter investigating the Lizard after Roxxon-funded experiments wrecked Dr. Connors’s lab, then dodging an unseen threat at Empire State University.

Chapters 176–20025 summaries

Arc 9Doom’s Assault and Felicia’s Trail

Peter stopped Connors’s planned poison-gas attack, faced Doom’s assault alongside the Fantastic Four, and publicly revealed that he was Spider-Man. After uncovering clues that Hydra might be targeting Felicia, Peter traveled to Symkaria and found her at a royal banquet.

Chapters 201–22525 summaries

Arc 10The Heroic Age Begins

Peter exposed Hydra, reunited with Felicia, and announced the Heroic Age, then learned from his future children about Thanos’s coming threat. He brought Felicia, Jean, and Wanda to Kamar-Taj to learn magic and prepare for the battles ahead.

Chapters 226–25025 summaries