Ranking Every Spider-Man Cartoon From Worst To Best
6. Spider-Man (1981)
The Spider-Man cartoon from 1981 may be dated in the way it is drawn (not to mention the tech seen in the show), but it stands as one of the better series to star the Wall-crawler.
Unlike pretty much every other Spider-Man series or movie, the Spider-Man show from the early eighties didn't bother with an origin story. This was a series that trusted its audience to already know who Spider-Man was. After all, he had been swinging through the streets of New York City for almost 20 years at this point.
The series showed the web-slinger doing what he does best: fighting bad guys and being Peter Parker. The show was truly akin to an animated version of his ongoing title and the fans loved it.
While it only produced 26 episodes in a single season, Spider-Man continued to air in syndication throughout the decade. It had an overarching storyline, which played out across the season involving Spidey helping defeat Doctor Doom for the people of Latveria, which was an innovative move for an animated series of the time. If you can get over the animation, it's definitely worth a watch.