Ultimate Marvel Team-Up is a comic book series, published by Marvel Comics which ran for 16 issues, including a concluding Ultimate Spider-Man Super Special. It is set in one of Marvel's shared universes, the Ultimate Universe and is based on the original universe Marvel Team-Up. The whole series starred Spider-Man teaming up with another superhero each issue. The series was written by Brian Michael Bendis, with each arc drawn by a different artist.
Issues, artists and characters
Issue 1 Starring: Spider-Man & Wolverine vs. Sabretooth Penciled and Inked by: Matt Wagner Trivia: Sabretooth's first appearance in Ultimate Marvel.
Issues #2-3 Starring: Spider-Man & Hulk Penciled by: Phil Hester and inked by Ande Parks Trivia: Hulk's first appearance in Ultimate Marvel.
Issues #4-5 Starring: Spider-Man & Iron Man vs. Latverian mercenaries Penciled and Inked by: Mike Allred Trivia: Iron Man's first appearance in Ultimate Marvel.
Issues #6-8 Starring: Spider-Man, the Punisher (in issues #6-8) and Daredevil (issues #7-8) Penciled and Inked by: Bill Sienkiewicz Trivia: Daredevil & Punisher's first appearance in Ultimate Marvel.
Issue #9 Starring: Spider-Man & Fantastic Four vs. the Skrulls Penciled and Inked by: Jim Mahfood Trivia: The events in this issue are not in Ultimate Marvel canon
Issue #10 Starring: Spider-Man & Man-Thing vs Lizard Penciled and Inked by: John Totleben, with "art assistance" by Ron Randall Trivia: The Lizard and Man-Thing's first appearance in Ultimate-Marvel
Issue #11 Starring: Spider-Man & the X-Men Penciled and Inked by: Chynna Clugston-Major
Issues #12-13 Starring: Spider-Man and Doctor Strange vs. Xandu Penciled and Inked by: Ted McKeever Trivia: Doctor Strange's First Appearance in Ultimate Marvel
Issue #14 Starring: Spider-Man & the Black Widow Penciled by: Terry Moore and inked by Walden Wong Trivia: Black Widow's First Appearance in Ultimate Marvel
Issues #15-16 Starring: Spider-Man & Shang-Chi Penciled by: Rick Mays and inked by Jason Martin Trivia: Shang-Chi's First Appearance in Ultimate Marvel
Ultimate Spider-Man Special Starring Spider-Man, and many of the other headlined characters above, as well as a small appearance by Blade and Elektra. Art by Alex Maleev, Dan Brereton, John Romita, Sr., Al Milgrom, Frank Cho, Jim Mahfood, Scott Morse, Craig Thompson, Michael Avon Oeming, Jason Pearson, Sean Phillips, Mark Bagley, Rodney Ramos, Bill Sienkiewicz, P. Craig Russell, Jacen Burrows, Walden Wong, Leonard Kirk, Terry Pallort, Dave Gibbons, Mike Gaydos, James Kochalka, David Mack, Brett Weldele, Ashley Wood, and Art Thibert
Blade and Elektra's first appearance in Ultimate Marvel
Collected editions TitleMaterial collectedFormatPagesPublished dateISBNUltimate Marvel Team-Up Vol. 1Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #1-5TPB144Best Of Spider-Man Vol. 1Amazing Spider-Man (vol. 2) #30–36, Spider-Man's Tangled Web #4–6, Peter Parker: Spider-Man #36, Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #6–8Oversized HC336Ultimate Marvel Team-Up Vol. 2Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #9-13TPB120Ultimate Marvel Team-Up Vol. 3Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #14-16; Ultimate Spider-Man SpecialTPB136Ultimate Marvel Team-Up: Ultimate CollectionUltimate Marvel Team-Up #1-16; Ultimate Spider-Man SpecialTPB464Ultimate Marvel Team-UpUltimate Marvel Team-Up #1-16; Ultimate Spider-Man SpecialOversized HC432Ultimate Spider-Man Omnibus Vol. 5Ultimate Spider-Man (vol. 2) #150–160; Ultimate Comics Fallout #1; Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #1-16; Ultimate Spider-Man Super Special; material from Ultimate Comics Fallout #2, 4, 6OmnibusTBCDavid LaFuente cover: TBCMark Bagley DM cover: TBC
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