It’s understandable that mentioning Spider-Man in “X-Men ’97” as early on as the trailer will spark curiosity about the wall-crawler making an appearance, but it wouldn’t be a first for this particular iteration of Marvel’s mutant superteam. Not only did Spider-Man lend a web in “X-Men” Season 3, Episode 7, “The Phoenix Saga, Part V: Child Of Light,” in a brief cameo, but the mutants also dropped in to two episodes of the animated “Spider-Man” series that ran from 1994 to 1998. Considering that, could there be a chance of Spider-Man returning to this animated area of Marvel stories, and more importantly, which one would he be?
Besides “X-Men ’97” on the way, there’s also “Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man,” an animated show following Peter Parker as he prepares for his high school orientation. It would make sense that this version might appear in “X-Men ’97” and continue Marvel’s effort to build out these universes they love so much.
Alternatively, there’s also a possibility that Christopher Daniel Barnes, who voiced Spider-Man in the beloved animated show that ended in 1998 and crossed over with the original “X-Men” series, could return too. Would it make for a nice cameo? Certainly. Would it make the Marvel multiverse all the more confusing? Definitely. We’ll see if such a brain-melting moment occurs when “X-Men ’97” arrives on March 20.
