The LEGO Spider-Man theme is the original Spider-Man series based on the first two movies. The theme was introduced in 2002 with the release of the first Spider-Man movie and was a sub-brand of the LEGO Studios theme. The frist series of sets released in 2003 were under the LEGO Studios branding. In 2004, in order to tie into the Spider-Man 2 movie, 7 new sets were released under the Spider-Man theme. After this series the theme was discontinued and LEGO lost the license to Spider-Man 3 to Mega Bloks. Spider-Man returned in the Marvel sub-theme LEGO Super Heroes.
2004 LEGO Sets
2004 was a pivotal recovery year following financial losses in 2003. LEGO updated its color palette, introducing light nougat for licensed minifigures and brighter grays and browns. The company partnered with Ferrari under LEGO Racers and launched Knights’ Kingdom II, a story-driven reimagining of Castle. QUATRO expanded the preschool range, while World City, Orient Expedition, Spider-Man, and Gravity Games concluded. These shifts, along with strategic licensing, began LEGO’s long-term turnaround.