“Across the Spider-Verse” features a brief return by this Spidey. When Miguel is explaining “canon events” to Miles, he cites Uncle Ben’s constant deaths. One of the cited examples is from “Intervention,” the “Spectacular Spider-Man” episode when Peter recalls his origin story while fighting off possession by the Venom symbiote. Soon after, the man himself shows up to comfort Miles about the hard truth of his father’s inevitable death.

The Spectacular Spider-Man has the same design and slim physique, but he’s now rendered in three dimensions to match the others. He’s also voiced once again by Josh Keaton, who previously said he was unsure if the lines he recorded made it into the final cut — at least one of them did.

There is one undiscussed implication of Spectacular Spider-Man’s presence. Captain George Stacy (Clancy Brown) was a supporting character in “Spectacular Spider-Man” — the series all but said he knew Peter’s secret identity and so offered cover for him. Does Spectacular Peter’s acceptance of canon events mean that his world’s Captain Stacy is dead? If only we had a season 3 to confirm.

While more “Spectacular Spider-Man” remains unlikely, Keaton, Weisman, and character designer Sean Galloway all voiced pleasure about “Across the Spider-Verse” and their series’ presence in it.