Marvel Entertainment and Sony Pictures Television have ordered 13 additional episodes of the Spectacular Spider-Man animated series, bringing the total order to 26 episodes.  The initial 13 episodes of the animated series (see 'Spectacular Spider-Man Cartoon') will begin airing on the top-rated Saturday morning Kids' WB! animated block that airs on the CW Network. 

The new series, which chronicles the origin of Spider-Man with an expanded and stylized look at the life and tribulations of the 16-year-old Peter Parker, is being produced by Sony's Culver Entertainment subsidiary.