Spider-Man | |
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Based on | Spider-Man by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko |
Developed by | Stan Lee |
Starring |
Ted Schwartz Linda Gary Mona Marshall William Woodson |
Composer(s) | Johnny Douglas |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of episodes | 26 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) |
David H. DePatie Lee Gunther |
Producer(s) | Arthur Vitello |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Production company(s) | Marvel Productions |
Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
Release | |
Original network | Syndication |
Original release | September 12, 1981 – March 30, 1982 |
Chronology | |
Preceded by | Spider-Man |
Followed by | Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends |
External links | |
Website |
Spider-Man is an American animated TV series based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name.
The series was created to launch Marvel Productions, successor of DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, who had previously produced the 1978 New Fantastic Four and 1979 Spider-Woman animated series (where Spider-Man made two appearances).
The series featured Peter Parker having to balance his alter ego crimefighting with his responsibilities as a university student, a part-time photographer for the Daily Bugle and caring for his elderly Aunt May Parker. The series was not as popular with fans as Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, another animated series that aired on NBC around the same time, but Spider-Man still provided viewers with plenty of comic book villains, including Chameleon, Doctor Doom, Doctor Octopus, The Kingpin, The Lizard, Sandman, Silvermane, Vulture, Mysterio, Magneto, Red Skull, Kraven the Hunter, Wizard, Sub-Mariner, Black Cat, Medusa, and the Green Goblin. One other major difference was an overall arc, where Dr. Doom attempts to conquer Earth, while a group of rebels try to free Latveria from his rule with the help of Spider-Man.