In just over two weeks, Spider-Man 3 swings onto the big screen. I thought it might be kind of fun to look through past Spider-Mans on the small screen:
Spider-Man (animated series, U.S.A, 1967-1970)
I remember watching this show on afternoon re-runs when I was kid, and who can forget the catchy theme song?
Spidey's Super Stories (U.S.A, 1974-1975)
As part of the PBS show the Electric Company, these were incredibly low-budget productions. Spidey uses word baloons to speak!
The Amazing Spider-Man (U.S.A, 1978-1979)
I never watched this show, though I saw videotape bootlegs available over the years at comic conventions and the like.
Spider-Man (Japan, 1978)
Wow. In Japan Spider-Man rides a motorcycle AND has a flying robot.
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (U.S.A., 1981-1984)
I remember watching this on Saturday mornings as a kid. I think the original X-Men pilot cartoon aired as part of this show.
Spider-Man: The Animated Series (U.S.A., 1994-1998)
The longest running Spider-Man television series, it's a great adaptation of most of the good story arcs in the comics.
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series (U.S.A., 2003)
MTV's short 13-episode CGI cel-shaded animated series didn't last long. I didn't even know about it until I found it on YouTube.
And of course, there will be a new animated Spider-Man series in 2008, called "The Amazing Spider-Man", which will restart with Peter Parker as a Junior in high school, giving them a chance to re-introduce all the characters in the mythos.
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