Spider-Man (1981) Episode Seventeen: Canon of Doom

Canon of Doom

First Aired: January 2nd, 1982

Synopsis: In Latveria, Doctor Doom's assistant Boris opposes the way Doom treats his citizens, but Doom doesn't listen. He detonates some explosions around the world, which leads to a fault line being created under New York. Shortly afterwards, Doom heads to New York, where he is staying with J. Jonah Jameson. Peter Parker, meanwhile, wants to send his sick Aunt May to Florida to stay with a cousin and get better, but can't afford to. He reads in the newspaper about the new fault line, but it's mostly a theory at this point and scoffed at by scientists. When Peter hears from Betty Brant and his best friend Robbie Robertson that Jonah is currently hosting Doom, he heads over there almost immediately, certain that Doom is up to something. He's correct, as Doom is using a laser cannon to bore into the earth below Jonah's estate, right into the new fault. Peter tries to stop the laser as Spider-Man, but before he can it triggers an earthquake, and Spider-Man falls into a fissure in the ground.

Spider-Man (1981) Episode Sixteen: The Unfathomable Professor Gizmo

The Unfathomable Professor Gizmo

First Aired: December 26th, 1981

Synopsis: The villainous Professor Gizmo has a plan to raise the sunken Spanish ship, El Conquistador, from the ocean, so that he can acquire the gold on it, but will need Spider-Man's help since only Spider-Man can survive pressure at those levels. Shortly afterwards, Professor Gizmo attacks a yacht J. Jonah Jameson is hosting a party on, hoping to draw out Spider-Man. It's unsuccessful since Peter Parker - who is on the yacht - lost his mask in the subway. Professor Gizmo next steals a plane from the Smithsonian, before controlling machinery all over New York to rob several banks. While J. Jonah Jameson of course thinks that Spider-Man is working with Gizmo, Robbie Robertson - Peter's best friend - defends him. Professor Gizmo then announces via blimp that he'll trade all of the loot he's stolen for Spider-Man.

Spider-Man (1981) Episode Fifteen: The Incredible Shrinking Spider-Man

The Incredible Shrinking Spider-Man

First Aired: December 19th, 1981

Synopsis: A scientist, Professor Norton, demonstrates a shrinking ray he's invented to assorted press reporters, including members of the Daily Bugle. In the middle of the demonstration, a villain named the Gadgeteer, who was seen earlier as an evil-looking cleaner, shows up and manages to steal the shrinking ray. When Peter Parker changes to Spider-Man and confronts him, he ends up getting shrunken down to tiny size. The Gadgeteer then gets away, while Spider-Man has to deal with a cat in the laboratory that wants to paw at him. He gets away and tries to call Aunt May, but his voice is so quiet that she can't hear him.

Spider-Man (1981) Episode Fourteen: The Hunter and the Hunted

The Hunter and the Hunted

First Aired: December 12th, 1981

Synopsis: In spite of the objections of Betty Brant and Robbie Robertson (Peter Parker's best friend),  J. Jonah Jameson has hired Kraven the Hunter to capture Zabu, Ka-Zar's sabretooth tiger, so that he can be a mascot for the Daily Bugle. Kraven is successful in doing so and leaves the Savage Land with Zabu, delivering Zabu to J. Jonah Jameson once he's back in New York. Unbeknownst to him, Ka-Zar saw him leaving the Savage Land, and manages to make his way to New York using a combination of flying a pterodactyl and stowing aboard a plane. Once he's in the streets, he runs around causing chaos in his search for Zabu. He's paranoid enough that when Spider-Man shows up to talk to him, Ka-Zar assumes that Spider-Man is there to stop him, and attacks Spider-Man.

Spider-Man (1981) Episode Thirteen: The Sidewinder Strikes!

The Sidewinder Strikes

First Aired: December 5th, 1981

Synopsis: Spider-Man stops a herd of rampaging bulls in the streets of New York, which he finds out are there due to an upcoming rodeo in Madison Square Garden. Shortly afterwards, some solid gold spurs belonging to Wild Willy Wilkins, a collector of all things Western and the owner of the rodeo, are transported via the subway. Peter Parker is there as part of a human interest story when the villain Sidewinder attacks the subway with his gang on flying robotic horses. Sidewinder temporary gets away with the solid gold spurs, but Spider-Man manages to get them back and deliver them to Wilkins, who declares that Spider-Man will be a guest of honour at the rodeo.

Spider-Man (1981) Episode Twelve: The A-B-C's of D-O-O-M

The A-B-C's of D-O-O-M

First Aired: November 28th, 1981

Synopsis: Doctor Doom is in a mountain fighting a bald man named Goron, who can shoot lasers from his eyes and teleport small objects. Doom stops the fight by proposing that he give Goron control over half of the world, which Goron agrees to. Shortly afterwards, world leaders are invited to Latveria to see Doctor Doom's latest invention - gigantic fruit and vegetables which can help solve world hunger. Although the American ambassador is suspicious of Doom, Goron shoots some sort of laser from his eyes at him which gets him on Doom's side. Later, Goron gives a public demonstration of the giant food which wows the audience - with the exception of Spider-Man, who is in attendance. When Spider-Man sneaks backstage, Goron has Spider-Man attacked by giant mushrooms, which he claims eat insects.

Spider-Man (1981) Episode Eleven: Triangle of Evil

Triangle of Evil

First Aired: November 21st, 1981

Synopsis: Peter Parker finds out that he and Aunt May are running low on money to pay their bills, but while he's trying to work out what to do about it, sees an announcement on TV that a diamond and urn are going to be stolen. While stopping the robberies, he ends up causing a lot of collateral damage that he's billed for. He sees a reality show which he can go on which would get him the money to pay the bills - both personal and as Spider-Man - but unbeknownst to him, the villainous Stuntman, who was behind the robberies, has arranged with the reality show that he and Spider-Man will compete against each other. Stuntman used to be a stuntman who was robbing the studio he was working for until he was caught by Spider-Man. When he was running away, a bolt of lightning struck him, fusing the costume he was wearing at the time to his body, so now he wants revenge on Spider-Man.

Spider-Man (1981) Episode Ten: Revenge of the Green Goblin

Revenge of the Green Goblin

First Aired: November 14th, 1981

Synopsis: Norman Osborn is in a devastating train crash, but after emerging from the wreck, has a grin on his face. A bit later, Peter Parker and Betty Brant are at a university Halloween party, when Peter's spider-sense tingles. He goes to the science lab, where he finds the Green Goblin, who activates a freeze ray which prevents him from moving. The Goblin reveals that he's here since he had a hidden costume here, and then uses a device to project his thoughts and show his origin and some previous fights Spider-Man and he had, including their final one, where he lost his memory. He reveals that the train crash from the start of the episode restored his memory, including that of Spider-Man's real identity: Peter Parker.

Spider-Man (1981) Episode Nine: Carnival of Crime

Carnival of Crime

First Aired: November 7th, 1981

Synopsis: Spider-Man has committed several robberies recently, although Peter Parker notes that in spite of what the news thinks, he didn't do so, and that he'll have to clear his name soon. While Peter leaves for the carnival with Aunt May, J. Jonah Jameson assigns his nephew Mortimer to cover a gold shipment which is coming in, warning him that Spider-Man might rob it. While Peter, Aunt May, and Betty Brant are all at the carnival, Peter's spider-sense tingles, and he sneaks off to investigate as Spider-Man. He finds that the Circus of Crime are present at the carnival, and are apparently responsible for the robberies he's supposedly been committing, using the Ringmaster's hypno-gas to convince people that Spider-Man was behind their robberies.