Marvel's Spider-Man Episode Twenty-Six: How I Thwipped My Summer Vacation

How I Thwipped My Summer Vacation

First Aired: June 18th, 2018

Synopsis: Peter and Miles are at the beach, where Peter's made list of how to have the perfect summer holiday. When Peter goes to get hot dogs for him and Miles he finds that Black Cat has stolen some money from its van; he stops her as Spider-Man but on returning finds that Miles got hungry while waiting and entered a hot dog-eating competition. The next item on his list is to go to a baseball game, which he does with Aunt May. The team that's being played against, who normally always lose, start winning, and Peter finds out that it's due to a villain called the Tinkerer, sick of them always losing. When he's finished stopping him as Spider-Man Aunt May tells him that he might be causing bad luck. The next item on Peter's list is going to a concert with Gwen and Anya, but the singer, Ross Caliban, is captured by some of Hammerhead's thugs for his son's birthday.

Marvel's Spider-Man Episode Four: A Day in the Life

A Day in the Life

First Aired: September 2nd, 2017

Synopsis: Peter invents some tracers as part of an assignment for Otto Octavius' class before starting to clean up for Max Modell, but Black Cat breaks in. She steals a canister containing black liquid, and escapes Peter when he changes to Spider-Man, but not before he gets his tracer on her. When Max finds out about the missing canister he says that it's very important, and reminds Peter that he's got interviews regarding Harry Osborn's character later that day. He's also got a study group with Miles and Anya later that day. Peter heads off as Spider-Man to stop Black Cat, but finds that his tracer isn't as effective as it should be. She escapes him again, claiming that she's causing Spider-Man bad luck, which he doesn't believe in. Back at Horizon, Peter meets Gwen's uncle Raymond Warren, who has an interview with Max. Raymond doesn't have much to say about Harry, but does ask for a job at Horizon, and is refused when it's revealed that there are rumours about him stealing a colleague's work. Peter manages to get his tracer working again and tries chasing after Black Cat at a comic book shop, but once again she gets away.

Spectacular Spider-Man Episode Twenty-Five: Opening Night

Opening Night

First Aired: November 18th, 2009

Synopsis: Norman Osborn is showing off the Vault - a high-security prison - to J. Jonah Jameson, where Spider-Man is being led into a cell. As a favour to Norman, Spider-Man's agreed to be locked up and to try to escape so as to test its security, but unbeknownst to either of them, Black Cat is breaking into the prison at the same time for unknown reasons. Short after Spider-Man's locked up, Norman Osborn has to leave due to a phone call. Elsewhere, the school's play is doing its opening night, and there's no sign of Harry Osborn, whose role as Puck gets filled in by Hobie Brown. Spider-Man manages to escape from the cell he's in when guards show up, hiding behind webbing and jumping out when they open the door. The prison starts to enter lockdown but outside it the Green Goblin shows up and remotely controls the prison, keeping guards away from Spider-Man. When Spider-Man passes by cells full of some former foes of his, the Goblin opens them up, and Spider-Man has to fight them. While he's doing so, Black Cat breaks into the cell of a prisoner who turns out to be her father, who she's planning on breaking out. Seeing Spider-Man in trouble, she opts to assist him.

Spectacular Spider-Man Episode Ten: Persona

Persona

First Aired: May 17th, 2008

Synopsis: Peter's excited about the black goo that's been found on John Jameson's shuttle, as it's been discovered to be organic. It's been taken to Curt Connors for research, and when Peter's connection to Eddie Brock doesn't let him get in to see it, he decides to check it out as Spider-Man. When he does so he catches a thief, Black Cat, trying to steal it, so he fights her as Spider-Man. In the course of the fight the goo gets loose and attaches itself to Spider-Man's leg, but he doesn't notice. Black Cat eventually leaves when Professor Connors shows up, attracted by the alarm, but since the goo is missing Spider-Man assumes she somehow got it. The next day Spider-Man is accused of the robbery in the Daily Bugle, and when Peter protests he discovers that Connors didn't get to the lab until that morning. Unbeknownst to him, the Connors who showed up to the lab is actually the Chameleon, who's working with two men named Mason and Beck. Having failed to get the alien substance, he asks for his men's help with a new impersonation. The next day as Spider-Man's swinging around, the alien substance spreads throughout his entire costume and turns it black, and as he soon discovers, enhances his abilities.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series Episode Sixty-Three: Secret Wars, Chapter 3: Doom

 Doom

First Aired: November 21st, 1997

Synopsis: Spider-Man and the Lizard rendezvous with the Fantastic Four, who they find injured from a fight with Doctor Doom's robots, and missing the Thing, who was captured by Doom. In Doom's land of New Latveria, he menacingly asks the Thing why they've been brought to Battleworld and by whom. The Fantastic Four go to save the Thing in spite of Spider-Man's insistence that they wait for reinforcements, and upon arriving at New Latveria, discover that they are let in without issue and that within it's a paradise for the native aliens of the planet. At Doctor Doom's castle, a human Ben Grimm greets them and explains that he was transformed back by Doom. Doom himself arrives and explains that he's not a tyrant - he's ruling over the aliens because if he doesn't, another villain will capture them and rule over them. He also reveals that he's fixed up his face so that it's no longer scarred. Reed is doubtful of all of this and attacks Doom, leading to all of the heroes being captured. The Thing tries to convince Doom to let them be free, and Doom points out that the Thing won't even tell him how they got here. The Thing agrees to tell him if the heroes are free, and explains about the Beyonder.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series Episode Sixty-Two: Secret Wars, Chapter 2: The Gauntlet of the Red Skull

 The Gauntlet of the Red Skull

First Aired: November 14th, 1997

Synopsis: On Earth, Morbius and Blade hunt Blade's mother alongside Black Cat, who unexpectedly disintegrates and appears on Battleworld, thanks to a machine operated by Iron Man and the Lizrd. She's confused until Spider-Man reveals that he asked them to do so. The remaining alien natives of the planet are planning an attack on the Red Skull's base and are eager to do so; although Spider-Man wants them to wait until his team are more prepared, he ends up agreeing to attack when they do. Black Cat is annoyed at Spider-Man for summoning her without her permission, and Spider-Man says that he did so because they work well together, to which Black Cat rebuts that he basically wanted her there to make him feel good. The heroes - minus Storm, who is with the alien rebels, and the Fantastic Four, who are attacking Doctor Doom's base - head off to meet up with the rebels, but a sandstorm causes their transport to break down, forcing them to walk. In the Red Skull's base, Smythe reveals a giant robot to Red Skull, and Red Skull in turn reveals that Doctor Octopus is working with them now after Doctor Doom annexed his kingdom. Smythe notes that both villains are planning on stabbing the other in the back.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series Episode Forty-Eight: Partners in Danger, Chapter 7 - The Vampire Queen

The Vampire Queen

First Aired: May 17th, 1997

Synopsis: In a vaguely European country, Blade chases after a female vampire, who manages to escape from him by unclasping her cape when he's holding onto it. In the cape he finds a pendant which causes him to cry out in despair. Back in New York, Morbius, who hasn't drained anyone's plasma since returning to his more humanoid form, is found by the vampire woman, who reveals that her name is Miriam. She found Morbius using a psychic link they have and reads Morbius' mind to find out information about the neogenic recombinator. She steals it from Herbert Landon, but in the process drains plasma from some ESU students, which leads to everyone thinking Morbius is the culprit. Spider-Man and Black Cat go to Blade's mentor, Whistler, and they team up with Terri Lee to go after Morbius, only to find Miriam stealing electronics for the neogenic recombinator. While fighting her Blade bursts in, reveals that she's his mother, and that he won't let them hurt her.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series Episode Forty-Seven: Partners in Danger, Chapter 6 - The Awakening

The Awakening

First Aired: May 10th, 1997

Synopsis: Debbie Whitman's on an expedition to look for Michael Morbius, which she succeeds in doing. Morbius is hibernating, but a press conference is nevertheless held and a lot of people are upset that Professor Connors and Debbie want to try and revive Morbius, since it was discovered that he was responsible for draining plasma from people. For his part, Peter feels guilty since it was his blood that helped create Morbius. Felicia Hardy's planning a trip to Europe, but she calls it off when she sees the press conference, and goes to Whistler, Blade's mentor, for help as the Black Cat. When Debbie and Connors initially try to revive Morbius, they're unsuccessful, but unbeknownst to them Kingpin and Herbert Landon secretly watch the attempt, as they want neogenics research for themselves. They send Shocker with Landon to retrieve Morbius, and when Flash Thompson tries to stop them, Morbius is freed in the struggle, and is thirsty for plasma.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series Episode Forty-Six: Partners in Danger, Chapter 5 - Partners

Partners

First Aired: May 3rd, 1997

Synopsis: Black Cat tries to break up a smuggling operation by herself, but ends up getting captured by Alistair Smythe. Smythe gets away with her, but before doing so reveals to the nearby Spider-Man that he's working for a new foe of Spider-Man's. That villain turns out to be Silvermane, who is still a young child thanks to the effects of the Tablet of Time, but is using Smythe to try and restore his age. Smythe reveals that he needs either Scorpion or Vulture to do so as they have been mutated by neogenics, and by using Black Cat as a hostage, he coerces Spider-Man into finding one of them for him. Unbeknownst to Spider-Man, Scorpion is currently holding Vulture prisoner, as he wants to create a laboratory which Vulture can use to return him to normal. He also has a girlfriend who wants to help him however she can.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series Episode Forty-Five: Partners in Danger, Chapter 4 - Return of Kraven

Return of Kraven

First Aired: February 22nd, 1997

Synopsis: Peter Parker is seeing Felicia Hardy about the Hardy Foundation's science budget for the next year, when a report comes in of someone breaking into a lab, and footage shows it to be Kraven the Hunter. Peter changes to Spider-Man and confronts him, but Kraven escapes. Spider-Man tries going after him, but is drugged and only survives because Black Cat appears and saves him. Returning to the lab, they discover that it contained the serum which initially turned him insane. The two heroes find and fight Kraven at a construction site, but he's able to escape when Spider-Man has to save Black Cat. Spider-Man's angry at her for putting herself in danger and tries to convince her to give up being a crime fighter, but she thinks to herself that she's doing it for her father's sake. Soon afterwards, reports spring up of an animalistic attacker hunting civilians, which Spider-Man assumes is Kraven.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series Episode Forty-Four: Partners in Danger, Chapter 3 - The Black Cat

The Black Cat

First Aired: February 15th, 1998

Synopsis: Spider-Man is swinging across the city, looking for Felicia Hardy, who's been missing for days. A nearby robbery catches his attention and he briefly fights the thief, the Black Cat, who manages to defeat him but leaves, having more been fighting him to test her own powers. She returns to her employer, Kingpin, and it's revealed that she's Felicia Hardy, who has been modified by the Super-Soldier Serum and has to work for Kingpin to protect her father, John Hardesky. Peter Parker goes to the Daily Bugle for information about the Black Cat, but can't find anything on her. While he's there Jonah talks to him, and asks whether Peter knows what's going on with Felicia, since her mother's staying with him. While Peter can't help, he goes to Felicia's mum and gives her a spider-tracer in case she needs him for anything. Back at Kingpin's base, Hardesky helps Felicia escape.

Spider-Man (1981) Episode Four: Curiosity Killed the Spider-Man

Curiosity Killed the Spider-Man

First Aired: October 3rd, 1981

Synopsis: Spider-Man is planning to meet Betty Brant at the Daily Bugle's New Years party, but when he sees the Black Cat breaking in he has to go in to stop her as she pickpockets the guests. Although he manages to capture her and carry her out of the party, she manages to escape. The next day, she returns to the Daily Bugle and tells J. Jonah Jameson to print an announcement that she'll steal the Maltese Mouse, a rare statue that's coming to America. When Peter Parker tries to stop her as Spider-Man, he's briefly waylaid by a decoy armoured truck, and has to quickly call up Betty Brant to postpone another date he has with her. He manages to make his way to the ship where the Black Cat is stealing the Mouse, and after an extended chase sequence, he manages to recover it from her, although she gets away. In the aftermath, he's offered a job to guard the Mouse when it appears on a host show that night.