Spectacular Spider-Man Episode Twenty-Six: Final Curtain

Final Curtain

First Aired: November 18th, 2009

Synopsis: Spider-Man is fighting the Green Goblin's gang in an attempt to find out where he is, but they don't know. After returning home he gets a call from Gwen, asking him to come over to hers, where he finds Harry. Although Peter initially assumes that Harry is the Green Goblin, Harry says that although he's been tempted, he hasn't taken any Globulin Green for a while, and that he was recently captured by the Goblin. Peter starts to wonder whether maybe his original suspicions were correct, and Norman Osborn is the Green Goblin. After Harry leaves, Peter admits the truth to Gwen - he's not sure how he got together with Liz, and he actually likes her. She admits that the feeling's mutual, but that they should break up with their current partners before anything else. Peter then heads to the Osborns' as Spider-Man, and on confronting Norman about the secret passage he saw the latter exit, it's explained that it's just a wine cellar. Norman also points out that he was seen at Oscorp at the same time that Green Goblin attacked it. A moment later bombs explode on the balcony, and Spider-Man's attacked by the Green Goblin, who leaves after a brief fight. Norman realises that whoever the Green Goblin is, it must be someone with access to Globulin Green, and as it was a secret project, that only leave Donald Menken as a suspect. Unfortunately, Menken's disappeared.

Spectacular Spider-Man Episode Seventeen: Shear Strength

Shear Strength

First Aired: July 6th, 2009

Synopsis: The Master Planner is revealed to be Doctor Octopus, who only pretended to have mental issues to throw suspicion away from himself. Peter meets with Norman Osborn who's setting up an old building to be destroyed, but the countdown starts early and nothing can be done to stop it. Changing to Spider-Man, Peter's able to save everyone, not knowing that the countdown starting early is due to Octopus controlling it remotely. Later, Peter's getting coffee with Gwen and Mary Jane, and although Peter keeps paying attention to Liz, Mary Jane is trying to get him and Gwen together. The electronics in the coffee shop, then across the city, start going crazy, and in the confusion Gwen is grabbed by Vulture and Electro. Peter changes to Spider-Man and goes after Electro and Tinkerer, who are getting away in a van, and manages to intimidate Tinkerer into giving up the location of the Master Planner's lair; in the river. At said lair, Doctor Octopus uses Gwen's phone to call George Stacy, and forces him to get security codes from the homeland security base in New York if he doesn't want Gwen to be killed.

Spectacular Spider-Man Episode Sixteen: Reinforcement

Reinforcement

First Aired: June 29th, 2009

Synopsis: Spider-Man meets with Blackie Gaxton, a criminal who has information on the tech that Mysterio stole. Blackie tells Spider-Man that Mysterio's working for someone big who's been hiring a lot recently, and a low-level thug who tries running off, Patch, tells Spider-Man that said person is the Master Planner. Elsewhere, on the Master Planner's orders the Tinkerer gathers Mysterio, Vulture, Sandman, Rhino, Electro, and Kraven the Hunter. When getting Electro from the asylum he's in, Doctor Octopus, also taking part in therapy there, is shaky and nervous, and refuses to come. The villains are all introduced to the Master Planner, who contacts them via a screen and is only seen as a silhouette. He tells them all that he has a plan to stop Spider-Man. Later, Peter and his friends are ice skating at Rockefeller Center and he tries talking to Gwen when Liz Allan focuses her attention on Flash yet again. Gwen is offended that she's Peter's second choice and that he hasn't talked to her since they kissed, and so Mary Jane offers Peter some help. He goes off to get her some cocoa, but Vulture and Electro arrive on the scene, as Kraven's senses let him smell that Spider-Man is nearby. Switching to Spider-Man, Peter's unable to lure the villains away from civilians.

Spectacular Spider-Man Episode Fourteen: Blueprints

Blueprints

First Aired: June 22nd, 2009

Synopsis: Peter's unsure how to proceed with Gwen after she kissed him, and wants to look for Eddie, who's disappeared. He resolves to talk to Gwen, but when he goes to school things are awkward between them. At the city docks a shipment of computer parts for Empire State University has just arrived. A flamboyant man, Mysterio, shows up and says that he'll save people from the evils of technology, then says some vaguely Latin-sounding words and makes the shipment disappear. Back at school, Peter tries to talk to Gwen, but Liz Allan interrupts and asks Peter to tutor her, which he agrees to. Later, Mysterio goes to liberate a truck of its cargo, but Spider-Man appears and fights him. Mysterio ends up using his magic to throw the truck off the bridge they're on, and while Spider-Man's saving the driver Mysterio disappears. When Peter mentions what's happened to Liz, in the context of reading a Daily Bugle article about it, she mentions that if Mysterio is doing magic, it's probably all about misdirection.

Spectacular Spider-Man Episode Thirteen: Nature vs. Nurture

Nature vs. Nurture

First Aired: June 14th, 2008

Synopsis: Back in his red and blue costume, Spider-Man stops a group of robbers from escaping in a helicopter, then tells Tombstone that he rejects his offer. After he leaves Eddie Brock, powered by the symbiote, shows up and asks for a job - in turn, Tombstone tells him that he can have one if he kills Spider-Man. Later, Peter checks in on Aunt May at hospital, lets Flash know that he appreciates being called out, and apologises to his friends for being a jerk. Mary Jane warns Peter that she went on a date with Eddie, and that she thinks he asked her out to hurt Peter. Peter calls up Eddie and Eddie pretends that everything's fine. At home, Peter rediscovers the genetic cleanser he took after defeating the Lizard, then is suddenly ambushed by Eddie, who declares that as he's poison to Spider-Man, his name is Venom. Venom webs ups Spider-Man and has him at his mercy, but declares that he hasn't suffered enough and leaves. When Spider-Man gets free, he heads to the hospital to check on Aunt May, and is ambushed by Venom outside it. After a brief fight Venom reveals that he's Eddie to Spider-Man, then heads off, saying that he knows who Peter loves the most. Spider-Man heads after him to the Thanksgiving Day parade that's on and looks for Mary Jane, but discovers that Venom has actually gone after Gwen.

Spectacular Spider-Man Episode Twelve: Intervention

Intervention

First Aired: June 7th, 2008

Synopsis: Peter heads to the hospital to see Aunt May and runs into Eddie Brock there, who's still angry at him. Aunt May insists that she's fine, but doesn't realise that Peter's gotten a massive bill for her hospital stay since the American healthcare system sucks, which is causing him to stress out. He lashes out at his friends when he returns to school, and goes to Tombstone to ask if he can have a job. Tombstone agrees on the condition that Spider-Man not fight any street-level crime for a week, which he agrees to. Unbeknownst to Peter, as a result of the symbiote still missing from the lab they can't afford to keep Eddie hired, so he's fired. When Peter heads to hospital later Flash Thompson is there, and he calls Peter out on how he's dismissing his friends' attempts to help him. Peter realises that Flash is right, and also that the symbiote is affecting him negatively. At a nearby church's belltower he tries ripping off the symbiote, but it resists him doing so and starts attacking Peter in his mind, showing Peter a flashback to his origin - of how he was bitten by a spider, let a robber get away at the wrestling ring he went to, and how that action led to Uncle Ben's death.

Spectacular Spider-Man Episode Nine: The Uncertainty Principle

The Uncertainty Principle

First Aired: May 10th, 2008

Synopsis: Halloween is coming up, and there's going to be a carnival in Manhattan. The Green Goblin attacks Hammerhead's car and captures him, but Hammerhead refuses to work with him. Later, the Green Goblin meets Tombstone in his office and reveals that thanks to Hammerhead he has a drive with evidence of Tombstone's crimes on it, and that he'll release it later that night - Tombstone will know where. Meanwhile, with Harry Osborn's increasingly erratic behaviour worrying Gwen, she asks Peter to look for him, and as he's heading over to the Osborns' as Spider-Man, he runs into the Green Goblin, who lets him know about the drive before losing him. When Spidey gets close to the Osborns' he sees the Green Goblin enter, and upon going inside sees Norman emerge from a secret entrance, shortly before Harry returns home. Not sure what to make of it, Spider-Man decides not to see Harry immediately and instead calls him and asks to meet him at the Halloween carnival. Shortly afterwards, Norman returns to Oscorp, but while he's copying some files from his computer it gets attacked by the Green Goblin. Shortly afterwards, some pumpkin fireworks announce the Green Goblin's presence at the Halloween carnival, and Spider-Man and Tombstone follow them to the factory where Hammerhead is being held - at which point it's revealed to all be a trap by the Goblin; there was never a drive with evidence.

Spectacular Spider-Man Episode Eight: Reaction

Reaction

First Aired: May 3rd, 2008

Synopsis: Spider-Man is looking for the Green Goblin when he stops a truck stealing cars from getting away. As Peter Parker he heads to a football game and is surprised to discover that Flash invited Mary Jane to watch it; when he expresses his surprise she tells him that she and Peter are just friends. Liz Allan invites Peter to a Coney Island trip the next day to celebrate the team's victory. After the game Harry has some shakes and drinks his green serum, and disappears before the locker rooms are locked up. Gwen later finds him collapsed on the footpath, but he brushes off her concerns. At Oscorp Otto Octavius is bullied by Norman Osborn and forced to work on experiments, but shortly afterwards the Green Goblin appears and disables the safeties on Octavius' experiments, causing a gigantic burst of light which fuses Octavius' tentacle harness to his spine. Spider-Man investigates it but is attacked by Octavius, now calling himself Doctor Octopus and no longer meek, who thinks that Spider-Man is responsible for the explosion. The power source for his tentacles runs low and he has to leave the fight, but knows now that his next move is to get a replacement power source that lasts longer.

Spectacular Spider-Man Episode Seven: Catalysts

Catalysts

First Aired: April 26th, 2008

Synopsis: Spider-Man is at a fancy party fighting the new supervillain the Green Goblin, and thinks back to how his evening started. Earlier that night Harry was at the Fall Formal and popular since he was hosting the afterparty, but Peter arrived with Mary Jane to everyone's shock. Harry was jealous at the attention, and things were made worse when his date Glory's ex, Kong, convinced her to get back with him. As a result Harry ran off an drank from a vial labelled Globulin Green. At the Daily Bugle, J. Jonah Jameson was getting ready for a fancy party that he was taking his son John to since John's going into space next week. They showed up at the party, which was being hosted by Tombstone, but it was soon attacked by the Green Goblin, using the Goblin Glider he'd stolen from Oscorp and with some thugs of Tombstone's that he'd turned. Jonah managed to get a call to the Bugle and request that Peter show up, since this is exactly his sort of scene. When the call got through to Peter he headed off, and shortly after arriving as Spider-Man, ended up where the episode started.

Spectacular Spider-Man Episode Five: Competition

Competition

First Aired: March 29th, 2008

Synopsis: Aunt May discovers that Peter's school is hosting the Fall Formal and suggests that he ask out Mary Jane Watson, but he's not too keen on the idea. At school Harry forgives Peter for not helping him out with his calculus, and says that he wants to try for the football team since there's two openings available. Peter doesn't want to join at first, before hearing that the jocks are planning on beating up Harry, so he agrees to audition with Harry. The jocks want their friend Hobie Brown to join the team, but although they conspire to stop Peter and Harry, the two do pretty well in their tryouts. Elsewhere, criminals Flint Marko and Alex O'Hirn, who have been captured by Spider-Man, are freed by Hammerhead. Marko is taken away to a lab where Otto Octavius performs an experiment on him, turning him into the superhuman Sandman. Although Hammerhead wants Sandman to get revenge on Spider-Man, Sandman refuses and instead robs a bank, which still works fine for Hammerhead. Spider-Man encounters Sandman shortly after this, and Sandman ends up fleeing after a brief fight, although he doesn't get away with his money.

Spectacular Spider-Man Episode Four: Market Forces

Market Forces

First Aired: March 22nd, 2008

Synopsis: A van is captured by Montana of the Enforcers, and it turns out to contain an advanced suit that Montana is going to wear. The next day, Peter finds that Aunt May is still behind on paying bills, and that she wants him to meet their neighbour's niece Mary Jane Watson, which he's opposed to. Peter goes to Harry's place to tutor him, and discovers that he's gotten an invitation to the school's Fall Formal. Peter debates asking Mary Jane to it, Harry's thinking about asking Gwen. Peter also gets an email to the Daily Bugle, telling him to collect his pay cheque, and when he's there Jonah asks for more photos of Spider-Man. While Peter's getting his pay cheque, he also ends up flirting with Betty Brant. Swinging out later as Spider-Man, two of the Big Man's thugs - Flint Marko and Alex O'Hirn - commit a robbery and intentionally let Spider-Man follow them. Spider-Man's attacked by Montana wearing his new suit, calling himself Shocker. Shocker manages to get Spider-Man into a rubbish compactor and activates it, but unbeknownst to him Spider-Man survives it. Unfortunately, Spider-Man's pay cheque got destroyed in the process.

Spectacular Spider-Man Episode Three: Natural Selection

Natural Selection

First Aired: March 15th, 2008

Synopsis: Spider-Man stops some robbers from stealing from a bakery and gets photos of it, but when he returns home he finds that the bakery window caught the flash so the photos are useless. Meanwhile, Curt Connors tries injecting himself with his new lizard serum, and is amazed when his lost arm regenerates. The next day, Flash Thompson throws water balloons at Peter, who dodges at first but eventually lets himself get hit to preserve his secret. Gwen and Randy Robertson step in to defend him, and Flash gives up. Gwen and Peter then head to the lab, where Curt reveals his new arm and they all celebrate. Curt's wife Martha notices something though - namely, Curt has started growing scales. Curt's son Billy is sent out of the room while they all look into a fix for Curt, whose mind is starting to degenerate. Peter suggests that they make a serum to clean all non-human DNA from Curt, and also notes that it could remove his spider powers. Curt fully transforms into the Lizard, and transforms further before escaping. Eddie runs after him, and when Peter does so too so that he can change to Spider-Man, Martha and Gwen assume that he's a coward since he could otherwise be working on the cleansing serum.

Spectacular Spider-Man Episode Two: Interactions

Interactions

First Aired: March 8th, 2008

Synopsis: Professor Connors is doing experimentation with electric eels, and as part of the experiments some equipment needs to be upgraded by Max Dillon. While Max is working on the equipment he gets electrocuted by it before being shocked by the tank full of eels, which breaks. He's taken to hospital as a result. The next day, Peter's at school where he finds out that the Daily Bugle wants photos of Spider-Man, and is annoyed that Jonah stole his idea. Liz Allan gets a terrible score on a test, while Peter gets a good one, so the teacher recommends that Peter tutor her. In hospital later, Max Dillon's body is continuously generating electricity, so he gets placed in a suit to help contain it and protect himself. As a result electrical devices around him start acting strangely, and he gets angry enough to leave hospital and head to the Silver Spoon cafe, where Peter is trying to tutor Liz, who isn't listening. Max finds that his powers stop him from drinking coffee and he angrily leaves the cafe, leading to Peter ditching Liz and going after him as Spider-Man. He takes photos of himself and rips off Max's mask, causing electricity to start shooting out everywhere.

Spectacular Spider-Man Episode One: Survival of the Fittest

 Survival of the Fittest

First Aired: March 1st, 2008

Synopsis: Spider-Man defeats Flint Marko and Alex O'Hirn, two robbers working for a mysterious leader in the underworld called the Big Man. Knowing now that Spider-Man isn't just an urban legend, the Big Man authorises the Enforcers to stop him. The next day, Adrian Toomes bullies scientist Otto Octavius at Oscorp since he convinced him to show Norman Osborn his flight tech work, shortly before it was rejected and Oscorp announced their own flight tech, but Norman shows up and kicks Toomes out. At home, meanwhile, Peter is preparing for his school day when he hears Aunt May tell Anna Watson that they're low on money. When he goes to school, he catches up with his friends Gwen Stacy and Harry Osborn, before asking out cheerleader Sally Avril, who rejects him. After science class, the science teacher tells Peter and Gwen that they've been given an internship to Curt Connors' lab, where they did an excursion the previous year and where Peter was bitten by the spider which gave him his powers. Before going to the internship, Peter hangs out at Harry's place, but Adrian Toomes, now the Vulture, shows up and kidnaps Norman.