Spider-Man: The New Animated Series Episode Two: Royal Scam

Royal Scam

First Aired: July 11th, 2003

Synopsis: Peter Parker is trying to work out a budget when a helicopter flies past chasing a limo. He investigates as Spider-Man and discovers that it's piloted by federal agents who wanted to reach him. A special chip has been developed that can decrypt bank transactions, and they're worried that it could break the world's economy and want Spider-Man to get it so that they can work out how to neutralise it. Unbeknownst to Spider-Man, the agents are actually working for Kingpin, who wants the chip for his own nefarious purposes. Later at university, Mary Jane drops the bombshell on Peter that she's going to ditch class, since she's got an acting showcase, and wants him to come and see it. He says he can't as he has class, but when he goes off as Spider-Man to get the chip and has to wait for it to be unguarded, calls her up and says he'll come after all. He successfully steals the chip and delivers it directly to Kingpin, but is suspicious. His suspicions are heightened when he sees the "federal agent" he talked to is an actor in Mary Jane's play, and he realises that he's been duped. Spider-Man goes after Kingpin's limo and fights him, but is naturally taken aback by Kingpin's strength and the villain escapes. He calls up the local FBI branch and puts in an anonymous tip about what's happened.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series Episode Fifty-Seven: Six Forgotten Warriors, Chapter Four: The Six Fight Again

 The Six Fight Again

First Aired: October 10th, 1997

Synopsis: Robbie shows up at Omar Mosely's house for the keys he has to the doomsday device, but once Mosely takes him to the lockbox where he has them, Robbie reveals himself to be the Chameleon. Spider-Man and the Destroyer show up and get the keys back, but the rest of the Insidious Six attack and defeat Spider-Man and the Destroyer. The Black Marvel unexpectedly shows up and saves them, but Kingpin reveals that he's holding the real Robbie Robertson hostage, and forces the heroes to give him the two keys. After Robbie's freed, Destroyer is suspicious of the Black Marvel since he's supposed to be dead, but Black Marvel unmasks and reveals that he is and always has been Omar Mosely, as the original test subject was forbidden to participate by his father, but it was a good cover to keep. Black Marvel and Destroyer gather the remaining members of the Six - Miss America and the Whizzer - and they agree to fight again alongside Spider-Man to find the Thunderer and protect the last key.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series Episode Fifty-Five: Six Forgotten Warriors, Chapter Two: Unclaimed Legacy

 Unclaimed Legacy

First Aired: September 26th, 1997

Synopsis: Groitzig is taken to Silver Sable's employer by the Wild Pack, who unmasks before him and causes him to recoil in horror. In the apartment where Spider-Man and Robbie were attacked, Robbie disarms the bomb left there and the two of them escape from the Russian police who have arrived. The next day Robbie gets the address of Groitzig's daughter from his old friend Detective Boris, and he and Peter go to question her. She's reluctant to let them in until she realises that Peter is Richard and Mary's daughter. She remembers them coming to Moscow when she was young to warn her father to get out, since people would be after him for the doomsday device he created. He was forced to create it by the Red Skull, and it was hidden in New York. The only other information she has is that her father said he had to find the Six Forgotten Warriors. Groitzig's daughter reveals a hidden box full of information about the doomsday device which she wants to give to Peter, but her husband reveals that he's the Chameleon in disguise and gets away with it.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series Episode Thirty-Four: The Sins of the Fathers, Chapter 7 - The Man Without Fear

The Man Without Fear

First Aired: September 28th, 1996

Synopsis: Spider-Man and Daredevil get away from the explosion at Fisktronics and with the data disc which can prove Peter Parker's innocence. The two split up to get away from guards, but not before Daredevil reveals to Spider-Man that philanthropist Wilson Fisk is the Kingpin. When Spider-Man returns to Matt Murdock's penthouse he sees a news item that his Aunt May was taken to hospital, and he rushes out to see her, although Matt warns him that Kingpin might expect this. For his part, Matt takes the disc to federal agent Susan Choi, who soon starts acting suspiciously, leading to police officer Terri Lee to start following her. At the hospital, Peter manages to sneak past some guards with Mary Jane's help and to see Aunt May, but the Chameleon, disguised as Anna Watson, knocks Peter and Mary Jane out with some gas. They're taken to Richard Fisk, who has been given the data disc by Choi. Terri contacts Matt about the latter.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series Episode Thirty-Three: The Sins of the Fathers, Chapter 6 - Framed

Framed

First Aired: September 21st, 1996

Synopsis: Peter Parker is in court, and is declared guilty of the most heinous of crimes, in spite of the best efforts of his lawyer, Matt Murdock. While he's being taken away to prison there are explosions and he's rescued by Spider-Man. Peter thinks back to how this all started - Richard Fisk, son of philanthropist Wilson Fisk, hired Peter to work for Wilson's new company, Fisktronics, as he knew that Peter was good with computers and was grateful for Peter saving Wilson's life in the past. Peter did well at the job, which mostly involved him taking home a disc every day with diagnostic problems, but one day he was attacked outside of work by people with guns. He managed to escape from them as Spider-Man, but they went to his home, where it turned out that they were federal agents. They were suspicious that someone was selling defence secrets to other countries, and it turned out the disc Peter had that day was full of them. Peter was assigned Matt Murdock as his lawyer, but as seen at the start of the episode, he was still declared guilty.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series Episode Twenty-Five: Neogenic Nightmare, Chapter 12 - Ravages of Time

Ravages of Time

First Aired: November 25th, 1995

Synopsis: Tombstone manages to escape with Connors from the university lab. Spider-Man finds himself outside the Coffee Bean, where he had a date scheduled with Alisa, but she's kidnapped by Hammerhead. At Silvermane's base, Connors is thrown in a lab and told to work out how to de-age Silvermane. At home, Spider-Man works on a new Spider-Tracer that will adhere to Alistair Smythe's Mega-Slayer, then goes to meet with the villain. He can't deliver Connors since he's been kidnapped, but Alistair thinks that Spider-Man's lying and attacks him. He's called off by Kingpin after he and Silvermane come to an agreement, since each of them are holding someone the other cares about. Alistair's Mega-Slayer leaves Spider-Man, but Spidey follows him to the hostage exchange using his new Spider-Tracer, where Connors and Vanessa Fisk are being traded for Alisa. Alistair tries grabbing everyone for himself, and in the chaos Connors and his wife end up with Tombstone, Vanessa is taken for Kingpin, and Alisa is taken by Hammerhead.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series Episode Twenty-Four: Neogenic Nightmare, Chapter 11 - Tablet of Time

Tablet of Time

First Aired: November 18th, 1995

Synopsis: Some explorers find a Toltec pyramic, and inside it the mythical Tablet of Time, which is taken to Empire State University to be studied by Doctor Connors. When it arrives at the docks, Hammerhead is sent to retrieve it by Silvermane, who wants it since it has a formula upon it to make you younger, but is stopped by Spider-Man. Hammerhead is fired by Silvermane, and goes to Kingpin, who starts making plans of his own to get the tablet. When Spider-Man shows up at university to get his neogenic treatment, Connors explains to Spider-Man that if he can decipher the tablet then he can cure Spider-Man's mutation with it. While they're talking, a robot bursts through the wall, controlled by Alistair Smythe, and tries to steal the tablet. Although Spider-Man tries luring the robot away, Smythe is ultimately successful in getting the tablet. During the fight, Connors' arm briefly mutates to the Lizard's and back again.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series Episode Twelve: The Hobgoblin: Part 2

The Hobgoblin, Part 1

 

First Aired: May 27th, 1995

Synopsis: Following on from last episode, Spider-Man dodges out of the way of the explosion from the smart bomb then hides under a car in the street. Hobgoblin sends a bomb at the car, exploding it, but unbeknownst to him Spider-Man hid in the sewers using a manhole cover. Spider-Man heads to Norman Osborn and questions why Hobgoblin was talking to him, to which Norman says it's all taken care of. Spider-Man reluctantly leaves but says he'll come to see Norman later. Meanwhile, Hobgoblin shows up at Kingpin's base, whereupon Kingpin reveals that he knows that Hobgoblin is working with Norman (again). Hobgoblin causes enough chaos that Kingpin and Alistair leave the base, and he decides that he'll use it for himself. He calls up Norman Osborn and blackmails him for control of Oscorp, threatening Harry's life otherwise. Norman is approached by a surprising ally to take care of the Hobgoblin problem - namely, the Kingpin.

Spider-Man: The Animated Series Episode Eleven: The Hobgoblin: Part 1

The Hobgoblin, Part 1

First Aired: May 20th, 1995

Synopsis: Harry Osborn asks Peter Parker to move in with him to an apartment in Manhattan, saying that he needs a roommate and his dad wants someone responsible. The two discuss it as they go to the opening ceremony of a criminal science building, hosted by Norman Osborn and Wilson Fisk. Shortly into the ceremony, Hobgoblin shows up and attacks the ceremony. Peter changes to Spider-Man and fights him, but Hobgoblin eventually gets away. It turns out that Hobgoblin was hired by Norman to get rid of Kingpin. Since he failed, Norman fires Hobgoblin. He also mentions that he knows Hobgoblin's true identity and that if he dies then it'll be revealed to the world. Later, Peter talks to Aunt May about moving in with Harry and gets her approval, although he doesn't see her shed a single tear. When he goes to his new apartment, he finds that Harry's hosting a housewarming party, during which he flirts with Mary Jane.

Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends Episode Twelve: Pawns of the Kingpin

Pawns of the Kingpin

First Aired: November 28th, 1981

Synopsis: Kingpin's discovered an experimental new gun the US Army has developed, and plans to steal it for himself. His ally Doctor Faustus has developed a psycho-disc which will allow him to control someone for up to twelve hours, and so the plan is to use Captain America and Iceman to steal the gun from the army base it's held at. Captain America show up at ESU the next day, and Iceman mentions that he's going to interview him for his journalism assignment. Unbeknownst to everyone, Cap gets a psycho-disc planted on him by Faustus, and he tells Iceman that he needs his help on a secret government mission, presumably because Iceman's a secret government agent. While this is going on, Spider-Man spots Kingpin's limo nearby, and follows it, but is knocked off it and nearly run over by a train before Firestar saves him. Afterwards, Spider-Man's spider-sense tingles when he's near Cap, making him suspicious.

Spider-Man (1981) Episode Twenty-Five: The Return of Kingpin

The Return of Kingpin

First Aired: February 27th, 1982

Synopsis: Spider-Man saves a man from being mugged, and afterwards is approached by a man named Hal Hunter, who claims to represent a talent agency that wants to hire Spider-Man. Spider-Man is reluctant to do so, but after Aunt May says that Spider-Man is only in it for the money and being unable to afford a holiday to Hawaii for it, he changes his mind and goes to Hunter, not knowing that Kingpin is behind Hunter and that this is all a scheme of his. Spider-Man's first task for Hunter is to take photos of a museum exhibit, but unbeknownst to him his camera records the security systems at the museum, and it's robbed that night.

Spider-Man (1981) Episode Twenty-Four: Wrath of the Sub-Mariner

Wrath of the Sub-Mariner

First Aired: February 20th, 1982

Synopsis: Spider-Man tries to do what he can to get Silvermane and Man-Mountain Marko, criminals, arrested, but he can't as they're only wanted for crimes on the West Coast. Meanwhile, the Kingpin's head scientist has invented a formula which melts metal, allowing Kingpin to break into what vaults he wants. The waste produced in creating the formula is dumped into the ocean, leading to Namor's cousin Namorita getting sick and falling into a coma. Namor starts attacking the surface world in revenge, but is soon knocked out by the very pollution he sought to destroy. Spider-Man helps him recover and gives him an encouraging speech, leading to Namor both owing Spider-Man a favour and going to see J. Jonah Jameson to use his newspaper to stop pollution. At the same time, Spider-Man goes after Silvermane, who's meeting with Kingpin, Hammerhead, and Caesar Cicero to discuss a crime alliance on a yacht.

Spider-Man (1967) Episode Forty-Two: Sky Harbour / The Big Brainwasher

Sky Harbour

First Aired: April 5th, 1970

Synopsis: A giant base, held aloft by two zeppelins attached to it, is soaring through the air. The villains declare that their day will soon come, and send out several antiquated planes. The planes attack a commercial plane, which is destroyed. As a result, air travel all around the world is suspended, and the UN have a meeting to discuss what to do. The mayor of New York has a plan - he'll call in Spider-Man to help with the issue.

Spider-Man (1967) Episode Twenty-Two: King Pinned

King Pinned

First Aired: September 21st, 1968

Synopsis: Continuing on from Spider-Man's origin last episode, Peter Parker tells his Aunt May that he needs to get a job, and applies for a job at the Daily Bugle as copy boy. When J. Jonah Jameson hears that Peter is "the boy whose uncle was killed," he immediately hires Peter. From near Jonah's office, Peter overhears Jonah talking with his contact, Doctor Omar, who says that there's a scam involving selling useless medicine going on at the moment, and that the Kingpin is behind it.