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Shows : 1990's Cartoon : Season 1

Here are the episode summaries from the first season. This information and the characters portrayed are products of hard work by Marvel Comics and Fox Network. They are shamelessly reproduced here without permission.

"Night of the Lizard"

Written by Gerry Conway.

During a limb regeneration experiment, Dr. Curt Connors transforms into The Lizard and kidnaps his wife. Can Spider-Man save Mrs. Connors and defeat the monster without hurting his friend?

"The Sting of the Scorpion"

Written by Marty Isenburg & Robert Skir and John Semper.

J. Jonah Jameson hires genetic engineer Dr. Farley Stillwell to create a super-hero to capture Spider-Man, but The Scorpion opts for a life of crime.

"The Spider Slayer"

Story by John Semper/Teleplay by Stan Berkowitz.

Indebted to crime boss The Kingpin, multi-millionaire Norman Osborn commissions cybernetics engineer Spencer Smythe to create the powerful robot Spider-Slayer to destroy Spider-Man. When Parker's college rival Flash Thompson and J. Jonah are kidnapped, Spider-Man must save them while avoiding Daily Bugle reporter Eddie Brock's planned televised revelation of the web-slinger's secret identity.

"The Return of the Spider-Slayers" (Show #4)

Story by John Semper/Teleplay by Mark Hoffmeier. The Kingpin coerces Alistair Smythe, Spencer's son, to build a new line of Spider-Slayers to destroy Spider-Man, but Alistair has other plans - execute those he holds responsible for his father's death.

"The Menace of Mysterio" (Show #5)

Written by Marv Wolfman, Stan Berkowitz, John Semper.

Spider-Man battles special-effects wizard Mysterio, who has committed crimes in the web-slinger's guise to convince Jameson and the public that Spider-Man is a villain.

"Doctor Octopus Armed and Dangerous"

Story by John Semper and Brooks Wachtel/Teleplay by Brooks Wachtel and Cynthia Harrison.

Dr. Octopus kidnaps and ransoms heiress Felicia Hardy while she is on her way to a date with Peter Parker. When J. Jonah Jameson becomes an accidental captive, Spider-Man must save them both.

"The Alien Costume, Part One"

Story by Avi Arad and Stan Lee/Teleplay by Stan Berkowitz, Len Wein, Meg McLaughlin, John Semper.

A space shuttle piloted by J.J.J.'s son, John Jameson, crash-lands on a Manhattan bridge while carrying two meteors. Before Spider-Man can save the day, one is stolen by Kingpin henchman The Rhino. During the battle, Spider-Man's costume is covered by a mysterious black stain which allows him to 'morph' into any other costume but starts to change his personality.

"The Alien Costume, Part Two"

Story by Brynne Stephens and John Semper/Teleplay by Brynne Stephens.

Framed by Eddie Brock's deliberately biased reporting, and fearing he is turning into something less than heroic, Spider-Man enlists the aid of Professor Curt Connors, who discovers the suit is alive. Meanwhile, The Kingpin sends another of Smythe's creations, The Shocker, to destroy evidence of The Rhino's involvement in the meteor theft. During the ensuing battle, the symbiote attaches itself to Brock.

"Kraven The Hunter" (Show #9)

Story by John Semper, Jan Strand, Mark Hoffmeier. Teleplay by Mark Hoffmeier.

Spider-Man gets caught in the conflict between Dr. Mariah Crawford and super-powered Sergei Kravenoff, A.K.A. Kraven The Hunter, whose life she saved in Africa.

"The Hobgoblin, Part One" (Show #10)

Story by John Semper and Stan Berkowitz. Teleplay by Larry Brody.

Norman Osborn hires The Hobgoblin to kill The Kingpin, but the hitman trades sides and kidnaps Peter Parker's roommate, Osborn's son, Harry.

"The Hobgoblin, Part Two" (Show #11)

Written by Stan Berkowitz.

When Aunt May is injured by the Hobgoblin during Harry's kidnapping, Spider-Man goes after the villain with a vengeance.

"Day of the Chameleon" (Show #12)

Written by John Semper.

International assasin The Chameleon plans to kill two foreign diplomats who are to sign a peace treaty at a ceremony hosted by Jameson. Despite S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury's security plans, only Spider-Man can thwart the killer.

"The Alien Costume, Part Three" (Show #13)

Story by Mark Hoffmeier and John Semper. Teleplay by Mark Hoffmeier.

The Kingpin orders The Shocker and The Rhino to kill Spider-Man, but Spider-Man has a more deadly problem - Eddie Brock, now Venom, knows his true identity and is a threat to Peter Parker and his loved ones.

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