Shows : 1990's Cartoon : Season 2

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"The Insidious Six" (Neogenic Nightmare Part I)

Story by John Semper. Teleplay by John Semper and David Lee Miller.

 The Crime Lords, led by Silvermane, are holding The Kingpin accountable for his failure to eliminate Spider-Man. So six of the Wall-Crawler's greatest enemies are called together to do the job: Doctor Octopus, Mysterio, The Scorpion, The Rhino, The Shocker and The Chameleon. Unfortunately, Spidey's powers have been on the blink due to the changes in his blood chemistry. Is this the moment the super-villains have been waiting for?

"Battle of the Insidious Six" (Neogenic Nightmare Part II)

Story by John Semper. Teleplay by Doug Booth.

The six supervillains can't believe their eyes when Spider-Man walks into their trap at the warehouse. But it's obvious why, when they easily overcome and unmask the fraud. Meanwhile, Silvermane and the Crime Lords grow more disenchanted with The Kingpin and want to put him out of business. Kingpin beats them to the punch, kidnapping Silvermane. Can Spider-Man save the day?

"Hydro-Man" (Neogenic Nightmare Part III)

Story by John Semper. Teleplay by Jim Krieg.

Mary Jane's former high school boyfriend, Morris Bench has come to town to shower her with diamonds and pearls. After Mary Jane says no, he begins to stalk her, so she enlists the aid of Peter Parker. Calling himself Hydro-Man, Bench then sweeps Mary Jane off her feet in a wave of water, insisting she will love him! How can Spidey pull the plug on this Liquid Lothario?

"The Mutant Agenda" (Neogenic Nightmare Part IV)

Story by John Semper and J.M.Dematteis. Teleplay by Michael Edens.

Spider-Man's progressing neogenic mutation is making him ill and he seeks the aid of a man known to help all mutants... Dr. Charles Xavier. In so doing he meets the X-Men but is disappointed to learn that Xavier does not 'cure' mutancy, only helps those born that way accept themselves and control their abilities.

"Mutants' Revenge" (Neogenic Nightmare Part V)

Story by John Semper and Michael Edens. Teleplay by Francis Moss and Ted Pedersen.

Wolverine catches up with Spider-Man, hot on the trail of Landon. Inside the laboratory, Landon is about to 'dip' The Beast in a strange chemical stew, but Spidey and Wolverine crash through the lab wall in the nick of time. When Landon accidentally falls into his own experiment, he metamorphoses into a monster that feeds on electric energy. Can Spider-Man and The X-Men succeed in stopping a 50-foot-tall former scientist turned ohm-eating menace?

"Morbius"(Neogenic Nightmare Part VI)

Story by John Semper. Teleplay byBrynne Stephens and Lydia Marano.

Dr. Mariah Crawford has developed a cure for Spidey's disease, but she's reluctant to give an untested serum to Spider-Man that may result in a permanent loss of his powers or worse. But after an angry outburst from Spider-Man, she hands it over. Peter, at the ESU lab, is secretly observed by Michael Morbius, who then swipes the infected blood sample after Peter leaves for the night. Working alone in the campus bell tower with borrowed equipment, Morbius has an accident...

"Enter The Punisher" (Neogenic Nightmare Part VII)

Story by John Semper and Carl Potts. Teleplay by Carl Potts.

As more ESU students are attacked and stricken with the strange 'plasma disorder,' Spider-Man is blamed once again, although it's Morbius feeding on his victims' hemoglobin. Enter Frank Castle, The Punisher, a vigilante who takes out after 'the vampire' Spider-Man. Meanwhile, the Wall-Crawler tracks Morbius, The Living Vampire, to stop his bloody rampage, but this makes Spidey an easy target for The Punisher.

"Duel of the Hunters" (Neogenic Nightmare Part VIII)

Written by John Semper.

Looks like it's curtains for Spider-Man (who's now become a Man-Spider) but he turns the tables on The Punisher and it's the vigilante who barely escapes in his battle van... Meanwhile, Dr. Mariah Crawford summons Kravinoff, better known as Kraven The Hunter, to help her track down the poor man-beast to administer the antidote. Unfortunately, when the Man-Spider makes its way to the ESU campus The Punisher is hot on his heels... Meanwhile Aunt May fears her nephew is missing and goes to the Police...

"Blade the Vampire Hunter" (Neogenic Nightmare Part IX)

Story by John Semper. Teleplay by Stephanie Mathison, Mark Hoffmeier, and John Semper.

Drawn to New York to track down the Vampire...Blade encounters Spider-Man who he believes is the culprit. But after discovering that his usual weapons do not affect Spidey, Blade reluctantly agrees that Spidey's not the vampire plaguing the city. When Spider-Man reveals that Morbius is the creation of a Neogenic Recombinator experiment gone awry, Blade decides to demolish the scientific equipment. Can Spider-Man prevent the vampire hunter from destroying the Recombinator as well as Michael Morbius?

"The Immortal Vampire" (Neogenic Nightmare Part X)

Written by John Semper and Meg McLaughlin.

Blade and Spider-Man are forced to put their differences aside. Together they track down Michael Morbius. When Lt. Terri Lee joins the chase, she falls for the vampire hunter in the process. Speaking of romance, Morbius hatches a plan to transform his lady-love, Felicia Hardy, into his vampire-mate. Just in time, Blade and Spider-Man discover Morbius' hideout and interrupt him long enough for Felicia to force him to face the truth...

"Tablet of Time" (Neogenic Nightmare Part XI)

Written by Mark Hoffmeier, Stan Berkowitz and John Semper.

The legendary Toletc Tablet of Time is discovered in Mexico and shipped to New York for study in Doctor Connors' laboratory. The tablet is subsequently stolen by the crimelord Silvermane who wants to use the tablet to regain his youth. Not only is the tablet gone; they've got Doc! Spidey is desparate to rescue him -- since he still needs his Neogenic Recombinator dose every 24 hours...

"Ravages of Time"(Neogenic Nightmare Part XII)

Written by Mark Hoffmeier, Stan Berkowitz and John Semper.

It's a double double-cross. Doc Connors warns his captor Silvermane about the tablet, but Silvermane won't listen and positions the ancient stone in a replica of the Toltec temple. As the sun rises and courses through the stone, the beam engulfs Silvermane. Suddenly, he's a young man again. Connors fury triggers his own metamorphosis in to the Lizard and in the ensuing battle with Tombstone and Spider-Man, Silvermane morphs again, younger and younger until...

"Shriek of the Vulture" (Neogenic Nightmare Part XIII)

Story by John Semper, Gilles Wheller, and Evelyn A-R Gabal. Teleplay by Evelyn A-R Gabal.

While CEO Adrian Toomes is absorbed in regaining his youth, Norman Osborn is engineering a hostile takeover of Toomes Aeronautical. Toomes vows revenge and takes to the air as the Vulture, armed with youth-absorbing talons that temporarily make him young. Meanwhile, on campus, Peter arrives to see Mary Jane in Faust where Harry Osborn is snatched out of the audience by the Vulture. Spidey rescues Harry, but the Vulture escapes. Later, as Toomes' talons grip Spider-Man's shoulders, Spidey's strength and vitality fade while the Vulture revels in newfound youth and super strength. To make his victory complete, Toomes begins to rip off Spidey's mask...

"The Final Nightmare" (Neogenic Nightmare Part XIV)

Story by John Semper and Sandy Fries. Teleplay by Sandy Fries.

The shocking conclusion to the "Neogenic Nightmare" storyline!! Spider-Man seeks Curt Connors aid to help reverse the aging effects of the Vulture's talons. The Vulture meanwhile sporadically turns into the man-spider from the mutagenics he absorbed with Spidey's youth. At the same time, the Scorpion grabs Dr. Farley Stillwell to seek a cure for his own mutation. With Doc Connors caught in the middle, feeling the onset of his own his reptilian transformation, will everyone be cured in time for Peter to meet up with Mary Jane as she confronts her wayward father?

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