Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends

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Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends is an animated series produced by Marvel Productions Ltd. that starred the Marvel Comics characters Spider-Man, Firestar and Iceman fighting against various villains. Originally broadcast on NBC as a Saturday morning cartoon, the series ran for three seasons, from 1981 to 1983. It is currently aired on Jetix. This animated series was noticably more popular then the solo Spider-Man animated series that aired around the same time.

1 Storyline
2 Trivia
3 Episodes
4 Voice credits
5 External links

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Storyline

Peter Parker (Spider-Man), Bobby Drake (Iceman) and Angelica Jones (Firestar) are all college students at New York State University. After working together to defeating the Beetle and recovering the "Power Booster" he stole from Tony Stark (a.k.a. Iron Man) the trio decide to make the team-up permanent as the "Spider-Friends." They live together in Peter's Aunt May's home with her and a pet dog Ms. Lion. Together, the superheroes battle various supervillains.

The more memorable stories from the series included various team-ups with other characters from the Marvel Universe. These included Captain America, Iron Man, and the "All-New" lineup of the X-Men, the latter of which made their animated debut on this program (the original line-up of X-Men once appeared in a Sub-Mariner episode from the 1960s).

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Trivia

The makers of the show had originally intended the stars to be Spider-Man, Iceman and the Human Torch, but legal issues about the rights to the Human Torch character (which had also plagued Marvel once before for the New Fantastic Four cartoon) led to the Human Torch being replaced by a new character, Firestar, who had similar powers, but was a mutant like Iceman. Firestar has since become a part of the mainstream Marvel Universe.

In a flashback episode, it is revealed that Tony Stark (Iron Man) rewarded Spider-Man for saving his life by secretly funding the hidden computer systems which are present in Peter Parker's bedroom.

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Episodes

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Season 1

"The Triumph of the Green Goblin" - While escaping from a mental hopsital, Norman Osborn becomes the Green Goblin and kidnaps his niece at a college campus superhero costume party.
"The Crime of All Centuries" - Kraven kidnapps Firestar and plots to unleash a dinosaur army.
"The Fantastic Mr. Frump" - When a spell goes wrong, Doctor Doom gives a lonely old man fantastic powers, who attempts to woo Aunt May, and causes problems with Doom and the Spider-Friends.
"Sunfire" - Firestar falls in love with Sunfire, a Japanese superhero who is being used by his corrupt father to unleash a fire monster on the city.
"Swarm" - An alien swam of bees start transforming New York City residents into slaves.
"7 Little Superheroes" - Captain America, Shanna, Sub-Mariner, and Doctor Strange join up with the Spider-Friends to battle the Chameleon.
"Videoman" - Electro designs an arcade game which contains a new villain.
"The Prison Plot" - Mageneto holds the visitors of an abandoned prison hostage, demanding the release of his Brotherhood of Evil Mutants.
"Spidey Goes Hollywood" - Mysterio forces a movie director to con Spider-Man into a starring in a movie. Bruce Banner a.k.a. the Incredible Hulk guest stars.
"The Vengeance of Loki" - Loki masquerades as his half-brother, Thor, and attacks New York City.
"Knights and Demons" - Spider-Man and the Black Knight team up to battle Mordred.
"Pawns of the Kingpin" - The Kingpin uses a mind control device to force Captain America and Iceman to commit crimes.
"Quest of the Red Skull" - The Red Skull kidnaps the Spider-Friends so that they will not interfere in his plot to start World War III.

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Season 2

"The Origin of Ice Man" - Videoman returns and Iceman retells his origins.
"Along Came Spidey" - Shocker injuries Aunt May, and Spider-Man recounts how he got his powers.
"A Firestar Is Born" - Iceman and Firestar attend an X-Men reunion where Firestar recalls her origins (cameos by Magneto and a Sentinel). Meanwhile, the Juggernaut crashes the party in an effort to destroy his stepbrother, Professor X.

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Season 3

"Spider-Man: Unmasked" - The Sandman learns that Peter Parker is Spider-Man.
"The Translyvania Connection" - Firestar is kidnapped by Dracula.
"The Education of a Superhero" - Videoman merges with a game addict, who decides to be a superhero while the Gamesman seeks world domination by electronically hypnotizing the public.
"Attack of the Arachnoid" - A mad scientist turns into a monster when he tries to recreate Spider-Man's powers. He frames Spider-Man for a crime (Matt "Daredevil" Murdock guest stars as a lawyer), and the Scorpion stages a jailbreak.
"Origin of the Spider-Friends" - Stan Lee explains how the superheroes teamed-up to fight the Beetle.
"Spidey Meets The Girl From Tomorrow" - Spidey falls in love with a stranded alien, whose spaceship has been stolen by Doctor Octopus.
"The X-Men Adventure" - The Spider-Friends visit the X-Men and battle an old flame of Firestar.
"Mission: Save The Guardstar" - S.H.I.E.L.D. teams up with the Spider-Friends to save a mutant named Lightwave.