The Amazing Spider-Man (TV series)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Amazing Spider-Man |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1977-1979 |
| length | 60 minutes |
| Episodes | 14 in 2 seasons |
| genre | Mystery , action , sci-fi |
| production |
Original comic: Stan Lee , Steve Ditko Authors: Alvin Boretz , Robert Janes , Michael Michaelian , Stan Lee, Steve Ditko |
| music |
Stu Phillips , Dana Kaproff , Johnnie Spence |
| First broadcast | April 19, 1977 (USA) on CBS |
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The Amazing Spider-Man is an American television series and the first real film adaptation of the Marvel Comics of the same name The Amazing Spider-Man , which was first broadcast by CBS between 1977 and 1979 . There are three releases from the series that were dubbed and broadcast as films in Europe .
Background to the series
The series, along with other Marvel Comics film adaptations such as Hulk , Captain America and Doctor Strange , only aired within the United States. Despite good ratings , it was canceled because CBS did not want to give the impression of a "superhero network". The plot followed the series of the classic story about Peter Parker, who is bitten by a radioactive spider and from then on has special powers. When he uses his new skills to thwart a crime, he gets a job with The Daily Bugle newspaper .
Pilot film
- 1977: Spider-Man ( The Amazing Spider-Man ) - Science student Peter Parker also works as a photographer for The Daily Bugle newspaper . When bitten by a spider, he realizes that he suddenly has spider-like abilities. He uses this to stop a sect leader who uses mental control to induce his fellow men to rob a bank.
First season
- 1978: Deadly Dust (Part 1) - When Parker's University allowed plutonium to be used on campus , some of his fellow students banded together to make a political statement against the use of nuclear power and radioactive materials. When they cannot be heard, they build a bomb out of the plutonium. Former terrorists find out that there is a nuclear bomb in the university and take possession of it. Spider-Man then pursues the thieves and tries to take the weapon away from them.
- 1978: Deadly Dust (Part 2) - Spider-Man follows the trail of the terrorists who demand $ 1 billion or who threaten to use the stolen atomic bomb. Spider-Man finally manages to deactivate them.
- 1978: The Curse of Rava - The followers of a religious cult from Kalistan protest against the exhibition of their ancient deity Rava in a museum. They warn of a curse that will strike all who look at the statue of their god. Spider-Man has to deal with the cult leader Mandak, who has telekinetic powers.
- 1978: Night of The Clones - Dr. Moon, perpetual loser in a major science award, has created a clone of himself that he finally hopes to win with. The clone eliminates those members of the committee who for over a decade have refused to appoint Dr. Moon to give the award. Peter tries to solve the mysterious attacks on the members of the committee.
- 1978: Escort To Danger - The daughter of the newly elected leader of a Latin American country is on the "Miss Galaxy" parade. She is kidnapped by the sister of the defeated dictator who wants to overthrow the new leader and restore his own dictatorship. Spider-Man has to prevent this.
Second season
- 1978: The Captive Tower - $ 10 million is stolen from a corporate safe in a newly constructed, computer-controlled New York skyscraper. The thieves change the computer program to lock the building. J. Jonah Jameson, Peter Parker and photographer Julie Masters are locked in the building. Parker must find a way to evade both thieves and friends in order to transform into Spider-Man. Eventually the trapped manage to escape and catch the thieves.
- 1978: A Matter of State - While working on a photo story at the airport, a theft occurs there. Julie Masters unintentionally photographs the man responsible for stealing explosive plans from the NATO Department of Defense. That puts her life in danger. To protect her, Parker has to find out what the thieves were looking for when her apartment was broken into. Finally he finds the photos and as Spider-Man he lures the thieves into a trap to take the papers away from them.
- 1978: The Con Caper - A convict sets a fire in prison to distract from his breakout with two partners through the ensuing riot. When the trio is back at large, they plan to steal $ 100,000,000. Parker, who took photos of the prison riot for the Daily Bugle, must thwart this plan.
- 1978: The Kirkwood Haunting - A wealthy widow is haunted by the ghost of her late husband. He instructs her to transfer his former property to a private organization that investigates paranormal phenomena. A family friend, J. Jonah Jameson, asks Parker to investigate the incident and prove that the alleged specialist who directs the dialogues with the ghost is a swindler trying to get the deceased man's fortune.
- 1979: Photo Finish - Parker suspects he is being used to convict an innocent person alleged to have stolen a valuable coin collection. He therefore removes an incriminating photo that he did not take. He is said to be arrested if he does not give the "evidence photo" to the police.
- 1979: Wolfpack - Rita and two other students manage to create a new chemical compound while working in the college laboratory. A representative from Sorgenson Chemical discovered that this compound could control people's thoughts and applied it to the three students who made it. Parker tries to protect Rita and her fellow students, also as Spider-Man.
- 1979: The Chinese Web (Part 1) - Min Lo Chan, a friend of J. Jonah Jameson, immigrated to China to live with his daughter and serve as Minister for Industrial Development. However, the Chinese government considers him to be a WWII spy. To restore his reputation, he goes in search of three US marines in America. He is blocked by a wealthy American industrialist whose plans for a profitable steel contract depend on Chan's failure.
- 1979: The Chinese Web (Part 2) - Spider-Man tries to help the Chinese officer who has been charged with murder so that he cannot jeopardize the unscrupulous tycoon's business. To do this, he has to prove on the one hand that Jameson's friend is innocent and at the same time fight against the henchman of a Chinese businessman who wants to see someone else in the position of Minister for Industrial Development.
Extracts as feature films
- "Spider-Man - The Spider Man" is the first release from the series that was marketed as a film in Europe. In terms of content, it corresponds to the pilot episode of the US series.
- "Spider-Man Strikes Back" (Original: Spider-Man Strikes Back ) is the second release from the series, consisting of the 2nd and 3rd episode.
- "Spider-Man against the yellow dragon" (Original: Spider-Man - The Dragon's Challenge ) is the third release from the series and contains the 13th and 14th episode.
synchronization
| role | actor | Voice actor |
|---|---|---|
| Peter Parker / Spider-Man | Nicholas Hammond | Ivar Combrinck |
| Edward Byron | Thayer David | Otto Stern |
| J. Jonah Jameson | David White / Robert F. Simon | Leo Bardischewski |
| Captain Barbera | Michael Pataki | Benno Hoffmann |
Web links
- Spider-Man - The Spider Man (pilot) in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Spider-Man - The Spider Man in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Spider-Man Strikes Back in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Spider-Man against the Yellow Dragon in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Amazing Spiderman on superhelden-universum.de
- The Amazing Spider-Man (1977) on tv.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Amazing Spider-Man - 14 episodes on serienjunkies.de, accessed on August 13, 2013.
- ↑ a b c The Amazing Spider-Man - Episodes on tv.com, accessed August 13, 2013.
- ↑ Spider-Man - The Spider Man. In: synchronkartei.de. German synchronous index , accessed on August 13, 2013 .