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Writers:
Alvin Boretz (writer)
Steve Ditko (characters)
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Release Date:
5 April 1978 (USA) more
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Plot:
With the powers given by the bite of a radioactive spider, a young man fights crime as a wall-crawling superhero. full summary
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Cast

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Nicholas Hammond ... Peter Parker / ... (13 episodes, 1978-1979)
Robert F. Simon ... J. Jonah Jameson (12 episodes, 1978-1979)

Ellen Bry ... Julie Masters (12 episodes, 1978-1979)
Chip Fields ... Rita Conway (12 episodes, 1978-1979)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Spiderman
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Runtime:
60 min (15 episodes)
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Stan Lee (Spiderman's comic book creator) disliked the show, and was vocal about his dissatisfaction with it; he once said in an interview that he felt the series was "too juvenile." more
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Referenced in VH-1 Where Are They Now: Superheros (2003) (TV) more

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7 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Guilty Pleasure..., 29 June 2000
Author: Shield-3 from Kansas City, MO, USA

Yes, it's campy. Yes, the acting wasn't very good and the scripts were dull. Yes, the special effects are *very* dated.

It doesn't matter. "Amazing Spider-Man" is one of those time capsules that perfectly captures late 1970s action TV. It was funky, it was campy, it was cheesy, and it was great.

Sure, it could have been better. Given time, the series could have hit its groove and easily been as good as the other Marvel TV series of the day, "The Incredible Hulk." Legend has it this show was cancelled because of low ratings, but I heard CBS both wouldn't commit to a consistent timeslot, and they didn't want to be known as the Superhero Network (they had "Hulk," "Wonder Woman," and showed the hideous "Captain America" and "Dr. Strange" movies). They could have had a real winner...

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