'The Revenge of Dr. Magneto'.
The title character (voice of Bernard Cowan) - not to be confused with the later X-Men nemesis - is thoroughly disgruntled, like so many mad scientists before and after him. Since his peers have refused to acknowledge his advances in the field of magnetism, he intends to strike back at society. Of course, Spidey foils him at every turn. Good fun for fans of the series, this segment has the usual give and take between hero and villain, with the web-head ultimately defeating our bad guy with "anti-magnetic" webbing!
'The Sinister Prime Minister'.
A phony is masquerading as the leader of an impoverished country, who comes to NYC to implore authorities such as Jameson for a 20 million dollar loan. (The phony is savvy enough to know all that he has to do is appeal to Jamesons' ego.) Just like lots of Spidey's nemeses, he has a special weapon, a cane that can do a bunch of different things. But Spidey is not to be deterred, as he manages to get on board the plane transporting the creep & his ill-gotten gains back to his fictional country.
This segment features the best exchange in the episode:
Jameson: "A statue! In my honor!" Betty (to herself): "The pigeons will love it."
Eight out of 10.
The title character (voice of Bernard Cowan) - not to be confused with the later X-Men nemesis - is thoroughly disgruntled, like so many mad scientists before and after him. Since his peers have refused to acknowledge his advances in the field of magnetism, he intends to strike back at society. Of course, Spidey foils him at every turn. Good fun for fans of the series, this segment has the usual give and take between hero and villain, with the web-head ultimately defeating our bad guy with "anti-magnetic" webbing!
'The Sinister Prime Minister'.
A phony is masquerading as the leader of an impoverished country, who comes to NYC to implore authorities such as Jameson for a 20 million dollar loan. (The phony is savvy enough to know all that he has to do is appeal to Jamesons' ego.) Just like lots of Spidey's nemeses, he has a special weapon, a cane that can do a bunch of different things. But Spidey is not to be deterred, as he manages to get on board the plane transporting the creep & his ill-gotten gains back to his fictional country.
This segment features the best exchange in the episode:
Jameson: "A statue! In my honor!" Betty (to herself): "The pigeons will love it."
Eight out of 10.
