The WORST episodes of Spider-Man (1978)

#1 - A School of Love for Children Without Homes

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 10/18/1978

The Iron Cross Army is luring young men into casinos that they've set up around the city to corrupt their minds and take their money. When Goro, a former orphan steals the deed of his old orphanage to make one last bet and loses, Spiderman must get involved. Now he must face Machine Bem Sorceress Beast in order to get rid of the Iron Cross casinos and get the deed back!

#2 - The Front of the Alley: Boys' Detective Group

Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 11/22/1978

#3 - Tears of a Dark Fate for a Father and a Daughter

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 10/11/1978

Professor Monster is weakening after living for 400 years and needs live human blood in order to renew his life energy and live for another 400 years. Amazoness sends out Skeleton Beast to hunt live humans and harvest blood. They kill a father and leave his daughter blind. When Spiderman hears about the story, he goes to visit the girl who eventually leads him to Professor Monster himself!

#4 - Our Promise of Life

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 8/23/1978

Spiderman befriends a boy with a heart condition and promises to be there for his surgery. But when the Iron Cross Army discovers that Spiderman will be at the hospital, they set a trap to capture the hero. Now, Spider-man must battle the Iron Cross Army to keep his promise.

#5 - The Fake Hero in a Treacherous Predicament

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 11/8/1978

A young student who is fed-up with his uneventful life is approached by the Iron Cross Army with a plan to trick the public into thinking that he is Spiderman. The Iron Cross Army plans to use the young student to involve Spiderman in scandals that will ruin his reputation. Will Spiderman be able to stop the Iron Cross Army before his reputation is tarnished, or will this be the end of Spiderman for good?

#6 - Farewell War Buddy: Beloved German Shepherd

Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 11/15/1978

#7 - Hurry, GP-7: Time of Stop Sign

Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 11/29/1978

#8 - Good Luck, Beautiful Police Officer

Season 1 - Episode 30 - Aired 12/6/1978

#9 - The Boy Teases the Horrible Wild Girl

Season 1 - Episode 33 - Aired 12/27/1978

#10 - The Boy Who Restores His Faith in His Mother

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 9/13/1978

#11 - From the Unexplored Amazon: Here Comes the Mummified Beautiful Woman

Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 1/17/1979

#12 - Sweet Whispering Enchantress

Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 12/20/1978

#13 - There is No Child-Taking Detective Tomorrow

Season 1 - Episode 31 - Aired 12/13/1978

#14 - The Treasure, the Dog and the Body Double

Season 1 - Episode 25 - Aired 11/1/1978

A former burglar named Phantom No. 107 has been abducted by the Iron Cross Army to obtain an ancient Egyptian treasure that was stolen by him years ago. After the old burglar dies, the Iron Cross Army goes after his grandson and Spiderman must stop them before they hurt an innocent child.

#15 - Cockroach Boy: Great War

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 10/25/1978

A boy nicknamed "Cockroach" is famous for his bad jokes. Takuya learns that the boy is upset because his father has disappeared. Spider-Man promises to find the boy's father.

#16 - Father's Love Sparkles in the Sky

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 10/4/1978

Tsuda, an undercover investigator from Interpol's Intelligence Department stumbles across an Iron Cross Army training sessio and is captured and tortured. Meanwhile, Spiderman meets a young painter who seems to have recently lost both his Mother and Father. While investigating an anonymous tip, Spiderman finds Tsuda and saves him from the Iron Cross Army and finds out that this man is actually the young painter's father!

#17 - Clever Dog, Run Back to Dad!

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 8/30/1978

The Iron Cross Army devises a plan to poison the city's water system by destroying the dam. Spiderman stumbles on the plan when a boy and his dog are attacked by the Iron Cross Army while hiking in the woods. Now with the help of the boy and his dog, Spiderman must defeat the army and their monster before the city is poisoned.

#18 - Dedicate the Song of the Powerless Brave to My Father

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 8/16/1978

The Iron Cross Army suspects Spiderman's secret identity and uses it to kidnap his closest friends and family. To confirm their suspicions, the Iron Cross Army tries to force Takuya to change into Spiderman while in public. Now,without being able to change into Spiderman, Takuya must try to save his friends and family before it's too late.

#19 - Surprising Camera: Murderous Event

Season 1 - Episode 34 - Aired 1/10/1979

#20 - Tears of Samson, the Professional Wrestler

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 9/6/1978

Samson, a struggling professional wrestler and his brother search for Spiderman to ask for help in their training. The Iron Cross army intervenes and turns Samson into a machine bem forcing Spiderman to fight against a once innocent man.

#21 - Farewell Zero Battle Tricks

Season 1 - Episode 40 - Aired 3/7/1979

#22 - Sports World: One Great Meeting

Season 1 - Episode 39 - Aired 2/21/1979

#23 - The First Tin Plate Evening Star and the Boys' Detective Group

Season 1 - Episode 38 - Aired 2/14/1979

#24 - The Onion Silver Mask and the Boys' Detective Group

Season 1 - Episode 36 - Aired 1/31/1979

#25 - Riddle: Calling the Riddle of My Secret Birth

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 9/27/1978

A young girl possessing psychic abilities is targeted by the Iron Cross Army so that they could learn future events. Lucky for the young psychic, she has hired Takuya (Spiderman) as her tutor and he has taken it upon himself to act as her protector. Spiderman must keep the Iron Cross Army away from the psychic not only to keep her from harm, but to prevent the Iron Cross Army from destroying the world.