Competition (The Spectacular Spider-Man)

"Competition"
The Spectacular Spider-Man episode
alt=A cartoon red-sleeved arm rolled in a fist hits sand which is coming out of a smiling man's face.
Spider-Man discovers Sandman's powers.
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 5
Directed byTroy Adomitis
Written byKevin Hopps
Production codeS1E05[1]
Original air dateMarch 29, 2008 (2008-03-29)
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"Competition" is the fifth episode of the animated television series The Spectacular Spider-Man, which is based on the comic book character Spider-Man, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. In it, Spider-Man must face the Sandman, a former petty thug who now can manipulate his sand body at will.

"Competition" was written by Kevin Hopps and directed by Troy Adomitis. Hopps and Adomotis each had their respective roles previously in "Interactions". Victor Cook, a developer, producer, and supervising director for The Spectacular Spider-Man, was thrilled to use Sandman because he felt he was "a perfect character for animation."[2] "Competition" aired on March 29, 2008, on the Kids WB! block for The CW. The episode received warm reviews from television critics - IGN wrote that the fight scenes were the greatest of the series at the time.

  1. ^ "Competition". Marvel.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-12. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Cook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).