Spider-Man (1967 TV series)

Spider-Man
Genre
Based on
Voices of
Narrated byBernard Cowan
Theme music composer
Opening theme"Spider-Man"
Ending theme"Spider-Man"
Composer
Country of origin
  • Canada
  • United States
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes52 (77 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
ProducerRay Patterson (season 1)
Running time25 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
ReleaseSeptember 9, 1967 (1967-09-09) –
June 14, 1970 (1970-06-14)
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Spider-Man is a 1967 Canadian-American superhero animated television series that was the first television series based on the Spider-Man comic book series created by writer Stan Lee and by artist Steve Ditko. It was jointly produced in Canada (voice acting) and the United States (animation).[1] The show starred Paul Soles as the voice of Peter Parker, also known as Spider-Man. The first two seasons aired on the ABC television network, and the third was distributed in syndication.[2] Grantray-Lawrence Animation produced the first season, and seasons two and three were produced by Krantz Films in New York City. The series aired Saturday mornings from September 9, 1967 to June 14, 1970.

The series gained a variety of internet memes and is also remembered for its theme song containing the iconic phrase "Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can."[3]

  1. ^ "Spider-Man on TV". IGN. News Corporation. May 3, 2007. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Woolery, George W. (1983). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part 1: Animated Cartoon Series. Scarecrow Press. pp. 267–268. ISBN 0-8108-1557-5. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  3. ^ Wells, John (2014). American Comic Book Chronicles: 1965–1969. TwoMorrows Publishing. p. 187. ISBN 978-1605490557.