Spider-Man (1967)

The 1967 incarnation of "Spider-Man" marked the web-slinging hero's first television series. Spider-Man was based on the popular Marvel Comics comic-book hero. Peter Parker is a college student who works as a freelance photographer for the Daily Bugle. He acquires his superpowers after being bitten by a spider that had been exposed to nuclear radiation. Peter, who struggled to understand his newfound superpowers (which included the ability to sling giant webs on various villians and scale sheer walls), used his Spider-Man alias to fight the forces of evil. Other characters were Betty Brandt, a stenographer at the Bugle, and J. Jonah Jameson, the newspaper's editor. Later programs starring or featuring Spider-Man included "The Electric Company" (about two dozen three-minute segments were produced, featuring that show's cast as the villians and supporting characters); a new animated series, "Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends" (and later, shared billing with the Incredible Hulk) that aired on NBC in the 1980s; and another new animated version of Spider-Man on Fox's children's schedule, starting in 1995.