User Reviews

Spider-Man S1, Ep. 19 "The Night of the Villains" (1967) - Plot; The curator of a wax museum brings his creations to life in order to commit robberies all over New York City.

Throughout the episode, Spidey is dumbfounded when he keeps running up against legendary historical figures like Blackbeard the Pirate and Jesse James. One minute he wonders aloud where the long dead villains are coming from, and then the next he runs his finger along one, discovering that it's made of wax, and triumphantly declares "Ah-ha! Just as I suspected. They're made of wax.". I believe you, Spidey.

Spider-Man S1, Ep. 20 "Here Comes Trubble" (1967) - Plot; For absolutely no good reason, the proprietor of a used bookstore is using a magical box to send mythological creatures into the city to do her bidding.

Almost an identical plot to the previous episode, only this one has a bit more zing. Spidey in particular is in good form, defeating a cyclops and then delivering a drop the microphone "I guess we didn't see eye to eye." *boom*.

'The Night of the Villains'.

Wax figure expert Parafino (voice of Len Carlson) returns, this time sending out robots modeled after historical figures - Jesse James, the executioner of Paris, Blackbeard the pirate - to commit robberies. Spidey is of course mystified that he seems to be the only individual who's seeing these characters. Yet, he figures everything out in due time. But before that, Spidey's alter ego Peter Parker is deemed to be in need of a vacation when he brings up the idea of Spidey seeing Jesse James to Jameson. The ending is priceless, with Spidey presenting the "value pack" of villains to a stunned Jameson.

'Here Comes Trubble'.

The title villainess (voiced by regular cast member Peg Dixon, who usually voiced Betty Brant), who is an expert on Greek mythology and who runs a used book store, keeps pestering Jameson to let her write a column on the subject. In the meantime, she uses a magical treasure chest to conjure up mythological characters, mostly sending them after Spider-Man but also utilizing them for the occasional robbery. The best part is Spidey's fight with the Cyclops, as he offers up some choice quips, also including, "You got it all wrong! I'm not Ulysses!"

Seven out of 10.