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character, Spider-Man, produced by

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in association with

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, and developed for television by

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and

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. In terms of tone and style, the series is based principally on the Stan Lee/

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era of ''

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'' comics, with a similar balance of

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and

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as well as a high school setting. However, it also tends to utilize material from all eras of the comic's run and other sources such as the ''

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'' comics by Brian Michael Bendis &

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, as well as the original ''Spider-Man'' movie trilogy directed by Sam Raimi. The series premiered on March 8, 2008 during the

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, and its second season aired on

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in the United States, and ended its run on November 18, 2009, while the entire series was broadcast in

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. The series is broken up into loose arcs, each consisting of three to four episodes that take place roughly over a month within the series. The series is themed around the "Education of Peter Parker" according to Greg Weisman, with the episode titles in each arc adopting terms from specific fields of study in high school. Both Season One and Two consist of 13 episodes.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2008)

The first three episodes are named after notions in

biology Biology is the scientific study of life. It is a natural science with a broad scope but has several unifying themes that tie it together as a single, coherent field. For instance, all organisms are made up of cells that process hereditary i ...

, the next three are named after ones in

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyzes ...

, the following three are terms in chemistry, while the final four are notions in

psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries between ...

.Ask Greg (Weisman):
June 27, 2008

Season 2 (2009)

The first four episodes are named after notions from

engineering Engineering is the use of scientific principles to design and build machines, structures, and other items, including bridges, tunnels, roads, vehicles, and buildings. The discipline of engineering encompasses a broad range of more speciali ...

, the next three are named after ones in

human development Human development may refer to: * Development of the human body * Developmental psychology * Human development (economics) * Human Development Index, an index used to rank countries by level of human development * Human evolution Human evoluti ...

, the following three are terms in criminology, while the final three are

terminologies.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Spectacular Spider-Man Episodes

Spectacular Spider-Man ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' is a comic book and magazine series starring Spider-Man and published by Marvel Comics. Following the success of Spider-Man's original series, ''The Amazing Spider-Man'', Marvel felt the character could support ...

Lists of American children's animated television series episodes