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 Review and Media By Stu
Episode #5 - The Menace Of Mysterio Review: This episode introduces my favourite villain from the show, Mysterio. I’ve always been a big Mysterio fan, and he was brilliant in this cartoon. One of Spidey’s weirder rouges for sure, but I’ve always had a soft spot for Mysterio, mainly due to this cartoon, in all honesty. Whilst I much prefer Return Of The Flying Dutchman to this episode, this is still one of my favourites. This episode is also the first to take up the full 20 some minutes of the airing. All the previous episodes featured 2 stories in the half hour. I think the episode was certainly deserving of it. I could see why some episodes could only be stretched out to 10 minutes, but this one needed more time. It’s essentially an adaptation of Amazing Spider-Man #13, with Mysterio framing Spider-Man, and them fighting on the bridge. There’s some downright hilarious moments in the episode, the best being Jameson ripping his money in half and promising Mysterio his money once Spider-Man is found. The image of Jameson ripping the bills in half had me laughing for several minutes. It’s not the only bizarre moment of the episode. When Spider-Man brings his gas mask to help him defeat Mysterio, ol’ fishbowl spray a chemical at him, which dissolves only his mask, leaving the rest of his costume spotless! One of the show’s better episode, it kept this Mysterio fanboy happy! Screenshots: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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