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Make a Wish
Review by Amazing Spidey; Screenshots by Kolbar
Episode #29 - Make a Wish
Original Airdate - May 4, 1996
Tired of Jameson giving Spider-Man the rap for
all the crime in New York, Peter decides to give up the superhero business once
and for all until he meets his biggest fan: a little girl named Tina, whose
fondest wish is to meet Spider-Man. After she restores his faith, Spidey decides
to give Tina a tour of New York, Spidey-style. But he doesn't count on Doc Ock
spoiling their fun...
Review:
This episode was basically one
adapted straight from 2 different comics, Amazing Fantasy #15, Spider-Man’s
origin story, and The Kid Who Collected Spider-Man.
The main problem with the episode is that it’s all been seen before. His origin
had been shown in a shortened version in a few previous episodes, there wasn’t
really any need to see an extended version of it. The other problem was that the
little girl whom he was telling his story to was incredibly annoying. The
episode doesn’t live up to either comic it was adapting.
The rest of the plot was pretty generic stuff, but it had some damn nice
animation. Nothing of the quality of the first series, but it was good all the
same. Dr. Octopus appearance was pretty much wasted, as once again, he’s shown
as a lackey for The Kingpin. Kingpin’s appearance here wasn’t necessary at all.
The episode also introduced Madame Web, who was constantly training him for some
giant battle, and irritated legions of Spidey fans while she was at it, as she
always had to point him in the right direction, making Spidey come off as a dumb
ass more often than not.
It was better than it’s conclusion, but both were stories that didn’t really
need to be told.
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