The Amazing Spider-Man Live Action Series 1977

Spider-Man was one of a number of Marvel characters optioned for television in the 1970s, the other being The Hulk, Dr.Strange, The Human Torch and Namor, the Sub-Mariner. Worries over children trying to emulate their hero kiboshed the Torch series (but ironically his optioning also meant he was missed out of the 1978 Fantastic Four cartoon); the arrival of the overly similar Man from Atlantis killed the Namor series; Dr.Strange only made it to a pilot. Of all of the characters, only The Hulk achieved a long running series. Spider-Man, played by Nicholas Hammond, made it to the screens but only lasted two very short seasons of 14 episodes. It wasn't helped by the total lack of credible threats to face the superpowered hero.

New characters

So which mainstream Marvel characters have counterparts in this reality?

Lead characters: Spider-Man

Supporting cast, etc: J.Jonah Jameson; Aunt May Parker

Fellow heroes: None

Villains: None

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