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'' is an animated television series featuring the

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produced the first season, while the second and third seasons were produced by Krantz Animation, Inc. and were crafted by producer

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in New York City. The show first aired on the

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on September 9, 1967, but went into syndication with the start of the third season. It ran for three seasons and finished on June 14, 1970, with a total of 52 episodes. Many of the 30-minute episodes from season 1 and season 3 were divided into two 15-minute story segments.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (1967–68)

The animation for the first season of ''Spider-Man'' was produced by Grantray-Lawrence Animation. Ray Patterson was the producer. Animation was performed by

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, Bob Bentley, and

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, among others. Direction in episode 1 was provided by Grant Simmons,

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, and Sid Marcus. Grantray-Lawrence Animation went bankrupt after producing the first 20 episodes, leaving another 32 episodes in the series order unproduced. Most first-season episodes consisted of two story segments per half-hour episode, though the third and the eighth episodes consisted of a single episode.

Season 2 (1968–69)

After Grantray-Lawrence Animation went bankrupt, Krantz Animation, Inc. took over production for the second season of ''Spider-Man''. Krantz Animation turned to

to take over executive producing and directing the series, which involved moving production to New York City. Bakshi wanted a series that "offered more attention to detail" and allowed "for a greater emphasis on character and plotline." Animation was performed by Clifford Augustson,

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, and Frank Enders, among others, and

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, and

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were the writers. Unlike the first-season episodes, all second-season episodes consisted of a single story.

Season 3 (1970)

Krantz Animation, Inc. continued to produce the third season of ''Spider-Man'', with Ralph Bakshi continuing as executive producer and director of the series. Other crew from the second season also carried on through ''Spider-Man''s third season. The third-season episodes consisted of a mix of episodes with two story segments per half-hour, and single episode-length stories.

References

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