• 1.7k
    watchers
  • 14.5k
    plays
  • 20.6k
    collected
  • 32
    lists
  • 1983-09-17T12:30:00Z on NBC
  • 25m
  • 3h 18m (8 episodes)
  • United States
  • Danish, English
  • Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Family, Superhero
Originally run as an NBC Saturday morning cartoon in 1981. Peter Parker (Spider-Man), Bobby Drake (Iceman), and Angelica Jones (Firestar) are all college students at Empire State University. After working together to defeat the Beetle and recovering the "Power Booster" he stole from Tony Stark (a.k.a. Iron Man) the trio decide to team-up permanently as the Spider-Friends.

8 episodes

Season Premiere

1983-09-17T12:30:00Z

3x01 Spider-Man Unmasked!

Season Premiere

3x01 Spider-Man Unmasked!

  • 1983-09-17T12:30:00Z30m

The Sandman learns that Spider-Man is Peter Parker. Bobby and Angelica figure out how to make his identity a secret again.

1983-09-24T12:30:00Z

3x02 The Bride of Dracula!

3x02 The Bride of Dracula!

  • 1983-09-24T12:30:00Z24m

Firestar is kidnapped by Dracula. Spider-Man and Iceman go to Transylvania to rescue her, fighting both Wolfman and the Frankenstein monster.

Videoman merges with a game addict, who decides to be a superhero while the Gamesman seeks world domination by electronically hypnotizing the public.

1983-10-08T12:30:00Z

3x04 Attack of the Arachnoid

After the Spider-Friends thwart the Scorpion, a chemical scientist named Zoltan Amadeus recreates Spider-Man's powers with a spider serum. He frames Spider-Man for his crimes. (Daredevil (Matt Murdock) guest stars as Spider-Man's lawyer). When Spider-Man ends up on Rikers Island, the Scorpion stages a jailbreak to take out Spider-Man, but is defeated. After Zoltan mutates into the Arachnoid, Iceman and Firestar cleared Spider-Man's name and are given the antidote to return Zoltan to normal.

Stan Lee explains how the superheroes teamed-up to fight the Beetle. Tony Stark makes a cameo.

Spidey falls in love with a stranded girl from the future, a girl named Ariel, whose spaceship has been stolen by Doctor Octopus. After Doctor Octopus is defeated, Iceman and Firestar learn that Ariel and her brother, Bartow are sick. In the hospital, it is revealed that they lack immune systems. Spider-man helps them return to the future, but Ariel's and Bartow's father returns Spider-man to the present because he carries germs from "Old Earth."

1983-10-29T12:30:00Z

3x07 The X-Men Adventure

3x07 The X-Men Adventure

  • 1983-10-29T12:30:00Z24m

The Spider-Friends visit the X-Mansion, teaming with the X-Men (Cyclops, Colossus, Storm, Nightcrawler, Thunderbird, Sprite and Professor X) and battle Cyberiad (formerly Nathan Price), Firestar's old boyfriend.

Season Finale

1983-11-04T13:30:00Z

3x08 Mission: Save the Guardstar

Season Finale

3x08 Mission: Save the Guardstar

  • 1983-11-04T13:30:00Z24m

Buzz Mason of S.H.I.E.L.D. hires the Spider-Friends to stop a mutant named Lightwave, who has the power to control and manipulate light energy. She turns out to be Iceman's half-sister, Aurora Dante (who was not mentioned in "The Origin of Ice Man"). Though it is said that she has turned traitor and is targeting the GuardStar satellite, someone is actually mind-controlling her.

Loading...