5.7/1017 votesLoading...#1 - Farewell to the Mystery of the Zero
Season 1 Episode 40 - Aired 3/7/1979
When the Iron Cross Army attempts to get their hands on the plans for a super secret engine from World War II it's up to Spiderman to stop them. There's no time for napping in this episode as Amazoness goes after the grandson of an old scientist. Plenty of web-slinging ensues as Spiderman battles hippies and henchmen in attempt to prevent the Iron Cross Army from unleashing their newest Machine Bem monster upon the world.
Director: N/A
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6.0/1019 votesLoading...#2 - Farewell Comrade, My Beloved Shepherd
Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 11/15/1978
The Iron Cross Army devises a plan to create viscous dogs that will hunt and defeat Spiderman. When Takuya runs into a boy who's dog has been abducted, he decides to help the boy find his missing friend. While investigating, Spiderman realizes the the Iron Cross Army is behind the dog abductions and fights to save these beloved friends.
Director: N/A
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6.4/1020 votesLoading...#3 - Cockroach Boy: Great War
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 10/25/1978
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Director: N/A
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6.6/1038 votesLoading...#4 - Mysterious World! The Man Lives to Fate
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 5/24/1978
When a train suspiciously overturns, Takuya believes Professor Monster and the Iron Cross Army are responsible, while flashbacks reveal the tragic details surrounding Garia's arrival on Earth and the transfer of power to Takuya.
Director: N/A
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6.7/1026 votesLoading...#5 - Fearful Hit Tune! Song Dancing Murder Rock
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 6/28/1978
Spider-Man protects two scientists working to make a weapon that can target the Iron Cross Army, while Professor Monster models cyborgs out of a popular Japanese rock band!
Director: N/A
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6.7/1021 votesLoading...#6 - Riddle: Calling the Riddle of My Secret Birth
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 9/27/1978
A young girl possessing psychic abilities is targeted by the Iron Cross Army so that they could learn future events. Lucky for the young psychic, she has hired Takuya (Spiderman) as her tutor and he has taken it upon himself to act as her protector. Spiderman must keep the Iron Cross Army away from the psychic not only to keep her from harm, but to prevent the Iron Cross Army from destroying the world.
Director: N/A
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6.7/1021 votesLoading...#7 - A School of Love for Children Without Homes
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 10/18/1978
The Iron Cross Army is luring young men into casinos that they've set up around the city to corrupt their minds and take their money. When Goro, a former orphan steals the deed of his old orphanage to make one last bet and loses, Spiderman must get involved. Now he must face Machine Bem Sorceress Beast in order to get rid of the Iron Cross casinos and get the deed back!
Director: N/A
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6.7/1018 votesLoading...#8 - Fight On, Police Woman
Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 12/6/1978
After breaking several traffic laws while chasing the Iron Cross Army, Takuya is placed under arrest and is sent to jail. While there, his cellmate escapes with the assistance of an Iron Cross Army machine bem. Spiderman digs deeper into the connection between the jailbreak and the army, only to find that they needed the convict for their plan to steal Cobalt X. Now Spiderman must make sure that Professor Monster can't get to the Cobalt X, or face the destruction of the city!
Director: N/A
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6.7/1017 votesLoading...#9 - The Incredible Wild Girl Who Bullies Boys
Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 12/27/1978
Professor Monster orders the Iron Cross Army to capture a young girl possessing an amulet from Planet Spider after her pictures were published in a local newspaper. While reading that same newspaper, Takuya also notices the amulet and decides to approach the young girl. After learning her story and how she obtained the pendant, Spiderman must make sure that the Professor Monster and his Iron Cross Army will never get their hands on the prized amulet.
Director: N/A
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6.8/1067 votesLoading...#10 - The Time of Revenge Has Come! Beat Down Iron Cross Group!
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 5/17/1978
Sees motorcycle racer Takuya Yamashiro gain the powers of Spider-Man. With his new powers and the help of Marveller, he transforms into Leopardon in order to defeat Professor Monster and his evil Iron Cross Army.
Director: Koichi Takemoto
Writer: N/A
6.8/1037 votesLoading...#11 - Mysterious Thief 001 VS. Spiderman
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 5/31/1978
The Iron Cross Army abducts well-know burglar, Phantom Thief 001, in hopes of grooming him into another Spider-Man! Can the true web slinger stop the impostor before he wreaks havoc on the innocent?
Director: N/A
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6.8/1020 votesLoading...#12 - Clever Dog, Run Back to Dad!
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 8/30/1978
The Iron Cross Army devises a plan to poison the city's water system by destroying the dam. Spiderman stumbles on the plan when a boy and his dog are attacked by the Iron Cross Army while hiking in the woods. Now with the help of the boy and his dog, Spiderman must defeat the army and their monster before the city is poisoned.
Director: N/A
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6.8/1016 votesLoading...#13 - The Secret Emissary from Hell, the Enma Devil
Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 2/7/1979
An old man obsessed with the occult discovers that The Enma Devil has been resurrected from the dead and his son takes off to ask Spiderman for help. Meanwhile, Takuya senses that something is wrong after an unusual thunderstorm falls on the city and decides to investigate further. After finding the boy, Spiderman realizes that a great evil has been unleashed on the city and must somehow defeat the powerful being and keep it from killing the boy.
Director: N/A
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6.9/1018 votesLoading...#14 - The Station Neighborhood Youth Detective Club
Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 11/22/1978
After a group of children stumble across the Iron Cross Army's secret base, they are kidnapped and held captive. Their parents are threatened to keep quiet while Professor Monster and Amazoness set up plans to activate a massive fault line under the city, destroying everything in the vicinity. When Spiderman is approached by a local group of youth detectives for help, he leaps into action and fights to save the children and the inhabitants of the fated city!
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6.9/1018 votesLoading...#15 - Candid Camera Murder Incident
Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 1/10/1979
Nobuo and his mother are put in great danger after the young photography hoaxer finally captures a shot to die for. Nobody believes what he has to say at first, but when the pictures happens to pin a member of The Iron Cross Army to a murder scene, it's up to Spider-Man to clear the boy's name. Uncovering a plot to take over Japan using experimental "Scrap gas," Spider-Man not only has the Iron Cross Army testing his skills but also the corrupt dealings of a ruthless tycoon who will stop at nothing to see his plans played out.
Director: N/A
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6.9/1017 votesLoading...#16 - The Mummified Beauties of the Uncharted Amazon
Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 1/17/1979
Two mummies found in the Amazon are stolen from a research laboratory in Japan by the Iron Cross Army. Professor Monster and Amazoness plan on reviving the corpses and using them to create havoc in the city. But when a little boy stumbles across the bodies, he sends out a message that is heard by Takuya, who is also investigating the missing mummies. Spiderman jumps into action and finds himself facing the Amazon warriors along with Amazoness and a ferocious machine bem!
Director: N/A
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6.9/1017 votesLoading...#17 - The Greatest Martial Arts Tournament in the World
Season 1 Episode 39 - Aired 2/21/1979
Spider senses tingle in this episode as the sharp shooting detective Tachibana and his son Takeshi return to fight alongside Spiderman in a tournament of titanic proportions. However with the Iron Cross Army taking out Japan's top martial artists with their own mysterious champions, Spiderman may be in over his head this time. With more martial arts action than you can swing a nunchuck at, this is an episode not to be missed.
Director: N/A
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7.0/1028 votesLoading...#18 - Once Upon a Time in the Mysteriousless World: The Cursed Cat Mound
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 7/5/1978
Professor Monster resurrects an ancient cat demon in hopes of killing every Japanese citizen!
Director: N/A
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7.0/1025 votesLoading...#19 - To the Flaming Hell: See the Tears of the Snake
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 7/19/1978
Tragedy strikes the spectacular Spiderman as he battles Amazoness and the deadly Snake Woman.
Director: N/A
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7.0/1020 votesLoading...#20 - Tears of Samson, the Professional Wrestler
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 9/6/1978
Samson, a struggling professional wrestler and his brother search for Spiderman to ask for help in their training. The Iron Cross army intervenes and turns Samson into a machine bem forcing Spiderman to fight against a once innocent man.
Director: N/A
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7.0/1021 votesLoading...#21 - The Boy Who Restores His Faith in His Mother
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 8/13/1978
The Iron Cross Army causes disturbances around Japan in order to incite confusion and break the human spirit. A young boy and and his mother are framed by the Iron Cross Army and falsely accused of stealing five million yen. After hearing of their plight, Spiderman decides to help and comes across the fearsome machine bem Carnivorous Plant!
Director: N/A
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7.0/1017 votesLoading...#22 - Hurry, GP7! Stop the Time!
Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 11/29/1978
The Iron Cross army hires Bomb Wolf to intimidate hi-powered businessmen and blow up their buildings if they don't comply with the Iron Cross Army's requests for money. When a young boy's father is caught in a detonation, Spiderman is reminded of his own father's death at the hands of the Iron Cross Army and vows to keep fighting the fight against the evil empire!
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7.0/1021 votesLoading...#23 - The Sweet Whisper of the Enchantress
Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 12/20/1978
When Amazoness infiltrates the family of the city's top electrical engineer, it's up to Spider-Man to unmask her charade. As the Iron Cross Army plots to leave the city in Darkness Spider-Man must swing into action like never before. It's a dangerous game of cat and mouse after the engineer goes missing and his daughter Kyoko is left to keep his plans safe. While facing off against the powerful "Machine Bem Electric Worm" Takuya and Marveller must save the city before it's too late.
Director: N/A
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7.0/1019 votesLoading...#24 - The Onion Iron Mask and the Youth Detective Club
Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 1/31/1979
Professor Monster enlists the help of an old colleague named Dr. Miracle to eliminate Spiderman once and for all. While landing on earth, a member of the Youth Detective Club notices Dr. Miracle and decides to investigate further, but when Dr. Miracle turns the tables and attacks the children, Spiderman must swing into action and defeat the powerful foe.
Director: N/A
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7.1/1028 votesLoading...#25 - Crash Machine GP-7! The Oath Siblings
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 6/14/1978
Can Spider-Man stop the Iron Cross Army before they obliterate Japan with missiles?
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The Worst Episodes of Japanese Spiderman
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Follow the exploits of motorcycle racer turned super hero Takuya Yamashiro, as he slings and swings, battling the evil Iron Cross Army along the way.
Genres:Action & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
Network:Tokyo Channel 12
Worst Episodes Summary
"Farewell to the Mystery of the Zero" is the worst rated episode of "Japanese Spiderman". It scored 5.7/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/7/1979. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Farewell Comrade, My Beloved Shepherd".