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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 3 Episode 4 - The Sins of the Fathers: Enter the Green Goblin
    8.4/10(16 votes)

    S3:E4

    Harry's father, Norman Osborn, disappears after an explosion at his chemical plant. Spider-Man's search for his friend's father, one way or another, meets with complications, namely an airborne fiend who calls himself the Green Goblin.

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    Writer:John Semper Jr.

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  2. undefined Season 3 Episode 14 - The Sins of the Fathers: Turning Point (2)
    8.3/10(19 votes)

    S3:E14

    Peter Parker and Mary Jane are finally a couple, but their happiness is short-lived as the Green Goblin, armed with a Time Distorter and the true identity of Spider-Man, seeks to destroy the web-slinger by any means necessary.

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    Writer:John Semper Jr.

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  3. undefined Season 1 Episode 9 - The Alien Costume (2)
    8.2/10(22 votes)

    S1:E9

    Spider-Man goes after Eddie Brock for libeling him, as he is now being stalked by bounty hunters at every turn. After being reassured by Mary Jane that he has changed, he seeks help from Dr. Curt Connors who discovers that the suit is alive, and Peter is the host organism.

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    Writer:John Semper Jr.

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  4. undefined Season 3 Episode 7 - The Sins of the Fathers: The Man Without Fear
    8.1/10(19 votes)

    S3:E7

    Spider-Man and Daredevil manage to recover the disk that can clear Peter Parker's name. However, when Matt Murdock hands the disk over to the FBI, detective Terry Lee discovers agent Choi may not be working for the right side when she hands it over to Richard Fisk. After learning that Aunt May is in the hospital, Peter risks his life to go visit her, but he and Mary Jane are kidnapped when the Chameleon disguises himself as Anna Watson. With Peter and the disk in the hands of the Kingpin, Daredevil must stop the criminal mastermind and clear Peter's name.

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    Writer:John Semper Jr.

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  5. undefined Season 3 Episode 6 - The Sins of the Fathers: Framed
    8.1/10(19 votes)

    S3:E6

    Peter is framed for a crime he didn't commit and it's up to blind lawyer Matt Murdock to prove his innocence, who is also known as the Man Without Fear, Daredevil.

    Director:N/A
    Writer:John Semper Jr.

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  6. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - The Alien Costume (1)
    8.1/10(21 votes)

    S1:E8

    A space shuttle piloted by J.J.'s son, John Jameson, crash lands on the Tri-Borough Bridge carrying two strange meteors—one that could provide a new nuclear fuel and one that contains an alien substance. The first is stolen by the Kingpin's henchman, the Rhino, just as Spider-Man arrives to save Jameson and the co-pilots. When the Rhino sends the aircraft off the bridge, Spider-Man emerges from the water with a dark stain covering his costume. Exhausted, he heads for home, only to awaken hanging from a skyscraper, now clothed in a black version of his costume.

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    Writer:John Semper Jr.

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  7. undefined Season 1 Episode 10 - The Alien Costume (3)
    8.1/10(21 votes)

    S1:E10

    The Kingpin is furious at Spider-Man and sends the Shocker and the Rhino out to finish him off with the aid of another new invention of Alistair Smythe. Meanwhile, Eddie Brock, as the symbiote creature Venom, is busy playing cat and mouse with Spider-Man, intruding on Peter's private life and making it clear he knows the web-slinger's secret identity. To make matters worse, Peter soon realizes that the pumped-up Eddie as Venom is stronger than he is.

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    Writer:John Semper Jr.

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  8. undefined Season 3 Episode 8 - The Sins of the Fathers: The Ultimate Slayer
    8.0/10(18 votes)

    S3:E8

    Worried that the Kingpin is going to eliminate him after the botched framing of Peter Parker, Alistair Smythe arranges a meeting with Spider-Man to give him information about the Kingpin. When Spider-Man arrives, he discovers Smythe has been turned into a spider-slaying cyborg. However, when his programming malfunctions, he goes after the man he feels responsible for his father's death, Norman Osborn. Peter must fight a crazed Smythe, as well as his feelings, after he discovers Mary Jane, the woman he loves, and Harry, his best friend, are engaged.

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    Writer:John Semper Jr.

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  9. undefined Season 2 Episode 1 - Neogenic Nightmare: The Insidious Six
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    S2:E1

    The Crime Lords, led by Silvermane, are holding the Kingpin accountable for his failure to eliminate Spider-Man. So six of the wall-crawler's greatest enemies are called together to do the job: Doctor Octopus, Mysterio, the Scorpion, the Rhino, the Shocker and the Chameleon. Unfortunately, Spidey's powers have been on the blink due to the changes in his blood chemistry.

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    Writer:John Semper Jr.

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  10. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Neogenic Nightmare: Battle of the Insidious Six
    8.0/10(14 votes)

    S2:E2

    The six supervillains can't believe their eyes when Spider-Man walks into their trap at the warehouse. But it's obvious why, when they easily overcome and unmask the fraud. Meanwhile, Silvermane and the Crime Lords grow more disenchanted with the Kingpin and want to put him out of business. However, Kingpin beats them to the punch, kidnapping Silvermane.

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    Writer:John Semper Jr.

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  11. undefined Season 3 Episode 9 - The Sins of the Fathers: Tombstone
    7.9/10(17 votes)

    S3:E9

    Robbie Robertson is losing his son, Randy, to a gang of thugs lead by Tombstone. When this harder-than-stone hitman tries to use his history with Robbie to kill a story about his new boss, Alicia Silvermane, he runs afoul of Spider-Man. Both discover Robbie's bond with his child and his ethical resolve is mightier.

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    Writer:John Semper Jr.

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  12. undefined Season 3 Episode 13 - The Sins of the Fathers: Goblin War! (1)
    7.9/10(18 votes)

    S3:E13

    When Dr. Ohn's Time Dilation Accelerator falls into the wrong hands, all the criminal minds of the city vie for the portal technology. Peter and Mary Jane are celebrating Felicia Hardy's engagement to Jason Macendale when they overhear plans for a major heist.

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    Writer:John Semper Jr.

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  13. undefined Season 5 Episode 8 - The Return of Hydro-Man (2)
    7.9/10(14 votes)

    S5:E8

    Peter is shocked by Mary Jane's new powers, so they seek Curt Connors' help in figuring everything out. Mary Jane tells them about a dream she's been having, which may be a clue to her disappearance. But Hydro-Man finds them and kidnaps her again.

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    Writer:John Semper Jr.

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  14. undefined Season 5 Episode 13 - Spider Wars (2): Farewell, Spider-Man
    7.9/10(19 votes)

    S5:E13

    Spider-Man is sent through several dimensions trying to fix time and seal away Spider-Carnage. Peter meets his would-be girlfriend Gwen Stacy and Stan Lee.

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    Writer:John Semper Jr.

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  15. undefined Season 4 Episode 11 - Partners in Danger: The Prowler
    7.8/10(16 votes)

    S4:E11

    Upon returning to his new apartment, Peter is confronted by the Prowler. Revealing himself to be Hobie Brown, he tells Peter that he knows about Peter's connection to Spiderman, and that somehow the Kingpin is involved in all this.

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    Writer:John Semper Jr.

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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 11 - The Hobgoblin (1)
    7.8/10(17 votes)

    S1:E11

    Norman Osborn hires the Hobgoblin, a hitman and thief, to take out Osborn's "silent" partner Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin. When he fails in the attempt, the Hobgoblin changes sides, kidnapping Norman's son, Harry. Harry just happens to be best friends with Peter Parker.

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    Writer:John Semper Jr.

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  17. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - The Sins of the Fathers: Make a Wish (1)
    7.8/10(16 votes)

    S3:E2

    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. However, his biggest fan, a little girl named Tyina, is determined to make Spider-Man change his mind.

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    Writer:John Semper Jr.

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  18. undefined Season 2 Episode 8 - Neogenic Nightmare: Duel of the Hunters
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    S2:E8

    After Spider-Man mutates into the Man-Spider, Dr. Mariah Crawford summons Sergi Kravenoff, better known as Kraven the Hunter, to help her track down Spider-Man and cure him of his mutation with a newly developed antidote. Unfortunately, the Punisher is hot on Spider-Man's heels.

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    Writer:John Semper Jr.

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  19. undefined Season 1 Episode 1 - Night of the Lizard
    7.7/10(27 votes)

    S1:E1

    Peter Parker and his college science professor Dr. Curt Conners explore neogenics as a method of limb regeneration. But while experimenting on himself, Connors accidentally becomes the Lizard, a half-man, half-reptile monstrosity that terrorizes Manhattan and subsequently kidnaps his own wife. Spider-Man must stop the Lizard, but his task is doubly difficult because he doesn't want to hurt the good friend he knows is trapped inside.

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    Writer:John Semper Jr.

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  20. undefined Season 5 Episode 1 - The Wedding
    7.7/10(14 votes)

    S5:E1

    Peter and Mary Jane's big day arrives, but things aren't going to go to plan if Harry Osborn gets his way. With guests including Flash Thompson, Liz, Aunt May, Anna Watson, Felicia Hardy, J. Jonah Jameson, Robbie Robertson and Wilson Fisk, along with gate crashers including the Green Goblin, the Kingpin, Alistair Smythe, the Scorpion, the Black Cat, Herbert Landon, the Mega-Slayer, Norman Osborn, and an army of robot Goblin Warriors, it'll certainly be a day to remember.

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    Writer:John Semper Jr.

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  21. undefined Season 3 Episode 3 - The Sins of the Fathers: Attack of the Octobot (2)
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    S3:E3

    Spider-Man loses his memory and becomes partners in crime with Dr. Octopus.

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    Writer:John Semper Jr.

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  22. undefined Season 3 Episode 11 - The Sins of the Fathers: Carnage
    7.6/10(14 votes)

    S3:E11

    Spider-Man and Venom must put aside their differences and help Iron Man stop Carnage and Baron Mordo from releasing Dormammu.

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    Writer:John Semper Jr.

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  23. undefined Season 4 Episode 1 - Partners in Danger: Guilty
    7.6/10(17 votes)

    S4:E1

    Spider-Man captures a gang of thieves, and it looks like Robbie Robertson is their leader. Peter Parker and J. Jonah Jameson must team up to try to clear Robbie's name. But while Jameson returns to the skills he had as an investigative reporter, Peter must keep him safe from Tombstone.

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    Writer:John Semper Jr.

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  24. undefined Season 2 Episode 7 - Neogenic Nightmare: Enter the Punisher
    7.6/10(17 votes)

    S2:E7

    The Punisher comes to New York to deal with the mutating Spider-Man, who has just grown four extra arms, and is in search for also mutated Morbius who is killing innocent people, and the people of New York blame Spider-Man for all that is happening.

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    Writer:John Semper Jr.

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  25. undefined Season 2 Episode 11 - Neogenic Nightmare: Tablet of Time
    7.6/10(14 votes)

    S2:E11

    Dr. Curt Connors is set to study the Tablet of Time, a recently discovered ancient artifact that is said to restore a person's youth. Dr. Connors believes he can cure Spider-Man's mutagenic transformations with the tablet.

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    Writer:John Semper Jr.

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John Semper Jr. Ratings Summary

"The Sins of the Fathers: Enter the Green Goblin" is the best rated episode written by John Semper Jr.. It scored 8.4/10 based on 16 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 5/18/1996 and is rated 0.1 points higher than their second-best episode, "The Sins of the Fathers: Turning Point (2)".