'The Vultures' Prey'. My all-time favorite Spider-Man nemesis, the egomaniacal Vulture, has been stealing valuables from penthouse apartments and storing them inside a clock tower. When Jameson (annoyed by the inconsistency of the clock) stumbles upon the Vultures' lair, he is taken captive. It is indeed ridiculous that Jameson would be in on various sensitive matters, but you learn to accept hilariously silly plots with this incredibly fun cartoon. Best of all: after Spidey defeats the bird-brain, he refuses to free Jameson unless the fearless publisher says "please". He even goes so far as to start walking away until Jameson finally swallows his pride.
'The Dark Terrors'. Another villain makes an encore appearance: The Phantom, who's sending out shadows of various animals that appear to be real enough; after all, the shadows are stealing jewels and the like for the bad guy. Finally, Spidey tails one of the shadows until it leads him to the evildoers' lair. My favorite aspects: Max Ferguson doing a PRICELESS job of voicing the villain, just as he did the last time he appeared, and the motions that The Phantom makes with his hands in front of special glasses that allow him to cast these shadows. "Wait 'til you feel the death-grip of this one!" he quips as he creates an "octopus".
As always, Spidey's one-liners are just rich, and, as a Canadian, I just crack right up when the Vulture utters, "Navy, EH?" in response to something Jameson says.
Eight out of 10.
'The Dark Terrors'. Another villain makes an encore appearance: The Phantom, who's sending out shadows of various animals that appear to be real enough; after all, the shadows are stealing jewels and the like for the bad guy. Finally, Spidey tails one of the shadows until it leads him to the evildoers' lair. My favorite aspects: Max Ferguson doing a PRICELESS job of voicing the villain, just as he did the last time he appeared, and the motions that The Phantom makes with his hands in front of special glasses that allow him to cast these shadows. "Wait 'til you feel the death-grip of this one!" he quips as he creates an "octopus".
As always, Spidey's one-liners are just rich, and, as a Canadian, I just crack right up when the Vulture utters, "Navy, EH?" in response to something Jameson says.
Eight out of 10.
