Episode Review - Spider-Man: The 1967 Animated Series

Episode #43a - Sky Harbor
Original Episode Airdate - April 5, 1970
The mayor asks Spidey to save the city from Baron Von Rantenraven and his sky pirates.

Review and Media by Jon T
Thematically this episode is very similar to "Criminals In The Clouds" with Skymaster replaced by the stereotypically German-accented (and unsurprisingly green-skinned) Baron. Although instead of Skymaster's airship, the Baron implausibly (even for this show) uses a whole floating air strip, complete with hangars!

Interestingly, some of Spider-Man's acceptance from authority figures (as in first season episodes like "Kilowatt Kaper") is seen here when none other than the mayor decides to bring Spider-Man in to tackle this new menace. Speaking of whom, one thing I noticed that was odd is that it's over five whole minutes before Spider-Man even appears - and this episode is one of the eleven-minute ones!

I think Ralph Bakshi and the show's writers may have been getting sick of Spider-Man by this point!

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