The Alien Costume, Part Three
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"The Alien Costume, Part Three" is the tenth episode from the first season of Spider-Man: The Animated Series. It first aired on May 13, 1995.
[edit] Summary
The Kingpin once again found himself in possession of the mysterious Promethium X, but Alistair Smythe discovers that it is transforming into lead, which appeared to be the natural state of the element. Kingpin realized that Spider-Man must have known that it would be useless to him, which is why he surrendered it so easily. Meanwhile, Spider-Man had returned to his old costume. He soon came across The Rhino and The Shocker. While Spider-Man was able to easily defeat The Rhino, The Shocker managed to get the upper hand. However, an unknown 'ally' arrived and defeated the two villains himself. The new 'ally' proved to be Eddie Brock, who revealed himself as 'Venom'.
Spider-Man attempted to reason with Brock, but Venom webbed up Spider-Man and removed the hero's mask high over a crowded street. Venom allowed Spider-Man to live, haunting his every step. Venom ruined a date with Mary Jane and menaced Spider-Man's aunt, so Spider-Man decided to fight back. He set a trap for the villain near the launch of a space shuttle. The heat from the rocket's afterburners forced the symbiote off of Brock, and Spider-Man webbed the creature to the rocket. The symbiote was blasted into space, and Eddie Brock was imprisoned at Ravencroft Asylum.
At the episode's conclusion, Spider-Man (as Peter Parker) and Mary Jane regard the night sky and wonder what else might be up there. Venom's menacing face appears on the moon.
[edit] Cast
- Christopher Daniel Barnes — Spider-Man/Peter Parker
- Ed Asner — J. Jonah Jameson
- Michael Horton — John Jameson
- Jim Cummings — The Shocker
- Don Stark — The Rhino
- Hank Azaria — Venom/Eddie Brock
- Linda Gary — Aunt May
- Sara Ballantine — Mary Jane Watson
- Edward Mulhare — Alistair Smythe
[edit] Trivia
- Even though Eddie Brock (who had appeared in other episodes) became Venom in the previous episode, this is Venom's official first appearance.
- Jim Cummings, who plays The Shocker, also plays the person who announces the rocket countdown at the end of the episode.
- Even though The Kingpin hired The Rhino and Shocker to kill Spider-Man, he does not appear in this episode.
