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Hysterically bad Mysterio plot aside, “Spidey Goes Hollywood” is a genuinely fun adventure that gives us a glimpse into Spider-Man's fame.

To celebrate its 40th anniversary, we've put together a list of the most watchable installments in the series. Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends may not boast the eye-popping visuals and occasional depth of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but as a harmless diversion, it does its job. But thanks to a hilarity derived from its resemblance to the Silver Age style, and an earnest commitment to fun, the show is an absolute blast. It's very much stuck in a cheesy, excessively exclamatory style akin to that of Marvel's Silver Age, and it knows it. And let's be honest: Despite its charm, Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends probably won't impress new or casual Marvel fans.

Perhaps the most outdated aspect of the show is the stereotypes it scattered across a few of its early episodes - while Disney has taken steps to condemn these racist depictions, the show's legacy is still tainted by these prejudices. In addition to building on what was going on in comics at the time, one of the most noteworthy things the series accomplished was introducing the character of Firestar, who was created specifically for this series. The Silver Age of Comics had come and gone, ushering in the Bronze Age and introducing the world to a slew of new characters. Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends premiered in 1981, nearly two decades after the character's debut in Amazing Fantasy #15. Despite that, there's a lot to love here. Here, the characters move like action figures with single points of articulation and no personality it's as if the animators lifted the designs from toys of the time and put them to screen. I watch Spider-Man and His Amazing Friendsfor the same reason I read Marvel's Epic Collections: to get a good look at where Spider-Man has been - and a better look at how far he has come.

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