However, it was also intended to honor his roots as a Sentai soldier superhero. The original Japanese Spider-Man show, which ran for 41 episodes in 1978-1979, made use of the classic costume and ...

To bring you up to speed, the Japanese Spider-Man, known as Supaidāman, debuted in 1978 as part of a tokusatsu TV series produced by Toei Company, distinct from Marvel’s Peter Parker.