Supaid?man

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Wikipedia ::: Spider-Man (???????, Supaid?man?) is a Japanese superhero television series produced by Toei Company in 1978, based on Marvel's popular Spider-Man character. This version of the famous web-slinging hero was part of a deal that Marvel made with Toei, whereby for a four-year period Toei could use Marvel's characters in any way they saw fit. While Toei's version of Spider-Man's costume was certainly based on the original, the overall storyline had nothing to do with the Marvel character. The series had a major impact on other Japanese live-action superhero ("tokusatsu") shows, and in particular the Super Sentai series, by popularizing the use of piloted giant robots to destroy giant monsters. This series also introduced the formula of featuring monster battles on two scales in the same episode.
Toei's budget for special effects ran out by episode 5, and after episode 10, no more footage of Leopardon could be created, as the suit was stolen. The Leopardon was limited to stock footage, with new footage of the monster-of-the-week (reacting to and being destroyed by the "Swordvicker" attack) spliced in.

The series is currently available in streaming video with English subtitles at Marvel's official website.