’70s Japanese Spider-Man Was The Weirdest Spider-Man Ever

He looks like Spider-Man, but my spider senses are tingling.

1. In 1978 there was a Japanese show about a guy who looked a lot like Spider-Man.

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2. His costume was the same.

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3. But instead of being a photographer bitten by a radioactive spider, he was a motorcycle racer named Takuya Yamashiro who met an alien.

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4. The alien, Garia, was the last survivor of the planet Spider. He injected Takuya with alien blood and gave him a bracelet.

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5. This Spider-Man still had cool moves.

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6. But “With great power comes great responsibility” didn’t translate very well.

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7. Spider-Man’s main villian was named Professor Monster. He drank blood to stay immortal.

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8. Professor Monster was the leader of the Iron Cross Army, a group of aliens who destroy worlds.

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9. Spider-Man also fought a lot of large creatures.

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10. But they were too big for him to defeat.

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11. Luckily, Spider-Man had a giant robot named Leopardon!

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12. He also had a Spider-Car.

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13. Don’t mess with 1978 Japanese Spider-Man!

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14. The show was produced by Toei Company in a licensing agreement with Marvel. The Toei Company later produced a Power Rangers movie.

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15. They also made toys.

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16. The show only lasted a year.

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17. It might have had something to do with this Spider-Man being the weirdest Spider-Man ever.

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18. But it was probably because this Spider-Man used a gun. Real Spider-Man doesn’t need guns.

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