In 1978 there was a Japanese show about a guy who looked a lot like Spider-Man.
His costume was the same.
But instead of being a photographer bitten by a radioactive spider, he was a motorcycle racer named Takuya Yamashiro who met an alien.
The alien, Garia, was the last survivor of the planet Spider. He injected Takuya with alien blood and gave him a bracelet.
This Spider-Man still had cool moves.
But "With great power comes great responsibility" didn't translate very well.
Spider-Man's main villian was named Professor Monster. He drank blood to stay immortal.
Professor Monster was the leader of the Iron Cross Army, a group of aliens who destroy worlds.
Spider-Man also fought a lot of large creatures.
But they were too big for him to defeat.
Luckily, Spider-Man had a giant robot named Leopardon!
He also had a Spider-Car.
Don't mess with 1978 Japanese Spider-Man!
The show was produced by Toei Company in a licensing agreement with Marvel. The Toei Company later produced a Power Rangers movie.
The show only lasted a year.
It might have had something to do with this Spider-Man being the weirdest Spider-Man ever.
But it was probably because this Spider-Man used a gun. Real Spider-Man doesn't need guns.