SINS OF THE FATHERS deals primarily with parent/child
relationships. It introduces Madame Web, someone who wants to prepare Peter Parker of an
event of immense importance. But will Peter Parker trust her enough to listen to her?
DOCTOR STRANGE (THE SINS OF THE
FATHERS: CHAPTER 1)
Episode # 28, First aired on 04.27.96
Supporting Cast: Mary Jane
Watson
Guest Stars: Dr. Strange, Wong
1st Cameo: Madame Web
Super Villains & 1st Appearance: Mordo, Dormammu
Peter's search for Mary Jane leads him to a mysterious cult
led by a man called Brother Mordo. Peter suspects that all is not as it seems, but, as
Peter soon leans, nothing is quite what is seems in the world of Doctor Strange, Master of
Mystic Arts!*
* Info gathered thanks to Erick Houck
CBR: Amazing Spider-Man Annual
#14
MAKE A WISH - Part 1 of 2 (THE
SINS OF THE FATHERS: CHAPTER 2)
Episode # 29, First aired on 05.04.96
Supporting Cast: little
girl named Maria Taina Elizondo, taxi driver named Mousie
Guest Stars: Madame Web
Super Villain: Dr. Octopus
Tired of Jameson giving Spider-Man the rap for all the
crime in New York, Peter decides to give up the superheroe business once and for all until
he meets his biggest fan; a little girl named Tina, whose fondest wish is to meet
Spider-Man. After he restores his faith, Spidey decides to give Tina a tour to New York,
Spidey-style. But he doesn't count on Doc Ock spoiling their fun.*
* Info gathered thanks to Erick Houck
ATTACK OF THE OCTOBOT - Part 2 of 2
(THE SINS OF THE FATHERS: CHAPTER
3)
Episode # 30, First aired on 05.11.96
Supporting Cast: Taina,
Mousie
Super Villain: Dr. Octopus
With an amnesiac Spidey under Doc Ock's control, it's up to
Tina to rescue him. Trouble is, nobody pays attention to a little girl telling wild
stories about the infamous Spider-Man. Can Tina, with the help of Mousie, the cab driver,
defeat Doctor Octopus and rescue Spider-Man?*
* Info gathered thanks to Erick Houck
CBR: Amazing Spider-Man #56
(Jan. 1968)
ENTER THE GREEN GOBLIN (THE
SINS
OF THE FATHERS: CHAPTER 4)
Episode # 31, First aired on 05.18.96
Supporting Cast: Harry
Osborn, Felicia Hardy, Mary Jane, J. Jonah Jameson, Mrs. Hardy
Super Villains: Kingpin, Norman Osborn
1st Appearance: Norman Osborn as the Green Goblin
Harry's father Norman Osborn dissapears after an explosion
at his chemical plant. Spidey's search for his friend's father, one way or another, meets
with complications. Namely an airborne fiend who calls himself the Green Goblin!*
* Info gathered thanks to Erick Houck
SPIDER NOTE: Finally, the Green Goblin makes his debut
appearance.
ROCKET RACER (THE SINS OF THE
FATHERS: CHAPTER 5)
Episode # 32, First aired on 09.14.96
Supporting Cast: Felicia
Hardy
1st Appearance: Robert Farrell, Mrs.
Farrell
Super Villains & 1st Appearance: the Big Wheel
While a gang of jet-pack wearing thieves run by Jackson
Weele, an ex-pilot in a rampaging gyro-wheel plunder the city, Peter tries to deal with
his alter-ego giving him competition with Felicia. Meanwhile, a good kid with a criminal
record, Robert Farrell, tries to help his ailing mother by using his science-savvy and the
gang's technology to arm himself as the Rocket Racer. Will the Rocket Racer return to his
criminal past, or will he be an ally to Spidey? While Spider-Man's fighting crime, the
mysterious "Jason Phillips" starts to make his move on Felicia... *
* Info gathered thanks to Erick Houck
FRAMED - Part 1 of 2 (THE SINS OF
THE FATHERS: CHAPTER 6)
Episode # 33, First aired on 09.21.96
Supporting Cast: J. Jonah
Jameson, Lieutenant Terri Lee
Guest Stars: Matt
Murdock as Daredevil
Super Villain: Kingpin
1st Appearance: Richard Fisk
When wealthy industrialist Wilson Fisk takes an active
interest in Peter Parker's future, Peter thinks his luck has finally taken a turn for the
better. But, when Fisk sets Peter up, framing him for a federal crime, it soons becomes
evident that Fisk is secretly the Kingpin!*
* Info gathered thanks to Erick Houck
THE MAN WITHOUT FEAR - Part 2 of 2
(THE SINS OF THE FATHERS: CHAPTER 7)
Episode # 34, First aired on 09.28.96
Supporting Cast: J. Jonah
Jameson, Lieutenant Terri Lee
Guest Stars:
Matt Murdock as Daredevil
Super Villain: Kingpin, Richard Fisk
Spder-Man saves Daredevil from the ensuring fire and learns
the true identity of the Kingpin. Daredevil and Spidey decide to team up to clear Parker's
name and foil the criminal mastermind... and the real culprit.*
* Info gathered thanks to Erick Houck
THE ULTIMATE SLAYER (THE SINS OF
THE FATHERS: CHAPTER 8)
Episode # 35, First aired on 10.05.96
Supporting Cast:
Super Villains: Kingpin, Herbert Landon
1st Appearance: Alistair Smythe as ultimate
Spider-Slayer
Cameo: Spencer Smythe
Alistair Smythe is transformed into a half-cyborg,
half-mutant creature by Herbert Landon, mutant researcher now in the employ of the
Kingpin. With their help, Smythe intends to become the Ultimate Spider-Slayer. But they
soon discover that Smythe has a mind and agenda of his own.*
* Info gathered thanks to Erick Houck
SPIDEY NOTE: From here on, Landon
takes Smythe’s employ position with Kingpin
TOMBSTONE (THE SINS OF THE
FATHERS: CHAPTER 9)
Episode # 36, First aired on 10.12.96
Supporting Cast: Joseph
"Robbie" Robertson, Madame Web
1st
Appearance: Randy Robertson, Martha Robertson
Super Villains: Lonnie Lincoln as Tombstone, Alisa
Silvermane
Robbie Roberston is losing his son, Randy, to a gang of
thugs lead by Tombstone. When this harder-than-stone hit man tries to use his history with
Robbie to kill a story about his new boss,Alicia Silvermane, he runs afoul of Spider-Man.
Both discover Robbie's bond with his child and his ethical resolve is mightier.*
* Info gathered thanks to Erick Houck
FLASHBACK ON: Tomstone’s
origin
* Info gathered thanks to Erick Houck
VENOM RETURNS - Part 1 of 2
(THE SINS OF THE FATHERS: CHAPTER 11)
Episode # 37, First aired on 11.2.96
Supporting Cast: 1st Dr.
Ashley Kafka
Guest Stars: Jim Rhodes as War
Machine
Cameo: Tony Stark
Super Villains: Mordo, Dormammu, Eddie Brock as
Venom
1st Appearance: Cletus Kassady as Carnage
Under the psychiatric care of Dr. Kafka, Eddie Brock has
come to believe that Venom is a figment of his imagination. Then, Baron Mordo tempts with
Eddie -- reunification with the alien symbiote that makes him as powerful as Venom.*
* Info gathered thanks to Erick Houck
CBR: Amazing Spider-Man # 361
CARNAGE - Part 2 of 2 (THE
SINS OF
THE FATHERS: CHAPTER 12)
Episode # 38, First aired on 11.9.96
Supporting Cast: Dr.
Ashley Kafka
Guest Star: Iron Man
Super Villains: Mordo, Dormammu, Venom, Carnage
Baron Mordo and Dormammu help Eddie's cell-mate, mass
murderer Cletus Kassady become Carnage. Now with two powerful symbiotes at his disposal,
Dormammu attempts to utilize the interdimensional portal. But when Carnage threatens
Venom's beloved Dr. Kafka, will Venom turns the tables and side with Spider-Man?*
* Info gathered thanks to Erick Houck
CBR: Amazing Spider-Man #361
THE SPOT (THE SINS OF THE FATHERS:
CHAPTER 10)
Episode # 39, First aired on 10.26.96
Supporting Cast:
1st Appearance: Dr. Jonathan Ohn as the Spot, Dr. Silvia
Lopez
Cameo: Tony Stark
Super Villain: Kingpin
Cameo: Hobgoblin
Ex-employee of Stark Industries, Dr. Jonathan Ohn invents a
portable interdimensinal technology that accidentally makes him the living embodiment of a
portal. Calling himself the Spot, he tries to steal money to fund his research. But his
unstable invention has created a vortex that threatens to engulf New York. How can Spidey
fight that?*
* Info gathered thanks to Erick Houck
SPIDER-FACT:
FOX Network originally aired "The Spot" before "Venom
Returns" and "Carnage" which caused confusion among many
viewers.
GOBLIN WAR! - Part 1 of 2 (THE
SINS OF THE FATHERS: CHAPTER 13)
Episode # 40, First aired on 11.16.96
Supporting Cast: Mary
Jane, Felicia Hardy, Jason McEndale
Super
Villains: Green Goblin, Hobgoblin, Kingpin
HOBGOBLIN: "GUESS WHO? I HAVE A PROPOSITION FOR
YOU."
KINGPIN: "THE TIME DILATION ACCELERATOR?"
HOBGOBLIN: "AS YOU KNOW, THIS LITTLE BABY CAN
REVOLUTIONIZE THE THEFT AND SMUGGLING BUSINESS."
~~~~~
KINGPIN (TO NORMAN): "I NEED TO KNOW THE
IDENTITY OF A NEW ASSOCIATE OF MINE. HE'S THE HOBGOBLIN."
SPIDEY-NOTE: The identity
of the Hobgoblin revealed!
CBR:
TURNING POINT - Part 2 of 2
(THE SINS OF THE FATHERS: CHAPTER 14)
Episode # 41, First aired on 11.23.96
Supporting Cast: Mary
Jane, Felicia Hardy, Harry Osborn
Super Villains:
Green Goblin
With the portal unit in the Green Goblin's hands, Norman
Osborn baits Peter Parker to become Spider-Man to fight him off. Meanwhile, the Green
Goblin kidnaps Mary Jane and flies to the top of the Brooklyn Bridge... What next?*
* Info gathered thanks to Erick Houck
SPIDER-NOTE:
This episode will affect Mary Jane, and everyone around her (specially Peter
Parker) for
the following season.
