The classic cartoon series from the early 80s called Spiderman and his Amazing Friends (1981-1986) was how I first heard about the witty iconic superhero Spiderman. On this show, Spiderman teams up with X-Men heroes Iceman and Fire Star to defend New York City against various evil forces.
On occasion other “Marvel” superheroes make appearances. Ones like Captain America, the X-Men, and others I haven’t heard of before like Submariner, Dr. Strange, and Shanna the jungle queen.
Sometimes even Stan Lee himself provides some commentary in an episode. I recognize the voice. I also recognize Iceman’s voice as Frank Welker, the voice of Fred on Scooby-Doo.
This was a creative series about the adventures of Spiderman. I still prefer it to the three movie versions because it has plenty of excitement and less repetitive morals and drama. I know that Iceman was part of the X-Men movies, but does anyone know what happened to Fire Star?
There was also a Spiderman ride at Universal Studios Islands of Adventure theme park, which was also an exciting adventure that I prefer over the movie versions. It’s a combination of a thrill ride and 3-D action. This ride can be a little rough around the edges, but it’s not like a roller coaster at all. That’s another reason why I enjoy it.
You get to be in the thick of the action in a SCOOP vehicle as Spiderman takes on Doctor Octopus, Venom, Electro, Hobgoblin, and Hydro Man. He gets everyone wet. And the rock music that plays in the background, awesome. Was that Iron Man on a billboard?
, I enjoyed it. But I felt that the changes were a little too drastic. For instance, a whole bunch of brand new characters were thrown in, most of the old characters get killed off, and Megatron was changed into Galvatron. To me it was just too much too fast.
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(1986-1987) was also a classic series, which had some memorable villains. One of my favorites was Scared Stiff. He’s a ghost who always fell to pieces like a skeleton. Other villains include Fangster the red werewolf, Haunter the British hunter, Sir Trance-a-lot the skeleton knight, Long John Scarechrome the pirate ghost, and Brat-a-rat. I think he’s some kind of rat ghost. 
The Ghostbusters always go through a transformation sequence before a mission. I wonder if Eddie ever got used to it. They also have all kinds of gadgets and stuff. It makes me wonder how they get all of that gear inside those little backpacks. At least we know they always come prepared. 
An interesting comparison between the two versions is that Jake, Eddie, and Tracy don’t use ghost traps. Their electric beams merely send the ghosts to limbo. Eventually they come back, thanks to Prime Evil. When I got the DVD sets, I had learned that there was another Ghostbusters series from 1975, which starred two of the stars of F Troop, Forrest Tucker and Larry Storch. That turned out to be a great show also with its brand of humor. 
(1988-1989) takes a futuristic turn about the police department and how creative the criminals can get in order to steal anything. Each police officer has a codename, which makes them stand out as colorful characters with names like Mainframe, Sundown, and Hard Top. It’s also neat that robots inhabit Empire City along with the humans. The most memorable being Blitz the robot police dog. Now there’s a helpful ally for any police force.