The second season of Spider-Man: The Animated Series, titled Neogenic Nightmare, aired on Fox Kids from September 1995 to February 1996.
Summary[]
This season Spider-Man battles enemies, new and old. While fighting the Insidious Six, Spider-Man discovers that he is losing his powers, and soon finds out that he is mutating into something that won't be human.
Spider-Man would also fight a powerful new enemy. A man named Michael Morbius who was accidentally turned into a vampire by being bitten by a vampire bat that had been exposed to neogenic radiation.
When Spider-Man finally turns into the Man-Spider, he is hunted by the Punisher. However, Spider-Man gets help from his old enemy, Kraven the Hunter.
Finally, in a battle for his life and to rid himself of his mutation disease, Spider-Man battles the Vulture.
Cast[]
Main cast[]
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Christopher Daniel Barnes | Spider-Man / Peter Parker |
| Ed Asner | J. Jonah Jameson |
| Rodney Saulsberry | Joseph Robertson |
| Linda Gary | May Parker |
| Jennifer Hale | Felicia Hardy |
| Sara Ballantine | Mary Jane Watson |
| Nick Jameson | Michael Morbius |
| Roscoe Lee Browne | Kingpin / Wilson Fisk |
Guest cast[]
Episodes[]
| Title | Directed by | Written by | Produced by | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Insidious Six | Bob Richardson | John Semper David Lee Miller |
John Semper | September 9, 1995 |
| Spider-Man is beginning to lose his special powers. To make things worse, Kingpin releases Chameleon, Mysterio, Shocker, Rhino, Scorpion, and Doctor Octopus from prison. | ||||
| Battle of the Insidious Six | Bob Richardson | John Semeper Doug Booth |
John Semeper | September 16, 1995 |
| Spider-Man begins to turn the Insidious Six against each other. But his powers are still giving him problems. | ||||
| Hydro-Man | Bob Richardson | John Semeper James Krieg |
John Semper | September 23, 1995 |
| Mary Jane's high school ex-boyfriend, Morrie Bench, comes back into her life with new powers to control water. He's hoping to win Mary Jane's heart back. | ||||
| The Mutant Agenda | Bob Richardson | John Semeper J.M. DeMatteis Stevent Grant Michael Edens |
John Semper | September 30, 1995 |
| Spider-Man seeks help from Professor X and his X-Men about the mystery behind his own mutation. Beast advises him to hear Herbert Landon's presentation for a cure on mutation. But unknown to everyone, Landon's new cure is actually meant to kill mutants instead. | ||||
| Mutants' Revenge | Bob Richardson | John Semeper Michael Edens Francis Moss Ted Pedersen |
John Semper | October 7, 1995 |
| Herbert Landon kidnaps Beast and plans to use him for his experiments. Wolverine believes Spider-Man was involved in the kidnapping. | ||||
| Morbius | Bob Richardson | John Semeper Brynne Stephens Lydia Marano |
John Semper | October 28, 1995 |
| As Peter tries to find a cure for his new mutation, his fellow classmate, Michael Morbius, believes it is part of Peter's assignment and is planning on stealing it for himslef. However, Morbius accidentally turns himself into a vampire. | ||||
| Enter the Punisher | Bob Richardson | John Semper Carl Potts |
John Semper | November 4, 1995 |
| Spider-Man ends up being chased by a man known as the Punisher when he is accused of kidnapping Michael Morbius. | ||||
| Duel of the Hunters | Bob Richardson | John Semper | John Semper | November 11, 1995 |
| Spider-Man has finally turned into a gigantic Man-Spider. To help him, Dr. Mariah Crawford contacts Kraven the Hunter. But will Kraven get to Man-Spider before the Punisher does? | ||||
| Blade, the Vampire Hunter | Bob Richardson | John Semper Mark Hoffmeier Stephanie Mathison |
John Semper | February 3, 1996 |
| With Man-Spider kept at bay, temporarily, Spider-Man now turns to helping Michael Morbius become human once more. But a vampire hunter named Blade is after Morbius as well. | ||||
| The Immortal Vampire | Bob Richardson | John Semper Meg McLaughlin |
John Semper | February 10, 1996 |
| Spider-Man and Blade team up to stop Morbius from turning Felicia and the rest of New York City into vampires. | ||||
| Tablet of Time | Bob Richardson | John Semper Stan Berkowitz Mark Hoffmeier |
John Semper | November 18, 1995 |
| The ancient Tablet of Time has been discovered and Dr. Curt Connors hass been assigned to study it. But Silvermane and Kingpin are both after it as well. | ||||
| Ravages of Time | Bob Richardson | John Semper Mark Hoffmeier Stan Berkowitz |
John Semper | November 25, 1995 |
| Silvermane plans to use the Tablet of Time to make himself younger. He kidnaps Curt Connors to study it before using it on himself. But Kingpin is determined to make sure that Silvermane fails. | ||||
| Shriek of the Vulture | Bob Richardson | John Semper Gilles Wheeler Evelyn A.R. Gabai |
John Semper | February 17, 1996 |
| Adrian Toomes finances Curt Connors new lab for neogenics. But, unknown to everyone, Toomes is actually stealing peoples' youth to have enough strength to take down Norman Osborn, as the Vulture. | ||||
| The Final Nightmare | Bob Richardson | John Semper Sandy Fries |
John Semper | February 24, 1996 |
| The Vulture takes Spider-Man's youth to become young again, but also absorbs the mutating DNA of Man-Spider. The Scorpion also returns, determined to become normal again. | ||||