The Alien Costume Saga Part 1

This is the seventh episode of the first series of the Spider-Man Animated Series (1994-1998).

Characters

 * Peter Parker
 * May Parker
 * Felicia Hardy
 * Flash Thompson
 * J. Jonah Jameson
 * Robbie Robertson
 * Eddie Brock
 * John Jameson (first appearance)
 * Paul Stevenson (only appearance)
 * Wilson Fisk
 * Alistair SmytheBadgeofblack.jpg
 * Rhino (first appearance)

Plot
John Jameson and his colleague, Paul Stevenson were in space, collecting samples from an asteroid. One sample they obtained, they named 'Prometheum X' and unknown to the pair, it harboured an alien symbiote. The two astronauts then prepare to land in New York but the symbiote attacked them and they crashed on the George Washington Bridge.

Following this, the Kingpin called the Rhino and asked him to deliver the Prometheum X to him. Spider-Man arrived at the crash site but was assaulted by the Rhino who managed to steal the Prometheum X, but not before Spider-Man sneakily hid a spider tracer on him. Eddie Brock, who also managed to get to the crash site, witnessed the fight between the hero and villain and took some photos but decided to show them to J. Jonah Jameson and not his current employer. Brock showed Jameson the photos and told him that Spider-Man robbed the Prometheum X when it was in fact the Rhino.

Spider-Man washed up from the river with black goop on his costume which he assumed was pollution when it was in fact the symbiote. When he got home Peter put his costume away after hearing that Jameson was offering a million dollar reward for whoever caught Spider-Man. In response, Peter decided to quit being Spider-Man and went to bed. As Peter was sleeping, the symbiote attached itself to him which made Peter have a dream where Spider-Man and the symbiote were fighting over him. Peter awoke to find himself in a black and white costume, hanging upside down on a building in the city. Peter ran into some men who wanted to claim the million dollar reward but Peter managed to fight them off and in the process learned that the black costume had improved his powers.

Later on, the Rhino delivered the Prometheum X to the Kingpin and the Kingpin sent the Rhino back out to get some control rods which Alistair Smythe stated he needed to show off the power of the substance to the buyers the Kingpin had lined up for it. Peter, who had learned that the symbiote could simulate any type of clothing, tracked the Rhino down using the spider tracer he put on him. The two fought and Spider-Man easily beated Rhino thanks to the enhanced strength given to him by the symbiote. However, in the heat of the battle, Spider-Man almost gave in to the symbiote and nearly killed the Rhino. Spider-Man managed to regain self control and realised that the symbiote had also increased his anger.

Last Episode: Doctor Octopus: Armed and Dangerous

Next Episode: The Alien Costume Saga Part 2