Menace of Mysterio

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

Characters

 * Peter Parker
 * May Parker
 * Mary Jane Watson
 * J. Jonah Jameson
 * Detective Terri Lee (first appearance)
 * Ben Parker (first appearance)
 * Quentin Beck (first appearance)

Plot
Spider-Man was apparently seen robbing the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The morning after, Peter Parker was arranging a date with Mary Jane Watson when his Aunt May told him about Spider-Man's supposed robbery and then Peter listened about the robbery on the news.

Peter went down to the museum where he saw J. Jonah Jameson, who was preparing a story about the robbery, and Detective Terri Lee, who stopped Peter when he picked up a piece of fake webbing at the scene of the crime. Peter explained to Terri that Spider-Man couldn't have robbed the museum because his webbing dissolves after an hour. Mysterio then appeared in the museum and told everyone that he would catch Spider-Man, before disappearing and causing an illusion that the museum roof was caving in.

Later on, Peter heard on the news that Spider-Man supposedly robbed the mall and so he went down there, as Spider-Man, to confront the thief. Arriving there, Spider-Man was attacked by Mysterio who lead Spider-Man to the Brooklyn Bridge. There, Mysterio said that Spider-Man ruined him on this bridge and then made Spider-Man fall off the bridge into the water where Mysterio thinks he perished.

Jameson later appeared on the T.V. announcing Spider-Man's apparent death and praising Mysterio for getting rid of him. Peter was watching the report, depressed, when Mary Jane called him and dumped him for standing her up. After this, Peter decided to quit life as a costumed super hero. Terri then knocked on Peter's door and told Peter that she thinks Spider-Man had been set up and she would like Peter's help to prove it. Peter only decided to help her when she said that Spider-Man would never give up which made Peter have a flashback to the time when his Uncle Ben was murdered.

Peter visited Terri as Spider-Man, who was surprised to see him alive, and together they figured out that Mysterio must be Quentin Beck, an ex-special effects maker who made a helicopter crash using an explosion whilst a car chase scene was shot on the Brooklyn Bridge. Spider-Man saved the helicopter pilots, but couldn't save the actress who apparently died in the explosion, and apprehended Beck, who had hated Spider-Man ever since.

Spider-Man decided to go to Wonder Studios, where Mysterio had set up his base of operations. Spider-Man was then trapped by Mysterio and was subject to a variety of illusions. Terri, who got J. Jonah Jameson to come with her, also arrived at Wonder Studios but the pair ended up captured along with Spider-Man. However, Spider-Man managed to free himself, Terri and Jameson before defeating Mysterio. Mysterio was then arrested by the police.

Last Episode: Return of the Spider Slayers

Next Episode: Doctor Octopus: Armed and Dangerous