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This animated [[Franchise/SpiderMan Spider-Man]] [[WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan adaptation]] has a significant amount of [[MythologyGag references]] to the comics and other versions.

* Many shots are also straight from comic book covers, including the famous Amazing Spider-Man #100 cover.

* When Spiderman first gets ambushed by the Sinister Six, Sandman hits him and mockingly asks if he was supposed to wait his turn. The very first time Spiderman dealt with them in the original Amazing comic, they did in fact take turns fighting him.

* In "Survival of the Fittest," Peter tells himself that "Spider-Man's a wallcrawler, not a wallflower," before trying to ask out Sally Avril. This is a callback to ''[[ComicBook/AmazingFantasyNumberFifteen Amazing Fantasy #15]]'' (Spidey's first appearance in comics), in which Peter Parker was referred to as a "professional wallflower." He also tried asking out a girl named Sally, only to be rejected.

This animated [[Franchise/SpiderMan Spider-Man]] adaptation has a significant amount of [[MythologyGag references]] to the comics and other versions.

This animated [[Franchise/SpiderMan Spider-Man]] adaptation has a significant amount of references to the comics and other versions.

* Many shots are based on or even directly stolen from [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy the live-action movies]].

* In "Survival of the Fittest," Peter tells himself that "Spider-Man's a wallcrawler, not a wallflower," before trying to ask out Sally Avril. This is a callback to ''Amazing Fantasy #15'' (Spidey's first appearance in comics), in which Peter Parker was referred to as a "professional wallflower." He also tried asking out a girl named Sally, only to be rejected.

** The Symbiote costume notably begins looking like it did in ''Film/SpiderMan3'', and as it gradually begins exerting its influence over Peter, it begins looking more and more like it does in the comics.

* Spidey uses one of [[ComicBook/FantasticFour The Thing's]] many {{Catchphrase}} "What a revoltin' development this is".

* As it happens in every animated series he appears, Mysterio battles Spidey in a movie lot. This also happens regularly in comic books; justified because of Mysterio's former job as stuntman and special effects expert.

* As well as some to the fans. For example, lack of banter was a complaint about [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy the movies]], so when Doc Ock yells "Do you ever shut up!?" during a fight, Spidey responds with: "Sorry, no. [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall My fans expect a certain amount of quippage in every battle]]."

* The story arc leading up to Mary Jane's reveal was done in the same vein as her original debut in the comics, with Peter being unsure of how she looks and assuming the worst before being proven dead wrong, capped off with this classic line:

* In "Reaction," Spider-Man stops a stolen truck using almost exactly the same technique that he did to stop a train in the second Creator/SamRaimi film.

* Gwen Stacy's black headband finally turns up in the last few minutes of "Final Curtain".
* The Black Cat teaming up with Spidey to stop the Chameleon in the first episode of the Symbiote arc is very likely a nod to the fact that in the original Symbiote arc in the comics the two were a couple at the time.
* The Symbiote costume notably begins looking like it did in ''Film/SpiderMan3'', and as it gradually begins exerting its influence over Peter, it begins looking more and more like it does in the comics.

This animated [[Franchise/SpiderMan Spider-Man]] adaptation has a significant amount of references to the comics and other incarnation.

* Combining this with possible {{Foreshadowing}} had the show not been cancelled, Stan Carter complains that Spider-Man "doesn't go far enough" when dealing with criminals. The comicbook version of Carter was actually the psychotic vigilante Sin-Eater, who went way beyond "far enough" [[spoiler: including the murder of Jean [=DeWolff=]]].

* As well as some to the fans for example, lack of banter was a complaint about [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy the movies]], so when Doc Ock yells "Do you ever shut up!?" during a fight, Spidey responds with: "Sorry, no. [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall My fans expect a certain amount of quippage in every battle]]."

* Peter flirting with his Jameson’s secretary is a bit of an elaborate in-joke. Betty Brant was indeed a love interest of Peter's in the comics, but she was closer to his age, having dropped out of high school for her secretary job to support her family. High school dropouts joining the workforce is not nearly as common today as it was in the 1960s, so Brant is given an AgeLift and Peter's flirting with her is treated as very awkward for both of them.

* The field trip flashback in "Intervention" is an almost line-for-line, shot-for-shot recreation of the scene in the first movie, albeit with Gwen instead of Mary Jane. The rest of the flashback borrows a more iconic scenes from both the movies and the comics, with a few of the lines changed to avoid a lawsuit.

* Gwen Stacy's black headband finally turns up in the last few minutes of "Final Curtain"

** The Season two episode "Shear Strength" has Spidey trapped into a situation [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/e/e9/Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_1_33.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20171229054858 similar to the comic books]], where he had to save the life of a loved one despite being buried under a big fricking machine.

* Doc Ock had two girls on his arms in "Accomplices", and the blond one of them bears a resemblance to Stunner, one of Doc's in-comic girls. Some say the black haired one looks a bit like Mary-Alice, his first fiance.

* In "Opening Night" Montana resorts to his comic book weapon: a lasso, only in this case one made from sheets.

* Peter flirting with his boss's secretary is a bit of an elaborate in-joke. Betty Brant was indeed a love interest of Peter's in the comics, but she was closer to his age, having dropped out of high school for her secretary job to support her family. High school dropouts joining the workforce is not nearly as common today as it was in the 60s, so Brant is given an AgeLift and Peter's flirting with her is treated as very awkward for both of them.

* In "Survival of the Fittest," Pete tells himself that "Spider-Man's a wallcrawler, not a wallflower," before trying to ask out Sally Avril. This is a callback to ''Amazing Fantasy #15'' (Spidey's first appearance in comics), in which Peter Parker was referred to as a "professional wallflower." He also tried asking out a girl named Sally, only to be rejected.
* A possible meta example calling back to [[WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries the '90s series]]; on that series, the MoralGuardians insisted that Spider-Man not disturb pigeons on rooftops, for fear they might get hurt. In the cartoon, not only does Peter disturb a group of pigeons just by walking past them (they get scared of his shadow) but he is also thrown into a stack of cages holding them. None are visibly hurt, but this seems like a TakeThat to the censors for the previous cartoon.

** The Season 2 episode "Shear Strength" has Spidey trapped into a situation [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/e/e9/Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_1_33.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20171229054858 similar to the comic books]], where he had to save the life of a loved one despite being buried under a big fricking machine.

--->'''Mary Jane''': Face it, Tiger: you just hit the jackpot.

* Peter flirting with his boss's secretary is a bit of an elaborate in-joke. Betty Brant was indeed a love interest of Peter's in the comics, but she was closer to his age, presented as an orphaned high school drop out who needed the secretary job to support herself. High school dropouts joining the workforce is not nearly as common today as it was in the 60s, so Brant is given an AgeLift and Peter's flirting with her is treated as very awkward for both of them.

* The Season 2 episode "Shear Strength" has Spidey trapped into a situation similar to the comic books, where he had to save the life of a loved one despite being buried under a big fricking machine.

* Combining this with possible {{Foreshadowing}}, Stan Carter complains that Spider-Man "doesn't go far enough" when dealing with criminals. The comicbook version of Carter was actually the psychotic vigilante Sin-Eater, who went way beyond "far enough" [[spoiler: including the murder of Jean [=DeWolff=]]].

* The Black Costume notably begins looking like it did in the third movie, and as it gradually begins exerting its influence over Peter it begins looking more and more like it does in the comics.

* As well as some to the fans for example, lack of banter was a complaint about [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy the movies]], so when Doc Ock yells "Do you ever shut up!?" during a fight, Spidey responds with"Sorry, no. My fans expect a certain amount of quippage in every battle."