Batgirl and Spider-Man (The Movie!)

 

Now this is a TV movie that would have had me staying up late and sneaking into my older brother's room to watch.  Two superheroes teaming up, with one portrayed by the gorgeous Yvonne Craig? Count me in.

Spider-Man and Batgirl met in a more traditional comic back in STF #938...

Spider-Man Joins Hawaii Five-0

 

Hawaii Five-0 was appointment television for me growing up, my brothers and I would watch the reruns that came on after school.  Jack Lord as Steve McGarrett was the embodiment of cool to us, and the exotic locale might as well have been Mars, it seemed so far away from our small Massachusetts town.  I just hope that Spidey finds enough Palm Trees to swing from once he joins the force!

Spider-Man and Dirty Harry

 

I was pleasantly surprised to see a trailer for Cry Macho the other day, an upcoming movie starring and directed by Clint Eastwood.  I thought that Eastwood had retired from acting after The Mule, but here he is pulling double duty again.  Even in his 90's Eastwood does amazing work, and now I can look forward to watching at least one more performance.

Spider-Man Vs. The Fly (The Movie!)

 

 

"Be afraid... be very afraid!"  We were all saying that to each other the year Jeff Goldblum and Geena Davis starred in David Kronenberg's updated version of The Fly.  Goldblum was great as the brilliant but obsessed scientist and the effects were suitably creepy.  I re-watched it recently and it still holds up.

Thank you to comics historian and Patron of this Blog, Marc Tyler Nobleman, for suggesting this cinematic pairing!

Spider-Man and Robin (The Movie!)

 

This was certainly a tricky cover to create!  I'm usually a little underwhelmed with my photo covers, but I like how this one turned out.

Spidey and Robin have had a bit of history on the blog - They first met back in my B&B: The Lost Issues days... They used the Spider-Signal in STF #2417... Batgirl joined them for an adventure in STF #938... They met when Dick Grayson became Nightwing in STF #87...  and Spidey even helped train Tim Drake to take over the Robin role in STF #838... they met when Robin was in the original Teen Titans in STF #619... and again in the New Teen Titans in STF #767...  not to mention when their successors met up in STF #529  and continued their adventure in STF #530... and they were last seen together in a 2-Parter vs. The Riddler and Mysterio in a tale that began in STF #2755  and concluded in STF #2756...

Wonder Woman and Spider-Man (The Movie!)

As much as I loved the rare comic book live action program in the 70's, they were missing one major element - the super villains!  Yes, limited budgets were a factor, but I still they could have included some of them.  One of the main appeals of the Batman TV series was all of the colorful villains and who would be playing them, so the precedent had been set.  Alas, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man and The Hulk spent most of their time battling street thugs and gangsters.

Wonder Woman and Spidey shared a more traditional comic book adventure in STF #572...

Spider-Man and Supergirl (The Movie!)

The movie Supergirl did not receive the critical acclaim of the first two Superman films, but there are some positive aspects to it.  Helen Slater was engaging as Supergirl and I quite like the opening twenty minutes or so (on the extended edition) before she gets to Earth.  Some of the flying sequences are really done well.  With less campy villains, more action in the third act and a proper appearance by Christopher Reeve, the film might have been a much larger hit.

Supergirl and Spidey once shared a more traditional comic adventure on the blog....

Superman and Spider-Man (The Movie!)

Needless to say, the first official Superman/Spider-Man crossover had a huge impact on me, beginning a love for impossible team-ups that eventually led to this very blog.  The only thing that could have made it cooler to me is if there had been a live-action film adaptation!

These two have had two previous STF adventures... once when they were undergoing an identity crisis... and once when they decided to have a car fight.

Spider-Man and Shazam! (The Movie!)

The Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer has hit, and while it looks like a lot of fun, it doesn't seem all that different from the Spider-Man films that have come before, with an awkward Peter Parker, Spidey putting his powers to the test and a tech-based villain.  There are enough new elements - Iron Man, web wings and an age appropriate cast - that should help it stand out from the others. I have confident that Marvel has come up with a decent script and it will definitely be a step above The Amazing Spider-Man 2 at least.

Spidey and Cap had a more traditional comic team-up back in STF #1122...

Batman and Spider-Man in "Larceny At Ladies' Night!"

I remember being excited at the prospect of a live action Spider-Man back in the 70's, but when I finally saw the Nicholas Hammond-starring TV-movies I was a bit underwhelmed.  The suit was OK even with the clunky web-shooter, and it was cool to see Peter Parker interacting with J. Jonah Jameson, but it still didn't feel very much like the Spidey I knew from the comics.  The lack of any super-villains hurt it for me and the many re-used shots made the shows feel cheap even for the standards of the day to me.  Why they never crossed him over with The Hulk I will never know.

Batman and Spider-Man have a bit of history on STF: The Lost Issues...

Spidey and JJJ joined forces against Batman in Issue #937...
They were joined by some Amazing Friends in back in October 2011...
The shared a Golden Age adventure in September 2011...
Spidey wore his black outfit for their  July 2010 meeting...
And here is where they first crossed paths.