Product Description Spider-Man double feature. In 'The Dragon's Challenge' Spider-Man (Nicholas Hammond) must protect Min, the Chinese Minister of Industrial Development, who has been accused of being a World War Two traitor. Min arrives in New York to clear his name, unaware that in Hong Kong a wealthy industrialist is planning his downfall to further a project. Spider-Man travels to Hong Kong to protect Min, facing deadly martial arts experts on the way. Whilst in 'Spider-Man Strikes Back' Nicholas Hammond returns as the arachnoid crimefighter to foil an attempt to destroy Los Angeles. When a group of students discover that their university is hoarding stocks of plutonium, they decide to put their skills to the test and build their own atom bomb. But when this bomb then falls into the unsafe hands of meglomaniac millionaire Mr White, it falls to Spider-Man to save the day. From the Back Cover Nicholas Hammond stars as Spiderman a.k.a. Peter Parker who is endowed with superhuman powers after being bitten by a radio-active spider.Spider-Man Strikes BackOur hero has returns to find himself involved with the FBI, an International Master Criminal, the theft of plutonium from a nuclear power plant and - watch out Spiderman! - a stunning reporter with a big story!Look out for a splendid performance by Robert Alda (M.A.S.H.)as the villain of the piece.The Dragon's ChallengeSpiderman gets tangled up in a web of international espionage and oriental intrigue. The Minister of Industrial Development of The People's Republic of China, Min, has been falsely accused of selling Chinese military secrets to the Americans during World War II. Forty years later he arrives in New York to clear his name, and enlists the help of his old friend, newspaper publisher J. Jonah Jameson, to find three American ex-marines who can prove his innocence. Meanwhile back in Hong Kong, there is a wealthy industrialist who has a multi-million dollar project riding on Min's removal from office. In New York, Peter Parker becomes involved in both the investigation and protecting Min.Ultimately the trial leads to Hong Kong, where Spiderman faces a host of Martial Arts masters in order to save Min's life and reputation.
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The plots they gave Nicholas Hammond to play were very complex, with juggling his college work with his newspaper photography job as Peter Parker. It also gave an insight into the character's lifestyle.
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