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"Competition" the fifth episode of the animated television series The Spectacular Spider-Man, which is based on the comic book character Spider-Man, created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. In it, Spider-Man must face the Sandman, a former petty thug who now can manipulate his sand body at will. "Competition" was written by Kevin Hopps and directed by Troy Adomitis. Hopps and Adomotis each had their respective roles previously in "Interactions." Victor Cook, a developer, producer, and supervising director for The Spectacular Spider-Man, was thrilled to use Sandman because he felt he was "a perfect character for animation." "Competition" aired on March 29, 2008, on the Kids WB! block for The CW. The episode received warm reviews from television critics - IGN wrote that the fight scenes were the greatest of the series at the time.
Original Release
09/03/2009
Cast
Name | Character |
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Josh Keaton | Spider-Man / Peter Parker / Spider Man (voice) |
Clancy Brown | Alex O'Hirn |
Lacey Chabert | Gwen Stacy |
John DiMaggio | Flint Marko / Sandman / Hammerhead |
Andrew Kishino | Kenny Kong |
Phil LaMarr | Rand Robertson |
Joshua LeBar | Flash Thompson |
Peter MacNicol | Dr. Otto Octavius |
Alan Rachins | Norman Osborn |
Kevin Michael Richardson | Coach Smith |
Directors
Writers
Victor Cook, Greg Weisman, Kevin Hopps, Randy Jandt
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Josh Keaton | Spider-Man / Peter Parker / Spider Man (voice) |
Clancy Brown | Alex O'Hirn |
Lacey Chabert | Gwen Stacy |
John DiMaggio | Flint Marko / Sandman / Hammerhead |
Andrew Kishino | Kenny Kong |
Phil LaMarr | Rand Robertson |
Joshua LeBar | Flash Thompson |
Peter MacNicol | Dr. Otto Octavius |
Alan Rachins | Norman Osborn |
Kevin Michael Richardson | Coach Smith |
Deborah Strang | May Parker |
Cree Summer | Glory Grant |
James Arnold Taylor | Harry Osborn |
Alanna Ubach | Liz Allan |
Tom Wilson | Stan Carter |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Stan Lee | Executive Producer |
Craig Kyle | Executive Producer |
Eric S. Rollman | Executive Producer |
Greg Weisman | Producer |
Victor Cook | Producer |
Diane A. Crea | Producer |
Joshua Fine | Producer |