He appeared in a Spider-Man 2 set before, but this is a complete redesign. Curse the creators of this cartoon for ruining our chances of getting a new Peter Parker minifig by trying to mix things up. Some might complain that we don't get Spidey's alter ego Peter Parker in this set, but in the USM cartoon, MJ is actually the one who works at the Daily Bugle, not Peter. Spider-Man is the same old bootless one you get in almost every USM set. Doom in the top right corner which is fitting since these are all minifigs that appear in this set (which is strangely not something that can be said for many other Super Heroes instructions with this type of artwork).Īs with most Super Heroes sets, most people will get this set mainly for the minifigs, so without further ado, let's talk about them. Some of the pages have a ghostly image of Spidey, Nova, and Dr. They are pretty straight forward and easy to follow. There aren't really any notable pieces and nobody cares about the comic bock (no offense to the artist), so lets get right to the instructions. Inside the box you will find three instruction booklets (one smaller than the others), a comic book, a fairly large sticker sheet, five numbered bags, and two loose pieces: A white string piece and a gray 16x8 plate. I don't get why they don't go for Spider-Man's signature "Fwip!" instead of "Fazzing!" and I didn't know that a breaking window made the sound "Btoom!" but I digress. It's all illustrated pretty well, although Lego's choice of sound effects is still a mystery to me. On the back of the box, you can see the interior of the Bugle and all of its play features which there are quite a few of since this is a playset. There, you can also see a scale reference with the Spider-Man minifig. Note that the tower is so tall that it wraps around the top of the box. It's awesome that they included him anyway, though, so I'm not gonna complain. And while he is a recurring villain on the show, Doctor doom had nothing to do with this plot and didn't even appear in the episode aside from a brief cameo. In "Beetle Mania", the episode that this set is based on, the Beetle was indeed out to kill JJJ, but it was in order to stop him from exposing his identity, not Spider-Man's (although Spidey was next on JJJ's list). It's a pretty cool scene, even though it's not very accurate to the show. Jonah Jameson below with his jet's claw, Spider-Man (reluctantly) swings in to save him, while Nova fights off the Beetle. There is quite a lot going on here: Doctor Doom attacking the Daily Bugle in his jet while simultaneously reaching for J. As usual, there is a minifig line up in the lower left, and since this was before the terrible redesign, you can see the full body of the minifigs. Since this set is based on the Ultimate Spider-Man cartoon, the box has the usual USM design with the red Marvel Super Heroes background, an illustration of Spidey in the upper right corner, and the USM logo in the lower right. The first thing that comes to mind after reading this description is: Wow, that's a lot of TMs! Anyway, here are some resource links for this set: Jonah Jameson™ with accessories and weapons. Doom™ inside with the rooftop trapdoor! Then fly Nova™ in through the broken window with the dumpster catapult function and send those villains back to where they came from. Doom™ from hitching the jet's anchor hook to the safe with Spider-Man's secret inside! Knock Beetle™ off the building with the swinging web attack and drop Dr. It's up to Spider-Man™ and Nova™ to swing in and stop them! Trigger the Daily Bugle's explosion functions to cause destruction as the jet fires missiles! Stop Dr. Doom™ and his henchman Beetle™ are attacking the Daily Bugle in their speedy jet to steal Spider-Man's™ secret identity.
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