03x03 - The Education of a Superhero

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Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends!

Iceman and Firastar:

Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends!

That's the highest score I've eurer seen.

He's terrific at that game, Flash.

Sure. What else does

little Francis Byte have to do?

He's not out quarter-backing

the football team mrery day like me.

- Coming, Louise?

- Later.

I'd like to see Francis

beat the all-time record,

unless I make you nervous watching.

No. As a matter of fact,

I think you bring me luck, Louise.

Look at ihatl

I got the Zollman Command Ship.

- Bobby.

- You were wrong, Angel.

He's not worse than anybody,

he's worse than everybody.

I'm gonna stay here

till I beat this thing.

Hm,

Wham.

For onoo I agroo M111 Flash Thompson.

Come on, Angel.

Let's go look at a WiflflBf.

Cowards.

Look at that soorol

You'ro ouror nino million, Francis.

Nothing can stop me now, Louise.

PoorFrancis.

He doesn't know how wrong he is.

Right Mead

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He's a genius.

A mad, anvil, maniacal genius

known as the Gamasman.

And he's experimenting

wiih his most dangerous,

his most fantasia invention.

Lock Hypno-Pulse

and Hypno-Sound now.

Hypno-Pulse and Hypno-Sound

ere locked.

And now we'll see exacfly

how powerful my mind control is.

Watch the old Flashero-o, girls.

Hey,

something's interfering witln the

This time I'm gonna

I'm I'm

That's more than 200,000 people

assembling in Central Park,

all under my control.

Central Park, Central

- Wow! I don't: belimre it.

- That's great!

Bobby's gotta see this.

Hey, he's gone.

Everybody 61%.

Something': weird. Leis find him.

Francis, you're incredible.

Don't: touch mo.

Now look what you made mo do.

I'm sorry, Francis. I

I Yes. Central Park.

I'm gonna do I't, Louise.

I'm gonna beat this game all tho way.

Alert. A game of Zellmen Commend

is ovedoadng.

Blocking out the Hypno-Pulse.

Recommended' strategy is

FEE completely EL

- Naturally.

Hey, whafs happening?

Can't stand losing, huh?

- Better see what that was.

- Right. I'll keep looking for Bobby.

Mus-mm.

my

This is the machine

the little guy was playing.

Francis Byte.

His name was Francis Byte.

- And you destroyed him.

- No.

I'm taking you in, whatever you are.

I sure hope this works.

No!

Wow!

OK, so webbing doesn't work.

Mull"

How did I do this? I'm in my ouvn ro-orn.

I don't: want to look like this

for the rest of my life.

I want to be me, Francis Byte.

Oh! my'

I think I'm gonna

Bobby Bobby

Bobby? Bobby

Efidhireamif? No.

Can I do I't again?

Francis Byte become

. Alida-omen .

I did 'rt. I did 'rt. Wow!

Gotta try out my power zaps.

Next time,

remember to open the window first.

HEEL

No more trifle-mannered,

meek, weak 98“: nerd.

Francis Byte is Videoman,

the world's newest superhero.

It's no use.

I canfi: find Bobby from down here.

So ifs time for a star's-eye View.

Mam.

There he is.

Hope I den'l: scorch his collar.

If I heat him up,

he'll have to become Iceman.

And if that doesn't wake him up,

nothing will.

Hot. Too hot!

Need cold!

Firestar,

you don't need super powers.

L'f you want me to melt, just leek

at me M111 your beautiful eyes.

Oh, brother! Mr Cornball slrikes again.

I saw you grab the romantic

refrigerator here and followed.

- Don't: you know threds a crowd?

- No. But 300,110, now that's a crowd.

- That's how many people are out there?

- According to TV.

How? Why'?

So that streak of light was Firestar.

And there are the rest

of the Spider-Friends.

I'll best

my mind-contolling video pulsator.

This is Gemesmen.

Look at the video screen,

end do my bidding.

Spider-Men, Iceman and Firestar

are your enemies.

They are among you. Destroy them.

The Spider-Friends.

There they are.

300,000 against three!

Yeah. I guess we better split up,

and each take a 100,000?

Look. It's the Gamesman.

Destroy them. Destroy them.

That's Louise.

I yelled at her and she ran away

from me. What's she doing there?

I'm going up there to black out

the Gemesmefls video screen.

Don't: worry. I won't look at I't.

And I'll whip up a blizzard

thafll send mreryb-o-dy heme.

And I'll get the heck out of here.

They've left Spider-Man alone.

Spider- Man.

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Destroy Spider-Man

I canfi: hurl: the kids.

They don't: know what they're doing.

But I've got to save Spidey.

This'll hold the kids back.

Great. Wilh friends like them,

who needs enemies?

This is a job for the newest

superhero of them all, Videomanl

Forgot to change first.

Francis Byte become Vida-omen.

That's better.

Central Park, here I come.

Attack Spider-Man. Destroy him!

I could web maybe the first 40 of them,

but what do I do

Wifl"! the other 299,960?

THEE

- And I't just got worse.

- Don't: do that.

Louise, I'll get you out of here. You're

interfering M111 a rescue operation.

Can't you tell a superhero

when you see one?

Incredible. I must get

that video creature to work for me.

Who? Who are you? Where am I?

I'm Francis, Louise. And I just

You've just been rescued by Vida-omen.

You're safe here. I have to go back

and save everybody else now.

That's what we superheroes do.

I'l:'s our mission in life.

Francis?

So she's the key to the video creature.

No need for the pulsator screen now.

I've proved my point.

- What's going on?

- Where am I?

Look. They've snapped out of I't.

Stop. I'm on your side. Watch.

I'll save you from the crowd.

- No. It's OK new.

- No. They're fine.

Sea, I saved you.

Now watch me knock do-uvn

the Gamesmafls helicopter.

No. Stop.

WIEEE [=3 helicopter!

Now what? No!

Francis!

Will you stop?

Yup.

Oh, yeah? I saved Louise.

Louise?

He's got Louise!

I'll save you. I'll

What do I do? How do I do?

Louise. I'll be thoro. I'll

"III GI, II.

And that's it.

Now I've gotta save Louise.

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Listen, Francis.

You're a nice guy. We like you.

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Being a superhero

isn't as easy as I't sounds.

Man

mam

Don't: try and rescue Louise.

Don't: try and find the Gamesman.

- Leave I't to the pres.

- Sure. When do they get here?

- Francis!

- Francis!

Alright, I won't do anything.

I sew the video creature

save you, my dear.

He's not a creature, he's a men.

He's Videemen.

Whatever. He's sure to try

and rescue you again,

and we'll strike a bargain

that will make me the most powerful man

on Earth. This will bring him.

Look at Bobby's eyes.

He's in a trance again.

From the video screen.

Stand back, Peter.

I'll snap him out of I't.

No heat. Stop.

I I was being told to go

to the nearest police station,

and to take I't over.

Everybody

mam

- the p-oliee stations will be mrerrun.

- There'll be chaos.

Iceman!

Mam.

- Peter?

- I'm staying.

The Gamesmafls

sending out mesa pulses.

L'f I can irace them back,

we'll find his HQ.

Good luck.

He's doing I't again, but this time

Vida-omen will irace 111050 pulses

fight back to the Gamesman

and Louise.

I've got to try.

Francis Byte become Videoman.

Almost at the speed of light,

Videomen steaks

through the maze of wires,

following the powerful pulses

right beck to their source.

The Gamesman. Louise.

What 1110?

Your rays won't penetrate

my high-frequency energy beams,

Videemen.

He was sure you'd come afber me.

I'm I'm sorry.

Touching, but business calls.

Or, rather,

a game called Let's Make A Bet.

You fiavel the wiring systems,

as you just did,

directly

Satellite mm.

You will link

the world communications satellite

into my tans-mission unit.

Yes, my dear.

Then I will be able to broadcast

my mind-corrhol pulsations

to mrery television set in the world.

Everyone on Earth will be my sl*ve.

And if I do, you'll let Louise go?

Oh, yes. I'll let her go.

- I'll do it.

- You have exacfly one hour.

No. No, you can't. I'm not worth that.

You are to me.

One hour. And the final game is mine.

Look at them.

Thousands of hypnofised teenagers

controlled by the gemesman,

WWW flqfiinst

“'9 CITY': police mum;.

Bu! Firsstar and Iceman

ere also on the move.

Poor SPidQY-

He can'! find e way

to trace the Gamesman': signals,

when sudd9flW---

Oh, no. Vida-omen.

We told him to stay out of this.

Gotta get him here,

and here he comes.

This isn"t the communications

satellite centre.

And what are you

gonna do there, Francis?

Don't: try and stop me, Spider-Man.

I made a deal Wifl1 the Gamesman

to save Louise.

Francis, the first thing

you learn as a superhero

is neurer deal M111 a crook.

He'll double-cross you eurery lime.

I'll do anything to save Louise.

OK, 'rfwe can rescue her

and prove to you she's safe,

will you promise

not to mmre from here?

OK, but youfire got less than one hour,

or I do what he wants.

At least the police stations

are safe for the time being.

But if Vida-omen mrer puts the Gamesmafls

mind control on worldwide

Stay cool, Webb-o, my man.

We're gonna save the day.

L'l: said so in my horoscope.

There I't is, just where Francis said.

- Think he mews we're coming?

- Ne, no chance. Come an.

And new the endgame begins.

Spider-Friends.

Go for I't.

- Put out that light. He'll see us.

- This isn't a light, you nincomp-o-op.

It's my Spidey sense,

and he's already seen us.

Ma:

Leis see

'fi they can make the fight moves.

Hey, this is getting hot. Very hot!

Too hot!

Ilnaanfihfiiw. [Pm suddenly.

Mam.

What's going on?

A game, and you're losing.

I don't: even wanna play.

I don't: like this game.

Very well. We'll change I't.

How about Ele-chonic Piranha?

What? More holograms?

They don't: scare me.

Mummy

I canfi: wail: any more.

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Zooming at me lightning speed

of computer blips.

Videoman reaches the communications

satellite centre in microseconds.

Wefire just losl: control

of the communications satellite.

I did I't. You can link

the satellite into your system.

Oh, no. You didn'l:.

You can put the entire world

in a fiance, 'rfyou like,

but, first, let Louise go.

Yes, yes. Of course.

All in good time.

You pathetic fool.

We made a deal.

He flicked you, Francis, but you

can still save Spider-Man. Look.

You were right, Spider-Men.

I should neurer have trusted him.

Blast this flo-or open. Hil: my buddies

M111 a hot and cold ray.

- I don't: have a hot and cold ray.

- Ever tried?

- I wonder what else I can do.

- We'll send you to school later.

Repair the satellite before

the Gamesman has a chance to use I't.

We'll take care of Louise.

There's time enough for the

Spider-Friends and the video idiot.

Link up the Hypno-Pulse

wifl'! the satellite.

Stand by to fink.

Well? Hurry.

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But he isn't.

But we are.

Wave got I't back.

The satellitds working again.

Louise.

Louise, I'm sorry. Are you alright'?

Vida-omen, are you some kisser?

You're not so bad yourself, Francis.

Both Iceman and I graduated

from this school, Louise.

Francis will be the newest of the X-Men.

And Professor X will teach him

how to use his new powers.

Just don't: tamper

M111 any of his old ones.

Thanks, Spidey.

You're my inspiration, my role model.

Let's just keep that

between the twvo of us, OK?