In 1978 the Toei Company produced a live-action television series dedicated to the Spider Man Consisting of 41 episodes and the story of which was covered in detail in the first episode of the Marvel 616 documentary recently released on Disney +. For this special occasion, a Funko Pop was presented dedicated to this unique version of Spidey.
Gaia, the last warrior of the planet Spider, decides to inject his blood into the young Japanese biker Takuya Yamashirogiving it spider-like powers. Takuya then takes on the identity of Spider-Man and works to protect Earth from the incredible threat posed by Professor Monster and his army called Iron Cross. Thanks to a bracelet that Gaia gave him, Takuya Control the Marveller spaceship and transform it into the giant Leopardon robot if necessaryresulting in fights that fit perfectly into the Tokusatsu genre.
In collaboration with the Funko company, Marvel actually has theAdvertising image which you can see in the news below. Behind the Japanese title of the series appear the two versions of Spider-Man, the regular on the left and the limited edition of the Glow Chase line on the right. The products will available from January 2022, but it is already possible to pre-order them in some online stores for about 15 euros, not being able to choose the variant version, which could happen to the lucky ones with a probability of 1 in 6.
Remember, Marvel Comics introduced Spider-Man Beyond Amazing, the project to celebrate the 60th anniversary.
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