The Spectacular Spider-Man
2008–2009The CWDisney XDAnimation
Web-line geometry and a surf-rock horn chart, widely held to be the best Spider-Man adaptation in any medium.
The Spectacular Spider-Man opens with a main title sequence of 62 seconds.
It arrived on The CW in 2008, when America's Next Top Model, Supernatural and Veronica Mars were also on the network.
The opening titles
Season 1
62sThe intro.
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