Japanese Spiderman Season 1 Episode 3 Mysterious Thief 001 VS. Spiderman ( Air Date 1978-05-31 ) Genre Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy category. Overview "The Iron Cross Army abducts well-know burglar, Phantom Thief 001, in hopes of grooming him into another Spider-Man! Can the true web slinger stop the impostor before he wreaks havoc on the innocent?".