The WBNX crew has a busy Saturday fast approaching. As part of an all-new morning of cartoons, we’ll “flip the switch” on two World Premiere events: the debut of The Spectacular Spider-Man series, followed by the one-hour series finale movie special, The Batman: Lost Heroes. It’s a “new millennium Spidey,” the first animated take on the Marvel webslinger in nearly a decade. The three big-screen films with Tobey Maguire have, of course, snared well over a billion dollars in the meantime, so the superhero has his legion of fans. During the first seven episodes, our young Spiderman will face off with villains like Vulture, Electro, Green Goblin, The Lizard, Sandman, Rhino and The Shocker. One interesting footnote for trivia buffs: the only U.S. live-action Spiderman TV series, produced in ‘77, starred Nicholas Hammond—better known to most as eldest son “Friedrich von Trapp” in The Sound of Music movie. The Saturday crimefighting ends at noon, just as Akron’s 28th annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade is stepping off on South Main St. at Cedar St. Scooby-Doo will join WBNX on-air personalities Ali and Melanie Murphy (Miss Ohio 2006) in the big event, which features marching bands, mascots, classic vehicles, leprechauns and all things Irish! An “I Wish it Were Spring” Farmer’s Market will also be held at downtown’s Lock 3 Park, and there’s an after-parade party (open to the public, with cover charge) at the Knights of Columbus Hall on Glenmount Ave.

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