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    Love Power Rangers? You should thank Toei's Spider-Man 1970s show for the inspiration

    The live-action Spider-Man series from Japan might not have gotten a lot of play in the US, but it had a profound influence on Power Rangers years before it aired overseas.

    May 08, 2026

    Trent Cannon

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