"The Immortal Vampire" is an episode from season 2 of the Spider-Man

Spider-Man (1994 TV series)

Spider-Man, also known as Spider-Man: The Animated Series, is an American animated series starring the Marvel Comics superhero, Spider-Man. The show ran on Fox Kids from November 19, 1994, to January 31, 1998. The producer/story editor was John Semper, Jr. and production company was Marvel Films...

animated series.

Summary

Spider-Man

Spider-Man

Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...

 and Blade

Blade (comics)

Blade is a fictional character, a superhero/vampire hunter in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer Marv Wolfman and penciller Gene Colan, his first appearance was in the comic book The Tomb of Dracula #10 as a supporting character.The character went on to alternatively star and co-star...

 put aside their differences in an attempt to prevent Morbius

Morbius, the Living Vampire

Morbius, the Living Vampire, is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Roy Thomas and penciler Gil Kane, the character, a living human suffering from vampiric abilities resulting from scientific rather than supernatural means, first appeared as...

 from using the Neogenic Recombinator to transform everyone into vampires like himself. They team up with Lt. Terri Lee, a detective who falls for Blade. During one attempt to stop Morbius, he kidnaps Aunt May

Aunt May

May Reilly Parker-Jameson, commonly known as Aunt May, is a supporting character in Marvel Comics' Spider-Man series. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko, she first appeared as May Parker in Amazing Fantasy #15...

, causing Spider-Man and Blade to have a brief falling out. They manage to reconcile their alliance after Morbius captures his old girlfriend Felicia Hardy

Black Cat (comics)

The Black Cat is a fictional character, a superheroine in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Keith Pollard, she first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man #194 ....

 (who is shocked to see Morbius in vampire form close-up), planning to make her the first victim of the Recombinator. However, Felicia manages to convince Morbius that she doesn't want to be immortal, causing Micheal's original personality to re-emerge. Spider-Man and Blade rescue Felicia, but Morbius transforms into a bat-like mutant after taking a blast from the Recombinator aimed at her. As a result, it is impossible to reverse the transformation, and Morbius flees to parts unknown.

Cultural reference

• J. Jonah Jameson
  J. Jonah Jameson
  John Jonah Jameson Junior is a supporting character of Spider-Man in the .Jameson is usually the publisher or editor-in-chief of the Daily Bugle, a fictional New York newspaper and now serves as the mayor of New York City...
  
   directly references horror fiction writer Anne Rice
  Anne Rice
  Anne Rice is a best-selling Southern American author of metaphysical gothic fiction, Christian literature and erotica from New Orleans, Louisiana. Her books have sold nearly 100 million copies, making her one of the most widely read authors in modern history...
  
  : "Refugee from a Anne Rice novel."

Reception

Many fans have commented that when Morbius turns into the human bat by the end of the episode, he kind of looks like the Man-Bat, a villain of Batman. Blade

Blade (comics)

Blade is a fictional character, a superhero/vampire hunter in the Marvel Comics universe. Created by writer Marv Wolfman and penciller Gene Colan, his first appearance was in the comic book The Tomb of Dracula #10 as a supporting character.The character went on to alternatively star and co-star...

's romance with Terry Lee didn't prove to be considered noticeable among viewers. The episode has been reviewed to be arguably unsuccessful according to the production plan.