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Spider-Man backglass

Also known as SM

1980 · Gottlieb

Spider-Man

Known for A-B, 1-2-3 saucers, Right drop targets (5-bank) and Top standup target. Radiating black speed lines on a yellow-to-orange gradient sky, dense city skyline of orange, black and grey skyscrapers, dark navy instruction panel down the left edge and cable and web strands crossing the frame.

Year
1980
Maker
Gottlieb
Type
Solid state
Display
Alphanumeric
Players
4

Known for

  • Lane

    A-B

  • saucers

    1-2-3 saucers

  • Drop target

    Right drop targets (5-bank)

  • standup

    Top standup target

On the playfield

  • yellow
  • red
  • blue
  • orange
Spider-Man playfield
Spotted in this photo
  • 2 flippers
  • 2 ramps
  • 3 target banks

Full vision analysis

Hole 1

  • 1-2-3 saucers saucers

Drop targets 2

  • Right drop targets (5-bank)
  • Center drop targets (3-bank)

Targets 2

  • Top standup target standup
  • Left standup target standup

Lanes 5

  • A-B
  • Star rollover rollover
  • Right A side lane
  • Left B side lane
  • In and out lanes

Flipper 1

  • Right-side flippers extra flipper

On the backglass

  • yellow
  • orange
  • blue
  • red
Spider-Man backglass

Full vision analysis

Who and what

  • man Central leaping superhero in red-and-blue web-patterned costume, white outlined eye lenses, black spider emblem on chest, one arm raised, one arm outstretched, legs kicked apart, webs trailing from wrists
  • man Upper-left green and purple costumed figure with orange mask and coiled silver mechanical cables, crouched and swinging inward
  • man Lower-right green costumed figure with orange mask and metal tentacle arms, perched on a building ledge
  • creature Long green segmented serpent with a yellow head and open mouth coiling down the right edge
  • other Small red four-legged spider-like mechanical creature perched on the upper-right score window bezel

Setting

  • Radiating black speed lines on a yellow-to-orange gradient sky
  • Dense city skyline of orange, black and grey skyscrapers
  • Dark navy instruction panel down the left edge
  • Cable and web strands crossing the frame

Text on it

  • MARVEL
  • SPIDER-MAN
  • HIGH GAME TO DATE
  • GAME OVER
  • TILT

How it plays

  1. Goals 1

    • Multi-Bonus

Made by

Design
Ed Krynski
Art
Gordon Morison

The cast

  • The Amazing Spider-Man

Reference

Linked terms
  • A-B also called A-B lanes
  • Right drop targets (5-bank) also called 5-bank also called Green drop
  • Center drop targets (3-bank) also called 3-bank
  • Top standup target also called Top center standup
  • Left B side lane also called candy cane side lane
  • The Amazing Spider-Man also called Spider-Man
Playfield vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Spider-Man playfield

Playfield

  • yellow
  • red
  • blue
  • orange

Fingerprint: Web-slinging hero crouched left across painted web-spattered yellow field, stacked character faces on right side in comic-panel style, two red-white-striped bumpers with spider logos, lower apron with large red star and STAR SERIES label, blue starfield background dominating

Distinctive

The single most memorable element is a cluster of three large painted human faces stacked down the right-hand side - a grey-haired man in a green jacket at the top, a woman in yellow behind him, and a wide-eyed screaming face in the immediate foreground - which reads as a comic-book reaction panel. A second strong feature is the pair of matching round bumpers with red-and-white concentric stripes and black spider logos, set symmetrically in the upper playfield. Third, the lower apron is unusually graphic and patriotic, with two long red-and-white striped ramps sweeping in from the sides toward a big red star containing 80 and the words STAR SERIES. Fourth, the whole play is framed by a deep blue star field with white and red five-pointed stars, quite different from the busy yellow upper half.

Setting

  • Comic-book cityscape of tall dark skyscrapers rising from the lower apron
  • Star-filled deep blue apron
  • Yellow-orange explosion and web-spatter field in the upper playfield

Symbols

  • Black spider emblems
  • Playing-card-style suit medallions
  • White five-pointed stars
  • Red five-pointed stars
  • Long red-white-blue striped ramps
  • Web patterns
  • Circular score target medallions
  • Yellow circular pop-bumper caps

Notable shapes

  • Large red five-pointed star containing the numerals 80 at the bottom centre
  • Two mirrored sweeping striped ramps forming a v toward the centre star
  • Four white rubber-tipped posts flanking the lower ramp approaches
  • Circular yellow pop-bumper caps with spider logos
  • White-outlined triangular slings
  • An oval tunnel opening in the lower-centre playfield near the when lit same player disc

Art motifs

  • Comic-strip panel composition
  • Explosion bursts
  • Speed lines
  • Halftone dot shading
  • Star field
  • Flanking ramps radiating from a central star

Themes

  • Comic book
  • Superhero
  • Web-slinging
  • City skyline
  • Pinball

Title on it

  • Spider-man

Text on it

  • SPIDER-MAN
  • INSTRUCTIONS
  • 2 BALLS PER PLAYER
  • COMPLETING 2 SEQUENCE LIGHTS FLASHES AND SOUNDS A TONE
  • ONE LIT SPIDER TO SCORE 500 TARGETS AND RESETS 2 SEQUENCE.
  • COMPLETING 4 SEQUENCE LIGHTS FLASHES AND SOUNDS A TONE
  • FLASHING RIGHT LIGHTS 2 SEQUENCE TO COMPLETE RIGHT SPIDER TARGET
  • FLASHING RIGHT LIGHTS 4 SEQUENCE TO COMPLETE RIGHT SPIDER TARGET
  • LIL' SPIDER
  • ADD BONUS
  • SPIDER BOUNCE
  • WHEN LIT
  • SAME PLAYER
  • STAR SERIES
  • 80
  • D. Gottlieb & Co.
  • Gottlieb Pinball Industries Company
  • SCORING 200,000 POINTS ADDS 1 BALL
  • SCORING 300,000 POINTS ADDS 1 BALL
  • SCORING 500,000 POINTS ADDS 1 BALL
  • 20,000
  • 10,000
  • 5000
  • 3000
  • 2000
  • 4X
  • 5X
  • 3X
  • 2X
  • 1000
  • 9000
  • 8000
  • 7000
  • 6000
  • 4000
  • 533
  • A-9666-B
Pop bumpers
Several, with yellow circular caps printed with black spider logos; two larger red-and-white concentric-striped round bumpers sit nearer the middle of the upper playfield
Spinners
Unknown
Drop targets
Three small square white target faces with coloured markings side by side above an add bonus score 5000 panel in the left-centre
Ramps
Two long red-white-blue striped ramps flank the lower apron, sweeping inward from the lower left and lower right towards the central red star
Slingshots
Triangular rubber sling faces flanking the lower play, edged in white
Upper playfield
Busy raised area with mirrored backbox reflection, add bonus and l-series lettering, wire guides and yellow plastic posts
Apron and lower playfield
Deep blue star field apron carrying the large red star with 80, star series lettering, a cream instruction card at lower left and a second white scoring card at lower right, with a brushed metal apron rail along the very bottom edge
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Muscular masked web-slinging figure in a red and blue costume with white eye patches and a black web pattern, crouched low and reaching one arm diagonally upward across the left-centre of the playfield
Man Grey-haired older man in a green jacket at the top of the right-hand figure cluster, face in profile turned left
Woman Woman in a yellow top with dark hair, standing just behind and below the grey-haired man, also turned left
Other Large wide-eyed open-mouthed face in the lower right foreground, dark hair, drawn in dramatic comic perspective
Creature Black spider emblems repeated on the yellow pop-bumper caps and in the web patterns sprayed across the yellow field
Full description

A vertically oriented pinball playfield shot in a display cabinet with a mirrored backbox reflecting the lower play. The upper third is a dense tangle of comic-book art in yellow, orange and red, with several yellow circular pop-bumper caps printed with a black spider emblem and two red-and-white round bumpers nearer the camera. Legible lettering in this zone includes ADD BONUS, SPIDER BOUNCE, LIL' SPIDER, L-SERIES and WHEN LIT, alongside stacked score values such as 20,000, 10,000, 5000 and 3000, and small round black-and-white target medallions. Down the left half a muscular red-and-blue masked web-slinging figure crouches and reaches diagonally across a web-spattered yellow field; down the right half three more painted characters crowd together, including a grey-haired man in a green jacket, a woman in a yellow top, and a wide-eyed open-mouthed face in the foreground. The lower third switches to a deep blue apron decorated with white and red stars, long red-white-blue striped ramps flanking a large red star containing the numerals 80, and the words STAR SERIES. A cream instruction card printed with dense black text sits lower left, and the whole play is bordered by pale wood-tone rails with a brushed metal apron edge and coin-door buttons below.

Backglass vision analysis

Written by a machine from the photos, so details may be off.

Spider-Man backglass

Backglass

  • yellow
  • orange
  • blue
  • red

Fingerprint: Huge red-and-blue web-suited hero leaping head-first diagonally across blazing yellow sky with radiating black speed lines, white eye lenses and black spider emblem on chest, two green-and-orange masked villains swinging in from upper left and lower right corners on spring-loaded metal cables, SPIDER-MAN title in red block capitals, four black-bezelled score windows

Distinctive

A huge red-and-blue web-suited hero leaping head-first down the centre of the glass, his body tilted diagonally across a blazing yellow sky of radiating black speed lines, with white eye lenses and a black spider on his chest. Two green-and-orange masked villains on spring-loaded metal cables swing in from the upper left and lower right corners. A green segmented serpent with a yellow head coils down the right margin beside stacked yellow 'HIGH GAME TO DATE' lettering. Four black-bezelled score windows showing blue 7-segment digits are inset two above and two below the action, each paired with a red player numeral.

Setting

  • Radiating black speed lines on a yellow-to-orange gradient sky
  • Dense city skyline of orange, black and grey skyscrapers
  • Dark navy instruction panel down the left edge
  • Cable and web strands crossing the frame

Symbols

  • Black spider emblem on chest
  • White webbing lines
  • Web strands
  • Coiled mechanical cables
  • Spiral web patterns
  • Grids of illuminated windows
  • Seven-segment score digits
  • Small round indicator lamps

Lettering

  • Marvel in small white sans-serif capitals; spider-man in very large red block capitals with heavy black outline and white inline, slightly arched across the top centre

Themes

  • Superhero
  • Comic book
  • City skyline
  • Web swinging
  • Villain confrontation

Title on it

  • Marvel spider-man

Text on it

  • MARVEL
  • SPIDER-MAN
  • HIGH GAME TO DATE
  • GAME OVER
  • TILT
Who and what
Kind Description
Man Central leaping superhero in red-and-blue web-patterned costume, white outlined eye lenses, black spider emblem on chest, one arm raised, one arm outstretched, legs kicked apart, webs trailing from wrists
Man Upper-left green and purple costumed figure with orange mask and coiled silver mechanical cables, crouched and swinging inward
Man Lower-right green costumed figure with orange mask and metal tentacle arms, perched on a building ledge
Creature Long green segmented serpent with a yellow head and open mouth coiling down the right edge
Other Small red four-legged spider-like mechanical creature perched on the upper-right score window bezel
Full description

Rectangular backglass behind a wooden cabinet frame, dominated by a large yellow-to-orange gradient sky with black ink lines radiating outward from a central figure. A comic-book superhero in a red-and-blue skintight costume with black webbing lines, white almond-shaped eye lenses outlined in black, and a black spider emblem on his chest leaps diagonally across the centre, right arm extended up-left, left arm flung out to the right, one leg tucked and one kicked down, webs trailing from both wrists. The bottom third is a crowded cityscape of tall orange, black and grey skyscrapers with grids of yellow and blue windows. Two green-suited, orange-masked figures with mechanical tentacle arms swing on coiled silver cables, one at upper left and one at lower right. A long green segmented serpent with a yellow head coils down the right edge. Across the top, small white 'MARVEL' sits above the main title in huge red block capitals with a thick black outline and white inline, reading 'SPIDER-MAN'. Four rectangular score windows with black bezels are set into the glass, two upper and two lower, each showing blue 7-segment digits. Red numerals 1, 2, 3 and 4 mark the four player positions. A narrow dark instruction strip runs down the left edge.