In many ways, the character is a positive depiction of Native Americans.
Specifically, a Native American character: Professor Hiawatha Smith, as mentioned above. There is another reason why the episode is controversial, which doesn't get the same play: cultural representation. Shouts of "Heil, Hitler!" can be heard intermittently, and good ol' Adolf Hitler himself can be seen in an on-screen projection. Allusions to the Nazi party and the Red Skull's association with it are specified outright. Nazi imagery, primarily swastikas, is prevalent throughout the episode, with one especially large swastika being used as the X that marks the spot the Red Skull is searching for. There's no official reason given for the episode's absence on the streaming service (NBC also pulled the episode from syndication), but it isn't hard to figure out. They steer the missiles back from whence they had come, but can only speculate if the Red Skull survived. Thankfully, Smith frees Firestar, who is then able to release Spider-Man and Iceman. The Red Skull captures the Spider-Friends and straps them to rockets, aimed at an unspecified country in an effort to start World War III. The four join forces to stop the Red Skull, and journey to an African jungle, where the Red Skull has found the weaponry. Firestar and Iceman arrive to see to their friend, but when Professor Smith arrives home, a fight ensues until the truth is revealed. Spidey is gassed before he can stop the pair, and they make off with the engraving. They are looking for the "Scorpio Engraving," a map to a hidden stash of Nazi secret, experimental weapons. He quickly switches into his Spider-Man gear to investigate and comes across two of the Red Skull's ( Peter Cullen) thugs. The episode sees Peter noticing something is awry at Professor Hiawatha Smith's ( Michael Ansara) home.
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