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The Marvel Super Heroes

Beginning date	September 1, 1966
End date	December 1, 1966
Number of Episodes	65 Episodes
Writers	Stan Lee Steve Ditko Jack Kirby John Romita, Sr. Joe Simon Bill Everett Larry Lieber Don Heck Jerry Siegel
Producers	Robert L. Lawrence Steve Krantz
Original Channel	Syndication
Next Series	Spider-Man

The Marvel Super Heroes was the very first animated venture based on characters from Marvel Comics. The series focused on Captain America, Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, and Namor. The series ran for three months between September 1st and December 1st in 1966.

Story

The stories were lifted directly from the comics, now called the Silver Age of Comic Books, rather than adapting the stories. Just a few stories were changed to omit some characters or to bring closure to stories that continued in another comic.

Animation

The series was made by Grantray-Lawrence Animation. It was headed by Grant Simmons, Ray Patterson, and Robert Lawrence.

Because of the short production schedule, the series used xerography for animation. The animators used images from the actual comic books for crude animation. Today, that would be called motion comics.

Cast

Recurring Actor	Role(s)
Sandy Becker	Captain America
Max Ferguson	Hulk
Paul Soles	Rick Jones Bruce Banner Happy Hogan Hawkeye Attuma
John Vernon	Iron Man Namor Glenn Talbot
Chris Wiggins	Thor Hawkeye Kraven the Hunter Grey Gargoyle Byrrah
Carl Banas	Bucky Barnes
Len Birman	Hercules
Len Carlson	Quicksilver Loki
Vern Chapman	Super Adaptoid
Bernard Cowan	Narrator Mandarin Melter Odin
Vita Linder	Jane Foster Wasp Pepper Potts Enchantress Scarlet Witch Betty Ross Lady Dorma Lorelei Black Widow
Gillie Fenwick	Baron Zemo Radioactive Man Leader Space Phantom
Tom Harvey	Giant Man Iceman Chameleon Super-Skrull
Paul Kligman	Red Skull Thaddeus Ross Power Man Mole Man Krang
Ed McNamara	Titanium Man Swordsman
Henry Ramer	Doctor Doom Crimson Dynamo Vashti

Actors portraying Captain America, Doctor Doom, Hulk, and Bucky appeared in live-action segments. These were written by Jerry Siegel, most famous for helping to create DC Comics superhero Superman.

Episodes

See The Marvel Super Heroes Episodes.

Sixty-five episodes were produced. Each episode was comprised of three seven minute sections, totaling one-hundred and ninety-five segments. Each group of three would focus on one superhero tale. In between the segments were descriptions of the other four heroes.

The series aired in syndication, meaning it was not part of one series everywhere but the channel varied by city.

Each day featured a different hero: Captain America on Monday, Hulk on Tuesday, Iron Man on Wednesday, Thor on Thursday, and Namor on Friday.

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes ranked the series among its top one-hundred superhero series with this series at fifty-one above Big Hero 6: The Series at one-hundred Spider-Woman at eighty-nine, Iron Man: Armored Adventures at eighty-six, Ultimate Spider-Man at eighty-three, Spider-Man Unlimited at seventy-three, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes at sixty-nine, The Super Hero Squad Show at sixty-eight, X-Men: Evolution at sixty-six, Fantastic Four at sixty-four, Avengers Assemble at fifty-eight, Guardians of the Galaxy at fifty-five and below Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends at forty-eight, The Spectacular Spider-Man at forty-six, Spider-Man at forty, Spider-Man at nineteen, and X-Men at five.^[1]

Legacy

The 2008 Iron Man film from Marvel Studios features a big band version of the Iron Man segments theme song without lyrics. The original song is included on the soundtrack.

The comic Tony Stark: Iron Man #9 features a flashback that uses the iron Man segments theme song's lyrics.^[2]

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References

↑ 100 Best Superhero TV Shows of All Time at Rotten Tomatoes
↑ Tony Stark: Iron Man Pays Homage to a Classic Cartoon at Comic Book Resources

External Links

TV.com
Internet Movie Database:
- Iron Man
- Hulk
- Captain America
- Thor
- Namor
The Big Cartoon Database
Wikipedia
Marvel Database:
- Iron Man
- Hulk
- Captain America
- Thor
- Namor

[1] 100 Best Superhero TV Shows of All Time at Rotten Tomatoes

[2] Tony Stark: Iron Man Pays Homage to a Classic Cartoon at Comic Book Resources

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