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Fantastic Four (1994 TV series)

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Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four (1994 TV series) title screen.jpg
GenreSuperhero
Action
Adventure
Based on
Fantastic Four
by
Written byRon Friedman
Glenn Leopold
Voices of
Composers
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
DistributorGenesis Entertainment (US)
New World Entertainment
(International)
Release
Original networkSyndication (The Marvel Action Hour/Marvel Action Universe)
Audio formatStereo
Original releaseSeptember 24, 1994 (1994-09-24) –
February 24, 1996 (1996-02-24)
Chronology
Preceded byThe New Fantastic Four
Followed byFantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes

Fantastic Four, also known as Fantastic Four: The Animated Series,[2] is the third animated television series based on Marvel's comic book series of the same name.[3] Airing began on September 24, 1994, until ending on February 24, 1996. The series ran for two seasons, with 13 episodes per season, making 26 episodes in total.[3]

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Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics

Marvel Comics is an American comic book publisher and the flagship property of Marvel Entertainment, a division of The Walt Disney Company since September 1, 2009. Evolving from Timely Comics in 1939, Magazine Management/Atlas Comics in 1951 and its predecessor, Marvel Mystery Comics, the Marvel Comics title/name/brand was first used in June 1961.

Comic book

Comic book

A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes. Panels are often accompanied by descriptive prose and written narrative, usually, dialogue contained in word balloons emblematic of the comics art form.

Fantastic Four

Fantastic Four

The Fantastic Four is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in The Fantastic Four #1, helping usher in a new level of realism in the medium. It was the first superhero team created by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and editor/co-plotter Stan Lee, who developed a collaborative approach to creating comics with this title.

Overview

In the early-to-mid-1990s, Genesis Entertainment and New World Entertainment syndicated a new Fantastic Four animated series as part of the Marvel Action Hour weekend block, later renamed Marvel Action Universe (second use of the name), with the addition of another show.[4] The first half of the hour was an episode of Iron Man; the second half an episode of Fantastic Four. During the first season, Stan Lee was featured speaking before each show about characters in the following episode and what had inspired him to create them.[3]

The show has also aired on Fox Kids,[5] and Disney XD in the United States.

Season 1

Most episodes in the first season consisted of fairly accurate re-interpretations of classic 1960s Fantastic Four comic book stories by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. For instance, this series stayed true to the original comic book story that recounted the Silver Surfer and Galactus' coming to Earth in a two-part episode as well as Doctor Doom's theft of the Surfer's powers.[6][7] However, the season's cost-effective animation (provided by Wang Film Productions and Kennedy Cartoons) and attempts to add humor through the inclusion of a fussy British landlady (portrayed by Lee's wife Joan) for the Fantastic Four were generally met with displeasure by fans - to say nothing of then-current Fantastic Four comic book writer Tom DeFalco, who got in trouble for penning a scene in issue #396 of the series that featured Ant-Man watching and lambasting an episode of the cartoon.[8]

It's also the only season to use digital ink and paint in some episodes.

In the two-part premiere "The Origin of the Fantastic Four", Puppet Master took control of the Thing and used him to capture Invisible Woman. Mister Fantastic freed the Thing from his control and defeated the Puppet Master. Upon returning to his apartment to reclaim his final doll, he ended up in a fight with Alicia Masters, and then he apparently fell to his death from the apartment window. The Fantastic Four weren't able to find his body and claimed that he "vanished from Earth."

In "The Silver Surfer & the Coming of Galactus", the Silver Surfer, Firelord, and Terrax fight the Fantastic Four while Galactus attempts to feed on Earth. By season 2 however, all but the presence of Silver Surfer in that battle is ignored as Terrax is seen again and referred to as being the replacement for the Silver Surfer. In the episode "When Calls Galactus", Terrax is killed/turned into a worm and Nova (Frankie Raye) becomes the new herald of Galatcus.

In the three-part special episode, "Mask of Doom", Doctor Doom captures the Fantastic Four and forces Mister Fantastic, Human Torch, and the Thing to go back in time and obtain an object for him. In the aforementioned episode "Silver Surfer and the Return of Galactus", Doom steals the Silver Surfer's powers and tries to steal Galactus' powers, only to be thwarted by the planet devourer himself.

Season 2

Both the Fantastic Four and Iron Man series were radically retooled for its second and final season, sporting brand-new opening sequences, improved animation (as previously mentioned, the animation for the first season thirteen episodes was done by Wang Film Productions and Kennedy Cartoons, while the second season's animation was provided by the Philippine Animation Studio), and more mature writing (the first season was primarily written by Ron Friedman, while the second season was overseen by Tom Tataranowicz), though noticeably having fewer introductions by Stan Lee, with several of the new shorter intros being used more than once. Not only that, Four Freedoms Plaza replaced the Baxter Building as the Fantastic Four's home base in season 2. The season 2 episodes also drew upon John Byrne’s 1980s run on the Fantastic Four comic (as well as John Buscema's artwork), in addition to further Lee and Kirby adventures.

In the second season's premiere episode "And a Blind Man Shall Lead Them" (guest starring Daredevil), Doctor Doom strikes at a now fully powerless Fantastic Four and has his hand crushed by the Thing. Doom next appears in "Nightmare in Green", where he directs Hulk to attack the team.

Wizard appears in the episode "And the Wind Cries Medusa" (Part One of the three-part Inhumans Saga). In his debut appearance, he assembles Medusa, Hydro-Man, and Trapster to form the Frightful Four. On a related note, this episode aired one week from Hydro-Man's debut appearance in Spider-Man. Wizard also used a device to control the Thing. Meanwhile, Crystal, along with the other Inhumans Black Bolt, Gorgon, Karnak, and Lockjaw, also make their debut in the three-part "Inhumans Saga" episode. After escaping the Negative Barrier, Crystal goes on to become the girlfriend of the Human Torch. Seeker appears in the episode "Inhumans Saga: Beware the Hidden Land". He is sent by Maximus the Mad to retrieve the Inhuman Royal Family. After saving the Fantastic Four from the explosion, Seeker briefly shares the history of the Inhumans to them.

Susan Richards as Malice appears in the episode "Worlds Within Worlds". Malice's appearance is the result of Psycho-Man using his empathic abilities to make Susan turn against her Fantastic Four teammates. Eventually, Susan is freed of Psycho-Man's influence and defeats him.

The Black Panther appears in the "Prey of the Black Panther". He lures the Fantastic Four to Wakanda to see if they are worthy enough to help fight Klaw. As in the comics, Klaw's history of killing T'Chaka is included as well as T'Challa using Klaw's own weapon on his right hand.

In "To Battle the Living Planet," the Fantastic Four ask Galactus' help in confronting Ego the Living Planet. Thor meanwhile guest stars in two episodes. In "To Battle the Living Planet," the Fantastic Four help him fight Ego the Living Planet even when they enlist Galactus' help. In "When Calls Galactus," he and Ghost Rider (he uses the penance stare, so it is more likely it is the Daniel Ketch version instead of the Johnny Blaze version) both help the Fantastic Four fight Galactus. Also in "When Calls Galactus", Nova volunteers to replace the treacherous Terrax as Galactus' herald. As in the comics, Frankie Raye ends up getting her powers when she is accidentally doused in the chemicals that gave the android Human Torch his powers.

Franklin Storm appears in the episode "Behold, A Distant Star". Just like in the comics, Franklin Storm lost his wife in an accident, and an altercation with a loan shark led to an accidental murder. When Invisible Woman has shrapnel in the lower part of her brain after a recent Skrull attack (Lyja is shown as a commander to the Skrull army), he has to come out of hiding to perform the surgery. He turns himself over to the arriving police. After being freed from his volcanic prison, Super-Skrull replaces him in prison and takes on the guise of the Invincible Man, who breaks out of prison, goes on a rampage on the city, and runs afoul of the Fantastic Four. They soon realize that Franklin Storm is Super-Skrull in disguise. Warlord Morrat has a concussive energy beam projector attached to Dr. Storm's chest. The projector is set to go off the moment he sees the Fantastic Four. When Storm appears, he warns the Fantastic Four to stay away and rolls over on the floor, taking the full force of the deadly concussive blast.

In "Hopelessly Impossible", Lockjaw helps the Human Torch get the Impossible Man to The Great Refuge and away from the Super-Skrull.

In what turned out to be the series finale, "Doomsday", Doctor Doom acquires the almighty Power Cosmic. He once again tries to go after Galactus, only to hit the barrier that prevents the Silver Surfer from leaving Earth.

The Incredible Hulk crossover

See also: The Incredible Hulk (1996 TV series)

Simon Templeman reprised his role of Doctor Doom for guest appearances in two episodes, in which Doom held Washington, D.C. captive, only to be defeated by She-Hulk, whom he later attempted to claim revenge upon. With his appearance on this show, it can be assumed that Doom survived the fate he met on the Fantastic Four series, if both shows are to be considered within the same continuity.

Following Doctor Doom's first appearance (he appears again in the second-season episode "Hollywood Rocks"), comes the episode "Fantastic Fortitude" featuring his nemesis, the Fantastic Four. The episode seems to place this show in the same continuity with the Fantastic Four cartoon of the same decade, as this episode plays off the Hulk's appearance in the other show. More to the point, Beau Weaver (Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic) and Chuck McCann (Ben Grimm/The Thing) reprise their roles from the Fantastic Four series. In the episode, Mister Fantastic and the other Fantastic Four take their vacation prior to Hulk, She-Hulk, and Thing fighting Leader's Gamma Soldiers. Meanwhile, She-Hulk flirts with Thing, but Ben chooses to rekindle his relationship with Alicia Masters. While the Yancy Street Gang never appear in the solo Fantastic Four cartoon itself, they appear in "Fantastic Fortitude", where they pull a prank on the Thing. After being defeated by the villain Ogress, the Gang, always off camera, distributes leaflets marked "THING WHUPPED BY A WOMAN!", much to Thing's chagrin.

Proposed season 3

According to season 2 supervising producer Tom Tataranowicz, had there had been a third season of Fantastic Four, he would have wanted to go into the whole Sue Storm pregnancy story arc. In Tataranowicz's eyes, this would have given the production crew a chance to do their own take on the Sub-Mariner (who only appeared in season 1), as he played into the arc in Fantastic Four issues leading up to and around issue #100. Tataranowicz also wanted to bring Medusa and She-Hulk into the mix as part of the Fantastic Four.

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Broadcast syndication

Broadcast syndication

Broadcast syndication is the practice of leasing the right to broadcasting television shows and radio programs to multiple television stations and radio stations, without going through a broadcast network. It is common in the United States where broadcast programming is scheduled by television networks with local independent affiliates. Syndication is less widespread in the rest of the world, as most countries have centralized networks or television stations without local affiliates. Shows can be syndicated internationally, although this is less common.

Marvel Action Universe

Marvel Action Universe

Marvel Action Universe was a 1988–1991 weekly syndicated television block from Marvel Productions featuring animated adaptions of Dino-Riders and RoboCop, along with reruns of the 1981 Spider-Man cartoon and Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends.

Iron Man (TV series)

Iron Man (TV series)

Iron Man, also known as Iron Man: The Animated Series, is an American animated television series based on Marvel Comics' superhero Iron Man. The series aired from 1994 to 1996 in syndication as part of The Marvel Action Hour, which packaged Iron Man with another animated series based on Marvel properties, the Fantastic Four, with one half-hour episode from each series airing back-to-back. The show was backed by a toy line that featured many armor variants.

Stan Lee

Stan Lee

Stan Lee was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. He rose through the ranks of a family-run business called Timely Comics which would later become Marvel Comics. He was the primary creative leader for two decades, leading its expansion from a small division of a publishing house to a multimedia corporation that dominated the comics and film industries.

Fox Kids

Fox Kids

Fox Kids was an American children's programming block and branding for a slate of international children's television channels. Originally a joint venture between the Fox Broadcasting Company (Fox) and its affiliated stations, it was later owned by Fox Family Worldwide.

Disney XD

Disney XD

Disney XD is an American pay television channel owned by the Disney Branded Television and Disney Entertainment units of The Walt Disney Company. The channel is aimed primarily at older children ages six to eleven years old.

Jack Kirby

Jack Kirby

Jack Kirby was an American comic book artist, writer and editor, widely regarded as one of the medium's major innovators and one of its most prolific and influential creators. He grew up in New York City and learned to draw cartoon figures by tracing characters from comic strips and editorial cartoons. He entered the nascent comics industry in the 1930s, drawing various comics features under different pen names, including Jack Curtiss, before ultimately settling on Jack Kirby. In 1940, he and writer-editor Joe Simon created the highly successful superhero character Captain America for Timely Comics, predecessor of Marvel Comics. During the 1940s, Kirby regularly teamed with Simon, creating numerous characters for that company and for National Comics Publications, later to become DC Comics.

Silver Surfer

Silver Surfer

The Silver Surfer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character also appears in a number of movies, television, and video game adaptations. The character was created by Jack Kirby and first appeared in the comic book Fantastic Four #48, published in 1966.

Galactus

Galactus

Galactus is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Formerly a mortal man, he is a cosmic entity who consumes planets to sustain his life force, and serves a functional role in the upkeep of the primary Marvel continuity. He was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appeared in Fantastic Four #48.

Doctor Doom

Doctor Doom

Doctor Doom is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The Fantastic Four #5. The monarch of the fictional nation of Latveria, Doom primarily serves as the archenemy of Reed Richards and the Fantastic Four. He has also come into conflict with other superheroes in the Marvel Universe, including Spider-Man, Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Black Panther, the X-Men, and the Avengers. He has also been portrayed as an antihero at times, working with the heroes if their goals align and only if it benefits him.

Ant-Man

Ant-Man

Ant-Man is the name of several superheroes appearing in books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby, Ant-Man's first appearance was in Tales to Astonish #27 but first appeared in costume in Tales to Astonish #35. The persona was originally the brilliant scientist Hank Pym's superhero alias after inventing a substance that can change size, but reformed thieves Scott Lang and Eric O'Grady also took on the mantle after the original changed his superhero identity to various other aliases, such as Giant-Man, Goliath, and Yellowjacket. Pym's Ant-Man is also a founding member of the super hero team known as the Avengers. The character has appeared in several films based on the Marvel character, such as Ant-Man (2015), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023).

Puppet Master (Marvel Comics)

Puppet Master (Marvel Comics)

Puppet Master is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Cast

Main

Guest cast

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Beau Weaver

Beau Weaver

Beau Weaver is an American voice actor in television and film, heard widely in trailers for feature films, network television promos, documentaries, national radio and television commercials and cartoons.

Lori Alan

Lori Alan

Lori Alan is an American actress. She has played a long-running role as Pearl Krabs on the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. She also voiced Diane Simmons on Family Guy, the Invisible Woman on Fantastic Four, and The Boss in the Metal Gear video game series.

Invisible Woman

Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The Fantastic Four #1. Susan Storm is a founding member of the Fantastic Four and was the first female superhero created by Marvel during the Silver Age of Comic Books.

Human Torch

Human Torch

The Human Torch is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a founding member of the Fantastic Four. He is writer Stan Lee's and artist Jack Kirby's reinvention of a similar, previous character, the android Human Torch of the same name and powers who was created in 1939 by writer-artist Carl Burgos for Marvel Comics' predecessor company, Timely Comics.

Chuck McCann

Chuck McCann

Charles John Thomas McCann was an American actor, comedian, puppeteer, commercial presenter and television host. He was best known for his work in presenting children's television programming and animation, as well as his own program The Chuck McCann Show and he also recorded comedy parody style albums.

Brian Austin Green

Brian Austin Green

Brian Austin Green is an American actor, rapper, television personality and podcaster, best known for his portrayal of David Silver on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000). Green was also a series regular on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Freddie, Wedding Band, and Anger Management.

Neil Ross

Neil Ross

Neil David Ross is a British-American voice actor and announcer. Noted for his Trans-Atlantic accent, he has provided voices in many American cartoons, most notably Voltron, G.I. Joe, and Transformers, as well as video games, including Mass Effect and Leisure Suit Larry 6 and 7. Ross has also provided voice roles for many movies, including Back to the Future Part II, Babe, Quiz Show, and Being John Malkovich.

Puppet Master (Marvel Comics)

Puppet Master (Marvel Comics)

Puppet Master is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.

Krang (Marvel Comics)

Krang (Marvel Comics)

Warlord Krang is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was a high-ranking member of the Atlantean military.

Alicia Masters

Alicia Masters

Alicia Reiss Masters is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is usually depicted as a supporting character to the superheroes the Fantastic Four and Silver Surfer. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, she first appeared in The Fantastic Four #8.

Edward Albert

Edward Albert

Edward Laurence Albert was an American actor. The son of actor Eddie Albert and Mexican actress Margo, he starred opposite Goldie Hawn in Butterflies Are Free (1972), a role for which he won a Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year. He was nominated for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy. Albert starred in more than 130 films and television series, including Midway, The Greek Tycoon, Galaxy of Terror, The House Where Evil Dwells, The Yellow Rose, Falcon Crest and Power Rangers Time Force.

Gregg Berger

Gregg Berger

Gregory Alan Berger is an American voice actor. He is known for his roles as Jecht from Final Fantasy X and the Dissidia Final Fantasy games, Grimlock from The Transformers, Mysterio and Kraven the Hunter from Spider-Man: The Animated Series, Odie from various Garfield animated media, Cornfed Pig from Duckman, Bill Licking from The Angry Beavers, Agent Kay from Men in Black: The Series, The Gromble from Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Captain Blue from Viewtiful Joe, Eeyore from Kingdom Hearts II, Hunter the Cheetah (1999–2002) and Ripto from Spyro the Dragon, as well as The Thing, Galactus, and Attuma from Marvel: Ultimate Alliance.

Episodes

Season 1 (1994)

# Title Writer(s) Original Airdate Prod. Number
1
2		"The Origin of the Fantastic Four"[10]Ron FriedmanSeptember 24, 1994 (1994-09-24)
October 1, 1994 (1994-10-01)		101
102
Note: Based on Fantastic Four #1 and #8.
3"Now Comes the Sub-Mariner"[11]Ron FriedmanOctober 8, 1994 (1994-10-08)[12]103
Notes: Based on Fantastic Four #4.
4"Incursion of the Skrulls"[13]Ron FriedmanOctober 15, 1994 (1994-10-15)104
Notes: Based on Fantastic Four #2.
5
6		"The Silver Surfer and the Coming of Galactus"[14]Ron FriedmanOctober 22, 1994 (1994-10-22)
October 29, 1994 (1994-10-29)		105
106
Notes: Based on Fantastic Four #48-49.
7"Super Skrull"[15]Ron FriedmanNovember 5, 1994 (1994-11-05)107
Notes: Based on Fantastic Four #18.
8"The Mask of Doom - Part I"[16]Elwin Ransom & Ron FriedmanNovember 12, 1994 (1994-11-12)108
Note: Based on Fantastic Four #5.
9"The Mask of Doom - Part II"[16]Elwin Ransom & Ron FriedmanNovember 19, 1994 (1994-11-19)109
Note: Based on Fantastic Four #5.
10"The Mask of Doom - Part III"[16]Elwin Ransom & Ron FriedmanNovember 26, 1994 (1994-11-26)110
Note: Based on Fantastic Four #5.
11"Mole Man"[17]Ron FriedmanDecember 3, 1994 (1994-12-03)111
Notes: Based on Fantastic Four #1.
12"Behold the Negative Zone"[18]Ron FriedmanDecember 10, 1994 (1994-12-10)112
Notes: Chronologically, this is the last episode of the first season.
13"The Silver Surfer and the Return of Galactus"[19]Ron FriedmanDecember 17, 1994 (1994-12-17)113
Notes: Although it aired as the season finale, this episode takes place before "Mole Man."

Season 2 (1995–1996)

# Title Director(s) Writer(s) Original Airdate Prod. Number
14"And a Blind Man Shall Lead Them"[20]Thomas Mclaughlin jr.Steve Granat & Cydne ClarkSeptember 23, 1995 (1995-09-23)204
Notes: Based on Fantastic Four #39-40.
15"Inhumans Saga Part 1: And the Wind Cries Medusa"[21]Ernesto Lopez, Graham Morris & Tom Tatatanowicz
Thomas Mclaughlin Jr.		Glenn LeopoldSeptember 30, 1995 (1995-09-30)201
Notes: Based on Fantastic Four #36 and #41–47.
16"Inhumans Saga Part 2: The Inhumans Among Us"[21]Ernesto Lopez, Graham Morris & Tom Tatatanowicz
Thomas Mclaughlin Jr.		Glenn LeopoldOctober 7, 1995 (1995-10-07)202
Notes: Based on Fantastic Four #36 and #41–47.
17"Inhumans Saga Part 3: Beware the Hidden Land"[21]Ernesto Lopez, Graham Morris & Tom Tatatanowicz
Thomas Mclaughlin Jr.		Glenn LeopoldOctober 14, 1995 (1995-10-14)203
Notes: Based on Fantastic Four #36 and #41–47.
18"Worlds Within Worlds"[22]Myrha BushmanSteve Granat & Cydne Clark & David EhrmanOctober 21, 1995 (1995-10-21)205
Notes: Based on Fantastic Four #76–77 and #280–283.
19"To Battle the Living Planet"[23]Ernesto LopezSteve Granat & Cydne Clark & Jan StrnadNovember 4, 1995 (1995-11-04)206
Notes: Based on Fantastic Four #234-235.
20"Prey of the Black Panther"[24]Thomas Mclaughlin jr.Glenn LeopoldNovember 11, 1995 (1995-11-11)207
Notes: Based on Fantastic Four #52–53.
21"When Calls Galactus"[25]Richard TruebloodJan StrnadNovember 18, 1995 (1995-11-18)208
Notes: Based on Fantastic Four #242–244.
22"Nightmare in Green"[26]Thomas Mclaughlin jr.Glenn LeopoldNovember 25, 1995 (1995-11-25)209
23"Behold, a Distant Star"[27]Ernesto LopezSteve Granat & Cydne ClarkFebruary 3, 1996 (1996-02-03)210
Notes: Based on Fantastic Four #32 and #37.
24"Hopelessly Impossible"[28]Thomas Mclaughlin jr.Greg JohnsonFebruary 10, 1996 (1996-02-10)211
25"The Sentry Sinister"[29]Ernesto LopezGlenn LeopoldFebruary 17, 1996 (1996-02-17)212
Notes: Based on Fantastic Four #64.
26"Doomsday"[30]Thomas Mclaughlin jr.Cydne ClarkFebruary 24, 1996 (1996-02-24)213
Notes: Based on Fantastic Four #57–60.

The Incredible Hulk crossover

Chuck McCann and Beau Weaver reprised their roles (as the Thing and Mister Fantastic respectively) on The Incredible Hulk.

Main article: The Incredible Hulk (1996 TV series)
# Title Writer(s) Original AirDate(s)
8"Fantastic Fortitude"Bob ForwardNovember 10, 1996 (1996-11-10)

Spider-Man crossover

Only Quinton Flynn (who replaced Brian Austin Green as the voice of the Human Torch in the second season) came back for Spider-Man. Beau Weaver, Lori Alan, and Chuck McCann were replaced by Cam Clarke, Gail Matthius, and Patrick Pinney as Mister Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, and the Thing respectively, and Doctor Doom was voiced by veteran voice actor Tom Kane for parts 2 and 3.

Main article: List of Spider-Man (1994 TV series) episodes
# Title Writer(s) Original AirDate(s)
61
63		"Secret Wars"John Semper
Karen Milovich
Virginia Roth
Ernie Altbacker
Mark Hoffmeier		November 7, 1997 (1997-11-07)
November 21, 1997 (1997-11-21)

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Fantastic Four (comic book)

Fantastic Four (comic book)

Fantastic Four is the name of several comic book titles featuring the team Fantastic Four and published by Marvel Comics, beginning with the original Fantastic Four comic book series which debuted in 1961.

Glenn Leopold

Glenn Leopold

Glenn Leopold is an American writer and musician. He worked for Hanna-Barbera as a story editor, writer, character creator, and show developer. He is also a member of the music band, Gunhill Road.

Chuck McCann

Chuck McCann

Charles John Thomas McCann was an American actor, comedian, puppeteer, commercial presenter and television host. He was best known for his work in presenting children's television programming and animation, as well as his own program The Chuck McCann Show and he also recorded comedy parody style albums.

Beau Weaver

Beau Weaver

Beau Weaver is an American voice actor in television and film, heard widely in trailers for feature films, network television promos, documentaries, national radio and television commercials and cartoons.

Quinton Flynn

Quinton Flynn

Quinton Flynn is an American voice actor and comedian, who has provided the English voices of video game characters such as Raiden in the Metal Gear series, Marcus Damon in Digimon Data Squad, Lea and Axel in the Kingdom Hearts series.

Brian Austin Green

Brian Austin Green

Brian Austin Green is an American actor, rapper, television personality and podcaster, best known for his portrayal of David Silver on the television series Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990–2000). Green was also a series regular on Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Freddie, Wedding Band, and Anger Management.

Human Torch

Human Torch

The Human Torch is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a founding member of the Fantastic Four. He is writer Stan Lee's and artist Jack Kirby's reinvention of a similar, previous character, the android Human Torch of the same name and powers who was created in 1939 by writer-artist Carl Burgos for Marvel Comics' predecessor company, Timely Comics.

Lori Alan

Lori Alan

Lori Alan is an American actress. She has played a long-running role as Pearl Krabs on the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants. She also voiced Diane Simmons on Family Guy, the Invisible Woman on Fantastic Four, and The Boss in the Metal Gear video game series.

Cam Clarke

Cam Clarke

Cam Clarke is an American voice actor, known for his work in animation, video games and commercials. Among his notable roles are Leonardo and Rocksteady in the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series, Shotaro Kaneda in the 1989 original Streamline Pictures English dub of Akira, and Liquid Snake in the Metal Gear series. He often serves as a voice double for Matthew Broderick and served as Broderick's singing voice of Simba in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride.

Gail Matthius

Gail Matthius

Gail Matthius is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member of NBC's Saturday Night Live during its critical and ratings low point at the time, and co-anchored the Weekend Update segment with Charles Rocket in 1981.

Patrick Pinney

Patrick Pinney

Patrick Cullen Pinney is an American television, film and voice actor.

Invisible Woman

Invisible Woman

The Invisible Woman is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The Fantastic Four #1. Susan Storm is a founding member of the Fantastic Four and was the first female superhero created by Marvel during the Silver Age of Comic Books.

Broadcast and release

Despite the fact that the show ended in 1996, the success of the live-action Fantastic Four film have sparked more interest in new fans, allowing the series to air in reruns on Jetix block on Toon Disney due to its new owners: The Walt Disney Company.

In February 2012, Marvel.com uploaded every episode for streaming purposes, although they have now been removed.

The entire series is available to purchase on the iTunes Store,[31] Amazon Prime Video,[32] and Google TV.[33]

The series with both seasons combined into one complete season has been shown on Disney's streaming service Disney+ since its launch on November 12, 2019, however, the episode "Incursion of the Skrulls" is omitted for reasons unknown.[34]

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Fantastic Four (2005 film)

Fantastic Four (2005 film)

Fantastic Four is a 2005 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. It was directed by Tim Story, and released by 20th Century Fox. The film stars Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon and Kerry Washington.

Jetix

Jetix

Jetix was a children's entertainment brand owned by The Walt Disney Company. The brand was for a slate of action/adventure-related programming blocks and television channels. Jetix programming mainly originated from the Saban Entertainment library, airing live-action and animated series with some original programming.

Toon Disney

Toon Disney

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The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company

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ITunes Store

ITunes Store

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Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video

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Google TV (service)

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Disney+

Disney+

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Home media

VHS

During the series' run, some episodes were released on VHS. These were from 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

VHS Name Episode Titles Release Date Publisher Stock Number Notes
The Origin of the Fantastic Four "The Origin of the Fantastic Four" Parts 1 & 2 July 2, 1997[35] 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment 4193 Trailers:
FOX Kids Video Promo (1997)
Casper: A Spirited Beginning (1997)
FOX Toons Interactive CD-ROM Promo (1997)

In the late 1990s, another selection of VHS compilations were released by Marvel Films/New World Entertainment (these tapes were distributed in Canada by Telegenic Entertainment). These releases featured episodes edited into 40 minute movies based on the particular story arc.

VHS Name Episode Titles Release Date Publisher Stock Number Notes
The Origin "The Origin of the Fantastic Four" Parts 1 & 2 May 19, 1998[36] Marvel Films/New World Entertainment 03033 This Tape Is In SP Mode.

Contains 40 Minutes Of A Feature Length Movie.

And Contains Various Commercials At The End Of The Movie:
Spider-Man: Web Flyers: Sneak Attack Action Figures Advertisement (1998)
Spider-Man: Web Blaster Refills and Web Fluids Advertisement (1997)

DVD

Region 1

The cover for the DVD release.
The cover for the DVD release.

On July 5, 2005, Buena Vista Home Entertainment released the complete series on a 4-disc Region 1 DVD boxset. This set was created to cash-in on the release of the live-action film which was released theatrically a few days later. It features new introductions by Stan Lee for all 26 episodes (replacing the original introductions, which had been removed for network broadcast) as well as an interview where Stan Lee talks about how he created the Fantastic Four. Additionally, pieces of footage from the episodes themselves had also been removed for network broadcast, and it is these cut episodes that comprise the DVD set.[37]

Region 2

In July 2005, Buena Vista Home Entertainment released a Region 2 single-release DVD titled Fantastic Four: A Legend Begins. It comprises the first two episodes and the trilogy of the first appearance of Doctor Doom, and includes the same bonus features as the US boxset.[38]

In April 2008, Liberation Entertainment secured the home media rights to select Marvel shows from Jetix Europe in select European territories.[39] The company were due to release both seasons in the United Kingdom, but the company shuttered their UK operations on October 22, 2008.[40] Lace International released their remaining stock, including both seasons of the show and a boxset containing all twenty-six episodes in November 2008, with remastered video and audio footage. In April 2009, Liberation released the Seasons 1 and 2 boxset in some European countries with Dutch subtitles.

Clear Vision later took over UK and German distribution rights, re-releasing the season volumes as separate sets. Season 1 was released on May 4, 2009 and May 13, 2009, while Season 2 was released on June 10, 2009 and June 17, 2009.[41]

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Casper: A Spirited Beginning

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New World Pictures

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Story arc

Story arc

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DVD

DVD

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Fantastic Four (2005 film)

Fantastic Four (2005 film)

Fantastic Four is a 2005 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name, created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. It was directed by Tim Story, and released by 20th Century Fox. The film stars Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon and Kerry Washington.

Jetix Europe

Jetix Europe

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Silver Vision

Silver Vision

Comics

An 8 issues comic-book series based on the show was published by Marvel:

  • Marvel Action Hour: Fantastic Four (November 1994 to June 1995)[42]

Merchandising

An action figure line based on the TV show was produced by Toy Biz, and ran for four series. The line included the main characters and many of the various guest-stars, as well as characters that never even appeared on the show, such as Dragon Man and Thanos.

Source: "Fantastic Four (1994 TV series)", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, March 9th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastic_Four_(1994_TV_series).

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Further Reading

Fantastic Four

Galactus

Ben Grimm

Reed Richards

Human Torch

Invisible Woman

Firelord (character)

Alicia Masters

Super-Skrull

Terrax

Fantastic Four (1967 TV series)

Nova (Frankie Raye)

Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes

World War Hulk

The Incredible Hulk (1996 TV series)

Doctor Doom in other media

The Galactus Trilogy

Silver Surfer
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