Fantastic Four (1978 TV series)
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Also known as The New Fantastic Four
Created by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby (characters) Presented by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises Marvel Comics Animation Theme music composer Dean Elliott, Eric Rogers No. of seasons 1 No. of episodes 13
Production Executive producer(s) Lee Gunther Producer(s) David H. DePatie, Friz Freleng Editor(s) David H. DePatie, Richard Cannon, Richard Corwin
Broadcast Original channel NBC Original run September 9, 1978 – December 16, 1978
Fantastic Four is an animated series produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and Marvel Comics Animation in the late 1970s. It is the second animated series based on Marvel's comic book series Fantastic Four. The 1978 series replaced the character of the Human Torch with a robot named Herbie, (Humanoid Experimental Robot, B-type, Integrated Electronics). A long-lasting rumor stated that this change was made by the TV network NBC because NBC executives did not want young viewers to imitate the Human Torch by setting themselves on fire. This rumor proved to be untrue, as the Human Torch had appeared in the '60s version of the cartoon without incident, and the 1978 rights to use the character were tied up in a movie version of the character (a film was never made)"Is it true that the Human Torch was replaced in the 1978 Fantastic Four cartoon show because the network was afraid that kids would imitate him and set themselves on fire?" -- POVOnline.com. Retrieved on 7 December 2007..
As of 2007, similar to the majority of the other Disney-acquired Marvel Comics animated series, there are no plans to release this series on DVD.
Voice cast
- Ted Cassidy - Thing/Benjamin J. 'Ben' Grimm (voice)
- Mike Road - Mr. Fantastic/Prof. Reed Richards (voice)
- Dick Tufeld - Opening Narrator
- Ginny Tyler-Hilton - Invisible Girl/Susan 'Sue' Richards (voice)
- Frank Welker - H.E.R.B.I.E. (voice)
Episode list
- A Monster Among Us
- The Menace Of Magneto
- The Phantom Of Film City
- Medusa And The Inhumans
- The Diamond Of Doom
- The Mole Man
- The Olympics Of Space
- The Fantastic Four Meet Doctor Doom
- The Frightful Four
- Calamity On The Campus
- The Impossible Man
- The Final Victory Of Doctor Doom
- Blastaar, the Living Bomb Burst
