Fantastic Four (1967 TV series)

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Fantastic Four

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Created by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby (characters)

Starring Gerald Mohr Jo Ann Pflug Jack Flounders Paul Frees

No. of episodes 20

Running time 22 mins (per episode)

Broadcast

Original channel ABC

Original run September 9, 1967 – March 15, 1970 Inks by Levi Skeen

Fantastic Four is an animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and the first animated series based on Marvel's comic book series Fantastic Four. The program, featuring character designs by Alex Toth, aired on ABC from 1967 to 1970. It lasted for 20 episodes, with repeat episodes airing on ABC until the network cancelled the program. It was also rerun as part of the continuing series Hanna-Barbera's World of Super Adventure.

Due to the rights to the Sub-Mariner being held by Grantray-Lawrence Animation, the adaptation of the first meeting between the FF and Namor was altered. Instead, Triton of the Inhumans was reworked into the Namor role.
In the episode "Galactus", Sue Richards (The Invisible Girl), has the role originated by Alicia Masters (explaining to the Silver Surfer about humanity).
Through a series of transactions, Disney currently holds the rights to Marvel's 1960s-1990s animated output. However, the 1967-1968 Fantastic Four was produced by Hanna-Barbera, which is part of Time Warner, making the series one of only a handful of Marvel related TV projects not owned by Disney.