Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends is a 1981–1983 American animated television series that was produced by Marvel Productions. It is intended to be a crossover series connected to the 1981 Spider-Man series.[2] The show stars already-established Marvel Comics characters Spider-Man and Iceman, plus an original character, Firestar.[3] As a trio called the Spider-Friends, they fought against various villains of the Marvel Universe.[4]
| Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Superhero Action Adventure |
| Developed by | Stan Lee |
| Directed by | Don Jurwich |
| Voices of | |
| Narrated by |
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| Composer | Johnny Douglas |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | |
| Producer | Dennis Marks |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Release | November 5, 1983 |
Cast
- Hans Conried - Chameleon
- Jerry Dexter - Sunfire
- George DiCenzo - Captain America, Lance Macho, Kraven the Hunter (in "The Crime of All Centuries"), Cyclops (in "The X-Men Adventure")
- Alan Dinehart - Boris, Sam Blockbuster, Helicopter Pilot (in "Triumph of the Green Goblin"), Norman Osborn's Pilot (in "Triumph of the Green Goblin"), Police Officer #2 (in "Triumph of the Green Goblin"), Thief #1 (in "Triumph of the Green Goblin"), Security Guard #1 (in "The Crime of All Centuries")
- Walker Edmiston - Frankenstein's Monster (in "The Transylvanian Connection"), Kingpin (in "Pawns of the Kingpin")
- Michael Evans - Professor Wells
- Al Fann - Swarm
- June Foray - Aunt May, Crime Computer, Judy
- Kathy Garver - Firestar/Angelica Jones, Sally, Storm (in "The X-Men Adventure")
- Dan Gilvezan - Spider-Man/Peter Parker, Zoltan Amadeus/The Arachnoid (in "Attack of the Arachnoid"), Biker Gang Leader (in "The Crime of All Centuries")
- John Haymer - Skelton (in "The Crime of All Centuries"), Security Guard #2 (in "The Crime of All Centuries"), Black Knight (in "Knights and Demons")
- Sally Julian - Mona Osborn, Jungle Girl (in "Triumph of the Green Goblin")
- Annie Lockhart - Honey Dove, Storm (in "A Firestar is Born")
- Keye Luke - Sunfire's Uncle Genju
- Dennis Marks - Dr. Faustus, Green Goblin/Norman Osborn (in "Triumph of the Green Goblin"), Police Officer #1 (in "Triumph of the Green Goblin"), Thief #2 (in "Triumph of the Green Goblin"), Cyberiad/Nathan Price (in "The X-Men Adventure")
- Alan Melvin - Electro
- Shepard Menkin - Doctor Doom
- John Stephenson - Colossus, Eric the Viking, Loki, Modred the Mystic, Shocker, Surtur, Thunderbird, Ymir
- Janet Waldo - Shanna the She-Devil, Zerona
- Frank Welker - Iceman/Bobby Drake, Flash Thompson, Matt Murdock, Mr. Jones, Ms. Lion, Uncle Ben, Videoman/Francis Byte, Wolf-Thing (in "The Transylvanian Connection")
- William Woodson - Doctor Strange, Namor, J. Jonah Jameson
- Alan Young - Mr. Frump
Notable guest stars
- Michael Ansara - Hiawatha Smith (in "The Quest of the Red Skull")
- Marlene Aragon - Lightwave
- Michael Bell - Ariel and Bartow's father (in "Spidey Meets the Girl of Tomorrow"), Doctor Octopus (in "Spidey Meets the Girl of Tomorrow")
- Bob Bergen - Bartow (in "Spidey Meets the Girl of Tomorrow")
- Susan Blu - Louise (in "The Education of a Superhero"), Monica (in "Attack of the Arachnoid")
- William Callaway - Angel (in "A Fire-Star is Born"), Wolverine (in "A Firestar is Born")
- Cathy Cavadini - Ariel (in "Spidey Meets the Girl of Tomorrow")
- Christopher Collins - Sandman (in "Spider-Man Unmasked!"), Beetle (in "The Origin of the Spider-Friends")
- Peter Cullen - Hulk/Dr. Bruce Banner (in "Spidey Goes Hollywood"), Mysterio (in "Spidey Goes Hollywood"), Red Skull (in "The Quest of the Red Skull")
- Stanley Jones - Professor X, Cyclops (in "A Firestar is Born"), Dean Wilmer (in "A Firestar is Born"), Dracula (in "The Transylvanian Connection"), Nightcrawler (in "The X-Men Adventure")
- William Marshall - Juggernaut (in "A Firestar is Born"), Tony Stark (in "The Origin of the Spider-Friends")
- Noelle North - Sprite/Kitty Pryde
- Vic Perrin - Thor (in "The Vengeance of Loki!"), Zerona's Soldier (in "The Vengeance of Loki!"), Black Knight (in "Knights and Demons")
- Neil Ross - Scorpion (in "Attack of the Arachnoid")
- Michael Rye - Magneto (in "The Prison Plot")
- Marilyn Schreffler - Bonnie (in "A Firestar is Born")
References
- ↑ Top 100 animated series. IGNZiff Davis. Retrieved October 19, 2010.
- ↑ Perlmutter, David. The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows (2018)Rowman & Littlefield. p. 574–580. ISBN 978-1538103739.
- ↑ Spider-Man on TV. Ziff Davis. http://uk.tv.ign.com/articles/785/785521p3.html. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ↑ Erickson, Hal. Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2005)McFarland & Co. p. 777–782. ISBN 978-1476665993.