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84-436: The company as Marvel Productions produced animated television series, films and television specials such as Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends , The Incredible Hulk , My Little Pony: The Movie , The Transformers: The Movie , and G.I. Joe: The Movie as well as The Transformers and G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero television series. Most of Marvel Productions/New World Animation's non-Hasbro-related back catalog

168-1187: A limited liability company (LLC) since then. For financial reporting purposes, Marvel was primarily reported as part of the Disney Consumer Products segment ever since Marvel Studios ' reorganization from Marvel Entertainment into Walt Disney Studios . Over the years, Marvel Entertainment entered into several partnerships and negotiations with other companies across a variety of businesses. As of 2024 , Marvel has film licensing agreements with Sony Pictures via Columbia Pictures (for Spider-Man films ) and theme park licensing agreements with IMG Worlds of Adventure and Universal Destinations & Experiences (for specific Marvel character rights at Islands of Adventure ). Aside from their contract with Universal Destinations & Experiences, Marvel's characters and properties have also appeared at Disney Parks . On March 29, 2023, Marvel Entertainment's remaining units were folded into Disney's other divisions. Marvel Entertainment Group, Inc. (or MEG ), incorporated on December 2, 1986 , and included Marvel Comics and Marvel Productions . That year, it

252-468: A one-shot that adapted the pilot episode , "The Triumph of the Green Goblin". Though the comic version altered the story to bring it in line with established Marvel Universe continuity (such as making the Green Goblin identity a costume as in the comics, rather than a physical transformation as in the episode), it was not considered part of said continuity. It is the first appearance of Firestar in

336-557: A "kinder, gentler than most" world), except for Ms. Lion, are apparently killed by a dimension-hopping Morlun , set on draining the life out of every variation of Spider-Man across the multiverse . At the "Street Cart Named Desire Festival", Peter sees Angelica, but doesn't seem to recognize her when explaining to Mary Jane that she's the only redhead that he's interested in. Bobby and Angelica briefly catch up before returning to their dates which are then interrupted by an ice monster attack. Iceman, Firestar, and Spider-Man suit up and defeat

420-596: A "quantum enhancer" which would increase her powers 1,000 times. With such power, Lightwave would be able to control the Guardstar satellite which orbits the Earth and controls all defense systems and communications systems for the United States. Mason expects world conquest since he controls Lightwave. Iceman, Firestar, and Spider-Man attempt to stop Lightwave. However, she is powerful enough to defeat them. Aboard

504-653: A 1995 Toy Biz acquisition, from Marvel. In summer 2003, Marvel placed an offer for Artisan Entertainment . A new unit, Marvel International, was set up in London under a president, Bruno Maglione, to extend the company's operation and presence in major overseas markets in November 2003. In December 2003, Marvel Entertainment acquired Cover Concepts from Hearst Communications, Inc. In November 2004, Marvel consolidated its children's sleepwear-apparel licensing business with American Marketing Enterprises, Inc. In November 2004,

588-524: A 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m ) suite at 135 W. 50th Street, New York City, under a nine-year sublease contract. Stan Lee Media 's lawsuit against Marvel was dismissed again in February 2011. In March 2013, Feld Entertainment agreed with Marvel to produce a Marvel Character-based live arena show . Marvel was also launching a new pop culture and lifestyle web show, "Earth's Mightiest Show". On August 22, 2013, Marvel Entertainment announced that it

672-492: A Superhero", nerdy Francis Byte is an avid video game player who is especially engrossed into gaining the high score on a game called Zellman Comman at the local arcade. The villain Gamesman sends a hypnotic signal that entrances over 300,000 people in the city. This does not affect Francis' girlfriend Louise, Spider-Man, and Firestar, nor does the signal affect Francis' mind, which is distracted from entrancement by Louise and

756-460: A billion dollars in bonds under the direction of Perelman, which was passed up in dividends to Perelman's group of companies. Later on, Marvel and Acclaim Entertainment teamed up to provide a video game license in the early 1990s, which eventually formed into a joint label, Marvel Software in 1994. On July 5, 1994, Marvel acquired Panini Group , an Italian sticker-maker, followed by Malibu Comics on November 3 and Heroes World Distribution ,

840-419: A boomerang in battle. He possesses a supernatural ability to communicate with animals. Lightwave's real name is Aurora Dante . Like her older half-brother Bobby Drake (a.k.a. the superhero Iceman), Lightwave is a mutant. She can manipulate and control light. Her other light-based powers include laser blasts, photonic force fields and solid light pressor beams. She can also transform herself into light; in such

924-515: A comics story, though the version of Firestar that exists within Marvel continuity would not appear until Uncanny X-Men #193 (May 1985). The story was reprinted in England in late 1983 in the weekly Marvel UK title Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends . It was reprinted in the U.S. as Marvel Action Universe #1 (January 1989), released to coincide with the airing of Amazing Friends reruns on

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1008-474: A deal to acquire Marvel Entertainment for $ 4 billion, with Marvel shareholders to receive $ 30 and approximately 0.745 Disney shares for each share of Marvel they own. Shareholders from both companies approved the deal on December 31, 2009; it was finalised on the same day. The company was delisted from the New York Stock Exchange under its ticker symbol (MVL), due to the closing of

1092-433: A form, she is able to exist in the vacuum of outer space. Lightwave's only appearance was in "Save the Guardstar", the final episode of the 1980s cartoon. She is voiced by Annie Lockhart . Bobby Drake explains that they share the same mother. An agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. , Lightwave is considered a traitor, due to mind control by rogue S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Buzz Mason. Mason induces Lightwave to steal assorted devices to create

1176-542: A lawsuit accusing him of helping divert $ 553.5 million in notes when he controlled the company. ToyBiz and Marvel Entertainment Group were merged into Marvel Enterprises to bring it out of bankruptcy on June 2, 1998. In February 1999, Fleer/Skybox was sold to a corporation owned by Alex and Roger Grass, a father and son, for US$ 30 million. Later, the rights to names like "Spider-Man" were being challenged. Toy Biz hired an attorney to review its license agreement. Los Angeles patent attorney Carole E. Handler found

1260-516: A legal loophole in the licensing of the Marvel name and was successful in reclaiming Marvel Enterprises' movie rights to its character Spider-Man. Marvel Enterprise organized itself into four major units, Marvel Studios, Toy Biz, Licensing and Publishing, while in November 1999 adding Marvel Characters Group to manage Marvel's IP and oversee marketing. Marvel named its Marvel New Media president, Steve Milo, in November 2000 to oversee its website. In 2003, Bill Stine purchased back Quest Aerospace ,

1344-450: A new character, Firestar, who had similar powers, but was a mutant like Iceman. Due to Firestar's popularity with fans, she has since become a part of the mainstream Marvel Universe. In pre-production, Firestar's codename changed frequently; the unused names include Firefly, Starblaze, and Heatwave. Marvel Comics maintained a high level of creative control over the series, with Stan Lee (co-creator of both Spider-Man and Iceman) working with

1428-708: A new field with the development of a scripted podcast series, Wolverine: The Long Night , announced on December 5, 2017. Marvel and SiriusXM announced on October 22, 2019, a multi-year deal for scripted and unscripted podcast series and themed live events. Marvel Entertainment announced a new pre-school franchise, Marvel Super Hero Adventures , in September 2017 consisting of a short-form animated series along with publishing and merchandise during "Marvel Mania" October. On December 7, 2017, Marvel announced its Marvel Rising franchise focusing on new characters as youngsters starting with animation in 2018. Marvel Comics

1512-516: A plan to save Marvel in which the company would merge with Toy Biz after Perelman spent $ 350 million for the Toy Biz shares that he did not already own. He would then receive newly issued Marvel shares to maintain his 80 percent stake. Separately, in July 1996, Marvel filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to raise money to create a private entity called Marvel Studios . Much of

1596-423: A prisoner of Miguel O'Hara's Spider-Society among other universe-displaced villains. This season features the origins of all three Spider-Friends. No Region 1 or other NTSC release is planned at this time. In April 2008, Liberation Entertainment secured the home media rights to select Marvel shows from Jetix Europe in select European territories, including Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends . On November 10,

1680-413: A racially insensitive portrayal of Sunfire . In the episode, Sunfire is portrayed as speaking English with a Japanese accent. Adam Levine of Looper said: "The mutant duo became a memorable pairing for Spider-Man, and the series has been fondly remembered in the decades since for its quaint stories, colorful villains, light-hearted nature, and iconic introductions by creator Stan Lee. The animation

1764-517: A regional distributor to comic-book shops, in December. On March 10, 1995, it acquired trading card company SkyBox International with the acquisition being fully completed later in May. Marvel's attempt to distribute its products directly led to a decrease in sales and aggravated the losses which Marvel suffered when the comic book bubble popped, the 1994 Major League Baseball strike massacred

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1848-458: A slate of 10 unscripted series including two from Marvel New Media was revealed for Disney+ . After Rahmani left for Google , podcast host Ryan Penagos became vice president and creative executive for the organization. Marvel and SiriusXM announced on October 22, 2019, a multi-year deal for multiple scripted and unscripted podcast series for 2020 debuts. The first four scripted series feature Black Widow, Hawkeye, Star-Lord, and Wolverine, which

1932-591: A small number of DVD releases in the United Kingdom containing two episodes each for sale in Poundland stores in 2013, under the "Treat Size Introduces..." banner. The series was available for instant streaming via Netflix from 2011 to August 2015. As part of the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by The Walt Disney Company , the copyrights to the New World library were transferred to TFCF America, Inc.,

2016-425: A space vessel, Buzz Mason forces Iceman into outer space, dooming Iceman if he remains there for long. Spider-Man convinces Lightwave to realize that the half-brother she loves is in mortal danger. Her reaction breaks Mason's control over her, and she saves Iceman and disables Mason long enough for Spider-Man to subdue him. Presumably, with Mason's role realized, S.H.I.E.L.D. restores Lightwave's good standing. As this

2100-586: A subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company , effective on March 15, 2019. Consequently, the series became available on the Disney+ streaming service, as a part of U.S. launch on November 12, 2019. The episode "The Quest of the Red Skull" was excluded due to its direct depictions of Adolf Hitler, the Nazi swastika and the phrase 'Heil Hitler'. In 2020, Disney+ placed a warning on the 3rd episode (entitled "Sunfire") for

2184-532: Is Lightwave's only appearance, her fate is unknown. Videoman is an intangible two-dimensional being with lightning bolt -shaped horns that is mostly composed of electronic data gleaned from a video arcade . Videoman makes three appearances in the series where there are two versions of him. In Season 1, Videoman first appeared as an angular humanoid energy construct created by Electro . Its abilities include moving through and manipulating electronic circuits and projecting rectangular pulses of energy. Videoman

2268-544: Is a 1981–1983 American animated television series produced by Marvel Productions , considered to be a crossover series connected to the 1981 Spider-Man series. The show stars already-established Marvel Comics characters Spider-Man and Iceman , along with an original character, Firestar . As a trio called the Spider-Friends, they fight against various villains of the Marvel Universe. The series

2352-402: Is a unit of The Walt Disney Company consisting of the company's website, web series, and podcast. Digital shows under New Media are THWIP! The Big Marvel Show , The Marvel Minute , Marvel LIVE! and Marvel Top 10 . In October 2017, Ron Richards began working at Marvel Entertainment as vice president and Managing Editor of New Media, while Marvel Digital freelance on-air host Lorraine Cink

2436-459: Is adorned with decorations from various cultures including Hindu and native African tribes. Producer and story editor Dennis Marks created the character and admits to basing him on Indiana Jones . Smith's father passed down to his son the mystic knowledge of their people and a map leading to a vast Nazi treasure of wealth and advanced technology sought by the Red Skull . Smith often employs

2520-404: Is completely inexperienced with his handling of such powerful abilities. He tries to help the trio (which has awakened Iceman from his trance) against a hypnotized mob, but they repel his offers due to his inexperience. He then tries to save Louise from the Gamesman, but he is easily blackmailed into manipulating a military communications satellite system in return for Louise's freedom, an offer that

2604-406: Is currently owned by The Walt Disney Company . The company began in 1963 as DFE Films , and was sold to Cadence Industries , Marvel Comics Group's owner, in 1981 after DFE founder and company executive Friz Freleng departed the company to return to his former job at Warner Bros. Cartoons . Freleng's business partner and DFE co-founder David H. DePatie continued to work for the company under

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2688-443: Is expected to publish material for Marvel Rising, but delayed any announcement on their material. In May 2018, The Walt Disney Company Australia purchased eight-year naming rights to Docklands Stadium from Melbourne Stadiums Limited and selected the Marvel brand as part of the name. Since September 1, 2018, the stadium has been known commercially as Marvel Stadium. A Marvel retail store and other inclusion of Marvel would be added to

2772-430: Is planned to lead to a fifth series featuring all four characters. The slate's unscripted podcasts would consist of talk shows, Marvel's history via a modern-day pop cultural view, and popular Marvel franchises-focused podcasts. In early 2023, as part of cost-cutting moves by its parent company Disney, the in-house audio production unit responsible for Marvel podcasts was cut from six to three people. The move also marked

2856-524: Is then reneged upon by the Gamesman. Enraged at the trickery, Videoman helps Spider-Man and the others free Louise and also reverses his stoppage of the military computer. After the Gamesman is defeated, Francis accepts an invitation to join the X-Men , while Louise accepts him and his abilities. Videoman made a cameo appearance in the 2023 film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse . He is depicted as

2940-469: Is used by Electro to suck in and entrap Spider-Man, Flash Thompson, Firestar and Iceman into a video game display where Electro attempts to destroy the four. However, Flash is able to save himself and the others by escaping through the monitor and into Electro's electronic components to save the others. This first villainous version of Videoman makes one other appearance in Season 2's "Origin of Ice-Man", with

3024-625: The Beetle and recovering the "Power Booster" he stole from Tony Stark (a.k.a. Iron Man ) the trio decide to team-up permanently as the "Spider-Friends". They live together in Peter's aunt 's home with her and a pet dog named Ms. Lion, a Lhasa Apso who was adopted by Firestar. Together, the superheroes battle various supervillains. Some stories featured team-ups with other superheroes including but not limited to Captain America , Thor , Sunfire , and

3108-801: The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a summary judgment in favor of Marvel, which was affirmed in August 2013 by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit . The Kirby estate filed a petition on March 21, 2014, for a review of the case by the Supreme Court of the United States , but a settlement was reached on September 26, 2014, and

3192-446: The storyboards for each episode were completed before the voices were recorded for it, "... we really just worked from script. We'd do a roundtable to get the feeling of how the show was going, and then we would record". Originally broadcast on NBC as a Saturday morning cartoon , the series ran first-run original episodes for three seasons, from 1981 to 1983, then aired repeats for an additional two years (from 1984 to 1986). Alongside

3276-477: The television series of the same name and on the 2017 trade paperback X-Men Origins: Firestar . In the Marvel mainstream continuity, Spider-Man, Firestar and Iceman have made sporadic team-ups in Amazing X-Men #7 (July 2014) and Iceman #3 (November 2018). The mainstream Marvel Universe version of Firestar debuted in the pages of Uncanny X-Men #193 as part of Emma Frost 's Hellions team. Firestar

3360-508: The trading card company Fleer on July 24, 1992. On April 30, 1993, Marvel acquired 46% of ToyBiz , which gave the company the rights to make Marvel toys. The Andrews Group named Avi Arad of ToyBiz as the president and CEO of the Marvel Films division. In 1993 and 1994, Marvel's holding companies , Marvel Holdings, Inc. and Marvel Parent Holdings, Inc., were formed between Andrews Group and MEG. The companies issued over half

3444-532: The 1981 Spider-Man animated series , Amazing Friends was later re-aired in the late 1980s as part of the 90-minute Marvel Action Universe , a syndicated series that was used as a platform for old and new Marvel-produced animated fare (the newer programming featured RoboCop: The Animated Series , Dino-Riders and on occasion X-Men: Pryde of the X-Men , which was a pilot for a potential X-Men animated series). Mihahn and Toei Animation contributed some of

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3528-641: The Hellions, Firestar becomes a founding member of the New Warriors and later serves as a distinguished member of the Avengers along with her fellow New Warrior, Justice. She is currently a member of the X-Men . Hiawatha Smith is a college professor at the Spider-Friends' university. He is the son of a heroic Native American chief who fought against the Axis during World War II . Hiawatha Smith's home

3612-748: The Human Torch before licensing issues forced the creation of Firestar). In 2007's Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe—Spider-Man: Back in Black one-shot, the villain Videoman is given a brief biography from his "retcon" appearance in the Spider-Man Family one-shot. There is also an annotation describing an "Earth 8107", where an alternate reality Videoman was created by Electro to battle that world's Spider-Man. Later, in

3696-729: The Marvel Productions and Fox Kids/Saban Entertainment libraries reunited with the New World Animation library. Except for Fraggle Rock , the rights to series based on Jim Henson properties are now held by The Muppets Studio , a subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company. All programs based on Hasbro properties were co-productions with Sunbow Productions. These programs are now owned by Hasbro through its entertainment unit . Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends

3780-403: The Marvel Productions library and Saban Entertainment, were purchased by The Walt Disney Company for $ 5.2 billion in July 2001. After getting its 2002 profit participation statements for the Marvel Productions library, Marvel Enterprises sued The Walt Disney Company over royalties in August 2004 after Disney would not open their books. This was followed by a November 2004 suit which claimed that

3864-452: The Marvel banner for several years until his retirement. Marvel Productions opened its Los Angeles studio in 1981. In 1984, Margaret Loesch joined Marvel Productions as president and chief executive officer. Marvel Comics Group, owned by Cadence Industries Corporation since 1968, was sold to New World Pictures in 1986 along with Marvel Productions and incorporated as Marvel Entertainment Group. With New World having cash flow problems, MEG

3948-404: The additional abilities of bringing video game characters to life and draining the unique bio-energy of mutants, temporarily suppressing Iceman's powers and weakening Firestar, as well as being able to emulate their powers for its own use. This time, Videoman is defeated when the Spider-Friends trick it and its video game minions into attacking one another. In the Season 3 episode "The Education of

4032-400: The animation for this series. During the first season, each episode contained a cold open , which was and remains unusual for a children's cartoon. When the same episodes were re-aired later in the series' run, these teaser sequences were edited to fit after the titles and episode card. Still, the original sequence infrequently showed up on NBC's re-airings. Stan Lee did not originally narrate

4116-567: The attacker together. The team-up is called "Iceman and His amazing Friends" both on the issue's cover and by Iceman in the story. Afterward, the trio chat and Angelica and Bobby commiserate about men on dating apps. Marvel Entertainment Marvel Entertainment, LLC (formerly Marvel Entertainment, Inc. and Marvel Enterprises, Inc. ) was an American entertainment company founded in June 1998 and based in New York City, formed by

4200-504: The business of the creation and marketing of characters." Marvel made an initial public offering of 40% of the stock ( ticker symbol NYSE:MRV) on July 15, 1991, giving $ 40 million from the proceeds to Andrews Group, Marvel's then direct parent corporation within MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings. In the early 1990s, Marvel Entertainment Group began expanding through acquisitions and the formation of new divisions. Marvel purchased

4284-533: The company released the first season of the series on DVD followed up with a Series 2-3 set and Complete Series DVD sets on November 24. These releases were distributed through Lace International, due to Liberation closing their UK branch a few weeks prior in October. The Liberation releases did not include any of the Stan Lee narrations from the first or second season. Only some of the Stan Lee narrations were in

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4368-567: The company's stock. Later, in June 1997, Icahn won the right to replace Marvel's board, including Perelman. In December 1997, during the post-bankruptcy reorganization phase, Toy Biz came to an agreement to purchase Marvel from the banks. In December 1997, the bankruptcy court appointed a trustee to oversee the company in place of Icahn. In April 1998, while the legal battle continued, the NYSE delisted Marvel stock. In August 2008, former company head Ronald Perelman paid $ 80 million to settle

4452-544: The corporation sued South Korea -based NCSoft Corp . and San Jose, California -based Cryptic Studios Inc. over possible trademark infringement in their City of Heroes massive multiplayer online game. Marvel settled a film-royalties lawsuit in April 2005 with its former editor-in-chief, publisher and creator, Stan Lee , paying him $ 10 million and negotiating an end to his royalties. In September 2005, Marvel Enterprises changed its name to Marvel Entertainment to reflect

4536-484: The corporation's expansion into financing its own movie slate . In 2007, several Stan Lee Media related groups filed lawsuits against Marvel Entertainment for $ 1 billion and for Lee's Marvel creations in multiple states, most of which have been dismissed. Additionally, a lawsuit over ownership of the character Ghost Rider was filed on March 30, 2007, by Gary Friedrich and Gary Friedrich Enterprises, Inc. On August 31, 2009, The Walt Disney Company announced

4620-451: The deal. On June 2, 2010, Marvel announced that it promoted Joe Quesada to chief creative officer of Marvel Entertainment. In June 2010, Marvel set up a television division headed by Jeph Loeb as executive vice president. Three months later, Smith & Tinker licensed from Marvel the character rights for a superhero digital collectible game for Facebook and Apple's mobile platform. On October 1, 2010, Marvel moved its offices to

4704-459: The dismissal of executives of vice president level and above in TV and animation under Feige, plus the removal of Brian Crosby as creative director of Themed Entertainment for Marvel Entertainment. On March 29, 2023, Disney laid off Marvel Entertainment's chairman Isaac Perlmutter and the subsidiary's units were folded into Disney's other divisions. Marvel New Media (also called Marvel Digital )

4788-471: The episodes from this season. In the second season, the show aired along with a newly produced Hulk animated series as The Incredible Hulk and the Amazing Spider-Man . The two shows shared one intro which showcased the new title. In place of the cold opens from the first season, Marvel Productions created 12-second previews aired immediately preceding the episodes. Stan Lee began narrating

4872-452: The episodes in the second season. Marvel Productions also added narrations by Lee to the first-season episodes at this time to give the series cohesion. Neither first nor second season narrations appear on the current masters, and they have not aired since the NBC airings (as seen on the Stan Lee narration list at Spider-Friends.com). For the third season, the characters' billing was reversed and

4956-481: The family requested that the petition be dismissed. Marvel president of TV, publishing and brand Dan Buckley was promoted to Marvel Entertainment president in January 2017 adding games, global brand management and the franchise groups to his current responsibilities. In October 2017, Ron Richards began working at Marvel Entertainment as vice president and Managing Editor of New Media. Marvel New Media expanded into

5040-456: The game. Louise walks away from Francis, then also gets affected and hypnotized after having her pleas disregarded by Francis. He (unbeknownst to any others) plays the arcade machine so rigorously that it and other arcade machines (most of which are emitting the hypnotic waves) explode. The explosion somehow transforms Francis into Videoman. Francis discovers that he can become his new blue and white, red-eyed alter-ego Videoman at will. However, he

5124-569: The merger of Marvel Entertainment Group and Toy Biz . The company has been a wholly owned subsidiary of the Walt Disney Company from 2009 until its dissolution in 2023, and was mainly known for consumer products, licensing, and comic books by Marvel Comics , as well as its early forays into films and television series , including those within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). In 2009, The Walt Disney Company acquired Marvel Entertainment for US$ 4 billion ; it had been

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5208-472: The mid-1970s X-Men . A number of characters in the series were original characters that did not appear in the comics prior to the premiere of the series: One of the series' main characters, Firestar was created specifically for this series when the Human Torch was unavailable (due to licensing issues). The original plan was for Spider-Man to have fire and ice based teammates, so Angelica Jones/Firestar

5292-414: The money to create Marvel Studios came from the sale of Toy Biz stock. On December 27, 1996, the Marvel group of companies filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection . At this time, Carl Icahn , an American businessman and investor, began buying Marvel's bonds at 20% of their value and moved to block Perelman's plan. In February 1997, Icahn won the bankruptcy court's approval to take control of

5376-421: The power to emit and control microwave energy. To commemorate the 25th anniversary of the show, Marvel released Spider-Man Family: Amazing Friends #1 on August 9, 2006. The comic starts with an all-new story, "Opposites Attack", which is officially set before Web of Spider-Man #75. After that is a Mini Marvel tale, "Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends Co-Workers" (note that the strikethrough of "Friends"

5460-494: The profits of the Fleer unit, and Panini, whose revenue depended largely on Disney licensing, was hobbled by poor Disney showings at the box office. A minority of dissidents maintain no bubble existed. In late 1995, Marvel reported its first annual loss under Perelman, which was attributed mainly to the company's large size and a shrinking market. On January 4, 1996, Marvel laid off 275 employees. In late 1996, Perelman proposed

5544-476: The purchase of Fox Family did not transfer the shows' copyrights to Disney as the purchase was done without Marvel's approval. As part of both suits, Marvel claimed library income concealment and failure to exploit the characters. On August 31, 2009, Disney acquired Marvel Entertainment for $ 4 billion, reunifying the Marvel Productions library and Marvel Entertainment under the same corporate banner. After Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox on March 20, 2019,

5628-489: The same reality, Francis Byte is mutated by an exploding arcade console to become a new Videoman, and later "possibly" join the X-Men. Essentially, this places the events of Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends — or at the very least, the episodes "Videoman" and "The Education of a Superhero" — in an alternate-Earth continuity of the Marvel Comics Multiverse . The Spider-Friends of Earth-1983 (described as

5712-497: The same time, Saban Entertainment secured the rights from Marvel Entertainment Group for Captain America , Daredevil , and Silver Surfer , and additional characters to be developed into four series and 52 episodes over the next seven years. Fox Children's Productions and Saban Entertainment merged to form Fox Kids Worldwide , a holding company and joint venture, in November 1996, while Fox retained ownership of New World Animation. Fox Family Worldwide and its assets, including

5796-486: The screenwriters and involving himself in the casting and animation. Some of the sound effects used in the series originated from Universal Television's Battlestar Galactica and Buck Rogers in the 25th Century . Adding Ms. Lion, a pet, as a character was another attempt to emulate the Super Friends (specifically the characters Wonder Dog and Gleek ). Firestar actress Kathy Garver recalled that though

5880-633: The show was called, The Amazing Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk . It remained that way for most of the remaining years. NBC did air the show individually in mid-season (post 1986) after it was not initially announced for their fall schedule. Only some of the Stan Lee narrations for the third season are on the current masters. The missing narrations have not aired since the NBC airings. Peter Parker ( Spider-Man ), Bobby Drake ( Iceman ), and Angelica Jones ( Firestar ) are all college students at Empire State University. After working together to defeat

5964-592: The stadium. In October 2019, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige was named Marvel's Chief Creative Officer, overseeing all the creative affairs within Marvel Entertainment in addition to Marvel Studios. Under the structure, Marvel Television and Marvel Family Entertainment (animation) moved to Marvel Studios, with Marvel Entertainment president Dan Buckley reporting to Feige. With the December 2019 announcement of folding of Marvel TV into Marvel Studios came

6048-490: The team. Instead of Angelica Jones, Firestar is Liz Allan . Since then, in Ultimate Comics: Spider-Man , Spidey, Iceman, and the Human Torch have begun living together at Aunt May's house and have been working as a team as another homage to the series (because Liz, as Firestar, was a member of the X-Men in this continuity ; this team roster also reflects the original intent of Amazing Friends to use

6132-473: The third season. Clear Vision later took over European rights and re-released the series on August 2, 2010 (Season 1) and September 6, 2010 (Seasons 2 and 3) in the United Kingdom respectively, with a German release following afterwards. These newer editions have improved image quality and include German dubbing, while removing the 5.1 audio track and English subtitles. A Complete Series release followed on February 11, 2013. Budget distributor Walk released

6216-530: Was a deliberate inclusion in the title). Both stories were written by Sean McKeever . The remainder of the one-shot is composed of reprints of Untold Tales of Spider-Man #2 and Spider-Man 2099 #2. An arc in Ultimate Spider-Man is titled "Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends" and issue #118's cover, showing Spider-Man, Iceman, and Firestar, is a homage to the series title screen. Johnny Storm and Kitty Pryde are also said to be members of

6300-802: Was a step up from previous attempts, even if it was still relatively simplistic, and stories explored more of Peter Parker's personal life than the 1960s series before it". James Whitbrook of Gizmodo ranked 5th in their "Spider-Man's Best Cartoons" list, writing: "The trio had an excellent dynamic that elevated Amazing beyond its sister show, and as campy as it could be, there's a reason why it remains beloved by many". Olivia Fitzpatrick of Collider ranked Spider-Man and His Amazing Friend 3rd in their "Every 'Spider-Man' Animated Series" list. Jason Serafino of Complex ranked 25th in their "25 Best Animated Comic Book TV Shows Of All Time" list. IGN ranked Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends 59th in their "Top 100 Animated Series" list, stating that "the animation

6384-462: Was an attempt by NBC to replicate some of the success ABC enjoyed with the Super Friends franchise. The makers of the show originally intended the stars to be Spider-Man, Iceman, and the Human Torch . However, legal issues about the rights to the Human Torch character (which had also plagued Marvel once before for the 1978 Fantastic Four cartoon ) led to the Human Torch being replaced by

6468-611: Was created. Her pre-production names included Heatwave , Firefly , (both having already been names of DC Comics villains) and Starblaze . Firestar did not appear in Marvel's mainstream comic book universe until Uncanny X-Men #193 (May 1985). She appears as a member of the Hellions , a group of teenage mutants who functioned as rivals to the New Mutants (a similar group under the tutelage of Charles Xavier ). After leaving

6552-418: Was given an origin story in a self-titled mini-series (March – June 1986). The character went on to be a founding member of the New Warriors , and later a member of the Avengers . One change to Firestar from the TV show to the comic books was her powers. In the cartoon, they were fire based. However, Marvel had a number of characters who could control and/or create fire, so they changed her mutant ability to

6636-539: Was hired as Senior Creative Producer. Marvel New Media expanded into a new field with the development of a scripted podcast series, Wolverine: The Long Night , announced on December 5, 2017. On April 7, 2018, at the Chicago Comic and Entertainment Expo, Marvel New Media announced its new slate. Marvel named Shane Rahmani as senior vice president and general manager of new media in March 2019. On April 10, 2019,

6720-471: Was predictably budget for the time, particularly when viewed in this post- Spectacular Spider-Man world of ours, but it was fun nonetheless". Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends was nominated for Best Children's Television Series at the 1982 Young Artist Awards . The first comic book that directly referenced the Amazing Friends show was Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends #1 (December 1981),

6804-596: Was renamed New World Animation in November 1993. In 1994, Marvel and New World established Marvel Films including Marvel Films Animation. New World Animation ( The Incredible Hulk ), Saban Entertainment ( X-Men ), and Marvel Films Animation ( Spider-Man ), each produced a Marvel series for television. Tom Tataranowicz was in charge of both Marvel Films Animation and New World Animation during this period. News Corporation / Fox Entertainment Group acquired New World Entertainment, along with New World Animation and Marvel Films Animation for $ 2.5 billion in August 1996. At

6888-709: Was sold in January 1989 to Andrews Group , a MacAndrews and Forbes subsidiary, owned by Ronald Perelman . However, New World kept Marvel Productions and merged it with its own television business. MP moved their offices from Van Nuys to West Los Angeles in May 1989. New World's problems continued, which led them to also be acquired by the Andrews Group within the year. Loesch left for Fox Kids in 1990. In December 1992, New World formed New World Family Filmworks and New World Action Animation, headed by Marvel Productions president Rick Ungar , to produce $ 20 million worth of family entertainment programming. Marvel Productions

6972-573: Was sold to New World Entertainment Ltd as part of the liquidation of Cadence Industries . On January 6, 1989, Ronald Perelman 's MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings bought Marvel Entertainment Group from New World for $ 82.5 million. The deal did not include Marvel Productions , which was folded into New World's TV and movie business. "It is a mini-Disney in terms of intellectual property," said Perelman. "Disney's got much more highly recognized characters and softer characters, whereas our characters are termed action heroes. But at Marvel we are now in

7056-811: Was working with Hero Ventures on The Marvel Experience , a traveling production/attraction. In April 2014, Hong Kong Disneyland announced the construction of Iron Man Experience , the first Marvel ride at any Disney theme park. It opened in 2017 and was built on a location in the park's Tomorrowland . On September 16, 2009, the Jack Kirby estate served notices of termination to Walt Disney Studios , 20th Century Fox , Universal Pictures , Paramount Pictures , and Sony Pictures to attempt to gain control of various Silver Age Marvel characters. Marvel sought to invalidate those claims. In mid-March 2010 Kirby's estate "sued Marvel to terminate copyrights and gain profits from [Kirby's] comic creations." In July 2011,

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