Fantastic Four (1978)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | The fantastic Four |
| Original title | The New Fantastic Four |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| length | 22 minutes |
| Episodes | 13 ( list ) |
| genre | |
| idea |
Stan Lee Jack Kirby |
| music | Dean Elliott |
| First broadcast | September 9, 1978 on NBC |
| German-language first broadcast |
1992 on RTL Television |
The Fantastic Four (Original title: The New Fantastic Four ) is the second animated series based on the superheroes created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby from the Marvel Comics series The Fantastic Four . The series consists of a season with 13 episodes of 22 minutes each. In Germany, the series was broadcast on RTL Television from 1992 . From 1994 to 1996 the sequel Die Fantastischen Vier appeared with new adventures .
action
Through cosmic radiation, Reed Richards, his wife Susan and Ben Grimm receive various superpowers and from now on appear as a team against criminals, super villains and aliens with the robot HERBIE. The child-friendly implementation of the individual episodes is self-contained and is partly based on the stories of the original comic books.
background
In the series, the human torch by the robot HERBIE (was H umanoider E xperimental r ROBOT type B with i ntegrated electronics) replaced. The film rights were then with Universal Studios . The planned television series about Johnny Storm was never implemented. Alternatively, the rumor persisted for a long time that those responsible were afraid that young people would imitate their hero and set themselves on fire.
continuation
The series received a sequel in 1994 with Die Fantastischen Vier with new adventures (Fantastic Four) .
synchronization
| role | Original speaker | German speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Reed Richards | Mike Road | Arnim André |
| Susan Richards (The Invisible One) | Ginny Tyler | Carin C. Tietze |
| Ben Grimm (The Block) | Ted Cassidy | Norbert Gastell |
| HERBIA | Frank Welker | Hans-Rainer Müller |
| Doctor Doom | John Stephenson | Alexander Allerson |
Episodes
| No. | German title | Original title | First broadcast in the USA | German language first broadcast (D) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The meteor rain | A Monster Among Us | January 9, 1978 | 1992 |
| 2 | Magnetic forces | The Menace Of Magneto | January 25, 1978 | 1992 |
| 3 | Phantom of the movie city | The Phantom Of Film City | February 1, 1978 | 1992 |
| 4th | The mysterious valley | Medusa And The Inhumans | February 8, 1978 | 1992 |
| 5 | The diamond of horror | The Diamond Of Doom | February 15, 1978 | 1992 |
| 6th | The secret of the monster island | The Mole Man | February 22, 1978 | 1992 |
| 7th | Olympics on the moon | The Olympics Of Space | March 1, 1978 | 1992 |
| 8th | Pirate life | The Fantastic Four Meet Doctor Doom | March 8, 1978 | 1992 |
| 9 | Wizard and his villains | The Frightful Four | March 15, 1978 | 1992 |
| 10 | The dragon man | Calamity On The Campus | March 22, 1978 | 1992 |
| 11 | Visit from space | The Impossible Man | March 29, 1978 | 1992 |
| 12 | Dr. Doom's revenge | The Final Victory Of Doctor Doom | April 5th 1978 | 1992 |
| 13 | The negative zone | Blastaar, the Living Bomb Burst | April 12, 1978 | 1992 |
Web links
- The Fantastic Four in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Die Fantastischen Vier at Fernsehserien.de
- Die Fantastischen Vier on Animated Series.de
DVD release
In 2010 Rough Trade released the complete series on two DVDs.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gina Misiroglu: The Superhero Book: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-Book Icons and Hollywood Heroes , pages 136 & 137
- ↑ The Fantastic Four. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing index , accessed on February 1, 2020 .
- ↑ Die Fantastischen Vier on average reports , accessed February 1, 2020