Spider-Man and his extraordinary friends

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Television series
German title Spider-Man and his extraordinary friends
(Spider-Man and his amazing friends)
Original title Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 1981-1983
length 22 minutes
Episodes 24 (in D: 23) in 3 seasons
genre Action series
production Dennis Marks
music Johnny Douglas
First broadcast September 12, 1981 on NBC
German-language
first broadcast		 December 1, 1990 on RTL plus
synchronization

Spider-Man and his amazing friends (orig .: Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends , German at the beginning: "Spider-Man and his sensational friends") is an American animated series by the film production subsidiary of Marvel Comics . In the years 1981 to 1983 a total of three seasons were shot.

In addition to the well-known Marvel characters Spider-Man and Iceman , Firestar completes the group. Spider-Man and Iceman were previously known from the Marvel Universe, but Firestar was created specifically for the series. There are always references to other heroes of the Marvel Comics. So z. B. later explains that Firestar and Iceman used to be members of the X-Men .

content

Peter Parker aka Spider-Man is a college student at Empire State University in New York City . He finances his studies by working as a photographer at the Daily Bugle, whereby he of course often sells pictures of Spider-Man to the choleric publisher J. Jonah Jameson . On the side, of course, he still pursues his occupation as a superhero and takes care of his old Aunt May , with whom he also lives.

During his studies, he meets the students Bobby Drake and Angelica Jones, but without realizing that the two are mutants and also fight crime as Iceman and Firestar. After the three have revealed their secret identities to each other, they decide to become a team of superheroes - the "Spider Friends". In their first joint action, they successfully help entrepreneur Tony Stark (aka Iron Man ), who to thank them is setting up a high-tech laboratory in Aunt May's house. Bobby, Angelica and their dog Miss Lion move in with Peter. Only Aunt May is not allowed to know anything about her superpowers. During their fight, Spider-Man, Iceman and Firestar encounter the well-known villains from the Marvel universe, such as: B. the Green Goblin , Doctor Octopus , Mysterio , Kingpin , the Sandman or Kraven the Hunter .

The story is not told in the correct temporary order in the episodes. In the first episodes, the friends are already fighting each other as a well-rehearsed team. Only in the episode "Blinde Destructionwut" in the third season is it reported how this collaboration came about at all. Also, hardly any other characters are properly introduced, as they are assumed to be familiar from the Spider-Man comics.

consequences

Season 1 (1981)

  1. The Green Goblin (The Triumph of the Green Goblin) : Norman Osborn is back to Green Goblin and kidnapped his niece during a college -Kostümparty.
  2. The dinosaurs come (The Crime of All Centuries) : Kraven the hunter kidnaps Firestar, a dinosaur army hatch.
  3. The old rascal (The Fantastic Mr. Frump) : An unsuccessful spell of Doctor Doom is the old Mister Frump superpowers that even endanger Aunt May.
  4. The fire monster (Sunfire) : Firestar falls in love with the Japanese superhero Sunfire , who is abused by his uncle to let loose a monster on the city.
  5. The Forces of Space (Swarm) : The Alien Swarm gains control of a swarm of bees and wants to turn New York's population into its willing drones .
  6. The battle of the giants (7 Little Superheroes) : The Spider friends fight with Captain America , Shanna , Prince Namor and Doctor Strange against the chameleon.
  7. The Video Man (Videoman) : Electro creates a being called Videoman who captures Iceman, Firestar and Flash Thompson and locks them in a video game.
  8. Threat to America (The Prison Plot) : Magneto holds visitors to an abandoned prison hostage in order to extort the release of the Brotherhood .
  9. Spider-Man's Hollywood career (Spidey Goes Hollywood ) : Mysterio gets a film director to hire Spider-Man. (Guest appearance by Bruce Banner, aka Hulk )
  10. Loki's Revenge (The Vengeance of Loki) : The Germanic god Loki disguises himself as his half-brother Thor and attacks New York.
  11. The Black Sword (Knights and Demons) : Spider-Man and the Black Knight team up to fight Mordred .
  12. The New Weapon (Pawns of the Kingpin) : The Kingpin uses a mind control device to get Iceman and Captain America to commit crimes.
  13. not broadcast in Germany Quest of the Red Skull : Red Skull kidnaps the Spider friends so that they cannot disrupt his plan to start World War III.

Season 2 (1982)

  1. The Miracle Worker (The Origin of Ice Man) : Videoman returns and Iceman tells his story because he fears losing his powers.
  2. The Birth of Spider-Man (Along Came Spidey) : Because Shocker injured Aunt May, Spider-Man is considering giving up being a superhero. He tells the others how he became a superhero.
  3. From Cinderella to Star (A Fire-Star Is Born) : Iceman and Firestar attend a meeting of the X-Men , where Firestar tells how she went from " Cinderella " to a heroine. Meanwhile, the evil Tut-Ench-Schlagzu (= Juggernaut ) tries to attack Professor Xavier .

Season 3 (1983)

  1. Spidey vs. Sandman (Spider-Man: Unmasked) : The Sandman finds out that Peter Parker is Spider-Man. Now he needs Flash Thompson's involuntary help.
  2. Dracula's Bride (The Transylvanian Connection) : Firestar is kidnapped by Dracula to Transylvania .
  3. The Superhero (The Education of a Superhero) : The inconspicuous student Francis Byte is randomly transformed into a videoman in an attack by the Spielemann (Gamesman). Unfortunately he is more in the way of the Spider friends than a help.
  4. The trick with the mask (Attack of the Arachnoid) : Doctor Zoltan, a mad scientist, tries to copy the powers of Spider-Man and turns into a spider monster. Spider-Man will be tried for his crimes and will be represented by Matt Murdock aka Daredevil .
  5. Blind Destruction (Origin of the Spider-Friends) : Stan Lee tells how the Spider-Friends first worked together while defending the latest technology from Tony Stark ( Iron Man ) before Bad Beetle.
  6. Accident in Space (Spidey Meets The Girl From Tomorrow) : Spider-Man falls in love with a stranded alien whose ship was stolen by Doctor Octopus .
  7. The machine man (The X-Men Adventure) : The Spider friends fight together with the X-Men against an old flame from Firestar.
  8. The spell of evil (Mission: Save The Guardstar) : SHIELD asks the Spider friends to rescue a mutant named Lightwave, who turns out to be Iceman's half-sister.

main characters

Spider-Man aka Peter Parker

The main article Spider-Man describes the story of Peter Parker.

Firestar : Angelica Jones was a kid from a poor family who wasn't very lucky in life. Since she could not control her abilities and accidents often happened to her, she was teased by her classmates ( "Angelica the Witch" (Jinx Jones) ). After the sudden death of her beloved grandmother, she lived alone with her father, who was not aware of the strange heat forces that Angelica developed more and more during puberty . Only the first real use of her powers made her accept them. She saved her father and turned into Firestar for the first time. She wears a skin-tight, yellow suit, a red mask and her otherwise straight, brown hair becomes curly and fiery red. Angelica decided to become a superhero, but to keep her real identity a secret. Only later did she meet Iceman, who introduced her to the X-Men. Professor Xavier taught them how to use their powers properly. Firestar is a little stronger than a normal woman, she can generate microwave energy and release it in various forms (e.g. as fireballs, heat rays, walls of fire). The waves also create a glowing aura around her that she can use to fly. She can raise her body temperature so much that she can even melt rocks. Their weakness is coldness that makes them lose their strength.

The character of Firestar was introduced as a character in the Marvel mainstream comics after the success of the series with some changes . For more information, see Firestar and New Warriors .

Iceman : Robert "Bobby" Drake was born with the ability to freeze the moisture around him, but it wasn't until puberty that he learned to control the forces. Bobby can lower his body temperature to well below zero and also release freezing cold. In addition, he can produce snow and ice in almost any shape and even turn his entire body into ice. His eyes turn bright green. In order to move around, he can create an ice rink on which he slides forward. Extreme heat weakens his strength.

Production and publication

The series was produced by Marvel Productions, Mihahn and DePatie-Freleng from 1981 to 1983, with DePatie Freleng quitting after 15 episodes. The music was composed by Johnny Douglas. Some of the episodes are personally commented off- screen by inventor Stan Lee .

The episode "The trick with the mask" corresponds in large parts to the plot of the episode "Spider-Man versus Spider-Man" of the 1981 Spider-Man series.

The series aired in three seasons on NBC from September 12, 1981 to September 10, 1983 as a Saturday morning cartoon . In Germany, the series was broadcast for the first time from December 1, 1990 to May 4, 1991 on RTLplus . This was followed by repetitions on Fox Kids , Jetix and in the Premiere program.

synchronization

role English speaker German speaker
Peter Parker / Spider-Man Dan Gilvezan Michael Schwarzmaier (up to episode 1.08)
Frank Röth (from episode 1.09)
Bobby Drake / Iceman Frank Welker Ulf-Jürgen Wagner (from episode 2.02)
Angelica Jones / Firestar Kathy Garver Viola Böhmelt (up to episode 2.01)
Michèle Tichawsky (from episode 2.02.)
Flash Thompson Frank Welker Arnim André (season 1)
Erhard Hartmann (season 2 & 3)
Aunt May June Foray Alice Franz
J. Jonah Jameson William Woodson Fritz von Hardenberg (episode 1.11)
Berno von Cramm (episode 2.01)
Norbert Gastell (episode 3.01)
Ulf Jürgen Söhmisch (episode 3.05)
Green leprechaun Dennis Marks Manfred Erdmann
Tony Stark William H. Marshall Norbert Gastell
Sandman Chris Latta Karl-Heinz Krolzyk
Doctor Octopus Michael Bell Michael Rüth
teller Dick Tufeld (Season 1)
Stan Lee ( Seasons 2 + 3) 		Fritz von Hardenberg

Offshoots and adaptations

After the cameo appearance of the Incredible Hulk in "Spider-Man's Hollywood Career" , Marvel decided to bring out a new cartoon called " The Incredible Hulk and the Amazing Spider-Man ".

Firestar had several appearances in Marvel comics after the series, such as Uncanny X-Men # 193 and its own mini-series. Two stories also appeared in 2006 under the title Spider-Man Family: Amazing Friends , which built on the series.

nomination

The series was nominated in 1982 for the Young Artist Award in the category "Best Children's TV Series".

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Spider-Man and his extraordinary friends , on synchronkartei.de