The Fantastic Four
When an experimental space voyage goes awry, four people are changed by cosmic rays. Reed Richards, scientist and leader of the group gains the ability to stretch his body into various contortions, and takes the name Mr. Fantastic. His wife, Sue Richards, receives the power to turn invisible and create force fields, calling herself the Invisible Woman. Her younger brother, Johnny Storm, gains the ability to control fire, including covering his own body with flame, becoming the Human Torch. And pilot Ben Grimm is turned into a super-strong rock creature calling himself Thing, who, once transformed, has the power of 1,000 horses. Together, they use their unique powers to help the world battle multiple threats, and to foil the evil plans of their equally powerful enemy, Doctor Doom.
Based on characters conceived by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Fantastic Four premiered Saturday, September 2nd, at 8pm (ET). The series was produced by MoonScoop, a french based company known for another Cartoon Network regular (And 2D/CG hybrid), Code Lyoko. The series recieved a relatively positive reaction from Toonami fans and Marvel fans alike. Despite a relatively shakey start as the series progressed the general attitude towards it warmed up. In November of the same year however, Cartoon Network pulled the series from the block - though it has been rumored it will return in the summer of 2006 to coincide with the release of the film Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
Based on characters conceived by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Fantastic Four premiered Saturday, September 2nd, at 8pm (ET). The series was produced by MoonScoop, a french based company known for another Cartoon Network regular (And 2D/CG hybrid), Code Lyoko. The series recieved a relatively positive reaction from Toonami fans and Marvel fans alike. Despite a relatively shakey start as the series progressed the general attitude towards it warmed up. In November of the same year however, Cartoon Network pulled the series from the block - though it has been rumored it will return in the summer of 2006 to coincide with the release of the film Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
.:Episode Guide
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1: Trial by Fire 2: Doomed 3: Doomsday 4: Hard Knocks 5: My Neighbor was a Skrull 6: World's Tiniest Superheroes 7: Zoned Out 8: De-Mole-Ition 9: Puppet Master 10: Impossible 11: Bait and Switch 12: Revenge of the Skrulls 13: Molehatten 14: Annihilation 15: Strings 16: Doomsday Plus One 17: Imperious Rex 18: The Cure 19: Frightful 20: Out Of Time 21: Atlantis Attacks 22: Shell Games 23: Johnny Storm And The Potion Of Fire 24: Contest of Champions 25: Doom's Word Is Law 26: Scavenger Hunt |
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.:Misc.
- For classic cartoon fans, the original 1967 animated action-adventure series, The Fantastic Four, premiered on ABC with 19 half-hour episodes produced by Hanna-Barbera in association with Marvel Comics. The complex characters were conceived by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, who then enlisted the help of Hanna-Barbera Productions to create a half-hour broadcast network series. It was faithful to the source, featuring plots and characters straight from the original comics series and complete with character designs from acclaimed artist Alex Toth. .
- Moonscoop, a french-based company known for the series Code Lyoko, produced this series.
- The series contains cameos by other Marvel superheros, such as the Hulk and Antman.
