Programs based on Marvel Comics characters

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The following is a list of programs that are based upon characters that originated in Marvel Comics.

[edit] TV Shows

Title Format Network Years Notes
The Marvel Superheroes Animated First-run syndication 1966
The Fantastic Four Animated ABC 1967–69
Spider-Man Animated ABC 1967–70
The Electric Company Variety PBS 1974–77 Spidey Super Stories segment only
The Incredible Hulk Live action CBS 1978–82
The Amazing Spider-Man Live action CBS 1978
Supaidā-Man Live action Tokyo Channel 12 1978–79
The Fantastic Four Animated NBC 1978
Spider-Woman Animated ABC 1979–80
The Thing Animated NBC 1979
Spider-Man Animated First-run syndication 1981
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends Animated NBC 1981–83
The Incredible Hulk Animated NBC 1982–83
X-Men Animated First-run syndication 1989 Only the pilot, Pryde of the X-Men, was produced
X-Men Animated FOX 1992–97
Iron Man Animated First-run syndication 1994–96
Fantastic Four Animated First-run syndication 1994–96
Spider-Man: The Animated Series Animated FOX 1994–98
The Incredible Hulk Animated UPN 1996–97
Silver Surfer Animated FOX 1998
Spider-Man Unlimited Animated FOX 1999–2000
The Avengers: United They Stand Animated FOX 1999–2000
X-Men Evolution Animated WB 2000–03
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series Animated MTV 2003
Blade: The Series Live-action Spike TV 2006
Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes Animated Cartoon Network 2006–2007
The Spectacular Spider-Man Animated The CW 2008
Disney XD 2009– 
Wolverine and the X-Men Animated YTV 2008–  Nicktoons Network in USA
Iron Man: Armored Adventures Animated Teletoon 2008–  Nicktoons Network in USA
The Super Hero Squad Show Animated Cartoon Network 2009–  Upcoming
The Black Panther Animated BET 2010–  Upcoming
Thor Animated TBA 2010–  Upcoming
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Animated TBA 2011–  Upcoming

[edit] Planned

Other TV shows had been planned at times that didn't get made. In some cases, TV movies were produced to act as a backdoor pilot, but the series weren't picked up. These include Dr. Strange, Power Pack and Nick Fury: Agent of Shield. Additionally, there has been one case were a TV series was planned, this time Hulk: Gamma Corps, but it was cancelled before it was produced.

[edit] TV Movies

Note, this does not include TV movies which are considered part of a series, as The Incredible Hulk and The Amazing Spider-Man had.

Title Network Airdate
Dr. Strange CBS September 6, 1978
Captain America CBS January 19, 1979
Captain America II: Death Too Soon CBS November 23, 1979
Power Pack unaired 1991
Generation X FOX February 20, 1996
Nick Fury: Agent of Shield FOX May 26, 1998
Man-Thing Sci Fi Channel April 30, 2005


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