The Fantastic Four (1978)

The Fantastic Four
Premiere	September 9, 1978
Finale	December 16, 1978
Based on	the comic created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
Network/Provider	NBC
Style	30-minute animated superhero action
Company	DePatie-Freleng Enterprises
Seasons	1
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)
Origin	USA

The Fantastic Four (also known as The New Fantastic Four) is an animated superhero action program. It was the second series based on the Marvel Comics team The Fantastic Four. It aired on NBC. This particular series was infamous for replacing The Human Torch with H.E.R.B.I.E the robot. Although it was long rumored the reason for the change was so that kids wouldn't try to copycat The Human Torch, the real reason was because of copyrights issues as The Human Torch was to star in a movie at the time, although the movie was never completed. (In an issue of the FF comic book, Johnny would quip that he was out of the country when the contract for the cartoon was signed.)

Season

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
NBC
Season One	September 9, 1978	December 16, 1978				13

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series

DVD Releases

Title			Release			Discs
Individual Episodes  (Region 1)
The Impossible Man			September 30, 2008	purchase		1
Episode Collections - Various Series  (Region 1)
Villains Showdown			November 4, 2008	purchase		3
Complete Series  (Region 2)
Complete Series			March 1, 2010	purchase		2

External Sites

• Marvel Animation Age - The Fantastic Four (1978)
• opening creditson YouTube