The Marvel Action Hour

• Stan Lee: Narrator

The Marvel Action Hour was a block from the two TV shows The Invincible Iron Man and The Fantastic Four with new adventures. Responsible was the production company Marvel Productions Ltd. (as part of New World Entertainment ). The Marvel Action Hour was first broadcast in 1994 and stayed for two seasons.

Concept

The first half hour consisted of the series The Invincible Iron Man, an adaptation of the comic book Iron Man, the second half hour consisted of Fantastic Four with new adventures, an adaptation of the comic book series of the same name. In particular, in the first season were a lot consequences remakes of 1960 turned television series The Fantastic Four. In the first season, said Stan Lee, creator of both comics and chief of Marvel Comics, about each of the characters and explained what had inspired him to create them.

The show was broadcast differently in the UK. Since the BBC had no commercial breaks, the show would have lasted there only a total of 40 minutes. To come to one hour, so episodes of the 1980s animated series were added taken The Incredible Hulk.

Season 2

Both animated series were radically revised after the first season, both in terms of Vorspannes as well as the animations. In addition, the childlike style of the series was stopped. The consequences now directed at youth and young adults. Therefore, the introductions by Stan Lee were omitted.

In some markets, the second season under the name Marvel Action Universe ( the name of the predecessor program in the 1980s ) was marketed. In some countries, the series Biker Mice from Mars was added.

Broadcast

In the U.S., the program mainly of stations was transferred, which belonged to the production company New World Pictures, but also transmitters of the Company Fox Broadcasting Company, The WB and Unity Broadcasting Network. Some independent stations showed the broadcast.

In German-speaking countries, the two series were broadcast separately and waived the Framework Programme.