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Spider-Woman | |
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Beginning date | September 22, 1979 |
End date | January 3, 1980 |
Number of Episodes | 16 Episodes |
Producers | David H. DePatie Friz Freleng Lee Gunther |
Original Channel | ABC |
Previous Series | Fantastic Four |
Next Series | Fred and Barney Meet the Thing |
Spider-Woman is a series that aired between September 22, 1979 and January 3, 1980. It is currently the only series based on Spider-Woman. The series was produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, the last for the company before being incorporated into Marvel Productions.
Background[]
The series was rushed into production so as to acquire the copyright before NBC could release their own Spider-Woman cartoon. However, that series eventually became Web Woman so there was no problem.[1]
The series changed Spider-Woman's origin from an alienated spy to magazine editor who got her powers after being injected with a spider-serum as a child. The series did not feature her superhuman strength, instead giving her a Spider-Man-like Spider-Sense, spider-telepathy, and the ability to fly. The comics would eventually include the ability to fly.
Cast[]
Actor Role(s) Joan Van Ark Spider-Woman/Jessica Drew Larry Carroll Detective Miller Lou Krugman Chief Cooper Bruce Miller Jeff Hunt Bryan Scott Billy Drew Paul Soles Spider-Man Ilene Latter
Karen Machon
John H. Mayer
John Milford
Vic Perrin
Dick Tufeld
Tony YoungAdditional Voices
Paul Soles reprised the role of Spider-Man from Spider-Man, though there is no apparent connection between the two.
Billy Drew and Jeff Hunt were both original to the series.
Episodes[]
The series featured sixteen episodes.
Home Video[]
Liberation Entertainment had planned to release the entire series on Region 2 DVD in 2008, but the company went bankrupt. Clear Vision Ltd. released the Region 2 DVD on July 20, 2009.
Reception[]
Rotten Tomatoes ranked the series among its top one-hundred superhero series with this series at eighty-nine ranking above Big Hero 6: The Series at one-hundred and below Iron Man: Armored Adventures at eighty-six, Ultimate Spider-Man at eighty-three, Spider-Man Unlimited at seventy-three, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes at sixty-nine, The Super Hero Squad Show at sixty-eight, X-Men: Evolution at sixty-six, Fantastic Four at sixty-four, Avengers Assemble at fifty-eight, Guardians of the Galaxy at fifty-five, The Marvel Super Heroes at fifty-one, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends at forty-eight, The Spectacular Spider-Man at forty-six, Spider-Man at forty, Spider-Man at nineteen, and X-Men at five.[2]
References[]
- ↑ Earth's Mightiest Zeroes: Marvel's 15 Most Forgotten Cartoons at Comic Book Resources
- ↑ 100 Best Superhero TV Shows of All Time at Rotten Tomatoes
External Links[]
Spider-Woman Episodes | |
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"Pyramids of Terror" • "Realm of Darkness" • "The Amazon Adventure" • "The Ghost Vikings" • "The Kingpin Strikes Again" • "The Lost Continent" • "The Kongo Spider" • "Games of Doom" • "Shuttle to Disaster" • "Dracula's Revenge" • "The Spider-Woman and the Fly" • "Invasion of the Black Hole" • "The Great Magini" • "A Crime in Time" • "Return of the Spider-Queen" • "A Deadly Dream" |