Sunday, September 29, 2024

Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends S01E04

Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends
"Sunfire"

Air Date: October 3, 1981
Written By: Christy Marx

Sunfire is tricked by his uncle Genju, the owner of Ichi-Ban Electronics, into recruiting Firestar under the pretense that their combined powers could jumpstart a fusion reactor that will provide humankind with an endless energy supply. In reality, Genju wants to use the powers of both mutants to bring a fire monster to life and unleash it upon the world. It is now up to Iceman and Spider-Man to discover Genju's plot and find out whether Sunfire is a willing party to the sinister plan.

Featuring Sunfire (Shiro Yoshida)

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends S01E03

Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends
"The Fantastic Mr. Frump!"

Air Date: September 26, 1981
Written By: Christy Marx

Having procured the four pieces of an ancient amulet, Dr. Doom invokes arcane forces that will grant him powers beyond imagination. Just when Doom has cast the spell, a chance encounter with Spider-Man causes the talisman to get lost, and soon finds its way to one Mr. Frump. The feeble character soon discovers he has gained powers on a universal scale, and it is up to Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends to find him before Dr. Doom does!

Featuring Doctor Doom (Victor Von Doom)

Monday, September 16, 2024

Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends S01E02

Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends
"The Crime Of All Centuries"

Air Date: September 19, 1981
Written By: Donald F. Glut

In order to conquer New York City, Kraven the Hunter sets in motion a deadly plot. Using a bitter jungle power potion to gain the strength of ten gorillas, he captures three pre-historic creatures and several dinosaur eggs from the Savage Land. Once back in the city, Kraven steals the Eye of India Ruby, and abducts Firestar to power a Growth Energizer ray that will hatch the eggs at an accelerated rate. All this to assemble and control an army of dinosaurs that will help the Hunter take over the Big Apple!

Featuring Kraven The Hunter (Sergei Kravinoff)

Sunday, September 15, 2024

Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends S01E01

Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends
"The Triumph Of The Green Goblin"

Air Date: September 12, 1981
Written By: Dennis Marks

Norman Osborn leaves the past behind and attempts to start a new life, but the plane in which he is traveling crashes, and all the memories come back flooding his mind, turning him once again into the Green Goblin! Brace yourself, New York, because this reborn evil plans to use a chemical compound to turn everyone into a goblin like him!

Featuring The Green Goblin (Norman Osborn)

Sunday, August 4, 2024

The New Adventures of Superman :: Episode V-II

Show: The New Adventures of Superman
Air Date: October 8, 1966
Written by: George Kashdan

Superman
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"The Invisible Raiders"


Clark Kent and Jimmy Olsen cover the opening of an exhibition at the Metropolis Museum, when the floating head of an evil Sorcerer appears out of nowhere. While the fantastic vision intimidates those visiting the museum, a couple of hooded men steal the most valuable relics in the exhibition.


Superman attempts to stop the looters, but as soon as he tries to grab the hooded men, they vanish into thin air, and take Jimmy with them as a hostage. This will ensure that the Man of Steel will not follow them. What the captors don't know is that Jimmy counts with his Super-Signal watch, which he promptly activates, leading Superman to the Invisible Raiders' hideout.


The Sorcerer, however, would rather perish than be captured and imprisoned, so using his evil magics, unleashes a devastating Earthquake that will wipe Metropolis completely. Will Superman be able to stop the seismic menace, save Jimmy, and stop the Sorcerer and his henchmen?



Also featuring: Jimmy Olsen (for the first time as a photographer).

The World of DC Comics: Rocky Wasteland outside Metropolis. Metropolis Museum (the same from where Lex Luthor stole the Palmyra Ruby).

Wednesday, July 24, 2024

The New Adventures of Superman :: Episode V-I

Show: The New Adventures of Superman
Air Date: October 8, 1966
Written by: Oscar Bensol

Superman
in
"The Robot Of Riga"


Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen get lost in the marshlands outside Metropolis while investigating reports of an unidentified flying object. Jimmy activates his Super-Signal watch to call on Superman for help, but before the reporters can be rescued, they are captured and beamed up to a spaceship that quickly speeds away from Earth.


Arriving in the planet Riga, Lois and Jimmy are taken by their captors to an outdoor cage. It is evident they have become part of an exhibition at an intergalactic zoo. When one of the Rigans comes to water and feed them, the young reporters make a run for it, but before they can board the flying saucer that brought them to the planet, they are intercepted by the gigantic Robot of Riga!


Superman follows Jimmy's emergency beacon through space to the planet of the green skies, and now must save his friends from the clutches of the colossal robot. Will the Man of Steel be able to break through the infinitely strong armor of the mechanical monster, or will Lois and Jimmy spend the rest of their days in a space menagerie?



First appearance of: Jimmy Olsen's Signal Watch.

Also featuring: Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen.

The World of DC Comics: Marshlands outside Metropolis. Planet Riga.

Sunday, July 21, 2024

Aquaman :: The Filmation Adventures IV-III

Show: Aquaman
Air Date: September 30, 1967
Written by: Oscar Bensol


Aquaman
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"The Crimson Monster From The Pink Pool"


Tusky playfully swims at the bottom of the ocean, when he comes across a strange pink pool from which all other sea life is keeping away. Curious as to the nature of the strange pool, Tusky gets closer to it, but suddenly, a crimson giant emerges from the pink goo, and starts marching towards Atlantis destroying everything in its path.


Aquaman and Aqualad receive an alert from the Aquacave scope, and as they make their way to find out why all the reefs are disappearing, Tusky catches up to them to give warning of the danger ahead. With the strength of ten whales, and a corrosive, acid-like secretion, the crimson monster is a potentially destructive menace to Atlantis!


Will the king of the seas and his sidekick be able to stop the march of the crimson giant, or will they be helpless as the creature undergoes a monstruous transformation that will make it even deadlier?



Stock Animation Cel

Wednesday, July 17, 2024

The New Adventures of Superman :: Episode IV-II

Show: The New Adventures of Superman
Air Date: October 1, 1966
Written by: J.W. Doctor

Superman
in
"The Deadly Icebergs"


Three mysterious men in arctic gear use powerful lasers to cut loose immense icebergs up in the North Pole. The criminals load each iceberg with explosives and electromagnets, and then set them free. At the same time, the Gigantic, first atomic-powered cruise liner, is making its maiden voyage to the Arctic Circle, and aboard it, Lois Lane and Clark Kent are among its many passengers.


The criminals send a fake S.O.S. to the Gigantic, forcing it to detour further north in response, and into direct collision with the explosive icebergs. Suspecting a trap, Clark Kent changes into Superman and heads towards the beacon of the distress call!


While the Man of Steel combs the frozen north, the Gigantic is pulled by the electromagnets closer and closer to the icebergs. Will Superman find the criminals and unravel their ransom plot before the Gigantic suffers the same fate the Titanic did?



Also featuring: Lois Lane (passenger of the Gigantic Cruise Liner).

The World of DC Comics: Arctic Circle. Presumably at the same ice fields as in "The Prehistoric Pterodactyls."

Sunday, July 14, 2024

Aquaman :: The Filmation Adventures IV-I

Show: Aquaman
Air Date: September 30, 1967
Written by: Richard Sandler


Aquaman
in
"The Volcanic Monster"


A long-thought extinct volcano at the bottom of the ocean suddenly comes back to life. Aquaman and Aqualad, who are monitoring from the Aquacave, swiftly depart to Vulco's Canyon to investigate. Just when the pair arrives in the edge of the canyon, the volcano violently erupts, and from the heart of the caldera, an enormous lava monster emerges.


The creature attacks the heroes and their companions, at the same time that the eruption becomes more and more intense. The heat of the lava and the cold ocean waters provoke an immense maelstrom in the surface, that soon threatens with forming gigantic tidal waves that will destroy everything on their path.


Will Aquaman and Aqualad be able to shut down the maelstrom before disaster unfolds? And will they realize in time that their loyal friend Tusky has gotten himself caught between a rock and a lava monster?



The World of DC Comics: Vulko's Canyon (Bottom of the Ocean).

Animation Cel