Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends

Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends
Premiere	September 12, 1981
Finale	1983
Creator	Stan Lee Steve Ditko (characters)
Network/Provider	NBC
Style	30-minute animated superhero action
Company	Marvel Television
Seasons	3
Episodes	24
Origin	USA

Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends is an animated superhero action that aired on NBC. It is the third animated series based on the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man. After the first season, it ran as a package show with The Incredible Hulk as The Incredible Hulk and the Amazing Spider-Man for the second season and The Amazing Spider-Man and the Incredible Hulk for the third season. The show was later syndicated with the Marvel Action Universe package.

The show follows Peter Parker and his friends Bobby Drake and Angelica Jones who all go to college together at Empire State University. They also work together as the Spider-Friends, a superhero team, under their alter-egos Spider-Man, Ice Man and Firestar. Spider-Man and Ice Man both hail from Marvel Comics, but Firestar was created for the show, though she did end up appearing in Marvel Comics as well. Additionally, the show is ripe with references and appearances by other Marvel comics characters.

Cast

Actor	Character	Duration
Main Cast		1	2	3
Dan Gilvezan	Peter Parker / Spider-Man	*	*	*
Kathy Garver	Angelica Jones / Firestar	*	*	*
Frank Welker	Bobby Drake / Iceman	*	*	*
	Ms. Lyon	*	*	*
Supporting/Recurring Cast		1	2	3
June Foray	Aunt May	*	*	*
Stan Lee	Narrator	*	*	*
Duck Tufeld	Opening Announcer	*
William Marshall			*
Ron Feinberg				*

Season

Season	Premiere	Finale				#
NBC
Season One	September 12, 1981	1981				13
Season Two	September 18, 1982	October 2, 1982				3
Season Three	September 17, 1983	1983				8

In-Depth

• At a Glance: Additional information about the series
• Characters: A listing of characters in the series

DVD Releases

Title	Release Date	#
Season Sets: Region 2
Complete Series Box Set	December 4, 2008	4	purchase
Season Sets: Region 2
Complete Season 1	September 29, 2008	2	purchase
Complete Seasons 2 & 3	December 20, 2008	2	purchase
Episode Collections : Region 2
The Triumph of the Green Goblin Woolworths exclusive	September 29, 2008	1

External Sites

• The Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends Webpage (fansite)
• Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends Episodes, TV Listings, News, Photos and More at TVGuide.com
• opening credits