Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1981–1986)

Spider-Man battles crime in New York City with the help of Iceman and Firestar.

Creators:

Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, Stan Lee

Stars:

Dan Gilvezan, Kathy Garver, Frank Welker

1 nomination.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Dan Gilvezan	...	Spider-Man (24 episodes, 1981-1983)
Kathy Garver	...	Firestar (24 episodes, 1981-1983)
Frank Welker	...	Iceman (24 episodes, 1981-1983)
Stan Lee	...	Narrator (14 episodes, 1981-1983)
Dick Tufeld	...	Opening announcer (12 episodes, 1981)

Storyline

In this series, Spider-Man forms a close friendship and alliance with two superheroes, Iceman and Firestar. Together, the group, informally known as "The Spider Friends", battle crime in New York City. Along the way, they not only face Spider-Man's own enemies, but also other major Marvel Comics villians like the Red Skull and Doctor Doom while also meeting other heroes of the Marvel Universe.

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Plot Keywords:

marvel comics | mutant | prejudice | based on comic book | teenage boy | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-Y7

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

El hombre araña y sus increíbles amigos

Company Credits

Production Co:

Marvel Productions, Mihahn, DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (DFE)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

22 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character "Firestar," created for this show, proved so popular that she was inserted into the main-line comic-book continuity as part of the super-villain team "The Hellions" in "The Uncanny X-Men" in 1984. She soon got her own mini-series, and as of 2002, is still a main character in "The Mighty Avengers."

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Quotes

Iceman: Here I come, to help my chum, 'cause he is dum!

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Connections

Version of Spider-Man (1981)

User Reviews

fantastic

Spider Man and his amazing friends has given me the greatest memeories i had when i watched it. I remember this programme when i bought a video which contained some of the episodes, i remember the characters Iceman and the Firestar. I give this programme a great score 10 out of 10 because it is a programme that brings the memories back to you.