Iron Man 

Industrialist Tony Stark leads his private team of superheros as Iron Man against the forces of evil.

Creators:

Stan Lee, Larry Lieber

Stars:

Robert Hays, John Reilly, Jim Cummings

Cast

Series cast summary:
Robert Hays	...	Iron Man / ... 26 episodes, 1994-1996
John Reilly	...	Hawkeye / ... 20 episodes, 1994-1996
Jim Cummings	...	M.O.D.O.K. / ... 17 episodes, 1994-1996
Dorian Harewood	...	Jim Rhodes / ... 16 episodes, 1994-1996
Ed Gilbert	...	The Mandarin / ... 13 episodes, 1994-1995
Tom Kane	...	H.O.M.E.R. / ... 13 episodes, 1995-1996
James Warwick	...	Century / ... 13 episodes, 1994
Casey DeFranco	...	Julia Carpenter / ... 13 episodes, 1994
Katherine Moffat	...	Scarlet Witch / ... 13 episodes, 1994
Robert Ito	...	The Mandarin / ... 12 episodes, 1995-1996
Tony Steedman	...	Justin Hammer 11 episodes, 1994

Storyline

In this series, Tony Stark is the head of a company that is under continual threat from evil forces such as the Mandarin and Justin Hammer. Against this, Stark fights back by leading his own team of heroes as Iron Man wearing armour that not only has the standard features of his regular armour, but can instantly change into his specialized variants for stealth, space, underwater etc.

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Plot Keywords:

1990s | shared universe | iron man character | tony stark character | col. james 'rhodey' rhodes character | 

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-Y7

Did You Know?

Trivia

A new transformation sequence is used in episode 1.05 "The Grim Reaper Wears a Teflon Coat")

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Quotes

War Machine: Okay, Robin Hood! Tony's in there somewhere!
Hawkeye: Oh, of course he is. He goes in alone, gets in deep, we save his bacon, and then he goes off alone again. Now there's the makings of a great leader!

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Connections

Referenced in The Death of Superman Lives: What Happened? (2015)

User Reviews

Shellhead at his best......mostly

In an age where animated features that had more than just the simplistic bluntness of such shows like Animaniacs or Tiny Toons, a show that had more to say or rather show was extremely rare. The WB or rather Fox delved into what was only seen in Anime, a cartoon that wasn't a cartoon. Batman: The Animated Series reshaped what was considered the only way comic 'toons was to be done. The X-Men re-introduced the world to comic 'toons after the "Superfriends" era, but it was Iron Man, or rather its second season; we try to forget the first one, that really expanded the world of comic 'toons. In fact, it took the "cartoon" away from such features.

To be honest, when Iron Man started, it was crappy. The artwork was a bit too detailed and the voice acting hurt the ears spoiled by such talents from WB animation. The plots for the show were more childish then necessary. Simply, I hated it and didn't miss it when it disappeared, along with its kindred of similarly pathetic story-telling, Fantastic Four.

But, in 1995, the series, along with the four in blue, returned with not only more stylish animation that didn't turn the stomach, voice action that had a sense of professionalism, and even the theme took on a style of its own that was really one of the best out there at the time. I was saddened, this time, when the series didn't return with a third season, but was hoping to see it back in some form or another.

Thankfully, and in awesome style, shell-head did return in one of the best films,in regards to comic book movies, since Batman Begins. Iron Man became a feature film in May 2008 and it was awesome. I still haven't seen this animated series come out on DVD as yet, but I have a feeling that it will eventually( the lack-luster animated antics of Fan Four came out on DVD the same year as it's first, good movie, so who knows).

Even though it wasn't the best series to Marvel's credit, it was still, for me, the best introduction to Iron Man in animation. I can't wait to see it....again.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

24 September 1994 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Marvel Action Hour: Iron Man

Company Credits

Production Co:

Marvel Enterprises, Marvel Productions, New World Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (26 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1