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Encyclopedia > Marvel Productions
First production logo used after Marvel acquired DePatie-Freleng Enterprises
First production logo used after Marvel acquired DePatie-Freleng Enterprises
The 1980s Spider-Man Marvel logo used when New World bought Marvel. Famous for being seen at the end of Muppet Babies.
The 1980s Spider-Man Marvel logo used when New World bought Marvel. Famous for being seen at the end of Muppet Babies.
Third production logo used in the 1990s when New World Entertainment bought Marvel from Cadence Industries
Third production logo used in the 1990s when New World Entertainment bought Marvel from Cadence Industries

Marvel Productions Ltd. was a television and motion picture studio based in Los Angeles, California. Originally an animation studio, Marvel produced such notable animated TV shows as G.I. Joe, Incredible Hulk, Jim Henson's Muppet Babies, Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, Transformers, Defenders of the Earth. Used under public domain. ... Used under public domain. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Spider-Man swinging around his hometown, New York City. ... Ò‰Jim Hensons Muppet Babies is an American animated television series that aired from 1984 to 1990 on CBS in first-run episodes, and then until 1992 in reruns. ... Used under public domain. ... For other uses see film (disambiguation) Film refers to the celluliod media on which movies are printed Film — also called movies, the cinema, the silver screen, moving pictures, photoplays, picture shows, flicks, or motion pictures, — is a field that encompasses motion pictures as an art form or as... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: , State California County Los Angeles County Settled 1781 Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... The Incredible Hulk was an American animated television series based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. ... Ò‰Jim Hensons Muppet Babies is an American animated television series that aired from 1984 to 1990 on CBS in first-run episodes, and then until 1992 in reruns. ... Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends is an animated series produced by Marvel Productions Ltd. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Defenders of the Earth, defenders is an animated television series of the 1980s featuring three characters from comic strips distributed by King Features Syndicate — Flash Gordon, The Phantom, and Mandrake the Magician — battling the Flash Gordon villain Ming the Merciless in the year 2015. ...


The studio also produced movies and TV specials as GI Joe: The Movie, Transformers: The Movie, The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight and The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat. Transformers: The Movie is a 1986 feature film version of the popular television series Transformers based on the line of toys by Hasbro. ... The original cover to The Cat In The Hat Gets Grinched The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat is an animated musical crossover produced by Marvel Productions in association with DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, that starred two of Dr.Seuss famed characters: The Grinch and The Cat in the Hat. ...


The company began in 1963 as DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and was sold to Marvel Comics Group in 1981 after DFE founder and company executive Friz Freleng departed the company to return to his long term employers at Warner Bros. Animation. Freleng's business partner and DFE co-founder David H. DePatie continued to work for the company under the Marvel banner for several years until his retirement. Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (sometimes abbreviated to DFE) was a Hollywood-based animation production company, active from 1963 to 1981. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Isadore Friz Freleng (August 21, 1906[1]–May 26, 1995) was an animator, cartoonist, director, and producer best known for his work on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons from Warner Bros. ... Warner Bros. ... David DePatie worked with Friz Freleng to create the animated character known as the Pink Panther. ...


Over the years Marvel Productions' parent company Marvel Comics went through several ownership changes. Owned from 1968 by Cadence Industries Corporation, it was sold in 1986 to New World Entertainment (which was eventually acquired, in 1997, as part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation/Fox Group). Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... New World Pictures logo from the late 1980s; New Worlds other divisions used similar logos New World Communications was a major television production company and television station owner in the United States from the late 1980s to the mid-1990s. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Keith Rupert Murdoch AC, KCSG (born 11 March 1931) is an Australian born United States citizen who is a global media executive and is the controlling shareholder, chairman and managing director of News Corporation, based in New York. ... 1211 Avenue of the Americas (Sixth Avenue), where News Corporation is based News Corporation (abbreviated to News Corp) (NYSE: NWS, NYSE: NWSa, ASX: NWS, LSE: NCRA) is one of the worlds largest media conglomerates. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company, usually referred to as just Fox (the company itself prefers the capitalized version FOX), is a television network in the United States. ...


In 1988 or1989, New World sold it to MacAndrews and Forbes, owned by Revlon executive Ronald Perelman, who lost control of Marvel after it went into bankruptcy. In 1997, Isaac Perlmutter (owner of the Marvel subsidiary Toy Biz), who purchased Marvel and Marvel Productions Ltd. out of bankruptcy, decided to cut costs by selling Marvel Productions' back catalog to Saban Entertainment and he the closed the animation studio altogether opting to contract out all future animated projects to third party studios. Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Revlon (NYSE: REV) is an American cosmetics company. ... Ronald Owen Perelman (born January 1, 1943) is an American billionaire investor that made his fortune buying beleaguered corporations and re-selling them later for enormous profits. ... Notice of closure stuck on the door of a computer store the day after its parent company, Granville Technology Group Ltd, declared bankruptcy (strictly, put into administration—see text) in the United Kingdom. ... Year 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar). ... Toy Biz logo. ... Saban Entertainment was an independent television production company formed in 1983 by music and television producers Haim Saban and Shuki Levy as Saban Records, a U.S. subsidiary of Saban International Paris (now SIP Animation) who provided music soundtracks to shows made by other companies (most notably DIC). ...


Saban's catalog is now owned by The Walt Disney Company, following Disney's purchase of Fox Family, Saban's successor. As a result, Disney now holds the home video and broadcast rights to virtually all Marvel animated programs produced during the 1980s and 1990s, as well as all Marvel series produced by DFE (the 1978 Fantastic Four revival) and Grantray-Lawrence Animation (The Marvel Superheroes Show). The only exceptions are the Hanna-Barbera-produced Fantastic Four 1967 series (held by Time Warner) and any Marvel Productions output involving characters and trademarks owned by other companies such as GI Joe and The Transformers (held by Hasbro and/or Sunbow) and Muppet Babies (Henson Associates), as well as Bucky O'Hare. The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... Fantastic Four is an animated series produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and Marvel Comics Animation in the mid-1970s. ... Grantray-Lawrence Animation was a Canadian animation studio active from 1954 to 1967 and founded by Grant Simmons, Ray Patterson, and Robert Lawrence. ... The Marvel Superheroes[1] is a Canadian-made animated television series first syndicated, on U.S. television, in 1966 and starring five popular comic-book superheroes from Marvel Comics. ... Cartoon Network Studios, formerly known as Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc. ... Fantastic Four is an animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions (with character designs by Alex Toth), based on Marvels comic book series Fantastic Four, and aired on ABC from 1967 to 1969. ... Time Warner Inc. ... G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero is a military-themed action figure (3 3/4 inches tall) that was supported by a Marvel Comic and a popular cartoon television show that ran in the 1980s. ... The Transformers franchise consists of a number of toy lines consisting of robots who could transform into vehicles, animals, and other objects. ... Hasbro (NYSE: HAS) is an American toy and game company. ... Original Sunbow Productions logo Sunbow Productions is an animation production studio, founded in 1981 and owned up until 1998 by Griffin-Bacal Advertising in New York. ... Ò‰Jim Hensons Muppet Babies is an American animated television series that aired from 1984 to 1990 on CBS in first-run episodes, and then until 1992 in reruns. ... Henson Associates (commonly abbreviated ha!), is the former name of The Jim Henson Company, which held from 1976 to 1988. ... Bucky OHare and crew in the comic book (art by Michael Golden) Bucky OHare was created by comic writer Larry Hama in the late 1970s. ...


Studio executives including Margaret Loesch & Lee Gunther moved to other animation studios while Stan Lee signed a new lifetime non-exclusive contract with Marvel in 1998, enabling him for the first time in his 50 year career with Marvel to establish his own company. In October, 1998, Stan Lee founded Stan Lee Media, which went public in 1999 but was out of business by the end of 2000. Lee then created a series of comic books, "What if Stan Lee created..." for comic rival DC Comics. Lee Gunther (May 30, 1935 - August 25, 1998) was a film editor on more than 85 animated shorts in all. ... Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber on December 28, 1921[1]) is an American writer, editor, was the Chairman Emeritus of Marvel Comics, and memoirist. ... DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company. ...


List of TV shows, TV specials and Movies

For a more complete list see Saban Entertainment. Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... Original Sunbow Productions logo Sunbow Productions is an animation production studio, founded in 1981 and owned up until 1998 by Griffin-Bacal Advertising in New York. ... Biker Mice from Mars is an animated television series created by Rick Ungar that began airing in 1993 in the United States and lasted for three seasons before it was cancelled. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Bucky OHare and crew in the comic book (art by Michael Golden) Bucky OHare was created by comic writer Larry Hama in the late 1970s. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Defenders of the Earth, defenders is an animated television series of the 1980s featuring three characters from comic strips distributed by King Features Syndicate — Flash Gordon, The Phantom, and Mandrake the Magician — battling the Flash Gordon villain Ming the Merciless in the year 2015. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... King Features Syndicate is a syndication company owned by The Hearst Corporation; it distributes about 150 comic strips, newspaper columns, editorial cartoons, puzzles and games to thousands of newspapers around the world. ... Dino-Riders was a cartoon television series that aired in the late 1980s, primarily as a promotion to launch a new Tyco toy line. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Dungeons & Dragons is an American animated television series that was a co-production of Marvel Productions and TSR, and made in the United States during the 1980s. ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... TSR, Inc. ... Fantastic Four is the third animated series based on Marvels comic book series Fantastic Four. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... Fraggle Rock was an American animated television series based on the original live action version of the same name created by Jim Henson. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Henson Associates (commonly abbreviated ha!), is the former name of The Jim Henson Company, which held from 1976 to 1988. ... Serialized in Big Comic Animerica Original run January 24, 1977 – No. ... Year 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... The original cover to The Cat In The Hat Gets Grinched The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat is an animated musical crossover produced by Marvel Productions in association with DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, that starred two of Dr.Seuss famed characters: The Grinch and The Cat in the Hat. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... The Incredible Hulk was an American animated television series based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Inhumanoids was an animated series based on a Hasbro toy property in 1986. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Ò‰Jim Hensons Muppet Babies is an American animated television series that aired from 1984 to 1990 on CBS in first-run episodes, and then until 1992 in reruns. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Henson Associates (commonly abbreviated ha!), is the former name of The Jim Henson Company, which held from 1976 to 1988. ... My Little Pony is a line of colorful toy ponies aimed at young girls and is produced by Hasbro. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Peter Pan and the Pirates is a cartoon based on J.M. Barries Peter Pan, and aired on Fox from September 1990 to December 1991. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Pryde of the X-Men is a one-shot animated television pilot from 1989 featuring the X-Men. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... .:ROBOTIX:. is an international level robotics competition organised by the students of IIT Kharagpur. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Rude Dog was a white cartoon dog developed by Sun Sportswear in the 1980s as part of a line of surfing- and skateboarding-related clothing. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Space Cats is a cartoon (with some live-action puppetry sequences) that aired on NBC in 1991. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends is an animated series produced by Marvel Productions Ltd. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Spider-Man (also known as Spider-Man: The Animated Series) is an American animated television series featuring the Marvel Comics superhero Spider-Man, which ran for five seasons (65 episodes) starting November 19, 1994 and finishing January 31, 1998. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar). ... Transformers: The Movie is a 1986 feature film version of the popular television series Transformers based on the line of toys by Hasbro. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... The X-Men Animated Series debuted in the 1992-1993 season on the Fox Network. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light is a half hour animated television series from 1987. ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... Saban Entertainment was an independent television production company formed in 1983 by music and television producers Haim Saban and Shuki Levy as Saban Records, a U.S. subsidiary of Saban International Paris (now SIP Animation) who provided music soundtracks to shows made by other companies (most notably DIC). ...


 

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