| The 7th Portal | |
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| Also known as | The Seventh Portal |
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| Created by | Stan Lee |
| Developed by | Bryce Zabel |
| Screenplay by | Brian L. Davidson Taylor Grant |
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| Composer | Robert J. Walsh |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 22 (list of episodes) Preview warning: Page using Template:Infobox television with "list_episodes" parameter using self-link. See Infobox instructions and MOS:INFOBOXPURPOSE. |
| Production | |
| Producer | Stan Lee |
| Running time | ≈ 5 minutes |
| Production company | Stan Lee Media, Inc |
| Original release | |
| Network | UPN |
| Release | 29 February 2000 |
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The 7th Portal is an American animated web series produced by Stan Lee in 1999.[1] It was the first global team of cyber Super Heroes produced by Stan Lee.[2] The main content of the series is an Internet-based adventure in which six characters from all over the world who got their super powers in cyberspace are drawn into the Web and must fight super villains.[3][4][5]
The 7th Portal premiered on the new animation hub Shockwave, on February 29, 2000, when its global launch overwhelmed Macromedia's servers.[6][7] It became the most successful web originated animated series, being picked up by Fox in mid run, for distribution on TV in South America and Europe.[8][9] Twenty-two episodes were made, of which the first twenty were shown on-line before the website went bankrupt. The final two episodes were only visible on television.
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- ^ Zhang Ruinan (29 November 2018). "Legacy of comics giant Stan Lee heads to China". www.chinadaily.com.cn. China Daily. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021.
Stan Lee Holdings Ltd owns the assignment of Stan's brand and 3 original superhero franchises including 7th Portal the first global team of superheroes.
- ^ Ed Gross (28 December 2019). "Remembering Stan Lee With a Previously Unpublished Interview". www.closerweekly.com. Closer. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021.
- ^ David Kushner (19 March 1999). "Stan Lee spins a new web-comic". www.ew.com. Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021.
- ^ Frank Houston (21 October 1999). "Creator of the Fantastic Four Is Ready to Spin More Tales on Line". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021.
- ^ James Poniewozik (14 February 2000). "Look Up On The Net! It's...Cyber Comics". www.time.com. Time. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021.
The first new series, The 7th Portal - about multicultural computer geeks who travel cyberspace to protect Earth against a villain from another dimension - debuts Feb. 29
- ^ "IMDB page for The Seventh Portal". www.imdb.com. Internet Movie Database.
- ^ "STAN LEE MEDIA INC, Form 10QSB, Filing Date Aug 14, 2000". secdatabase.com. Retrieved May 14, 2018.
On June 14, 2000 FOX Latin America and FOX Kids Latin America formed a strategic alliance with SLM [Stan Lee Media] to repurpose SLM's content and to create original branded content for distribution on the Internet and television outlets throughout the Latin American Region.
- ^ "INTERVIEW---Spider-Man's Business Brain". www.labusinessjournal.com. Los Angeles Business Journal. 21 August 2000. Archived from the original on 9 May 2021.
Former Sony Pictures Chairman Mark Canton has signed on to develop "7th Portal" into a movie, Paramount Pictures is creating an amusement park ride based on the webisode, and Fox Latin America and Fox Kids Latin America will translate the series into television programming, magazines and other media throughout South America.