| The New Fantastic Four | |
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| Genre | Superhero Action Adventure |
| Created by | Stan Lee |
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| Written by | Stan Lee |
| Directed by | Brad Case |
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| Narrated by | Dick Tufeld |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lee Gunther |
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| Running time | 21–22 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 9 – December 16, 1978 |
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The New Fantastic Four (on-screen title: The Fantastic Four) is an animated series produced by DePatie–Freleng Enterprises and Marvel Comics Animation in 1978.[1] It is the second animated series based on Marvel's comic book series Fantastic Four, following a 1967 series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions.[2]
The 1978 series replaced the character of the Human Torch with a robot named H.E.R.B.I.E. (Humanoid Experimental Robot, B-type, Integrated Electronics) because the 1978 television rights to use that character were tied up by a proposed television pilot movie in development by Universal Studios that ended up never being produced.[3][4]
Ownership of the series passed to Disney in 2001 when Disney acquired Fox Kids Worldwide, which also includes Marvel Productions.[5][6][7]
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