The Cyclops Project
- Studio
- Marvel Productions, Ltd.
Synopsis
A super computer complex is designed for the US military for defense purposes in a mountain that cannot be penetrated from the outside. A mouse chews through the wires and short circuits the computer network. The artificial intelligence then tries to control humanity by controlling all machines that people depend on with the aid of a colleague who is jealous Bruce Banner's accomplishments. It is up to Banner and his friends (Betty and Rick) to find a way to deactivate Cyclops cause the Hulk cannot penetrate its defenses.
Characters
Hulk/Bruce Banner, Rick Jones, Major Talbot, Betty Ross, General Thunderbolt Ross
Credits
Producing
- Producer
- Don Jurwich
- Executive Producers
- David H. DePatie, Lee Gunther
Voices
- Voice
- Michael Bell (Hulk/Bruce Banner), Michael Horton (Rick Jones), Pat Fraley (Major Talbot), B.J. Ward (Betty Ross), Robert Ridgely (General Thunderbolt Ross), Stan Lee (Narrator), Susan Blu, Bill Callaway, Hamilton Camp, Victoria Carroll, Roberto Cruz, Alan Dinehart, Ron Feinberg, Elliot Field, June Foray, Bob Holt, Stan Jones, Dennis Marks, Vic Perrin, Stanley Ralph Ross, Michael Ry, John Stephenson, Alan Young
Music
- Music
- Johnny Douglas
Animation
- Animator
- Steve Clark, John Gibbs, Sid Marcus, Tom Ray, Nelson Shin, Dan Thompson, Sam Weiss, Arnie Wong, Kent Butterworth, Milt Gray (Animation Directors)
- Layout
- Marcia Bales, Dan Fausett, Robert M. Foster, Neil Galloway, Greg Garcia, George Goode, Gary Graham, Rick Graham, Karl Hepworth, Stuart Heimdall, Elaine Hultgren, Lyle Johnson, Boyd Kirkland, Butch Krieger, Hal Lefevre, Gale Morgan, Frank Paur, Debra Pugh, Roy Allen, Smith Mark Swan, Bradley Teare, Thomas S. Tholen, Grant Wilson
- Checking Supervisors
- Armand Shaw, Barbara Donatelli
Art Department
- Storyboard
- Rick Hoberg, Larry Houston, Sherman Labby, Don Manuel, Will Meugniot, Michael Swanigan, Doug Wildey
Editing
- Editor
- Robert T. Gillis
Sound
- Effects Editors
- Jim Blodgett, Richard Gannon, Larry Desoto, Bruce Elliott, Ron Fedele
Music Department
- Music Editors
- Joe Siracusa, Mark Shiney, Robert Randles
Production Management
- Production Manager
- Kathy Condon
Companies and other credits
- Voice: e Marilyn Scheffler
- Story Editor: WNR
- © 1982 Marvel Productions
- Ltd
- All Rights Reserved
- Produced In Association With Mihahn
- Inc
- Created For Television By Stan Lee
Production notes
While Marvel Productions was developing Spider-Man for syndication in 1981, they also had a Spider-Man project in the works for NBC. However, the network wanted a show that had a wider audience appeal. So the show was reworked to be much lighter and Spider-Man was given a few friends that would help him fight crime: Firestar and Iceman.
Although the Human Torch was the original choice, the legal rights to his character were tied up elsewhere leaving Marvel Productions to create a whole new character, Angelica Jones AKA Firestar. The popularity of Firestar grew quickly and it wasn't long before she made her comic book debut in the mainstream Marvel Universe.
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends debuted on September 12, 1981, the same day as the syndicated Spider-Man series. Many have disputed whether or not Amazing Friends is a sequel to Spidey's solo series. The episode Origin of the Spider-Friends appears to fill in the gaps between the two series and The Prison Plot features a flashback from the Spider-Man episode When Magneto Speaks... People Listen. And although some of the voices are different, the same characters designs are used for both shows.
For the show's second season, it was paired with a new Incredible Hulk series and the show was renamed The Incredible Hulk and the Amazing Spider-Man. The following year the names were reversed as the Hulk was rerun but Amazing Friends got more new episodes.
Although the Human Torch was the original choice, the legal rights to his character were tied up elsewhere leaving Marvel Productions to create a whole new character, Angelica Jones AKA Firestar. The popularity of Firestar grew quickly and it wasn't long before she made her comic book debut in the mainstream Marvel Universe.
Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends debuted on September 12, 1981, the same day as the syndicated Spider-Man series. Many have disputed whether or not Amazing Friends is a sequel to Spidey's solo series. The episode Origin of the Spider-Friends appears to fill in the gaps between the two series and The Prison Plot features a flashback from the Spider-Man episode When Magneto Speaks... People Listen. And although some of the voices are different, the same characters designs are used for both shows.
For the show's second season, it was paired with a new Incredible Hulk series and the show was renamed The Incredible Hulk and the Amazing Spider-Man. The following year the names were reversed as the Hulk was rerun but Amazing Friends got more new episodes.
