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  • Format: PAL
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 4
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Lace International Ltd
  • DVD Release Date: 24 Nov 2008
  • Run Time: 528 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B001CZ5MIW
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 14,270 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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For the first time in the UK the complete series of Spider-Man & His Amazing Friends series is available for the first time! Spider- Man and his Amazing Friends is narrated by Stan Lee and is a landmark series in the animated adventures of the web slinger! In order reach a wider audience in this 1981 series Spidey was joined by his two crime-busting friends Firestar and X-Men hero Ice-Man. The series was a smash hit when it first aired in 1981 and has become the most popular and fondly remembered of the animated adventures. This series has gone on to have numerous re runs world wide ever since. The complete series is available over 4 discs for the first time on DVD! Fully restored and packed with Spidey action. The complete series episode list: Triumph of the Green Goblin The Crime of all Centuries The Fantastic Mr Frump Sunfire Swarm 7 Little Superheroes Videoman The Prison Plot Spidey Goes to Hollywood The Vengence of Loki Knights and Demons Pawns of the Kingpin Quest of the Red Skull The Origin of the Iceman Along Came Spidey A Firestar is Born Spider-Man:Unmasked The Transylvanian Connection The Education of a Superhero Attack of the Arachnoid Origin of the Spider-Friends Spidey Meets the Girl From Tomorrow The X-Men Adventure Mission: Save The Guardstar

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Trip down memory lane, 1 Jan 2009
By KN (Lancs. UK) - See all my reviews
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This box-set contains all the episodes from the 1980s cartoon "Spiderman and His Amazing Friends". Like many others approaching middle-age, it was my Saturday morning favourite as a child. Watching it again really took me back to those times. I also couldn't get that catchy theme tune out of my head!

There are 24 episodes from all 3 seasons on 4 discs. Spiderman is aided by fellow super-heroes Ice-Man and Fire-Star. Most of the well-known villains (Green Goblin, Kingpin, Sandman, Mysterio, etc) feature throughout the series, and we even meet other good guys like Captain America, S.H.I.E.L.D. and the X-Men.

The animation looks a bit dated now especially when compared with the 1990s "Spiderman The Animated Series", which is yet to be fully released on DVD. However, Spiderman and His Amazing Friends was very enjoyable, least of all because things weren't made unnecessarily complicated as was done in the 1990s series with bizarre storylines involving Carnage, Madam Web and multiple Spidermen from different dimensions!

This series represents what Spiderman cartoons should be - simple to watch and fun. I recommend it highly.
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12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This is the best Spider-Man cartoon from the 1980s!, 26 Oct 2008
After the delayed released of this DVD set the wait is finally over!

This is the first time the complete series has been released in the UK on DVD. There are 24 episodes in all on 4 DVDs.

Disc 1:
01 Triumph of the Green Goblin
02 The Crime of All Centuries
03 The Fantastic Mr. Frump
04 Sunfire
05 Swarm
06 Little SuperHeroes
07 Video-Man

Disc 2:
08 The Prison Plot
09 Spidey Goes Hollywood
10 The Vengeance of Loki
11 Knights & Demons
12 Pawns of The Kingpin
13 Quest of The Red Skull

Disc 3:
14 The Origin of Iceman
15 Along Came Spidey
16 A Firestar Is Born
17 Spider-Man Unmasked
18 The Bride of Dracula (aka The Transylvanian Connection)
19 The Education of A SuperHero

Disc 4:
20 Attack of The Arachnoid
21 The Origin of The Spider Friends
22 Spidey Meets The Girl From Tomorrow
23 The X-Men Adventure
24 Mission: Save The Guardstar

I remember watching this when I was young. It has a memorable theme tune. My favourite episode is The X-Men Adventure.

You get two booklets (one with each of DVD case) and the two cases are stored inside a slip case. They still have the Liberation Entertainment logo on the boxes and cases.

Additional DVD info:
Language: English
Subtitles: English, Nederlands, Svenska, Norsk, Dansk, Suomi
Total Running Time approx: 528 minutes
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Nostalgia, 13 Jan 2009
By C. Griffiths (UK) - See all my reviews
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During the very short-lived reign of BSB Satellite TV in the UK Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends was one of the imported American kids shows that a 7-year-old me fell in love with. As such I bought this DVD set entirely to satisfy my own sense of nostalgia.

To make it clear this isn't the '60s Spider-Man with the famous theme tune, this was made is the '80s and although the instrumental theme tune definitely has its charm it isn't the one you can sing along to. The 'Amazing Friends' of the title are Iceman/Bobby Drake of the X-Men and Firestar (they couldn't use the Human Torch for legal reasons y'see).

Re-watching the show for the first time in 18 years I've been impressed with how many other Marvel characters make appearances. Unsurprisingly a lot of classic Spider-Man villains pop up but also thrown into the mix are Doctor Doom, Captain America, Doctor Strange, Magneto, Daredevil, Thor, The Hulk, Iron Man and most of the X-Men (including a curiously Australian-accented Wolverine) as well as a decent array of more obscure Marvel characters and a couple of original creations like 'Videoman' with his video-game themed powers.

Spidey and co. also get the opportunity to fight mythical Greek monsters, Dinosaurs, Dracula and Frankenstein's Monster as the series progresses which is always a plus.

The show has several moments of wonderful old-school comic-book silliness that you just don't get to see as much of these days, such as Kraven the Hunter's use of a 'heat-seeking boomerang with ice-spray' to capture Firestar in order to use her heat powers to hatch dinosaur eggs and grow uncontrollable dinosaurs which he will somehow transport to New York City to hold the city to ransom. An ingenious plan by anyone's standards.

I'm hugely happy with this set, the shows are even more entertaining than I thought they'd be and to be honest a lot of the animation and action scenes have aged remarkably well.

I can happily recommend this to anyone, particularly at Amazon's price.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Retro re-born
Forget reliving your childhood my 5 year old son cannot get enough of this DVD! He much prefers it to the current spiderman on TV. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Rainy Days

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this show when it premiered in the eighties!
I loved this show when it premiered in the eighties!
I was just starting my teen years back teen and everyone I knew watched it on saturday mornings. Aaah! Read more
Published 3 months ago by ERIKMARKUS

4.0 out of 5 stars You Can't Go Wrong
This series is great. Like the title of this review suggests you, can't go wrong here, it's just a pleasure to watch. I enjoyed it back then & i enjoyed watching it now. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Dave

5.0 out of 5 stars a blast from the past
I originally brough this as a gift for someone and then was greatly tempted to watch it myself. I got hooked on this fast and enjoyed every bit of it. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Amanda Adly

5.0 out of 5 stars Firestar is on dvd!!
This show is classic, well drawn and written. Who knew a cartoon from 1981 would still be so popular and so well remembered. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Adam M. Curby

5.0 out of 5 stars spiderman and his amazing friends
one you have to love cartoon's in general. you also have to like superhero's as well like i do. this a continuation from the 1981 series, but you have to go back to 1967 cartoon... Read more
Published 5 months ago by ROBERT A. CORA

1.0 out of 5 stars VERY disappointed American fan.
I'm an American who grew up with Marvel Comics, and watched this series continuously over the years, since the very first time it aired on television in 1981. Read more
Published 6 months ago by John J. Juliano

5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute gem!
This is great, whilst thought lost recently Liberation Ent UK office closed, this Amazing Box Set has been saved and now it can be yours. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Danzigg

5.0 out of 5 stars BOX SET NOT DELETED - IT'S FINALLY AVAILABLE!!!!
Contrary to an earlier review - THIS BOX SET HAS NOT BEEN DELETED AS IT IS AVAILABLE FROM A NUMBER OF SOURCES AND MINE IS BEING DELIVERED TODAY! Read more
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