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'''Music/Sounds:''' The opening variant is usually silent, but on the closing variant, the closing theme of the show was used. | '''Music/Sounds:''' The opening variant is usually silent, but on the closing variant, the closing theme of the show was used. | ||
'''Availability:''' Rare for the opening variant, extremely rare for the closing variant. Seen on Marvel shows during the era. The opening variant was also seen on television broadcasts of the 1967-1970 ''Spider-Man'' cartoon, several season one episodes of ''Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'', and may also appear on ''The Fantastic Four'' and ''The Marvel Super Heroes'' episodes of the same era. On Netflix, the opening logo is preserved, but the closing logo is plastered by the 2009 [[Marvel Animation]] logo. | '''Availability:''' Rare for the opening variant, extremely rare for the closing variant. Seen on Marvel shows during the era. | ||
* The opening variant was also seen on some television broadcasts of the 1967-1970 ''Spider-Man'' cartoon, several season one episodes of ''Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'', and may also appear on ''The Fantastic Four'' and ''The Marvel Super Heroes'' episodes of the same era. | |||
* On Netflix, the opening logo is preserved on a majority of the shows listed, but the closing logo is plastered by the 2009 [[Marvel Animation]] logo. | |||
'''Editor's Note:''' None. | '''Editor's Note:''' None. | ||
===2nd Logo (February 14, 1981- | ===2nd Logo (February 14, 1981-1988)=== | ||
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*In ''The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight'', the logo lacks the "MP" altogether, and simply says "A MARVEL PRODUCTION" in the same font as the logo. On the bottom is a DePatie-Freleng and United Artists byline. The normal logo's music is intact. | *In ''The Pink Panther in: Pink at First Sight'', the logo lacks the "MP" altogether, and simply says "A MARVEL PRODUCTION" in the same font as the logo. On the bottom is a DePatie-Freleng and United Artists byline. The normal logo's music is intact. | ||
*On the test pilot of the cartoon ''Defenders of the Earth'', the still logo and byline are seen in white with "PRODUCED BY" above it. | *On the test pilot of the cartoon ''Defenders of the Earth'', the still logo and byline are seen in white with "PRODUCED BY" above it. | ||
*On the ''Little People'' | *On the ''Little People Video'' series of direct-to-video releases, the logo has a darker blue BG, is still, and has the byline "A NEW WORLD COMPANY". | ||
*Still variants exist with the logo superimposed into the background. A mid-'80s airing of an episode of ''Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'' had this with the Cadence byline in a white rectangle. | *Still variants exist with the logo superimposed into the background. A mid-'80s airing of an episode of ''Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'' had this with the Cadence byline in a white rectangle. | ||
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A very dramatic fanfare composed by Rob Walsh. The end theme of the show may finish over it, especially the short and still variants. | '''Music/Sounds:''' A very dramatic fanfare composed by Rob Walsh. The end theme of the show may finish over it, especially the short and still variants. | ||
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare. Most Marvel shows of this time (''The Incredible Hulk'', ''Dungeons and Dragons'', the 1981 solo ''Spider-Man'' series, ''Defenders of the Earth'') have been updated with either a newer [[Marvel Animation|Marvel]] logo and/or a [[Saban Entertainment|Saban]] logo. However, you may still see this logo on some videos of Marvel shows of this time. It also turned up when ''Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'' was rerun on Disney XD (the logo is still present on the Disney+ prints). The still variant with the DFE byline is rare, and it was seen only on ''The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat'', the last Dr. Seuss/DFE animated special. The short version also appeared on the failed ''Solarman'' pilot, made in 1986 but released on video in 1989, then aired only once on Fox Kids in 1992. The still version with the New World byline only | '''Availability:''' Extremely rare. | ||
Most Marvel shows of this time (''The Incredible Hulk'', ''Dungeons and Dragons'', the 1981 solo ''Spider-Man'' series, ''Defenders of the Earth'') have been updated with either a newer [[Marvel Animation|Marvel]] logo and/or a [[Saban Entertainment|Saban]] logo. However, you may still see this logo on some videos of Marvel shows of this time. | |||
It also turned up when ''Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends'' was rerun on Toon Disney and Disney XD (the logo is still present on the Disney+ prints). | |||
The still variant with the DFE byline is rare, and it was seen only on ''The Grinch Grinches the Cat in the Hat'', the last Dr. Seuss/DFE animated special. | |||
The short version also appeared on the failed ''Solarman'' pilot, made in 1986 but released on video in 1989, then aired only once on Fox Kids in 1992. | |||
The still version with the New World byline only appears on the ''Little People Video'' series of direct-to-video releases, released in 1988 by [[New World Video]], consisting of ''Favorite Songs'', ''3 Favorite Stories'', ''A Visit to the Farm'', ''Jokes Riddles and Rhymes'', ''Christmas Fun'', and ''Fun With Words''. The C&G Video/[[Starmaker Entertainment]] reissues keep this logo, as do international releases. | |||
The version without the "MP" was only seen on the ''Pink Panther'' special ''Pink at First Sight''. | |||
The first episode of the 1981 solo ''Spider-Man'' series on Disney+ retains this logo and the [[ARP Films]] logo (as it appears to have been transferred from an aged film print); the rest of that series plasters this logo with the next one. (and is taken from videotape masters). | |||
'''Editor's Note:''' While the logo does reek of cheesiness for its visuals and overly dramatic fanfare, the animation is still quite nice for an early '80s logo. | '''Editor's Note:''' While the logo does reek of cheesiness for its visuals and overly dramatic fanfare, the animation is still quite nice for an early '80s logo. | ||
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*The 1990 educational video ''Spider-Man: Don't Hide Abuse'' features an extended version of the theme. Here, it begins with a "clang", followed by a "whoosh" as the "MP" is revealed. When the logo is "absorbed", a brief synthesized "whoosh" is heard. When the text appears, an ascending chime sounder is heard, before the theme culminates into the normal music (albeit with a shortened ending). | *The 1990 educational video ''Spider-Man: Don't Hide Abuse'' features an extended version of the theme. Here, it begins with a "clang", followed by a "whoosh" as the "MP" is revealed. When the logo is "absorbed", a brief synthesized "whoosh" is heard. When the text appears, an ascending chime sounder is heard, before the theme culminates into the normal music (albeit with a shortened ending). | ||
'''Availability:''' Uncommon, bordering on rare. The short version was seen on many shows, including the late 1980's Marvel Action Universe block (''Dino Riders'', ''RoboCop'', and the ''Pryde of the X-Men'' pilot), the first season of ''Biker Mice from Mars'' (New World Animation took over from the second season onwards), the animated ''Blondie & Dagwood'' special (and its sequel, ''Second Wedding Workout''), ''Rude Dog & The Dweebs'', ''Spacecats'', and the animated adaptation of ''Attack of the Killer Tomatoes''. It was most notably seen on Henson co-produced shows like ''Muppet Babies'' and ''Fraggle Rock'' (the animated version). The long version is very rare, and was used to plaster the original logos on later prints of pre-1986 Marvel shows such as ''Spider-Woman'', the 1978 cartoon ''The New Fantastic Four'', the 1981 ''Spider-Man'' cartoon and even the 1966 series ''The Marvel Super Heroes''; it also appeared on early '90s video releases of Marvel material. The extended music variant was so far only found on the recently-found ''Spider-Man: Don't Hide Abuse'', the first in a series of 4 educational ''Spider-Man'' VHS tapes that were distributed to schools, and since the remaining 3 remain lost, it is unknown if those videos have this variant as well. | '''Availability:''' Uncommon, bordering on rare. | ||
* The short version was seen on many shows, including the late 1980's Marvel Action Universe block (''Dino Riders'', ''RoboCop'', and the ''Pryde of the X-Men'' pilot), the first season of ''Biker Mice from Mars'' (New World Animation took over from the second season onwards), the animated ''Blondie & Dagwood'' special (and its sequel, ''Second Wedding Workout''), ''Rude Dog & The Dweebs'', ''Spacecats'', and the animated adaptation of ''Attack of the Killer Tomatoes''. | |||
** It was most notably seen on Henson co-produced shows like ''Muppet Babies'' and ''Fraggle Rock'' (the animated version). | |||
* The long version is very rare, and was normally used to plaster the original logos on later prints of pre-1986 Marvel shows such as ''Spider-Woman'', the 1978 cartoon ''The New Fantastic Four'', the 1981 ''Spider-Man'' cartoon and even the 1966 series ''The Marvel Super Heroes''; it also appeared on early '90s video releases of Marvel material. It also plasters the previous logo on some later prints of ''Dungeons & Dragons'' (abit on the [[Contender Entertainment Group (UK)|Contender]] DVD releases of the series, the logo doesn't always appear) and also appears on ''RoboCop: The Animated Series'' (and remains intact on DVD releases, normally paired up with a [[New World Entertainment|New World International]] logo). | |||
* The extended music variant was so far only found on the recently-found ''Spider-Man: Don't Hide Abuse'', the first in a series of 4 educational ''Spider-Man'' VHS tapes that were distributed to schools, and since the remaining 3 remain lost, it is unknown if those videos have this variant as well. | |||
'''Editor's Note:''' This logo features impressive CGI for its time and is a favorite to many. | '''Editor's Note:''' This logo features impressive CGI for its time and is a favorite to many. | ||