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Sub-Mariner - The Complete Series


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A real mixed bag of 1960's tales
Review date: 2008-05-16 Rating: 8 out of 10

This is the oddest of the rash of the Marvel character cartoon series that were released in the mid-1960's.
There are a mixture of tales, some taken from the original Tales To Astonish series, an odd mish-mash from the Fantastic Four and some new tales. My favourites here are those tales involving Attuma, Krang and Byrrah that are taken from Tales to Astonish.
There are some stories that are new to me, Namor in ancient Rome, in outer space on the planet Argon and with the Siren Loralie and the Mud-monster. These may have been original stories created for this series I certainly do not recall them.
But by far the oddest one is a tale that features The Avengers and a whole host of classic villains from the early Marvel Universe, including the Mandarin,Mole-Man,Super Skrull amongst others who are brought into conflict with the heroes by Doctor Doom. The X-Men appear here in one of the most amateur, but endearingly so, pieces of animation of all time. The clue to us old-timers is that it is based on Fantastic Four #6 and FF Annual #3 (The marriage of Reed and Sue) only with the very cunning idea of leaving the Fantastic Four out entirely and inserting the X-Men in their place, the animated Iceman is particularly hilarious.
The last episode tells the tale of the Sub-Mariner's origin.
Apart from a few minor grumbles this is a pretty good package for anyone interested in the early Marvel years. However, ulike the other Marvel cartoons of this era such as Thor,Iron Man,Captain America and the outstanding Spider-Man series, this box-set may not have the same appeal to non-Marvelites.

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Sub's Up!
Review date: 2007-10-04 Rating: 10 out of 10

I love these era of toons....and this is a bit of a classic for me. I had the older set but loved the new packaging so had to get it too. The inside slip has the episode synopsis too which is a useful touch. Good stuff!
I heard there's an 8 disc box set coming too with Captain America, Thor and Iron Man. Coooool

Sub-Mariner
Review date: 2007-09-10 Rating: 4 out of 10

As with all the Gantray-Lawrence produced Marvel Serieses in these releases, the 3 part episodes are cut down, with the recap footage and 2nd and 3rd titles in each episode removed.
Very disappointing. There was no need to upset the fans with this omission.
Also, there were five serieses produced: Captain America, Iron Man, Thor, Sub-Mariner and Hulk.
The Hulk series has been curiously omitted from these releases.
Don't spend the money, until the company does the editing job properly

Product Details/Specifications


Recording label: Jetix Films
Manufacturer: Jetix Films
EAN: 5055154900275
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 2
Format: PAL,
Release date: 2007-05-21
Audience rating: Parental Guidance
Region code: 2
Running time: 228 minutes
Language: English (Original Language)

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