The Super Hero Squad Show facts for kids

The Super Hero Squad Show is an American superhero animated show made by Marvel Animation. It is based on the Marvel Super Hero Squad action figure toys from Hasbro. These toys show characters like the Avengers and the X-Men in a fun, cartoon-like style.

The show is also a funny take on Marvel characters. It gets ideas from the Mini Marvels comic books, which are also parodies. In the show, heroes often find themselves in funny situations. Their personalities are more playful than in the serious comics. For example, The Incredible Hulk is usually happy but has "big anger issues." The series was made by Film Roman and Marvel Animation.

In the big world of Marvel stories, the universe of The Super Hero Squad Show is called Earth-91119.

What Happens in the Show

Season 1: The Infinity Sword

Before the show begins, the bad guy Doctor Doom wants to get the "Infinity Sword." This sword can change reality and give him power over the world. Iron Man stops his plan, but the sword breaks into many pieces called "fractals." These pieces fall all over Super Hero City.

Doctor Doom then teams up with other villains. They form his Lethal Legion to find all the scattered fractals. Doom's team, including his main helpers MODOK and Abomination, live in Villainville. A huge wall separates Villainville from Super Hero City.

To stop Doom, Iron Man leads a special team called the Super Hero Squad. This team includes Falcon, Hulk, Silver Surfer, Thor, and Wolverine. The Super Hero Squad works from the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier. They often get help from their boss Captain America. Other friends like S.H.I.E.L.D. leader Ms. Marvel and new hero Reptil also join them.

At the end of the first season, the Infinity Sword is put back together. This happens when the giant Galactus comes to eat Earth. It turns out that only someone with The Infinity Gauntlet can use the Infinity Sword. Silver Surfer goes back to being Galactus's helper and leaves the team with the sword. After the big fight, Villainville is destroyed, and most villains are caught. Doctor Doom escapes.

Season 2: The Infinity Gems

The second season is about traveling to different parts of the Marvel Universe. The heroes go to other galaxies, dimensions, and even through time. Thanos is the main bad guy for the first half of this season. He wants to find the six Infinity Gems. He wants to prove he is better than Nebula and rule the universe. He eventually collects all six Infinity Gems.

The Super Hero Squad team changes in this season. Silver Surfer leaves to help Galactus again. Scarlet Witch joins the team instead. The original members Iron Man, Hulk, Falcon, Wolverine, and Thor return. Thor gets new "chain armor" from his father Odin in one episode.

In the second half of Season Two, Silver Surfer becomes evil because of the Infinity Sword. He steals the Infinity Gauntlet from Thanos. He then takes over the universe and becomes the Dark Surfer. He is now the main bad guy. In the last episode, the Dark Surfer is defeated. The Infinity Stones and Infinity Sword are destroyed. Everything goes back to normal. Silver Surfer has to make up for what he did as Dark Surfer.

The second season started in the United States on October 23, 2010. It came out at the same time as its video game, Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet.

Episodes and Fun Facts

In the first season's opening, there was a funny running gag. The Hulk would pick up an Infinity Fractal. This would change him into something different in each episode. He turned into a grey Hulk, a baby Hulk, a disco Hulk, and even a Hulk like Homer Simpson. This fun part was removed in the second season. Also, each episode's title card looks like a classic comic book cover. Some episode titles are also nods to old comics.

Who Are the Voices?

• Charlie Adler – Captain Britain, Doctor Doom, Melter, Plantman, Sabretooth, Wrecker, Super-Skrull (season 1), Doombots, Cynthia "Coco" Von Doom, Phil Sheldon, Hotel Employee Doombots
• Alimi Ballard – Falcon, Thunderball
• Steve Blum – Wolverine, Heimdall (season 1), Zabu, Abomination, Fin Fang Foom, Pyro, Thanos (season 1), Redwing, Dro'ge
• Dave Boat – Thor, Thing, Uatu the Watcher, Trapster, Baron Mordo, Galactus' Mom, Captain Liechtenstein, John Porter, Adam Warlock, Dracula, Doc Samson, Man-Thing
• Jim Cummings – Thanos (season 2), Super-Skrull (season 2), Human Torch
• Grey DeLisle – Ms. Marvel, Enchantress, Volcana, Frigga
• Mikey Kelley – Silver Surfer/Dark Surfer, Iron Fist
• Tom Kenny – Iron Man, Captain America, Colossus, Juggernaut, MODOK, Fandral, Sentinels, Space Phantoms
• Stan Lee – Mayor of Superhero City
• Tara Strong – Invisible Woman, H.E.R.B.I.E., Scarlet Witch, Brynnie Bratton, Princess Anelle, Toro, Alicia Masters, Holoball, Baby Iron Man
• Travis Willingham – Hulk, Human Torch, Skurge, Piledriver, Hyperion, Zeus, Balder, Hans

Who Made the Show?

• Guy Michelmore – Music composer
• Jamie Simone – Casting and voice director, sound supervisor

Other Media

Comic Books

A four-part comic book series based on the show came out in 2009. It was called Marvel Super Hero Squad. The comics were popular, so Marvel continued the series in 2010. It was then called Super Hero Squad. These comics included characters from the show and others not seen on TV. The series had 12 issues in total.

Video Games

Marvel Super Hero Squad was released on October 20, 2009. Its next game, Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet, came out on November 16, 2010.

Other Appearances

• In the Mad TV show, there was a sketch called Avenger Time. Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, and Thor enter a world that looks like The Super Hero Squad Show.
• In episode five of Ultimate Spider-Man, "Flight of the Iron Spider", Spider-Man and Living Laser are sent into The Super Hero Squad Show universe. Thor defeats Living Laser there.

See also

In Spanish: The Super Hero Squad Show para niños