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A Filmation series

The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure

Seasons

Episodes

2

Aired

September 9, 1967

Original Channel

CBS

Original Run

1967 – 1968

Production

Creator(s)

Jerry Siegel
Joe Shuster (characters)

Writer(s)

Director(s)

Hal Sutherland

Producer(s)

Norm Prescott
Lou Scheimer

Executive Producer(s)

Allen Ducovny

Production Company

Filmation
National Periodical Publications
Ducovny Productions

The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure was a Filmation animated series that aired on CBS from 1967 to 1968. Premiering on September 9, 1967, this 60-minute program included a series of six-minute adventures featuring various DC Comics superheroes.

Each hour consisted of new segments from these Filmation Associates productions:

Format

The show featured sixteen new episodes of The New Adventures of Superman, eight new episodes of The Adventures of Superboy, thirty-six episodes of The Adventures of Aquaman, three episodes of Green Lantern, three episodes of Hawkman, three episodes of the Justice League of America, three episodes of The Atom, three episodes of The Flash, and three episodes of Teen Titans.

From the point of view of Superman fans, it is generally regarded as the second season of the New Adventures.

Fans of Aquaman see it as the premiere season of The Adventures of Aquaman.

See also: DC Superheroes: The Filmation Adventures (1967 to 1968)

Intro and Theme

The_superman_aquaman_hour_of_adventure-intro — The superman aquaman hour of adventure-intro

The theme music for the Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure was composed by John Marion Gart, credited as "John Marion," in 1967. Other works by John Marion Gart include his music scores and themes for The New Adventures of Superman and The Batman/Superman Hour.

It introduces us to all of the cast in the show: Superman, Aquaman, Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman, the Atom, and the Teen Titans. Superboy is the only one missing from this opening.

The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure!^[1]
Superman! Aquaman!
All the super-duper heroes,
They always fight for what is right!
Live with danger and adventure,
They are Men of Might!

Superman, the Man of Steel
Performs super deeds with ease!
Aquaman's the bold and daring
King of the Seven Seas!

Hawkman, from another planet
Swoops down on the foe!
Nothing stops the Teen Titans
Anywhere they go!

Flash defies the eye to follow
With his super speed!
Against the force of evil
The Atom will succeed!

Green Lantern's power ring
Can accomplish anything!

Superman! Aquaman!
All the super superheroes
Are the Justice League of America,
Men of Might!

Continuation

In 1968, after the series was finished, the show's three main components were again divided amongst other shows.

The Aquaman segments were repackaged without the Superman and Superboy segments, and ran from September 14, 1968 to June, 1970.

The New Superman/Superboy segments were moved to The Batman/Superman Hour which ran from September 14, 1968 to 1970.

Influence

The_Superman_Aquaman_Hour_of_Adventure-promo — The Superman Aquaman Hour of Adventure-promo

The show continued to evolve a narrative format that had been started with the original Superman radio show. Specifically, it featured a narrator who served to both compress and dramatize the storytelling. Whereas the first season of The New Adventures of Superman had featured longtime radio narrator, Jackson Beck, Superman/Aquaman was the first to feature actor Ted Knight, who had made his Filmation debut as Perry White late in the previous season of The New Adventures. He would become the main voice used in the narration of DC cartoons for over a decade. He remained the unofficial "voice of DC" even during the first year the cartoons were produced by Hanna-Barbera under the SuperFriends banner.

Related Series

In 1995, a short-lived TV series, titled The Superman/Batman Adventures, was transmitted on USA Network. It later aired on Cartoon Network and Boomerang.

The series featured edited episodes of various seasons of the SuperFriends (including for the first time on American TV, the 1983 Shorts), as well as the Filmation series The New Adventures of Superman, The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure, and The Batman/Superman Hour.

Home Video

In 1985, Warner Home Video released eight selected Aquaman episodes of the series on VHS in the "Super Powers" video collection, along with Batman, Superboy and Superman. These videos were re-released in 1996 and are out of print. On October 23, 2007, Warner Home Video released The Adventures of Aquaman: The Complete Collection on DVD in Region 1; the 2-disc set features all 36 Aquaman segments from the series, as well as special features.

Warner Video also released DC Superheroes: The Filmation Adventures on August 12, 2008. The double DVD set features 18 cartoons starring Hawkman, Green Lantern, The Flash, The Atom, the Teen Titans, and the Justice League of America. The collection was released in Region 2 on October 13, 2008. Interesting to note, Hawkman was missing from the DVD menu, and Birdman instead appeared.

External links

The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure at the Internet Movie Database
The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure at TV.com
Big Cartoon Database ~ Superman/Aquaman Hour
TV Party - Saturday Mornings 1967
TV.com -The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure
Animated Superheroes - Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure theme song.

References

↑ Lyrics are from The Animated Superheroes Fan Page

[1] Lyrics are from The Animated Superheroes Fan Page

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+:''You may be looking for [[The Adventures of Aquaman|The Adventures of Aquaman]] (1967 to 1968).''
+:''You may be looking for [[The Batman/Superman Hour]] (1968 to 1970).''
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-'''''The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure''''' was a Filmation animated series that aired on CBS from 1967 to 1968. Premiering on September 9, 1967, this 60-minute program included a series of six-minute adventures featuring various DC Comics superheroes.
+[[File:Hour of Adventure, green.jpg|thumb|left|110px]]
+'''''The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure''''' was a Filmation animated series that aired on [[CBS]] from 1967 to 1968. Premiering on September 9, 1967, this 60-minute program included a series of six-minute adventures featuring various DC Comics superheroes.
-Each hour consisted of ''new segments'' from:
+Each hour consisted of ''new segments'' from these Filmation Associates productions:
-*[[The New Adventures of Superman]]
+*''[[The New Adventures of Superman]],''
-*[[The Adventures of Superboy]]
+*''[[The Adventures of Superboy]],'' and
-*[[The Adventures of Aquaman]]
+*''[[The Adventures of Aquaman]].''
+__TOC__
-__TOC__
 ==Format==
-The show featured ''sixteen new episode'' of [[The New Adventures of Superman]], ''eight new episodes'' of ''[[The Adventures of Superboy]]'', ''thirty-six episodes'' of [[The Adventures of Aquaman]], ''three episodes'' of the [[Green Lantern]], ''three episodes'' of [[Hawkman]], ''three episodes'' of the [[Justice League of America]], ''three episodes'' of the [[Atom]], ''three episodes'' of the [[Flash]], and ''three episodes'' of the [[Teen Titans]].
+The show featured sixteen new episodes of ''[[The New Adventures of Superman]],'' eight new episodes of ''[[The Adventures of Superboy]],'' thirty-six episodes of ''[[The Adventures of Aquaman]], three episodes of ''[[Green Lantern]],'' three episodes of ''[[Hawkman]],'' three episodes of the ''[[Justice League of America]],'' three episodes of ''[[Atom|The Atom]],'' three episodes of ''[[Flash|The Flash]],'' and three episodes of ''[[Teen Titans]].''
+From the point of view of [[Superman]] fans, it is generally regarded as the ''second season'' of the [[The New Adventures of Superman| ''New Adventures'']].
-From the point of view of [[Superman]] fans, it is generally regarded as the ''second season'' of the [[The New Adventures of Superman| ''New Adventures'']].
-Fans of Aquaman see it as the ''premiere season'' of the [[The Adventures of Aquaman|''Adventures of Aquaman'']].
+Fans of Aquaman see it as the ''premiere season'' of ''[[The Adventures of Aquaman]].''
 ===Superman===
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 ===Aquaman===
 See ''[[The Adventures of Aquaman|The Adventures of Aquaman ~ Season 1]]'' (1967 to 1968)
+* [[DC_Superheroes:_The_Filmation_Adventures#Justice_League_of_America_Segments|Justice League of America Segments]]
+* [[DC_Superheroes:_The_Filmation_Adventures#The_Atom_Segments | Atom Segments]]
+* [[DC_Superheroes:_The_Filmation_Adventures#The_Flash_Segments | Flash Segments]]
+* [[DC_Superheroes:_The_Filmation_Adventures#The_Green_Lantern_Segments | Green Lantern Segments]]
+* [[DC_Superheroes:_The_Filmation_Adventures#The_Hawkman_Segments | Hawkman Segments]]
+* [[DC_Superheroes:_The_Filmation_Adventures#The_Teen_Titans_Segments | Teen Titans Segments]]
 :See also: ''[[DC Superheroes: The Filmation Adventures]]'' (1967 to 1968)
 ==Intro and Theme==
-[[Video:the superman / aquaman hour of adventure-intro|thumb|350px|right]]
+[[File:The_superman_aquaman_hour_of_adventure-intro|thumb|350px|right]]
-The theme song for the ''Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure'' was written by ''John Marion Gart'' in 1967. Other work by John Marion Gart include [[The New Adventures of Superman]] and [[The Batman/Superman Hour]].
+The theme music for the ''Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure'' was composed by '''[[John Marion Gart]],''' credited as '''"John Marion,"''' in 1967. Other works by John Marion Gart include his music scores and themes for ''[[The New Adventures of Superman]]'' and ''[[The Batman/Superman Hour]].''
 It introduces us to all of the cast in the show: [[Superman]], [[Aquaman]], [[Flash]], [[Green Lantern]], [[Hawkman]], the [[Atom]], and the [[Teen Titans]]. [[Superboy]] is the only one missing from this opening.
-'''The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure!'''<ref>Lyrics are from [http://www.animatedsuperheroes.com/ The Animated Superheroes Fan Page]</ref><br>
+'''The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure!'''<ref>Lyrics are from [http://www.animatedsuperheroes.com/ The Animated Superheroes Fan Page]</ref><br />
-[[Superman]]! [[Aquaman]]!<br>
+[[Superman]]! [[Aquaman]]!<br />
-All the [[superhero|super-duper heroes]],<br>
+All the [[superhero|super-duper heroes]],<br />
-They always fight for what is right!<br>
+They always fight for what is right!<br />
-Live with danger and adventure,<br>
+Live with danger and [[adventure]],<br />
-They are Men of Might!<br>
+They are [[man|Men]] of Might!<br />
+Superman, the [[Man of Steel]]<br />
+Performs super deeds with ease!<br />
-Superman, the [[Man of Steel]]<br>
-Performs super deeds with ease!<br>
+Aquaman's the bold and daring<br />
-Aquaman's the bold and daring<br>
+[[King of the Seven Seas]]!<br />
-[[King of the Seven Seas]]!<br>
+[[Hawkman]], from [[Thanagar|another planet]]<br />
+Swoops down on the [[enemy|foe]]!<br />
-[[Hawkman]], from [[Thanagar|another planet]]<br>
-Swoops down on the foe!<br>
+Nothing stops the [[Teen Titans]]<br />
+Anywhere they go!<br />
-Nothing stops the [[Teen Titans]]<br>
-Anywhere they go!<br>
+[[Flash]] defies the [[eye]] to follow<br />
+With his [[super speed]]!<br />
-[[Flash]] defies the eye to follow<br>
-With his [[super speed]]!<br>
+Against the force of [[evil]]<br />
+The [[Atom]] will succeed!<br />
-Against the force of evil<br>
-The [[Atom]] will succeed!<br>
+[[Hal Jordan|Green Lantern]]'s [[power ring]]<br />
+Can accomplish anything!<br />
-[[Green Lantern]]'s [[power ring]]<br>
-Can accomplish anything!<br>
+Superman! Aquaman!<br />
+All the super [[superheroes]]<br />
-Superman! Aquaman!<br>
-All the super [[superheroes]]<br>
+Are the [[Justice League of America]],<br />
+Men of Might!<br />
-Are the [[Justice League of America]],<br>
-Men of Might!<br>
 ==Continuation==
@@ Line 96: / Line 102: @@
 * The ''New Superman/Superboy'' segments were moved to [[The Batman/Superman Hour]] which ran from September 14, 1968 to 1970.
 ==Influence==
+[[File:The_Superman_Aquaman_Hour_of_Adventure-promo|thumb|left|350px]]
-The show continued to evolve a narrative format that had been started with the original Superman radio show. Specifically, it featured a narrator who served to both compress and dramatize the storytelling. Whereas the first season of [[The New Adventures of Superman]] had featured longtime radio narrator, Jackson Beck, ''Superman/Aquaman'' was the first to feature actor [[Ted Knight]], who had made his ''Filmation'' debut as [[Perry White]] late in the previous season of ''The New Adventures''.  He would become the main voice used in the narration of ''DC cartoons'' for over a decade. He remained the unofficial "voice of DC" even during the first year the cartoons were produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]] under the [[Hanna Barbera’s Super Friends| ''SuperFriends'']] banner.
+The show continued to evolve a narrative format that had been started with the original Superman radio show. Specifically, it featured a narrator who served to both compress and dramatize the storytelling. Whereas the first season of ''[[The New Adventures of Superman]]'' had featured longtime radio narrator, Jackson Beck, ''Superman/Aquaman'' was the first to feature actor [[Ted Knight]], who had made his ''Filmation'' debut as [[Perry White]] late in the previous season of ''The New Adventures.'' He would become the main voice used in the narration of ''DC cartoons'' for over a decade. He remained the unofficial "voice of DC" even during the first year the cartoons were produced by [[Hanna-Barbera]] under the [[Hanna Barbera’s Super Friends| ''SuperFriends'']] banner.
 ==Related Series==
-In 1995 a short lived TV series entitled, '''''[[The Superman/Batman Adventures]]''''' aired on ''USA Network''.  It was later aired on ''Cartoon Network'' and ''Boomerang''.
+In 1995, a short-lived TV series, titled '''''[[The Superman/Batman Adventures]],''''' was transmitted on ''[[USA Network]].'' It later aired on ''[[Cartoon Network]]'' and ''[[Boomerang (network)|Boomerang]].''
 The series featured edited episodes of various seasons of the [[Hanna Barbera’s Super Friends |''SuperFriends'']] (including for the first time on American TV, the [[1983 Shorts]]), as well as the [[Filmation]] series ''[[The New Adventures of Superman]],'' ''[[The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure]],'' and ''[[The Batman/Superman Hour]].''
+==Home Video==
+In 1985, [[Warner Home Video]] released eight selected Aquaman episodes of the series on [[Super Friends videos|VHS]] in the [[Super Powers Video Collection|"Super Powers" video collection]], along with Batman, Superboy and Superman. These videos were re-released in 1996 and are out of print. On October 23, 2007, Warner Home Video released ''The Adventures of Aquaman: The Complete Collection'' on DVD in Region 1; the 2-disc set features all 36 Aquaman segments from the series, as well as special features.
+Warner Video also released ''[[DC Superheroes: The Filmation Adventures]]'' on August 12, 2008. The double DVD set features 18 cartoons starring Hawkman, Green Lantern, The Flash, The Atom, the Teen Titans, and the Justice League of America. The collection was released in Region 2 on October 13, 2008. Interesting to note, Hawkman was missing from the DVD menu, and [[Birdman]] instead appeared.
-==DVD release==
-In 1985, Warner Home Video released eight selected Aquaman episodes of the series on VHS in the [[Super Powers (video series)|"Super Powers" video collection]], along with Batman, Superboy and Superman. These videos were re-released in 1996 and are out of print. On October 23, 2007, Warner Home Video released ''The Adventures of Aquaman: The Complete Collection'' on DVD in Region 1; the 2-disc set features all 36 Aquaman segments from the series, as well as special features.
-Warner Video also released ''[[DC Superheroes: The Filmation Adventures]]'' on August 12, 2008. The double DVD set features 18 cartoons starring Hawkman, Green Lantern, The Flash, The Atom, the Teen Titans, and the Justice League of America. The collection was released in Region 2 on October 13, 2008.
 == External links ==
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 * [http://www.tv.com/the-superman-aquaman-hour-of-adventure/show/13641/summary.html TV.com -The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure]
 * [http://www.animatedsuperheroes.com/2008/10/supermanaquaman-hour-of-adventure-theme.html Animated Superheroes] - Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure theme song.
 ==References==