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The new Disney XD channel (which replaced the old Toon Disney several months ago) is planning to hold a Fourth of July Spider-Man marathon showcasing Spider-Man in animation throughout the ages. The channel which is owned by the Walt Disney Company has the sole television rights to a large majority of the Marvel cartoon library and with their new channel aimed at boys, they are getting a lot of use out of them. Here’s the line-up:

08:00 AM - The Spectacular Spider-Man - “Catalysts”
08:30 AM - The Spectacular Spider-Man - “The Uncertainty Principle”
09:00 AM - Spider-Man - “Secret Wars, Chapter 1: Arrival”
09:30 AM - Spider-Man - “Secret Wars, Chapter 2: The Gauntlet of the Red Skull”
10:00 AM - Spider-Man - “Secret Wars, Chapter 3: Doom”
10:30 AM - Spider-Man Unlimited - “Worlds Apart, Part 1″
11:00 AM - Spider-Man Unlimited - “Worlds Apart, Part 2″
11:30 AM - Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends - “Seven Little Superheroes.”

Ending at noon, more “Spider-Man” as well as other Marvel programs will be shown throughout the day:

02:00 PM - Spider-Man - “The Cat”
02:30 PM - Spider-Man - “The Black Cat”

07:00 PM - X-Men: Evolution - “Strategy X”
07:30 PM - X-Men: Evolution - “The X-Impluse”
08:00 PM - X-Men: Evolution - “Rogue Recruit”
08:30 PM - X-Men: Evolution - “Mutant Crush”
09:00 PM - X-Men: Evolution - “Speed and Spyke”
09:30 PM - X-Men: Evolution - “Middleverse”
10:00 PM - X-Men: Evolution - “Turn of the Rogue”
10:30 PM - X-Men: Evolution - “SpykeCam”
11:00 PM - Spider-Man - “Night of the Lizard”
11:30 PM - Spider-Man - “The Sting of the Scorpion”

01:00 AM - X-Men: Evolution - “Speed and Spyke”
01:30 AM - X-Men: Evolution - “Middleverse”
02:00 AM - Fantastic Four - “Worlds Within Worlds”
02:30 AM - The Incredible Hulk - “Fantastic Fortitude”
03:00 AM - Avengers: United They Stand - “Kang”
03:30 AM - X-Men - “The Fifth Horseman”
04:00 AM - Silver Surfer - “Learning Curve, Part 1″
04:30 AM - Fantastic Four - “The Mask of Doom, Part 1″

Then on Sunday, more superhero cartoons abound, mixing Marvel and DC:

11:00 PM - Spider-Man - “The Spider Slayer”
11:30 PM - Spider-Man - “Return of the Spider Slayers”
12:00 AM - Static Shock - “Pop’s Girlfriend”
12:30 AM - Static Shock - “Attack of the Living Brain Puppets”
01:00 AM - X-Men: Evolution - “Turn of the Rogue”
01:30 AM - X-Men: Evolution - “SpykeCam”
02:00 AM - Superman - “The Last Son of Krypton, Part 3″
02:30 AM - Batman - “Tyger, Tyger”
03:00 AM - Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends - “A Firestar is Born”
03:30 AM - X-Men - “Jubilee’s Fairy Tale Theater”
04:00 AM - Silver Surfer - “Learning Curve, Part 2″
04:30 AM - Fantastic Four - “The Mask of Doom, Part 2″

It’s nice to see Disney XD making good use of the Marvel and DC libraries this weekend. Try to take in some of these great shows. And have a Happy Fourth of July!

Image courtesy of the Marvel Animation Age.

Ryan TV