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Description
Nicknames: "MP II", "CGI Spidey", "The Spider-Man Logo II", "Silver Spider-Man", "Scary Spidey"

Logo: In space, we pan out through a series of glowing 3D bars. As the bars rotate up towards us, we see that it is the Marvel Productions logo, done in glorious 3D (and with the "M" cut-out not filled in). In the background, a CGI Spider-Man leaps up, and the logo is "absorbed" into his body, turning him silver. The space background turns into a "time warp mode" into a silver background, as the words "MARVEL PRODUCTIONS LTD." rise up from the bottom-right with a trail behind it. The "MP" logo returns to the screen, as the silver Spider-Man somersaults to the top of it and takes a prowler-like stance above it as the logo takes its place on the center of the screen (Spidey's eyes return shortly after). The Marvel Productions text takes its place below the logo. The byline, "A NEW WORLD COMPANY" fades in when the animation is all done.

Trivia: The reason for the "MP" logo being absorbed and then mysteriously reappearing is to provide a place to cut the logo so that it is not as long. In most cases, however, the logo is shortened so that only the tail-end of the animation is seen. This logo was animated at Digital Productions (known for The Last Starfighter). The concept of the chrome Spidey flying through space was bizarre, but that was the assignment.

Variants:
On some shows, this logo is bylineless.
On late '80s Henson co-produced shows, a copyright stamp for Jim Henson Productions fades in below.
Sunbow-Marvel Combo Variant: See Sunbow Entertainment for description.
On Robocop: The Animated Series, the logo fades into the New World International logo.

FX/SFX: EXCELLENT CGI effects that are way ahead of their time, and still hold up today.

Music/Sounds: A THX-like "chord" sound with some futuristic "whooshes". On the video release of the 1989 X-Men pilot, a dramatic synth tune is heard. At other times, the ending theme plays over it.

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 (with the second season New World Animation took over), the animatedBlondie & 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). This logo was also used to plaster the original logos in some 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. The longer version is very rare; it was mainly used on early '90s video releases of Marvel material.

Scare Factor: Low to medium for the longer version, as people may get caught off guard by the dramatics or the scary looking CGI Spider-Man. Minimal for the short version, but both versions just have very good computer animation. None to low for those who are used to this logo.

Description
Nicknames: "MP II", "CGI Spidey", "The Spider-Man Logo II", "Silver Spider-Man", "Scary Spidey"

Logo: In space, we pan out through a series of glowing 3D bars. As the bars rotate up towards us, we see that it is the Marvel Productions logo, done in glorious 3D (and with the "M" cut-out not filled in). In the background, a CGI Spider-Man leaps up, and the logo is "absorbed" into his body, turning him silver. The space background turns into a "time warp mode" into a silver background, as the words "MARVEL PRODUCTIONS LTD." rise up from the bottom-right with a trail behind it. The "MP" logo returns to the screen, as the silver Spider-Man somersaults to the top of it and takes a prowler-like stance above it as the logo takes its place on the center of the screen (Spidey's eyes return shortly after). The Marvel Productions text takes its place below the logo. The byline, "A NEW WORLD COMPANY" fades in when the animation is all done.

Trivia: The reason for the "MP" logo being absorbed and then mysteriously reappearing is to provide a place to cut the logo so that it is not as long. In most cases, however, the logo is shortened so that only the tail-end of the animation is seen. This logo was animated at Digital Productions (known for The Last Starfighter). The concept of the chrome Spidey flying through space was bizarre, but that was the assignment.

Variants:
On some shows, this logo is bylineless.
On late '80s Henson co-produced shows, a copyright stamp for Jim Henson Productions fades in below.
Sunbow-Marvel Combo Variant: See Sunbow Entertainment for description.
On Robocop: The Animated Series, the logo fades into the New World International logo.

FX/SFX: EXCELLENT CGI effects that are way ahead of their time, and still hold up today.

Music/Sounds: A THX-like "chord" sound with some futuristic "whooshes". On the video release of the 1989 X-Men pilot, a dramatic synth tune is heard. At other times, the ending theme plays over it.

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 (with the second season New World Animation took over), the animatedBlondie & 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). This logo was also used to plaster the original logos in some 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. The longer version is very rare; it was mainly used on early '90s video releases of Marvel material.

Scare Factor: Low to medium for the longer version, as people may get caught off guard by the dramatics or the scary looking CGI Spider-Man. Minimal for the short version, but both versions just have very good computer animation. None to low for those who are used to this logo.