X-Men: The Animated Series turns 30 years old today. The cartoon debuted on Halloween in 1992, bringing the X-Men – far and away Marvel’s most popular property at the time – to a whole new audience outside of the comic book faithful, and getting its theme song (which Disney now has the legal right to use) permanently stuck in the heads of anyone who watched even a single episode. “To everyone who was there 30 years ago watching #XMenTAS on #FoxKids on #Halloween night 1992, and everyone who found the show whenever they found it, thank you!” tweeted the XMenTAS Twitter account, run by series co-creator Eric Lewald, who wrote a book about the seires’ creation. “We celebrate because of YOU! #xmen #disneyplus #marvel @xmendirector.”
To everyone who was there 30 years ago watching #XMenTAS on #FoxKids on #Halloween night 1992, and everyone who found the show whenever they found it, thank you! We celebrate because of YOU! #xmen #disneyplus #marvel @xmendirector pic.twitter.com/peiNVdnKW2
