The second Spider-Man series was Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends by Marvel Productions that began on September 12, 1981. It was a half hour cartoon. This same season of cartoons were later shown as part of the Marvel Action Universe in 1988. In 1983. The Incredible Hulk & The Amazing Spider-Man Hour came on, featuring a new Incredible Hulk cartoon along with a rerun of one of the Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends segments. The next season had the same format, featuring repeats, but with Spider-Man first. In 1984 Spider-Man was given a chance to have a solo cartoon again when the cartoons were split up, although it only lasted an additional season.