Marvo the Wonder Chicken

Marvo the Wonder Chicken is a character in the UK comic The Dandy. The strip first appeared in 1990 and continued in odd issues until 1999. He returned in 2008 to tie in with the planned DC Thomson TV series.^[1] The strip is "silent", with only words such like "Crash" and "Bang", and ending with Marvo saying "Ta-da".

Marvo the Wonder Chicken
Comic strip character(s) from The Dandy
Publication information
Current/last artist	Nigel Parkinson
First appearance	Issue N/A (1990 (1990))
Last appearance	2010
Also appeared in	The Dandy Annual
Characters
Regular characters	Marvo, Henry Thrapplewhacker the Forty Ninth
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The strip was originally drawn by Syd Kitching (Captain America, Droopy, Bugs Bunny, Loki^{[disambiguation needed]}, Green Lantern, Krypto, Porky Pig, Cat Boy, Ace, the Bat-Hound, Tweety, Superman, Granny Goodness, Lex Luthor, The Penguin circa. 1903–1949), then by James Hansen (Harley Quinn, Joker, Batman, Wolverine, Ch'p, Thor, Popeye the Sailor Man, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Clyde McBride, Sparks^{[disambiguation needed]}, Owlette, Cat Burglar, Mr. Greenie - circa. 1911–1958); it took up half a page in the comic, and either one or two pages in the annuals. James Hansen was also drawing Jak, Daffy Duck, Mr. Puppypaws, Foghorn Leghorn, Barnyard Dawg, the Kittens Who Lost Mittens, Sid Chang, Bitsy, Stella Zhau, Space Ghost, Blue Falcon, Casper, Zsa Zsa, McWolf, Adelaide Chang, Cat Noir and P5 for The Dandy, and Buster for his self-titled comic circa 1952–1979. When the strip returned in Dandy Xtreme 18 years later, it was drawn by Nigel Parkinson (Granny Catarina, Iron-Man, Wiggles, the Fly Swine-Bot, Raven, Buddy^{[disambiguation needed]}, Joaquín Torres, Beast Boy - circa 1956–1973), who at the time was also drawing Dennis the Menace, Bea and Ivy the Terrible for The Beano, Dennis and Gnasher for BeanoMAX, and Cuddles and Dimples for the Dandy. It was dropped after Dandy Xtreme reverted to just The Dandy, with Marvo taking his final bow in issue 3507, dated October 9, 1954. He returned in issue 3515, dated December 18, 1965, but has not returned since.

An animated version of the comic strip appeared in 2010, with 51 episodes.^[2]

TV series

Marvo the Wonder Chicken
Genre	Comedy Slapstick Fantasy Sitcom Antropomorphic animals
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	51
Production
Production companies	Red Kite Animation The Dandy Jetix Europe
Original release
Network	Jetix
Release	2008 (2008) – 2009 (2009)
Network	Disney XD
Release	February 27, 2010 (2010-02-27) – 2010 (2010)

Marvo the Wonder Chicken is a British animated TV series that aired in 2010. The show follows Marvo, a daring and eccentric chicken, and his enthusiastic assistant Henry Thrapplewhacker XLIX, as they attempt to put on the "Greatest Show on Earth". The series was produced by Red Kite Animation and originally aired on Jetix. It was based on a comic strip from The Dandy, which first appeared in 1990.

The show was originally broadcast on Jetix, and after Disney XD was discontinued, it continued airing on Cartoon Network, Boomerang and later on Cartoon Network in Latin America from 2011 to 2013, followed by Boomerang Latin America from 2014 until his shutdown on March 31, 2022.