However, these days when I stumble upon an episode on one of those toon channels, I am reminded of how we idealize shows as a kid. It's actually not very good, the voice acting is cringe-worthy and its stories are actually surprisingly simple and much less complex/labyrinth than I remember. Still, it's all relative, it did a better job than most of the other sat morning cartoons at the time.
It and the '90s
Spider-Man were the shows that made me a fan of Marvel superheroes by revealing to me how sophisticated and complex their storylines were. Sure, it had some corny elements, but so did the comics. And I didn't watch it as a kid, but as an adult.
As for the voice acting, I thought it was good overall. Sure, the style of it was somewhat melodramatic, but there were some good people in the cast, like Lenore Zann as Rogue, David Hemblen as Magneto, and John Colicos as Apokolips. I particularly liked Cal Dodd's Wolverine, which I consider definitive to this day. It took him a while to get the hang of it; in the first season, his Wolverine often sounded kind of like Popeye. But once he settled into the character, he did a great job, giving a rich, nuanced, impassioned performance with impressive emotional range. I've never heard (or seen -- yes, I'm looking at you, Hugh Jackman) a version of Wolverine that more effectively evoked the ferocity and inner turmoil of the character.
