[2][3] Prior to the beginning of the series, Doctor Doom attempted to acquire the Infinity Sword in pursuit of world domination.

Doom's forces, including MODOK and Abomination, dwell in Villainville, which is separated from Super Hero City by a giant wall.

Opposing Doom is Iron Man, now a member of the Super Hero Squad alongside Falcon, Hulk, Silver Surfer, Thor, and Wolverine.

At the end of the first season, Galactus arrives to devour Earth, leading the Squad to reforge the Infinity Sword to stop him.

Scarlet Witch replaces Surfer, with original squad members Iron Man, Hulk, Falcon, Wolverine and Thor returning.

Mitch Schauer, creator of the Nickelodeon series The Angry Beavers, was the show's supervising director and character designer.

[6] Other writers include Michael Ryan, Nicole Dubuc, Atul Rao, Eugene Son, James Krieg, and Mark Hoffmeier.

So whether you want to fly with Thor, suit up with Iron Man or smash with Hulk, this series has everything your family wants to see from our heroes.

The second season of the series, based on The Infinity Gauntlet, premiered on October 23, 2010 and stopped being shown on Cartoon Network on February 19, 2011, with episode 40 ("Fate of Destiny!").

In September 2011, Cartoon Network announced that The Super Hero Squad Show would be airing new episodes on weekday mornings at 7:00 am starting Monday, October 3, 2011.

[12] The series first premiered on Teletoon in Canada on Sunday, September 13, 2009, at 8:30 am as part of the network's Action Force block.

There's a lot of shout outs (and a few jokes) for the fans that only adults would pick up on,"[27] while Shawn S. Lealos included it in their "10 All-Time Best Animated Series Based On Marvel Comics" list.

[29] A four-part comic book series based on the show called Marvel Super Hero Squad was released in the fall of 2009.

Trying to bring back the franchise, Marvel released a Super Hero Squad Spectacular where the Beyonder sends them to another planet with their Lethal Legion foes.