Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Saban’s…, 3rd Series)

(Marvel, 1995-1996)
™ and ©1995 Saban Entertainment, Inc.

In the early 1990s, Japanese company Saban Entertainment introduced The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers to American audiences. Children went crazy over the new super-hero team. The Rangers were so popular that they unseated the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as the reigning leaders of children’s heroes. Of course, a comic book series soon followed.

In 1995, Marvel’s rendition of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was released. The series reintroduced the heroes from Angel City: Billy, the Blue Ranger; Trini, the Yellow Ranger; Kimberly, the Pink Ranger; Zack, the Black Ranger; and Jason, the Red Ranger. They continually fight their hopelessly hokey arch enemies, Rita Repulsa and Lord Zed, along with their army of putty warriors—yes, putty warriors. It’s campy in the extreme, but the concept proved a winner, combining elements of King Arthur, big dinosaurs, kung fu, and Transformers-like machines.

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