Name: Marvin the Martian
Birthdate:July 24, 1948
Birthplace: Mars
Commanding Officer: General E=McSquared
Mission: To blow up the planet Earth With his Illudium Pew-36 Explosive Space Modulator ,Since the Earth blocks his view of Venus
Mode of Transportation: His high-speed spaceship, the Martian Maggot
Weapon of Choice: ACME Disintegrator
Instant Martians ( just add water )
Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator
Sidekick: His trusty green dog K-9
Formerly known as: Commander X-2


History

Creator: Chuck Jones
Voices: Originally done by Mel Blanc.
His voice, is now done by Bob Bergen since Mel Blanc passed away.It is noteworthy that the voice changed noticeably from that used in the debut, to the later, creamier voice in the later cartoons.
First Appearance: 1948: Haredevil Hare
Interesting Info: Like Michigan J. Frog, his current name is an ex facto moniker;he was never identified as such in any of the cartoons, his name did appear as Commander x-2 in Hasty Hare, in the instructions he reads from his Commander E=Mcsquared.
It probably seems obvious, Jones and Maltese obviously patterned the character after the god Mars,with the helmet and skirt. Jones noticed that as time went on,Bug's enemies were getting bigger and noisier. He then introduced a new villain into the Looney Tunes circle, a villain that was a great deal smaller and quieter than the rest of the bad characters...but a lot more dangerous. So what could be more dangerous than a hostile extraterrestrial bent on destroying Earth? As you watch Marvin in the cartoons you'll notice that while Marvin is often in a bad mood, he never gets out of control and never gets loud.
The 1958 cartoon, Hare-Way to the Stars is one of the more unusual entries, in that it boast visionary graphics by Maurice Noble, with cities suspended seemingly in mid space.

Filmography

1948: Haredevil-Hare
Bugs Bunny,Marvin Martian: July,24; LT Chuck Jones
Marvin and K-9's first apearance. The two Martians have a run-in with Bugs Bunny on their Mars-toMoon Expedition, and Bugs ruins Marvin's plan to blow up the Earth with his Uranium Pew-36 Explosive Space Modulator.

1952: The Hasty Hare
Bugs Bunny,Marvin Martian: June,7 LT Chuck Jones
Marvin receives orders from General E=Mcsquared to bring back to Mars one Earth creature Unfortunatly, he makes the mistake of choosing Bugs Bunny.

1953: Duck Dodgers in the 24 1/2 Century
Daffy Duck,Porky Pig,Marvin Martian: July,25 MM Chuck Jones
Marvin makes his third appearance in this cartoon parody of
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.Duck Dodgers(Daffy Duck) and his eager space cadet, Porky Pig, traval to Planet X, the only remaining source of Illudium Phosdex(the shaving cream atom) to claim it for Earth. But Duck Dodgers winds up in a battle with Marvin, who's dead-set on claiming Planet X in the name of Mars.

1958: Hare-Way to the Stars
Bugs Bunny,Marvin Martian: March,29 LT Chuck Jones
Once again, Marvins ready to destroy the Earth with his Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator....And once again Bugs Bunny interrupts his plans, stealing Marvin's Space Modulator to save his planet.Marvin creates a group of instant Martians(just add water!) and send them after Bugs.

1963: Mad as a Mars Hare
Bugs Bunny,Marvin Martian: October,19 MM Chuck Jones
From his laboratory on mars, Marvin observes a rocket launching from earth through his telescope. He doesn't know that the rocket is headed for Mars-until it crashes into his lab, with Bugs Bunny inside of it.Marvin zaps Bugs with his ACME Space-Time Gun, hopping to send Bugs into the future where he'll be "a useful but harmless slave" to the Martian. But Marvin has the gun in reverse, and he accidentally turns Bugs into a hulking Neanderthal bunny!

1980: Duck Dodgers and the Return of the
24 1/2 Century
Bugs Bunny,Hugo,Marvin Martian
Duck Dodgers is assigned to protect the Rack-and-Pinion Molecule, the only substance that can polish yo-yos. Meanwhile, Marvin the Martian attempts to (what else?) blow up Earth

1980: Spaced-Out Bunny
Marvin captures Bugs Bunny and brings the rabbit back to Mars as a playmate for Hugo.

1991: Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes
Marvin is furious with the people of Earth....So much so that he wants to blow up the planet (as usual). But this time he's going to get it done legally (you need a permit for that), and the little Martian takes his case before an interstellar court, with Bugs Bunny defending Earth.

1996: Marvin the Martian in the 3rd Dimension
A 12 minute, 3-D cartoon starring Marvin, K-9, and Daffy Duck that can only be seen at the Warner Bros. Flagship Store in Manhattan, NY.

1996: Space Jam
The first Looney Tunes movie to hit the big screen. Marvin winds up as the referee for the basketball game pitting the Tune Squad against the Monstars.

Guest Appearances
Marvin had a role in the Tiny Toons episode, Duck Dodgers Jr.,also starring Daffy Duck,Pluckey Duck, and Marcia the Martian. He had a brief cameo role in a Simpsons episode titled The Springfield Files.
Marvin also appears at the end of Another Froggy Evening, To discover that
Michigan J. speaks Martian.(Thanks to Harry L. Clayton for this bit of infomation)