[net.tv] Superhero Cartoons

disc@houxz.UUCP (08/18/83)

I've already submitted this to net.comics, but after seeing an inquiry 
along the same lines here, I've decided to try here with an ammended
version:
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Does anyone out there in net-land remember those old superhero cartoons
that Marvel and DC used to put out?  I don't mean the recent Spiderman
and Hulk nonsense or that pantywaist Justice League (Superfriends).
 
I'm talking about the old "Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure" where
they had 10 minute shorts with the likes of Flash, GL, Atom, Hawkman,
the old (sigh) Teen Titans, and JLA.  And what about the Marvel half-hour
adventures starring Cap, Hulk, Shellhead, Namor, and a certain beloved
Norse Thunder God?  I believe a Fantastic Four cartoon existed at this 
time also.
 
Anyway, it's been at least 10 years since I've seen any of these,
and I was wondering if anyone knows whether they can still be found
anywhere on TV.  Are there any animation festivals where they might
be shown or (God forbid) highlighted?  Do they show them at Comic 
conventions? Are video cassettes available?  (You never know. It's 
better than most of the trash they market nowadays).  How about
"revivals" on HBO or such?

This came up in a conversation I had with a friend when we were 
discussing old cartoons (Long Live Clutch Cargo!), and it got me 
wondering about the fate of these gems.  Granted, they weren't the 
greatest quality story or animation-wise, but some of the voices were
classics, and this is the only place some of these heroes appeared 
outside of the comic books.  Besides, I have a large nostalgia gland...

Any help (suggestions or ideas, even) would be welcomed.


				S. J. Berry 
				..!houxz!disc
				BTL-Holmdel

disc@houxz.UUCP (08/19/83)

Now I'd like to help out on the original question, that of
remembering the theme songs from the old Marvel superhero
cartoons.  I only recall a line here and there, but perhaps 
they will serve to further jog someone ELSE's memory.
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Sub-Mariner: "...is Namor of Atlantis (or something) and the 
             Prince of the Sea." (really, the last line is all
             I remember)
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Captain America: "When Captain America throws his mighty shield..."
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Iron Man: not a glimmer...
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Thor: ditto
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Hulk: "Doc Bruce Banner,
      Belted by gamma rays,
      Turns into the Hulk,
      Isn't he (glamourous?)..."
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I wish I knew more (don't we all!); as I say, it's the
kind of thing I'd recognize, but...Hope someone else has more luck.

				SJBerry

davidl@tekecs.UUCP (David Levine) (08/22/83)

	When Captain America throws his mighty shield
	He knows all those who oppose his shield must yeild.
	(There was more to this one...)

	Doc Bruce Banner
	Pelted by gamma-rays
	Turns into the Hulk
	Ain't he unglamo-rays?
	Threatens the town
	With the power of-a-bull
	Ain't no monster clown
	Who is as lov-a-ble
	As ever-lovin' Hulk!
	(Hulk! Hulk!)

With lyrics like these it's no wonder we've all forgotten them.
The memorable thing about "The Mighty Marvel Marching Society" was that the
cartoons were made from the panels of the comics they were taken from and
had a level of animation equivalent to cut-outs.  In other words, when Namor
swung a punch his whole arm swung as a stiff unit, as if it were a cardboard
cut-out.  Them wuz the days!

 -- David D. Levine
    (...decvax!tektronix!tekecs!davidl)