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Following
the success of the live-action "Batman" series in early 1966,
Hanna-Barbera quickly responded with their own superhero entry.
The final concepts and designs for "Space Ghost" were created
by Alex Toth, guided by Joe Barbera and CBS executive Fred Silverman. Space
Ghost is an interplanetary crime-fighter who draws his powers from his Inviso-belt
and armband rays. He travels in the Phantom Cruiser with teen-age wards Jan
and Jace and their space monkey, Blip. Toth also created a colorful galaxy
of villains for Space Ghost (voiced by famed announcer Gary Owens) to square
off against. The show ran for two seasons on the CBS Saturday morning line-up,
with the back-up cartoon Dino Boy.
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Detail
of an original Presentation Board for Space Ghost.
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These
boards included several evocative paintings by Alex Toth, and were used
to sell the show to network executives. More Presentation Boards on view
inside. Click here! |
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The first concept for the show featured a very different looking group of superheroes
called The Space Ghosts. Click here!
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