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Newsgroups: net.tv
Subject: Superhero Cartoons
Message-ID: <410@houxz.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 18-Aug-83 13:08:37 EDT
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Posted: Thu Aug 18 13:08:37 1983
Date-Received: Thu, 18-Aug-83 22:10:19 EDT
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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 
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