Animation Guild | We are 839 Digital Magazine
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WINTER 2024 19 Page 24: Marvel; Page 25: Marvel Comics Group, Grantray-Lawrence Animation, and Hanna-Barbera Productions. AS MARVEL CELEBRATES ITS 85TH BIRTHDAY, WE LOOK AT THE HISTORY OF ITS ANIMATED TV SERIES AND TAG MEMBERS WHO WORKED ON THESE SHOWS ALONG THE WAY. Since 1966 Marvel has produced nearly a hundred animated TV series in partnership with numerous studios and production companies. Beloved by generations of fans, not only do these shows bring iconic comic book characters to life, from the very start they have served as both a launch pad and a showcase for some of TAG's greatest talents. 1966 THE MARVEL SUPER HEROES Airing on weekday afternoons in select cities, the first Marvel TV series featured segments for Captain America, The Mighty Thor, The Incredible Hulk, Iron Man, and The Sub-Mariner. It used existing comic book art, with pages Xeroxed for use as key frames. Animators added limited mouth and body movements, and additional movement was made by jostling the camera or panning a scene. A narrator and comic word bubbles guided the scripts. 1967-68 THE FANTASTIC FOUR In partnership with Marvel, this was the first Hanna-Barbera production based on a comic book series. While character designs were done by legendary comic book artist Alex Toth, the show featured original animation. 1967-1970 SPIDERMAN This animated series is just the first of many for Spidey. There have been 11 Spider-Man series over the years—so far. OPPOSITE PAGE: (Clockwise from top left) Guardians of the Galaxy; X-Men: The Animated Series; Supervising Color Stylist Jaclyn Seymour-Pritchard worked on pre-computer era color samples for Iron Man made of Xeroxed acetate with cel vinyl; The Super Hero Squad Show.