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Showing posts with label Marvel Super Heroes (1966). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marvel Super Heroes (1966). Show all posts

Wednesday, 4 December 2013

Rare 1966 Marvel Superheroes Intro


You remember those Marvel cartoons from 1966, right? You know, the ones that are more like motion comics than actual cartoons, but are awesome because the stories and art are practically lifted from the source material?

You know, like this one?

Well, I never knew they had a primary intro. Each series had their own intros of course, with the goofiest-sounding being the tonal mis-matching of the Hulk's. But apparently there was a main intro, and here it was:


Friday, 29 November 2013

1966 Captain America Spouting Shakespeare in Marvelese









In this commercial/bumper for the 1966 Marvel Superheroes cartoon shows, we see a poorly dressed Captain America spouting Shakespearean Marvel lingo at its audience.  According to YouTuber TheHoldingCoat, "Shot off the TV with Super 8mm camera, audio recorded on a reel-to-reel by placing the microphone near the TV's speaker, this is Captain America (played by Arthur Pierce) on WNAC-TV, Ch. 7"

One commenter even goes further, noting, "According to the new book "Super Boys" by Brad Ricca, this wild rant by a poorly costumed Captain America -- a local TV preview to the Captain America cartoons -- was written by none other than Jerry Siegel, co-creator of Superman."

THAT... is wierd...