Warner Bros. Animation Art — Warner Brothers
Issue: #1
Before 1977, relatively few people were aware of animation cels as an art form," Beck and Friedwald inaugurally opine. Discussion of collectible cel art soon slips away, though, as the object becomes not to evaluate Warner animation, but to praise it on big, lavishly illustrated pages that are bound for heavy duty. Exhaustiveness is not a concern: Beck and Friedwald spotlight a lesser character li...
First appearances: Hector the Bulldog, Isis, Do-Do
Creators: Tex Avery, Robert McKimson, Virgil Ross, Bob Clampett, Ken Scaglia, Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones, Jerry Beck, Will Friedwald
Characters: Batman, Dick Grayson, Superman, Joker, Bane, Killer Croc, Poison Ivy, Scarecrow, Two-Face, Catwoman, Harley Quinn, Penguin, Mad Hatter, Ventriloquist (Wesker), Mr. Freeze, Riddler, Scarface, Barbara Gordon, Big Bad Wolf, Sherlock Holmes