Comic Book History of Animation #4

Comic Book History of Animation — IDW Publishing

Issue: #4

Don’t touch that dial! It’s “SATURDAY MORNING FUNHOUSE”! We roll into the 1960s, during which a CBS executive named Fred Silverman had the brilliant idea to turn Saturday mornings into all kids programming, transforming the toon landscape forever! Hanna and Barbera are fired from MGM, but become the biggest animators in the country—but what happens to all the jobs sent overseas? In Japan, the anim...

First appearances: Isao Takahata, Iwao Takamoto, Fred Silverman, Gene Deitch, John Blackstar, Tex Avery, Mort Walker, Daws Butler, Lou Scheimer, Shoukichi, Mammy Two Shoes

Creators: Ryan Dunlavey, Riley Farmer, Adam Guzowski, Amauri Osorio, Fred Van Lente, Tom Waltz

Characters: Aquaman, Hal Jordan, Superman, Spider-Man, Kimba, Frank Sinatra, Flip, Skeletor, Teela, Boris Badenov, Popeye, Bambi, Jayna, Zan, Fat Albert, Rocky, Minnie Mouse, Pinocchio, Jerry, Sleepy