Over decades of screen material, Scooby-Doo and his two-legged sidekicks Shaggy, Velma, Daphne and Freddy became global icons, and amidst mountains of merchandise and derivatives generated by the franchise was a succession of comic book series. For all that, they are most renowned for devising mega-brand Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! They popularised the superhero concept on TV, through shows like Superman, The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show and Thundarr the Barbarian, consequently employing former funnybook creators such as Doug Wildey, Alex Toth, Steve Gerber, Jack Kirby and other comics giants. After all, it’s just adventure entertainment in the end…Īlthough never actual comics workers, animation titans and series-writers Joe Ruby and Ken Spears co-originated dozens of cartoon shows which ultimately translated into multi-million comic book sales, joy and glee for generations and a subtle reshaping of the world’s cultural landscape. The links between kids’ animated features and comic books are long established and, I suspect, for young consumers, indistinguishable. By Sholly Fisch, Dario Brizuela, Scott Jeralds & various (DC Comics)
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