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Filmation DC Comics (DVD)
Starring DC Comics favorites the Atom, the Flash, Green Lantern and Hawkman, these action-packed Filmation Associates-produced adventures pit our heroes against alien invaders and fantastical creatures from strange worlds, all intent on taking over planet Earth. This exciting two-disc compilation features each super hero in three cartoons plus Bonus Cartoons starring the Justice League of America (the Atom, the Flash, Green Lantern, Hawkman and Superman) and the Teen Titans (Speedy, Kid Flash, Wonder Girl and Aqualad) for a Total 18 Classic Cartoons of good versus evil. Your collection won’t be complete without this 2-Disc Compilation of works from this accomplished independent studio and the legendary heroes who saved humankind each and every time danger called!
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- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : Unrated (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 7.75 x 5.75 x 0.53 inches; 5.6 Ounces
- Item model number : 3978401
- Director : Various
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Animated, Color, NTSC, Subtitled
- Run time : 2 hours and 6 minutes
- Release date : August 12, 2008
- Actors : Various
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 5.1), Unqualified
- Studio : Warner Home Video
- ASIN : B0018BDDFE
- Number of discs : 2
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The interesting thing for me regarding this DVD set is that these episodes are the first time that somewhat minor DC characters have been used in their own show, or at least in segments of it. These adventures occur before Hanna-Barbera picked up the license to produce the iconic 'Super Friends' series, which ran for many years during the Silver Age of comic books. Granted, as with most other Filmation series at the time and over the years, the animation can seem pretty primitive and flat, plus there is a fairly high count of stock footage utilisation. However, I believe this adds to the overall charm of the series in an era when superhero resurgence was just gaining ground, and young boys especially could experience televised adventures of their favourite comic book characters for the first time on a Saturday morning.
Each character and team receive three episodes each that focus on their adventures, with the official 'as-broadcast' end credits that ran at the end of each episode of the 'Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure' included as an extra, made available at the end of the Episode menu. The Atom (Ray Palmer), The Flash (Barry Allen), Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) and Hawkman (Carter Hall) each receive their own three episodes of solo adventures with, usually, either space alien invaders to contend with, or mad scientists and their robotic creations. It is worth remembering that this was a time of the Silver Age that the space race was in full motion and the idea of space flight and life on other planets permeated the media and comic books much more heavily than during past decades. The team episodes (again given three episodes each) consist of the usual alien invader villains from Pluto or Jupiter, for instance, and star both the Justice League of America (starring all the adult heroes partaking in the Filmation Adventures at the time) and the Teen Titans, consisting of Speedy (Roy Harper), Kid Flash (Wally West), Aqualad (Garth) and Wonder Girl (Donna Troy).
These Filmation shorts, especially those concerning the Justice League and the Teen Titans, can definitely be considered an important part of animation history (especially regarding comic book animation), in that this was the first time these characters had been immortalised in animated form, offering viewers a sort of precursor to the upcoming Super Friends series and the later shows making up the DC Animated Universe of the 1990s. Although undeniably quite repetitive and predictable at times, this set is definitely worth some respect as part of the Filmation Adventures that started it all (following Max Fleischer's Superman animated movie shorts of the 1940s of course).
Regarding the DVD features, there are colourful interactive menus on both discs (although Warner obviously made a mistake placing pictures of Hanna-Barbera's Birdman where Hawkman should have been shown - signs of a rushed release!), with additional subtitle and audio options for the English hard-of-hearing and for the Portugese speaking community. Regarding bonus content, there are trailers available to view of some latest releases from the Warner Brothers vault, including Charlie Brown, Popeye & Friends, the Smurfs and the Lego Batman video-game (there are additional trailers played upon loading the second disc into your DVD player of other Warner Brothers animated releases). However, the one hefty extra is a near-forty-minute documentary surrounding the life and work of Fimation's founder Lou Scheimer, titled 'Animation Maverick: The Lou Scheimer Story'. In this, there is interesting discussion of how Lou Scheimer founded and maintained his business empire of Filmation from friends, family, ex-colleagues and fellow admirers within the animation industry.
I would most definitely recommend this DVD set to early animation enthusiasts, to comic book historians and fans of DC's Justice League, if only to explore the animated first outing of some of the comic book industry's most famous and loved characters. As an accompaniment to these shorts, I would highly recommend the first season of 'The New Adventures of Superman', available on DVD (hopefully later seasons will become available in the future) and the two-DVD set of 'The Adventures of Aquaman', which concluded each episode of the 'Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure' in 1967 and '68.
While Batman was tied up elsewhere (the Adam West series), Filmation was able to animate Superman, Aquaman, Atom, Green Lantern, Flash, Hawkman, and the Teen Titans (minus Robin).
Probably one of the greatest strengths of the DVD, is Andy Mangels fifty minute documentary on the Filmation studios. Outside of Hanna/Barbara one of of the animation power houses of the sixties/seventies. That alone recommends this purchase.
Compared to today's animated adventures, the stories may seem awfully tame. Basically, evil villain has plan to conquer America and/ or the world. Hero hears about plot and goes to stop it. After losing a preliminary battle or two, the hero eventually succeeds. That's the basic plot. These stories also lack today's angst or emotional dilemnas' for the hero.
Maybe there's something to be said for that.
I do have one minor quibble with this set. It is missing the original opening Aquaman Superman Power of Adventure Opening theme, which was a fun element all to itself. One can track it down on youtube.com if interested. According to various sources, the Batman 69 animated program might be next for digital release. If so, the DC cartoon classic will be one step further closer to completion.
JThree
carolyn@dia.net
The highlight of this entire package was the documentary of Filmations's Lou Scheimer and Hal Sutherland. They were the men behind an era of cartoons long forgotten. Lou Scheimer built the studio from the ground up into the most popular cartoon studios in the 60's and 70's. This great documentary was produced by Filmation Animation historian, Andy Mangels. It wraps up what otherwise would have been a set of cartoons without any historical frame of reference, like many a DVD cartoon collection. If you are a child of the seventies like myself, or a fan of super hero cartoons, this is a must buy on your want list!








