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Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 0786936180565
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Original recording reissued, NTSC
Label: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Release Date: January 29, 2002
Running Time: 45 minutes
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 1979
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
There was some amazing, classic animation done for superhero cartoons done as far back as Max & Dave Fleisher's Superman series of the early 1940s (echoes of which can be found in Batman: The Animated Series). Those were done for the big screen; by the mid-1960s, superhero cartoons were being brought to television, and some of Marvel Comics' biggest heroes--Captain America, Spider-Man, Thor, and the Incredible Hulk--were the stars. Unfortunately, television didn't have much in terms of cachet--or production values--at the time, and all four heroes suffer for it.
Captain America comes across fine, if only because he's long suffered from the same wooden boy-scout image that Superman is often given--if nothing else, these cartoons excel at capturing a one-dimensional personality. On the two episodes here--the self explanatory "Origin of Captain America" and "Fantastic Origin of the Red Skull" (why does the Skull's origin rate higher than Cap's?)--the animation is minimal. It looks as if only a couple dozen pictures of the main characters were drawn; for the most part, this is a series of stationary illustrations with voiceovers and plenty of narration. --Randy Silver
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Rating:  -
I agree with the description of the animation by the previous reviewer. It is simple by today's standards. However, it's based on the original artwork of Jack Kirby - my all-time favorite comic artist! Even in "freeze-frame" more action is conveyed than most current shows.
To be fair, these shows have a special place in my heart. I used to get up at 6:30 am on Saturday mornings to watch re-runs of this series (I was was watching in the 80's). I was absolutely over the moon when ... Read More
Rating:  -
This video is a "new" release of portions of the 1966 TV series "Marvel Super Heroes" and features portions of two episodes. The first episode on the tape is "Origin of Captain America" which is an animated version of "Tales of Suspense" # 63 & 64 from Mar/Apr 1965. The second episode is "Origin of the Red Skull" which includes material from "Tales of Suspense" # 66-68, June/Aug 1965. Essentially the actual panels from these comic books are crudely animated -- but the original Lee script and ... Read More
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