#Birdman and the Galaxy Trio

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Cartoon Heroes Paper Cut-Outs

Birdman

Created by Alex Toth for Hanna-Barbera Productions, Birdman is a winged hero bestowed by the sun god Ra with the powers of flight, to shoot solar rays from his fists and project ‘solar shields’ to defend himself against attacks.  With these abilities, Birdman works for Inter-Nation Security as an agent and crimefighter alongside his pet eagle, Avenger.  Among the many villain he faced was the merciless X the Eliminator, Reducto and Mento the Mind-Taker.  Herein he was often aided by his sidekick Birdboy.  

After his retirement from crimefighter, Birdman earned his license to practice law and worked as a defense attorney and civil litigator.  His mantle was later taken up by the young heroine, Birdgirl.

Actor Keith Andes voiced the hero in his original appearance in Birdman and The Galaxy Trio; while actor Gary Cole voiced him in the sequel series, Harvey Birdman: Attorney At Law.   

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Hannah-Barbera TV Super Heroes. Birdman - 1967.

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art by BezerroBizarro

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Tooniversary Month! This day Birdman & The Galaxy Trio was released

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Hanna–Barbera's World of Super Adventure (1982?)

Hanna–Barbera's World of Super Adventure featuring the most fantastic collection of spectacular super heroic stars ever assembled! They will take you on adventures in space, meeting strange creatures, to exotic lands and fantastic flights of fancy, to jungle planets and mysterious invaders, to prehistoric times and super forces, to honored and winged avengers, to giant, terrifying creatures against primitive power. In space, land, sea and air, it's a variety of stars – mighty, musical, athletic, extraordinary – from funtastic to the fantastic where amazing weapons, men and robots meet in combat in the far-out reaches of the universe. Dedicated to protecting the peace, these fantastic heroes defend the weak, right the wrong and battle against the forces of evil everywhere. And now it's take-off time for the gathering of the greatest…Hanna–Barbera's World of Super Adventure! Source: Wikipedia

This image was painted by Bob Singer in 1973. The heroes shown here are Birdman, Shazzan, Frankenstein, Jr., Human Torch, Coil-Man, Fluid-Man, Young Samson, Goliath, Space Ghost, Superman, Mighty Mightor, Wonder Woman, Batman, Thing, Zok, Tundro, Zandor, Gloop and Gleep. Source: SuperFriends Wiki

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Hanna-Barbera's Saturday morning superheroes by Steve Rude:

Tog; Mightor; Birdman; Avenger; The Galaxy Trio - Meteor Man, Gravity Girl, Vapor Man; The Herculoids - Gloop, Dorno, Tara, Gleep, Zok, Igoo, Tundro, Zandor; Frankenstein Jr.; Buzz Conroy; Jan; Jace; Blip; Space Ghost; The Impossibles - Fluid Man, Coil Man, Multi Man.

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HAPPY 66TH ANNIVERSARY TO HANNA-BARBERA

Shows 1966-1967

Frankenstein Jr and the Impossibles // Space Ghost and Dino Boy in the Lost Valley // The Space Kidettes // The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show // Birdman and the Galaxy Trio // The Herculoids // Shazzan

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Space Ghost: Superhero foster dad in space who keeps getting kidnapped by aliens who want him and his kids dead thankfully he has a trained monkey who's the smartest member of the family for some reason

Birdman: Solar powered tool keeps doing favors for the military and keeps getting beat up by earth weirdos and has to be saved by a shrieking bird

Galaxy Trio: legitimately competent team of three aliens with powers helping people and fighting evil without being rescued by a trained animal

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"NO ONE WAS USING THESE CHARACTERS AT THE TIME I PAINTED THIS" -- THE HANNA-BARBERA UNIVERSE.

PIC(S) INFO: Spotlight on a piece titled "Hanna-Barbera Heroes" (2001), artwork by Alex Ross, and created for the Warner Bros. Studio Stores as a tribute to the most notable superhero types of characters from Hanna-Barbera’s extensive library of cartoon shows.

"No one was using these characters at the time I painted this.  They weren’t even in regular rotation on Cartoon Network at the time. I talked Warner Bros. into letting me do this huge image, even though I was unfamiliar with many of the characters."

-- ALEX ROSS (American comic-book artist/writer/painter) on his "Hanna-Barbera" piece

Now, for one of the greatest roll calls I've ever posted on here, so here goes:

The Blue Falcon and Dyno-Mutt ("Blue Falcon & Dyno-Mutt"); Blip, Jan, Jace, and Space Ghost ("Space Ghost"); Shazzan, Kaboobie, Chuck, and Nancy ("Shazzan"); Tundro, Gleep, Igoo, Gloop, Zok, Tara, King Zandor, and Dorno ("The Herculoids"); Samson and Goliath ("Samson & Goliath"); Jayna, Gleek, Apache Chief, Black Vulcan, Zan, Samurai, Marvin, Wendy, and Wonder Dog ("Super Friends"); Mightor ("The Mighty Mightor"); Avenger and Birdman ("Birdman"); Vapor Man, Meteor Man, and Gravity Girl ("The Galaxy Trio"); Raseem, Bez, Fariik, Prince Turhan, Princess Nida, and Zazuum ("Arabian Knights"); and Jana ("Jana of the Jungle").

Resolution from largest to smallest: 3552x2688, 3476x2400, 3183x1571, & 1280x1222 (2x).

Source: www.illustrationhistory.org/illustrations/hanna-barbera-heroes.

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Early H-B Home Video Releases (1980s)

The format in which I saw most of these cartoons for the first time: the Worldvision Home Video VHS series

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art by BezerroBizarro

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Profiles in Villainy 

Mentok The Mind-Taker

The diabolical scientist known as Mentok heralded from an alien world and traveled to earth with aims of conquest.  He utilized numerous doomsday devices and mechanical minions in his efforts; yet his preferred modus-operandi entailed a  mind-control machine that earned him the moniker of ‘Mentok The Mind Taker.’  The heroic Birdman succeeded in foiling Mentok’s various schemes.  

Years later, Mentok relinquished his plans for world domination and somehow became a court appointed judge.  Herein he presided over many cases represented by the small claims lawyer, Harvey Birdman.

Mentok first appeared on an episode of Birman and The Galaxy Trio that aired on October 7th, 1967.   Actor Don Messick provided the voice for Mentok in these initial appearances; whereas actor John Michael Higgins voiced him in the animated series Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law.

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Hanna-Barbera & Their Heroes

Alex Ross - A tribute to the Hanna-Barbera adventure heroes of the 1960s and 1970s

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