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CLUTCH CARGO, SPACE ANGEL, AND CAPTAIN FANTHOM

ORIGINAL PRODUCTION CELS, DRAWINGS, BACKGROUNDS, COMIC ART

Clutch Cargo (created by cartoonist Clark Haas), premiered in 1957 and ran until 1960. This campy , low-budget series combined limited animation with a live-action process called "Synchro-Vox", invented by Ed Gillette and first used for his famous "talking animal" commercials in the 1950's. This process superimposed the human lips of the voice actors over the mouths of the animated characters. 26 episodes were produced over the three year run. Haas produced three other series, "Space Angel"(Character design by Alex Toth), Doc Potts, and Captain Fanthom. Clutch Cargo and Haas' other series are wonderful examples of early TV animation. The artwork from these series is extremely rare, in fact we believe we offer the only artwork from these series known to exist. SPINNER, PADDLEFOOT & CLUTCH - Terrific drawing of our fearless (?!) team in the cockpit of Clutch's plane. The trimmed animation paper measures 8"x 8" and the character image measures 7.5"x 7.5" ...$200 (#CC1Clutch09) CLUTCH & ALASKAN TOTEM GOD- Dynamic Original Production Cel of Clutch Battling a Giant Alaska Totem God come to life! The trimmed cel measures 8"x 8.5" and the character image measures 7"x 7" There is some paint loss from age...$300 (#CC1Clutch01) SPINNER & PADDLEFOOT - Cute Original Production Cel of a chilly Spinner and Paddlefoot. The trimmed animation cel measures 6.75"x 5" and the character image measures 5"x 4" ...$175 (#CC1Clutch02) SPINNER, PADDLEFOOT & CLUTCH - Fun cel of the team making a sneak attack! The trimmed animation cel measures 6"x 10" and the character image measures 3.5"x 8.75" There is some paint loss from age....$300 (#CC1Clutch04) CLUTCH - Fantastic Original Production Cel of Clutch planting the American Flag on the surface of another planet. The trimmed animation cel measures 7"x 5.5" and the character image measures 4.5"x 5.5" Minor paint loss due to age...$300 (#CC1Clutch07) SPINNER & PADDLEFOOT- Great Original Production Cel of Paddlefoot and Spinner suited up in Armor astride a jousting horse. The trimmed animation cel measures 8"x 10" and the character image measures 8"x 9.75" Some minor paint loss from age...$275 (#CC1Clutch12)   SPACE ANGEL Cambria Studios produced this series from 1962 to 1964. Space Angel is actually Scott McCloud, an agent for EBI (the Earth Bureau of Investigation...an indication of the nation's obsession at the time with the FBI and spy adventures.) Reporting to EBI's Professor Mace, Scott and and Mace's daughter Crystal jet around the Solar System protecting the world in their space ship Starduster. Scott's rotund pilot and mechanic was named Taurus. The series employed the same "Synchro-Vox" technique that made Clutch Cargo so unique - human lips superimposed over the animated faces - and was beautifully designed by Alex Toth, the great comic book t and character designer who would later be responsible for creating the super heroes of Hanna-Barbera, including Space Ghost. Like the artwork from Clutch Cargo, art from the Space Angel series is extremely rare, and we believe that Van Eaton Galleries offers the only artwork from this series known to exist. CRYSTAL & SCOTT- Great Original Production Drawing of Crystal Mace and Scott "Space Angel" McCloud rendered in ink by Character Designer Alex Toth. The trimmed animation paper measures 7.5'x 5.75" and the character image measures 7"x 4" ...$400 (#CC178Space32) SPACE BANDIT, SCOTT & CRYSTAL - Fantastic Original Production Layout Drawing of Scott McCloud and Crystal being held at "ray-gun point" by a masked space bandit. There are color call-out indications for cel painting, and beautiful pencil detail and shading in this original Alex Toth rough drawing. Any white streaks you see are reflections from the protective bag in which the art is stored. The trimmed animation paper measures cel measures 7.75"x 10.25"...$500 (#CC178Space02) TAURUS, CRYSTAL & SCOTT- Great Original Production Layout Drawing of the Starduster crew, rendered in pencil and ink on paper, with ink and paint notations. Any white streaks you see are reflections from the protective bag in which the art is stored. The untrimmed animation paper measures 10.5"x 12.5", and the character image area measures 3"x 10"...$900 (#CC1Clutch12) CRYSTAL & SCOTT- Here is an Extremely Rare and Wonderful Example of how the finished Original Production cel work with "Synchro-Vox" live lips that were superimposed over top. Any white streaks you see are reflections from the protective bag in which the art is stored. There is some minor paint loss on Scott's face. The trimmed animation cel measures 7.25"x 11"...$1000 (#CC178Space06) CRYSTAL- Another Rare and Wonderful Original Production Cel that reveals some of the little tricks used in producing this early t.v. program. Crystal sits at a cardboard overlay of the Control Panel of the Starduster, and each button is cut out with a colored clear plastic underneath that was lit from behind. Any white streaks you see are reflections from the protective bag in which the art is stored. The trimmed animation cel measures 7.75"x 10.4"...$900 (#CC178Space03) ALIEN & CRYSTAL- Truly Beautiful Original Production Animation Drawing of a rather bossy little Alien pointing his ray gun at Crystal. Breathtaking pen and ink drawing by Alex Toth on trimmed animation paper measuring 7.25"x 3.5"...$300 (#CC178Space09) CRYSTAL - Fascinating and Beautiful Original Production Animation Cels of Crystal, trimmed and attached to a manila folder with a press label reading "FIGURES * CRY. Most likely these trimmed production cels were catalogued by the production for re-use in various scenes, or possibly for ink & paint color models. A great production piece. Any white streaks you see are reflections from the protective bag in which the art is stored. The trimmed folder backing measures 7"x 12/5" and the largest (right side) figure measures 5.5"x 4.25"...$500 (#CC178Space05) HEADLINES! - Fun and Clever Original Production Animation Cel of the Headlines in the Daily Paper that undoubtedly were the start to the standard set up for the series - a "serialized" story told over five episodes. Any white streaks you see are reflections from the protective bag in which the art is stored. The trimmed animation cel measures 7"x 10"...$100 (#CC178Space33) CALL US TO SEE MORE RARE AND WONDERFUL CELS & DRAWINGS FROM THESE GREAT PROGRAMS.

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