Hong Kong Phooey Studio Master Model Sheet Art by Willie Ito (Hanna-Barbera, 1974). Hong Kong Phooey premiered on ABC-TV on 9/7/74. It starred Scatman Crothers as Penrod Pooch by day, Hong Kong Phooey — Super Hero by night. Here is an inside look at how this show was developed. This is the original…
Josie and the Pussycats Character Design Drawings by Willie Ito, Group of 17 (Hanna-Barbera, 1970) This Archie Show spin-off premiered on 9/12/70 on CBS. It featured Josie, Valerie, and Melody in their band along with Alan, Alexander Cabot III, Alexandra, and Sebastian the Cat. This is a series of final character design…
Josie and the Pussycats Character Design Drawings by Willie Ito, Group of 17 (Hanna-Barbera, 1970) This Archie Show spin-off premiered on 9/12/70 on CBS. It featured Josie, Valerie, and Melody in their band along with Alan, Alexander Cabot III, Alexandra, and Sebastian the Cat. This is a series of final character design…
Josie and the Pussycats Character Design Drawings by Willie Ito, Group of 17 (Hanna-Barbera, 1970) This Archie Show spin-off premiered on 9/12/70 on CBS. It featured Josie, Valerie, and Melody in their band along with Alan, Alexander Cabot III, Alexandra, and Sebastian the Cat. This is a series of final character design…
Yogi Bear and Friends Character Development Drawings Group of 3 (Hanna-Barbera/MGM, c. 1950s-60s). Trio of character development artwork for various Hanna-Barbera characters by Ed Benedict (1912 – 2006). All are drawn on 12 field animation paper in graphite. The group includes a great model sheet study of Ranger Smith for The Yogi…
The Flintstones Bedrock-Themed Amusement Park Design Art Group of 3 (Hanna-Barbera, c. 1970s) Hanna-Barbera has had rides, shows, park décor and merchandise in theme parks all over the globe. They have been in Kings Island, Carowinds, California Great America, Kings Dominion, Canada’s Wonderland, Six Flags, Universal Studios, etc. They have…
The Fantastic Four Sue Storm Character Design/Model Sheet by Alex Toth (Hanna-Barbera, 1967) The first Fantastic Four animated series premiered on ABC on 9/9/67, with character designs done by Alex Toth. This is a rare original character design/model sheet of Sue Storm (Invisible Girl) in ink and marker with cut-out paper for her…
The Impossibles Model Sheet and Character Design Original Art by Willie Ito, Group of 8 (Hanna-Barbera, 1966). Rare set of three original hand-drawn studio model sheets of The Impossibles. These drawings are the original artwork that were used to print off sheets that went to animators. This show premiered on 9/10/66 on…
Hokey Wolf and his sidekick Ding-a-Ling joined the Huckleberry Hound Show midway through Season 3. Yogi Bear‘s popularity got him his own show, and Hokey took over Yogi’s place in the lineup. This is rare studio original model sheet artwork of Hokey, called “Wacko Wolf” on this early design. The art is…
Space Ghost Jace and Jan Character Design/Model Sheets. “It’s time for Spacccccceeeee Ghosssssttttt!” Space Ghost premiered on 9/10/66 on CBS as part of the Space Ghost and Dino Boy in the Lost Valley show on CBS. This is a pair of rare final character design/original model sheets of Space Ghost’s teenage sidekicks Jace (voiced…