Space Ghost Model Sheet
MEDIUM: Limited Edition Hand-Painted Cel
IMAGE SIZE: 10.5" x 14.5"
EDITION SIZE: 300
ARTIST: Alex Toth
SIGNED: Hand-Signed by Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera
SKU: HB1002
ABOUT THE IMAGE: Directly reproduced from the original model sheet by Alex Toth, Space Ghost is a Limited Edition Cel with a lithograph background released to coincide with the superhero’s 30th anniversary. It is signed by the co-founders of Hanna-Barbera Studios, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. The intergalactic crimefighter battled villains like Zorack, Vorvolaka and the Gargoyloids with the help of teenage twins Jan and Jace and their pet monkey Blip beginning with the “Space Ghost and Dino Boy” premiere on September 10, 1966, years before he began his stint on Cartoon Network’s “Space Ghost: Coast to Coast.”
ABOUT THE MEDIUM: Hand-painted limited edition cels showcase legendary characters and recreate classic moments from great cartoons, using the same materials and techniques as were used in making the originals. Cel painting is a time-honored, and extremely exacting process requiring that each color be individually applied by hand.
ABOUT THE ARTIST: Alexander Toth (June 25, 1928 – May 27, 2006) was an American cartoonist active from the 1940s through the 1980s. Toth's work began in the American comic book industry, but he is also known for his animation designs for Hanna-Barbera throughout the 1960s and 1970s. His work included Super Friends, Fantastic Four, Space Ghost, Sealab 2020, The Herculoids and Birdman. Toth's work has been resurrected in the late-night, adult-themed spin-offs on Cartoon Network: Space Ghost Coast to Coast, Sealab 2021 and Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law. He was inducted into the comic book industry's Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1990.
