Tag: scifi
The Six Million Dollar Man #8, May 1978, cover by Fred Himes and Pat Boyette
Bill Mumy and Mark Goddard grabbing a bite to eat while filming “Lost in Space”.
Back in 1978, I got my first exposure to anime through “Battle of the Planets”. The show was a bowdlerized version of a Japanese cartoon called Science Ninja Team Gatchaman (科学忍者隊ガッチャマン Kagaku Ninjatai Gatchaman).
The opening narration made comparatively little sense:
“Battle of the Planets! G-Force! Princess! Tiny! Keyop! Mark! Jason! And watching over them from Center Neptune, their computerized coordinator, 7-Zark-7! Watching, warning against surprise attacks by alien galaxies beyond space. G-Force! Fearless young orphans, protecting Earth’s entire galaxy. Always five, acting as one. Dedicated! Inseparable! Invincible!“
Still, even as a kid, I appreciated that this was quite a bit more sophisticated than American cartoons at the time.
Dr. Shrinker preparing to fire his shrink ray.
The mad scientist was portrayed by Jay Robinson on The Krofft Supershow on ABC in 1976.
“This series presents information based in part on theory and conjecture. The producer’s purpose is to suggest some possible explanations, but not necessarily the only ones, to the mysteries we will examine.“
So went the disclaimer before Leonard Nimoy went "In Search Of…” Amelia Earhart or Bigfoot or The Loch Ness Monster back in 1977-82.
My Third Parent 