Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 1993

by Hal Erickson

In 1949 the first made-for-television cartoon series debuted on a major network. Tele-Comics embraced the popular cliffhanger serial genre, using nonmoving comic strip panels and a handful of radio actors to produce a show at a fraction of the cost accrued by a live show. Despite the success of Tele-Comics and a few other such shows, television cartoons languished until 1954 when Walt Disney produced Disneyland.From such pioneers as Tele-Comics and...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786400293
• ISBN13: 9780786400294
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 659 Pages
• Weight: 2.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"