Original Alex Toth Model Sheets from 1973 0

[Nick Berntson]

Original model sheets of Aquaman by the legendary Alex Toth for the initial run of Super Friends.

These pre-production model sheets were mocked up in March 1973 for Hanna-Barbera Productions (6 months prior to the original air date).

Toth started his art career in comic books, working in the industry from the '40s-'80s, (being inducted into the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1990).

However; Alex is possibly best known for the animation work he did with Hanna-Barbera.

Aside from his contributions to Super Friends from '73-'74 he also embarked on many other projects for the Studio. 

Most famously credited as the creator Space Ghost, Sealab 2020, Birdman & the Galaxy Trio, and the Herculoids.

Though he also worked on many other show the company, most notably Johnny Quest and Scooby-Doo.

Inherited from the estate of a close family friend (an Emmy award winning animator who also worked for H-B).

Unfortunately both pages have small tears on the upper right corners. I'm thinking they from the removal of the glue (which I hope isn't too acidic) from a storyboard.

Anyway thanks for looking. 💪👽👌

 

[Rick2you2]

If you are trying to sell,, this is the wrong board. That would be in marketplace.

Edited April 15, 2020 by Rick2you2

[Stevemmg]

Thanks for posting these and congratulations. I have seen many of the cel style versions over the years, but rarely see paper originals. Toth was such an incredible master of line thickness and with relative simplicity conveyed an image that was beautifully stylized and more complex than it would seem. I grew up on his cartoon designs and discovered his comic work years later. 

[GeneticNinja]

Cool. I still want to check out a book series with his artwork. I believe there are three in the series.

[Nick Berntson]

On 4/16/2020 at 1:56 AM, GeneticNinja said:

Cool. I still want to check out a book series with his artwork. I believe there are three in the series.

Alex Toth By Design I know is one of them iirc. It's out of print though.