Original Production Animation Cel of Robin set on a Production Background from "Super Friends," c. 1985

Original hand painted production animation cel of Robin The Boy Wonder and matching mouth cel both set on a master original hand painted production background from "Super Friends," c. 1985, Hanna-Barbera Studios; Production numbers lower cel and background edges; Size - Robin: 6 3/4 x 4 1/4", Image 8 1/4 x 12 1/2", Background 10 1/2 x 13 1/2"; Unframed.

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Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. was an American animation studio that was founded in 1957 by former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animation directors William Hanna and Joseph Barbera (the creators of Tom and Jerry), and live-action director George Sidney. It is considered the very first animation studio to successfully produce animated cartoons made exclusively for television. The Hanna-Barbera Studio created cartoon shows for over 30 years including: Yogi Bear, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Wacky Races, Scooby-Doo, and The Smurfs. William Hanna and Joe Barbera won seven Academy Awards, eight Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. They were also inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame in 1993.

"Super Friends" was an animated cartoon series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions which ran from 1973-1986. It was a part of the ABC Saturday morning cartoon lineup and was based on The Justice League of America DC Comics pantheon of characters. There were 109 episodes over 9 seasons: "Super Friends" (1973-1974), "The All-New Super Friends Hour" (1977-1978), "Super Friends/Challenge of the Super Friends" (1978-1979), "The World's Greatest Super Friends" (1979-1980), "Super Friends" (1980-1982), "The Best of the Super Friends" - Reruns (1982-1983), [Cancellation and the "lost episodes"] (1983-1984), "Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show" (1984-1985), and "The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardians" (1985-1986).

Close up of the original production animation cels of Robin and original production background.

The Super Friends were comprised of a core group of five superheros: Superman, Batman, Robin, Wonder Woman, and Aquaman. Teen sidekicks and their pets included Wendy, Marvin, and Wonder Dog (1973-1975) and the Wonder Twins Jayna & Zan with their pet monkey Gleek (1977-1984). Other Justice League members that appeared in the series include; The Atom, Firestorm, The Flash, Green Landern, Green Arrow, Hawkgirl, Hawkman, Abin Sur, Plastic Man and Superboy. There were also Justice League members created for the series; Apache Chief, Black Vulcan, El Dorado, and Samurai.

Original production animation cels of Robin on an original production background showing cel and background edges.

Close up of the production numbers.

This is a wonderful original production animation cel of Robin The Boy Wonder with matching mouth cel from "Super Friends." Both have been placed on a rare original hand painted production background from the same series. Hanna-Barbera Studios, as a way to reduce production costs, would only animate the mouths of characters talking; rather than repainting the entire body. Having a body with matching mouth cel is rare and this is a great cel setup and a wonderful piece of animation art history!

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