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Description: A classic cartoon that still holds up, Speed Racer was my first favorite animated show.

Description: Tobor the 8th Man—better known simply as 8th Man—is a landmark character in the history of Japanese pop culture, often described as Japan’s first true cyborg superhero and a direct forerunner to later icons like Kamen Rider and Cyborg 009.

Description: To you, and your house!

Description: Care for a Jelly Baby?

Description: Made famous by the American Volunteer Group in China during the second world war, the Flying Tigers.

Description: This is the way. Infinite diversity is how we grow stronger.

Description: Genesis Climber MOSPEADA (機甲創世記モスピーダ) is a classic 1983 mecha anime that has earned a lasting legacy both as a standalone series and as the foundation for the "Third Generation" of the American franchise, Robotech.

Description: Nova of the Star Force.

Description: No matter where you go, there you are.

Description: Bob and Doug McKenzie are fictional Canadian brothers created as a satirical take on regional stereotypes—specifically, the beer-loving, toque-wearing, hockey-obsessed “hoser” image associated with parts of English-speaking Canada.

Description: 'My country is the world, and my religion is to do good.'

Description: Half man, half animal. "Manimal" was a short-lived but memorable 1983 series about a crime-fighting shapeshifter named Dr. Jonathan Chase, who could transform into any animal to help solve cases. Despite its unique premise, it aired only eight episodes before cancellation.

Description: From 1971, until 1984, Bob Wilkens hosted a wonderful television program called Creature Features. It was broadcast from channel 2 in the San Francisco Bay Area, but made its way to other areas. Bob passed away in 2009, and I still think about his awesome show.

Description: Kolchak: The Night Stalker is an American television series that aired on ABC during the 1974–1975 season. The series followed wire service reporter Carl Kolchak (Darren McGavin) who investigates mysterious crimes with unlikely causes, particularly those involving the supernatural or science fiction, including fantastic creatures.

Description: In Buddhism, Bodhisattva (Sanskrit: बोधिसत्त्व) or Bodhisatta (Pali: बोधिसत्त) refers to a being who is on the path to becoming a Buddha. The term is a combination of Bodhi (enlightenment or awakening) and Sattva (being or essence), literally meaning an "Enlightenment-Being."

Description: The weed of crime bears bitter fruit! Crime does not pay…The Shadow knows!

Description: One of the best parts of stop-motion animation history, Ray's Kali.

Description: When bending doesn't cut it. Prince Zuko's alter ego, the Blue Spirit.

Description: Saban’s Masked Rider was an American adaptation of Japan’s long-running Kamen Rider franchise, produced by Saban Entertainment and aired in 1995. It’s best remembered as a curious, short-lived attempt to replicate the success Saban had just achieved with Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. The show was based primarily on Kamen Rider Black RX (1988), using extensive footage from the Japanese series mixed with newly shot American scenes. In Japan, Black RX was darker and more serious, but Saban reworked it into a lighter, kid-friendly superhero sitcom format.

Description: Miss America represents a fascinating blend of patriotic symbolism and early female empowerment in comics—a true icon of the 1940s superhero boom.

Description: Gekkō Kamen (月光仮面)—translated as Moonlight Mask—is one of Japan’s earliest and most influential masked heroes, often considered the first true Japanese television superhero.

Description: Dino Mech Gaiking (known in Japan as Daikū Maryū Gaiking) is a classic of the 1970s "Super Robot" era. Premiering in 1976, it is remembered for its unique "skull-chested" design and its massive dragon-shaped carrier ship.

Description: Conan the Cimmerian is one of the most enduring figures in fantasy fiction—a brutal, cunning, larger‑than‑life hero forged in a world of steel, sorcery, and ancient civilizations. He was created by Robert E. Howard and first appeared in Weird Tales magazine in 1932.

Description: One of my favorite scenes in Battle of the Planets is when Mark changes into G1. It's still my favorite part when I now watch the original Gatchaman... Bird GO!

Description: Beyond 1984. Beyond 2001. Beyond Love. Beyond Death.

Description: John Blackstar

Description: Iconic alien from the 1950s.

Description: 超電磁マシーン ボルテスV

Description: A lesson from the US Marine Corps that resonates now, more than ever for all of us.

Description: I redesign on one of my first works I posted here, almost a decade ago.

Description: Banished from the peaceful and highly advanced simian Planet E in the Geisty Solar System, the mutant mad scientist Dr. Gori and his brutish gorilla-like assistant Karras (Ra in the Japanese version) search for a new world to rule after Gori's plot to conquer Planet E had been foiled by its government. Traveling to Earth in their flying saucer, the blond alien apeman is captivated by its beauty but appalled by its inhabitants' misuse of its environment, leading to severe pollution (a huge topic back when this series was made, since Tokyo in Japan was the most polluted city in the world at the time), so humankind must be quickly conquered if this planet is to remain habitable.

Description: My piece that encapsulates my 1970s experience.

Description: Poison Clan, Rocks the World.

Description: Captain Solo was the only one to shoot.

Description: The original Cat's Meow

Description: Make by the aliens of Blackhole Planet 3.