Fleischer Wonder Woman cartoon
I was thinking about DC's stipulation with the Marston estate concerning Wonder Woman, and how the desire to see her being treated with respect has hindered her appearance in other media. She's been in cartoons like Superfriends and Justice League/JLU, but she's never starred in her own cartoon.
This got me thinking about superheroes and cartoons. My firt exposures to superheroes were in the early 1990s, with cartoons like Spider-Man, X-Men, and Batman. There were also the older Superfriends, Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends, and the Max Fleischer Superman shorts.
This got me thinking even more. Superman had a lot of pop-culture exposure in the 40s: Fleischer cartoons, the radio shows, the George Reeves live-action series. Superman had an enormous effect on American culture, so much so that it's diffult to imagine what it would be like today without him. We even get the word "superhero" from his name.
What if... Fleischer Studios had done Wonder Woman shorts, in addition to or instead of, their Superman shorts? Would WW have had more exposure to the public, and become a bigger phenomenon? Would WW have affected American culture like Superman did? What if you replaced all the Superman stuff in the 40s with Wonder Woman?
It's kind of fun to think about.
This got me thinking about superheroes and cartoons. My firt exposures to superheroes were in the early 1990s, with cartoons like Spider-Man, X-Men, and Batman. There were also the older Superfriends, Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends, and the Max Fleischer Superman shorts.
This got me thinking even more. Superman had a lot of pop-culture exposure in the 40s: Fleischer cartoons, the radio shows, the George Reeves live-action series. Superman had an enormous effect on American culture, so much so that it's diffult to imagine what it would be like today without him. We even get the word "superhero" from his name.
What if... Fleischer Studios had done Wonder Woman shorts, in addition to or instead of, their Superman shorts? Would WW have had more exposure to the public, and become a bigger phenomenon? Would WW have affected American culture like Superman did? What if you replaced all the Superman stuff in the 40s with Wonder Woman?
It's kind of fun to think about.