Captain Fathom

Captain Fathom is an animated television series produced in 1965 by Cambria Studios.[1] Like Cambria's other productions, Clutch Cargo and Space Angel, it was produced in Synchro-Vox.[2] At least 26 30-minute episodes, all in color, were filmed. The episodes could be broken down into five 5-minute segments in cliffhanger format. Renowned comic book artist Alex Toth was the director.[3]

This animated series was broadcast in Italy in syndication in the early 1980s under two different titles: Avventure negli abissi (that means in English Adventures in the Abyss) and Captain Fathom. This was the last Cambria Studios cartoon show to use the Syncro-Vox.

An attempt at airing a live-action version of Captain Fathom was done in 1955 starring Don Megowan, Richard H. Cutting, and Barbara Wilson.[4] The pilot wasn't purchased by a network and was never aired.

  1. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 109. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  2. ^ Terrace, Vincent (2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 Through 2010 (2nd ed.). McFarland. p. 159. ISBN 9780786486410. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Classic Sci-Fi TV - 150 Episodes : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video". Dvdtalk.com. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
  4. ^ Clemens, Samuel. "Good Girl", Classic Images. October 2022