The Adventures of Aquaman: The Complete Collection (DC Comics Classic Collection)
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Artist: AquamanBrand: Warner Brothers
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0; English (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0
Format: Animated, Color, Full Screen, Subtitled
Picture Format: Academy Ratio, 1.33:1
Running Time: 216 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-10-23
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Model: 115318
Studio: Warner Home Video
Product features:
- Aquaman, King of the Seven Seas, also features his teen-aged sidekick Aqualad, Mera (who is referred to as an "Atlantean girl" in the series), and Aqualad's pet walrus, Tusky. Also featured are the Aqua-duo's sea horses, Storm and Imp. Set in the lost city of Atlantis, Aquaman is the hero from the deep who protects the sea against any foes who threaten the peaceful undersea life. Aided by his ward
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Movie Review: Great fun under the waves
Summary: 5 Stars
The Adventures of Aquaman - The Complete Collection (DC Comics Classic Collection)
The summer of 1967 was one of the most exciting times of my childhood, once CBS began to run their ads for the "Superman/Aquaman Hour Of Adventure." I'd been an avid fan of Aquaman and Aqualad stories since their days in Adventure Comics, and, being that Aqualad was my favorite hero, I also followed his adventures with his land-bound friends, The Teen Titans. I watched the "Aquaman" series every Saturday for two years and for several years after on Sunday mornings at 7am. Thanks to "The Adventures Of Aquaman" DVD, I can now get my sleep and enjoy these cartoons any time.
The voice actors in the "Aquaman" series were amazing, most notably the manic performances of Ted Knight as the narrator, as well as playing nearly every villain featured. I can only imagine the contortions he went into while delivering lines for the Sea Sorcerer or Captain Barracuda. Marvin Miller, previously the voice of TV's "The Millionaire," made for a wonderfully regal yet benign Aquaman, and Jerry Dexter's voicing of Aqualad quite nicely matched the innocent zeal of Aquaman's faithful friend and sidekick. (Every time I see the "Jumpin' Jellyfish" ride at Disney's California Adventure, I hear Jerry's voice in my head saying that line). Diana Maddox had more work at playing the trouble-making Queen Vassa or the winsome Wonder Girl in the "Teen Titans" filler cartoons of this series than as Mera, here featured as the Aqua-Duo's gal pal, rather than the wife she was to Aquaman by that time in print stories. (Let's hope that the Teen Titans and Justice League member cartoons which are regrettably missing from this DVD release will soon appear on a companion release).
This series closely reflected the innocent, uncomplicated and gleeful sort of stories in which Aquaman and Aqualad appeared during their Adventure Comics run, facilitated by fan-favorite comic book writers such as Bob Haney, Oscar Bensol and Dennis Marks, with consultation by Mort Weisinger. It didn't seem to matter that Aquaman borrowed Mera's hard water magic from the comics for a power boost here, or that Tusky thwarted as many of the villains' attacks on Atlantis as the Aqua-Duo did, nor that Aqualad, everyone's favorite purple-eyed future mage, spends part of nearly every episode unconscious. ("Three Wishes To Trouble" almost foreshadows Aqualad's future role as the wizard Tempest, in its way). These characters are rendered with so much care and sense of fun that it was easy for an Aqua-fan to forgive such alterations. The artists at Filmation Studios made these undersea outings as inviting as that image of the ever-illuminated dome of Atlantis featured at the end of every show. Additionally, John Marion's lush soundtrack matched the sumptuous seascape backgrounds, making these undersea romps just that much more memorable.
Unlike the far more sinister and serious Aquaman later featured in Warner Bros. Animation's series "Superman" and "Justice League," these jaunts with the Aqua-Duo (or "Marine Marvels," take your pick) are a joy: light on violence (though Aqualad gets banged up early and often) and long on aquatic splendor, always ending in mirth and a hearty "Let's head for home, Tadpole" ...or "Sardine," "Squirt," "Shrimp" or "Minnow." (You'd think Aquaman could have had the decency to give the kid a real name, wouldn't you)? It's sad that it took forty years for WB Animation to clean up those bleeding reds from the old film stock and issue these fabulous cartoons as they originally appeared. If all you know of these episodes are the edited versions from USA Network or Boomerang, treat yourself to this set of the real deal. It is, as Aqualad says, "great fun" to see our intrepid aquatic heroes riding the waves to adventure in glorious comic book colors once again. Filmation owned my Saturday mornings in the late 1960s and I love reliving that era through this marvelous series.
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