[Report This]Date: October 18 2014 8:52 AM Title: Chapter 1: SUPERBOY'S SUBTERRANEAN SEQUEL
Oops! Almost forgot one thing. Is Dick Digit a take-off on Rankin-Bass' "Agent Tom of T.H.U.M.B.?" If so, very clever. :-)
Author's Response:
No, i didn't create Dick Digit. It was Filmation's first pilot (if you don't count Rod Rocket) and never made a series. Then they got the rights to Superman and ran with that instead. The Dick Digit pilot is on youtube now. It ran 6 minutes, and used music that was reused in the Superboy filler story "The Jinxed Circus" and the Superman story "Superman meets Brainiac." I thought he'd be an excellent choice for an all-Filmation crossover gts story.
[Report This]Date: October 18 2014 8:50 AM Title: Chapter 1: SUPERBOY'S SUBTERRANEAN SEQUEL
Excellent! What a way to tie those two Filmation cult-classics, together. You know, most people probably don't realize it. But, long before he was the voice of Commissioner Gordon for the WB Batman series, he was doing the voice of teenage Clark Kent--aka Superboy--in the filler cartoons for the 1966 "New Adventures of Superman." Which was, more or less, concurrent with his then live-action role as Lt. Elroy Carpenter on MCHALE'S NAVY!
So, rest in peace, Bob. You were a highly versatile (and, imo, criminally under-rated) character actor who has given me many fond memories of TV's more halcyon days.
Author's Response:
Yes, Bob Hastings was the best Superboy voice ever. Dick Digit will work his way through my favorite Filmation entourages over time and chapters. You'll meet plenty of familiar characters.