Space Angel

Space Angel was brought to you by the same folks who gave us Clutch Cargo. What, you've never seen Clutch Cargo? I'll bet you have. If you've seen Pulp Fiction, you've seen Clutch Cargo. When Cristopher Walken comes to see young Butch, Butch is watching Clutch Cargo. The shows featured a unique technique, called syncro-vox. The cartoons would pretty much be still images, with human lips superimposed on them. The lips would mouth the dialogue. It was pretty weird to watch and was later stolen by Conan O' Brien.

Space Angel featured the exploits of Scott McCloud and his companions as the flew the far reaches of space. It featured designs by the master, Alex Toth. Toth gave the series a Wally Wood-esque look, with lots of detail and sci-fi hardware. The stories were usually pretty exciting and imaginative, which made up for the sparse animation and weird lips.

A couple of episodes were released on vhs. It was a nice time capsule to a more innocent age. In fact, I watched this show as a kid and it was pre-empted by the Watergate Hearings. I didn't know what was going on, but I wanted my Space Angel! It was the end of the show and my innocence.