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Saturday morning cartoons were a marketing machine long before anyone used the phrase. In the 1950s, toy makers discovered that a thirty-second commercial could reach a million children at once, and in the 1980s deregulation turned entire shows into toy advertisements.

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Marvel may rule over cinemas, but when it comes to the small screen, many projects have failed to set the world on fire. And tragically for comic book fans, numerous Marvel cartoons were canceled well before they ever had a shot to show audiences what they were capable of. 

Chuck Lorre is best known as the creator of “Two and a Half Men” and “The Big Bang Theory,” but before he became the king of sitcoms, he wrote for cartoons. When Lorre first set out for Hollywood, he wanted to become a songwriter. He played bar gigs during the late-’70s, but it wasn’t panning out. In an interview with…

Not every major DC Comics superhero has headlined their own animated television show, and even some of the biggest names in comics have been axed before their latest adventures hit the small screen. While DC is known for its great animated TV shows, most cartoons put out by Warner Bros. focus on Batman or, occasionally, Superman…

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