 The Comic Strip
Following the success of their
'Thundercats' and 'Silverhawks' series, Lorimar/Telepictures* released four new animated
shows for children in 1987: Karate Kat, Street Frogs, Mini-Monsters and TigerSharks under
the heading of 'The Comic Strip'.
The enormous popularity of these characters
led to lavishly produced arena shows and promotional tours using larger than life cartoon
character costumes.
Contacted by NBC, I was responsible for
supervising the design and execution of several of these major characters. Once again my
wire-frame technique was employed to draft the character patterns. This technique allowed
me to maintain quality control and uniformity over the finished product.
Fabricated in industrial strength L-200
these character masks remain both lightweight and flexible while supplying maximum comfort
for the performer. Here are some of my photos:
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Although not known to me at the time, I was thrilled recently to find out this
was also a Rankin/Bass production. J
Here's a look as some of those special
character cosutme masks I created for these .
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