Dorno in Time Creatures (11/4/1967)

 

Dorno is the son of Zandor, leader of the Herculoids, and his wife Tara, a family of three humans and their five very powerful pet creatures defending their jungle planet.  The Herculoids were the subjects of an American animated television series, which debuted in 1967 and was revived in 1981 on CBS and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions.

Dorno has a cute, boyish face, long, blond hair, and a slender, athletic physique.  His shirtless Herculoids outfit consists of a pair of brown boots, a light, blue skirt and neck collar, and a gold belt and wrist bands.  At his age, he is growing taller and more attractive and gaining better muscle definition and athletic ability.  He is also developing more self-esteem and self-confidence and taking more risks.

Due to his youth and his lack of special powers, Dorno is certainly one of the most vulnerable members of the Herculoids and is frequently a weak link which their opponents seek to target.

In this episode, Dorno is captured by a group of advanced beings from the future.  However, facing heavier resistance than they anticipated, the Time Creatures return to the future with their young captive.  Fortunately, they left the time-travel device behind, allowing Zandor and the Herculoids to pursue them into the future and rescue Dorno.

This is a favorite episode of mine due to both its plot and artistry.  

Dorno is an almost constant hostage of the villains.  After being captured by a teleportation bubble, Dorno struggles to free himself from a double chicken-wing hold as the time creatures return to the future with their young captive.  Kept in the Time Creatures' control room, Dorno attempts to warn the Herculoids of a trap but is grabbed and restrained by the Time Creatures to grab and restrain the boy.  When the Herculoids succeed in breaking into the control room the Time Creatures threaten to shoot their young hostage.  Dorno's intended fate in the future is ambiguous.  Perhaps, the time creatures would conduct experiments upon the boy to determine his weaknesses.  Of course, they will have an indefinite future to study Dorno's many weaknesses.   

The portrayal of the cute and slender Dorno is beauteous.  His best scenes include helplessly watching as the teleportation bubble absorbs him, struggling to free himself from a double chicken-wing hold, and warning the Herculoids of a trap from the window of the Time Creatures' control room.

Action shots:  

Favorite shot:

Previous blog:  Dorno in Temple of Trax (10/28/1967)

Next blog:  Dorno in Raider Apes (11/4/1967)

This blog is intended to raise interest in the Herculoids and Dorno.  To view the entire episode, you may purchase the DVD at the following link:

https://www.amazon.com/Herculoids-Complete-2-Disc/dp/B00553KAK2/ref=sr_1_2?crid=A864MLT2E86B&dchild=1&keywords=herculoids+cartoon&qid=1612274032&sprefix=herculoids%2Cinstant-video%2C187&sr=8-2

This episode inspired the following fan art on DeviantArt:

https://www.deviantart.com/korakclayton/art/Dorno-and-the-Time-Creatures-by-Bowen12a-523052557

https://www.deviantart.com/korakclayton/art/Dorno-and-the-Time-Creatures-2-by-Bowen12a-524652810

https://www.deviantart.com/korakclayton/art/Dorno-Ready-for-Show-and-Tell-by-09tuf-585188182

They can also be found in Pinterest:
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/521432463104619476/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/521432463104619486/

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/521432463104734933/

It also inspired the following blogs:

https://korak225.blogspot.com/2019/01/dorno-and-time-creature.html

https://korak225.blogspot.com/2019/01/dorno-at-show-and-tell.html

Robin in Instant Freeze (2/2/1966) & Rats Like Cheese (2/3/1966)

 

Robin the Boy Wonder is the eager, youthful sidekick of Batman, the Caped Crusader, the vigilante crime-fighting alias of millionaire playboy Bruce Wayne.  Introduced in 1940 as orphaned acrobat Dick Grayson in the DC comic book series Batman, Robin was played by Burt Ward in the 1966 television series on ABC.

As played by Burt Ward, Robin has a cute, boyish face, clean-cut, brown hair, and a compact, athletic physique which fits perfectly with his character's acrobatic background.  His colorful outfit, with his dark green mask, gloves, and booties, his bright, red shirt, his shiny, yellow cape, his tight, green panties, and his form-fitting, flesh-color leggings, certainly catches the audience's attention.

Due to his youth, inexperience, and smaller size, the Boy Wonder is clearly the weak link in the Dynamic Duo, which their opponents often seek to exploit.  Robin is also cocky, enthusiastic, and overly eager to prove his independent crime-fighting abilities, especially to Batman.  He is often in trouble and in need of rescue.

This week's villain is Mr. Freeze.  

In the first episode, Mr. Freeze uses his freeze ray on the Dynamic Duo. 

In the next episode, Batman and Robin are unfrozen.

Favorite shots:  

In the first episode, in the middle of a fight, two of Mr. Freeze's henchmen grab the Boy Wonder while a third uses our youthful sidekick as a punching bag.  

In the next episode, Mr. Freeze kidnaps a baseball pitcher and offers to trade him for Batman.  Robin plants a homing device on the Caped Crusader, follows him to the villain's hideout, and is promptly captured.  The Dynamic Duo's attempt to launch a surprise attack on Mr. Freeze is bungled by the Boy Wonder, who slipped on the dessert.

This blog is intended to promote the appreciation of Burt Ward's portrayal of Robin in the 1966 television series "Batman".  You may purchase both episodes at the following link:

https://www.amazon.com/Hi-Diddle-Riddle/dp/B00OLZVMY8/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=batman+1966&qid=1620375265&sr=8-3

Previous blog:  Robin in Joker Is Wild (1/26/1966) & Batman Is Riled (1/27/1966)

Next blog:  Robin in Zelda the Great (2/9/1967) & Death Worse Than Fate (2/10/1967)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (1/19/1970-1/24/1970)

 

Korak is the Honorable Jack Clayton, son of English Lord John Clayton, Viscount Greystoke, also known as Tarzan, lord of the jungle.  He is the hero of a 1915/6 magazine serial and 1917 novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs and a 1920 silent movie serial, as well as a character in several other Tarzan stories from 1914 to 1924.  He experienced a revival in 1964 as the star of his own comic book series and as a major character in various Tarzan comic books, pages, and strips from 1966 to 1978.

As depicted in the comic books, pages, and strips, Korak has a lean, athletic physique, broad shoulders and thin waist, almost no clothing, a cute, boyish face, and full, thick hair.  He is also an intelligent, enthusiastic teen-aged boy with excellent natural instincts and a good heart.

Korak strives to emulate his legendary father but lacks his strength, maturity and experience.  Therefore, he is both more likely to enter into dangerous situations and more vulnerable to being defeated.

Korak in Daily Tarzan (1/19/1970)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (1/20/1970)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (1/21/1970)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (1/22/1970)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (1/23/1970)

Korak in Daily Tarzan (1/24/1970)

As the star of his own comic book series in 1964, Korak is a capable, young hero.  His adventures were somewhat similar to those of his father Tarzan, but independent from them.  

In 1966, ABC released the TV series Batman, featuring the frequently imperiled youthful sidekick Robin the Boy Wonder.  As a fan of seeing cute, young sidekicks in trouble, I watched every episode.

Russ Manning took over the Daily Tarzan strips in 1967.  His Korak tended to have a tall, lean, swimmer's build.  While the son of Tarzan continued to have somewhat autonomous adventures, the slender, handsome youth seemed to be getting into trouble more frequently and more easily.  Moreover, in the Daily Tarzan strips, Korak tended to suffer from more frequent comparisons to his legendary father. 

Previous to this week's adventures, Tarzan left Korak in Pal-ul-Don to recuperate from his leg wound and to assist his friend Ab in the Ho-don city of Ta-lur.  Reuniting in Pal-ul-Don with Jane, Auric, a failed revolutionary, and Chulai, a disgruntled former follower of Auric, the group escape the savage, ape-like Tor-o-dons and hear Korak's tale about his return to Ta-lur.  

Korak helps his friend Ab overthrow Ta-lur's leadership and cult of human sacrifices.  However, when the son of Tarzan grows suspicious of Ab's girlfriend Pan-at-za, our young hero finds himself sold to the Tor-o-dons as a slave.  Then, he observes Pan-at-za's people attacking Ta-lur.

The group examines the ruins of Ta-lur, where they encounter Korak's old acquaintance, the high priestess Ju-ra.

This week, Auric convinces Ju-ra to join the group.  On their way to Ho-lur, they encounter a battle and a fire-breathing dinosaur.

Korak continues his supporting role this week.  The son of Tarzan finally gets relief from Ju-ra's scolding for his role in the destruction of Ta-lur.

Manning's artwork is excellent.  Korak's cute, youthful face and handsome, athletic body still get good coverage despite his supporting role.

Favorite scene:  1/21/1970, panel a.

Previous blog:  Korak in Daily Tarzan (1/12/1970-1/17/1970)

Next blog:  Korak in Daily Tarzan (1/26/1969-1/31/1970)

This blog is intended to raise interest in and appreciation of the Edgar Rice Burroughs character Korak.  To see this story in context, you may find it in Hillman's ERBzine at the following link:

https://www.erbzine.com/mag26/2600.html

This week's adventures can also be found at the following link(s):

https://www.erbzine.com/mag26/2675.html

https://www.erbzine.com/mag26/2676.html

Dorno in Temple of Trax (10/28/1967)

 

Dorno is the son of Zandor, leader of the Herculoids, and his wife Tara, a family of three humans and their five very powerful pet creatures defending their jungle planet.  The Herculoids were the subjects of an American animated television series, which debuted in 1967 and was revived in 1981 on CBS and produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions.

Dorno has a cute, boyish face, long, blond hair, and a slender, athletic physique.  His shirtless Herculoids outfit consists of a pair of brown boots, a light, blue skirt and neck collar, and a gold belt and wrist bands.  At his age, he is growing taller and more attractive and gaining better muscle definition and athletic ability.  He is also developing more self-esteem and self-confidence and taking more risks.

Due to his youth and his lack of special powers, Dorno is certainly one of the most vulnerable members of the Herculoids and is frequently a weak link which their opponents seek to target.

In this episode, Tara is captured and placed on an altar to be sacrificed at the Temple of Trax.  Dorno, Igoo, Tundro, and Gloop go to the rescue in a temple complex of hostile creatures.

Dorno, Igoo, Tundro, and Gloop are temporarily trapped in a tower.

Dorno has some good scenes in the temple complex.

Action shots:  

Favorite shot:  

Previous blog:  Dorno in Gladiators of Kyanite (10/28/1967)

Next blog:  Dorno in Time Creatures (11/4/1967)

This blog is intended to raise interest in the Herculoids and Dorno.  To view the entire episode, you may purchase the DVD at the following link:

https://www.amazon.com/Herculoids-Complete-2-Disc/dp/B00553KAK2/ref=sr_1_2?crid=A864MLT2E86B&dchild=1&keywords=herculoids+cartoon&qid=1612274032&sprefix=herculoids%2Cinstant-video%2C187&sr=8-2

Robin in Joker Is Wild (1/26/1966) & Batman Is Riled (1/27/1966)

 

Robin the Boy Wonder is the eager, youthful sidekick of Batman, the Caped Crusader, the vigilante crime-fighting alias of millionaire playboy Bruce Wayne.  Introduced in 1940 as orphaned acrobat Dick Grayson in the DC comic book series Batman, Robin was played by Burt Ward in the 1966 television series on ABC.

As played by Burt Ward, Robin has a cute, boyish face, clean-cut, brown hair, and a compact, athletic physique which fits perfectly with his character's acrobatic background.  His colorful outfit, with his dark green mask, gloves, and booties, his bright, red shirt, his shiny, yellow cape, his tight, green panties, and his form-fitting, flesh-color leggings, certainly catches the audience's attention.

Due to his youth, inexperience, and smaller size, the Boy Wonder is clearly the weak link in the Dynamic Duo, which their opponents often seek to exploit.  Robin is also cocky, enthusiastic, and overly eager to prove his independent crime-fighting abilities, especially to Batman.  He is often in trouble and in need of rescue.

This week's villain is Joker.  

In the first episode, after Batman turns the tables on Joker with his utility belt, the clown prince of crime fashions his own utility belt, subdues the Dynamic Duo, and threatens to unmask them on television. 

In the next episode, Batman and Robin escape.

Some of Robin's fans:

In the first episode, Robin's teen fans squeal at the sight of the Boy Wonder.

Favorite shots:  

In the middle of a fight, Batman is stunned by a falling sword.  Robin is quickly subdued by the Joker's men.  However, the Caped Crusader uses his utility belt to turn the tables on Joker.

This blog is intended to promote the appreciation of Burt Ward's portrayal of Robin in the 1966 television series "Batman".  You may purchase both episodes at the following link:

https://www.amazon.com/Hi-Diddle-Riddle/dp/B00OLZVMY8/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=batman+1966&qid=1620375265&sr=8-3

Previous blog:  Robin in Fine Feathered Finks (1/19/1966) & Penguin's a Jinx (1/20/1966)

Next blog:  Robin in Instant Freeze (2/2/1966) & Rats Like Cheese (2/3/1966)