'Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels' Publicity Cel (1977)
This cel of superhero Captain Caveman has been placed over a hand-painted production background. It is, however, sadly lacking in teen angels.
Estimated Value: $500+ (Expand this video widescreen for larger images)
Photos by courtesy of Heritage Auctions
'Captain Caveman and the Teen Angels' Publicity Cel (1977)
This cel of superhero Captain Caveman has been placed over a hand-painted production background. It is, however, sadly lacking in teen angels.
Estimated Value: $500+ (Expand this video widescreen for larger images)
Photos by courtesy of Heritage Auctions
'Challenge of the SuperFriends' Title Cel (1978)
This panel from the Hanna-Barbera show, in which the Justice League of America duked it out against the Legion of Doom, is hand painted.
Estimated Value: $2,500+
Photos by courtesy of Heritage Auctions
'Challenge of the SuperFriends' Title Cel (1978)
This panel from the Hanna-Barbera show, in which the Justice League of America duked it out against the Legion of Doom, is hand painted.
Estimated Value: $2,500+
Photos by courtesy of Heritage Auctions
'Hong Kong Phooey' Cover Page Cel (1974)
This piece from 'Hong Kong Phooey' is, according to Heritage, one of the rarest associated with the show. It's a hand-painted cel that was used as a cover page for the development script from back when the working title was still 'Kung Fooey.'
Estimated Value: $1,000+
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'Hong Kong Phooey' Cover Page Cel (1974)
This piece from 'Hong Kong Phooey' is, according to Heritage, one of the rarest associated with the show. It's a hand-painted cel that was used as a cover page for the development script from back when the working title was still 'Kung Fooey.'
Estimated Value: $1,000+
Photos by courtesy of Heritage Auctions
'Inch High Private Eye' Main Title Cel (1973)
This image of Inch High is actually two-and-a-half inches tall.
Estimated Value: $1,500+
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'Inch High Private Eye' Main Title Cel (1973)
This image of Inch High is actually two-and-a-half inches tall.
Estimated Value: $1,500+
Photos by courtesy of Heritage Auctions
"Interjections!" 'Schoolhouse Rock' Storyboards (1974)
Do you know how a bill gets passed? If so, it might be because of 'Schoolhouse Rock.' The same can be said for "Interjections!"—another classic segment/lesson from the educational show.
Estimated Value: $500+
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"Interjections!" 'Schoolhouse Rock' Storyboards (1974)
Do you know how a bill gets passed? If so, it might be because of 'Schoolhouse Rock.' The same can be said for "Interjections!"—another classic segment/lesson from the educational show.
Estimated Value: $500+
Photos by courtesy of Heritage Auctions
'Star Trek' Production Title Cel Setup and Master Background (1973)
This title cel is from the animated continuation of the live-action 'Star Trek' series.
Estimated Value: $2,500+
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'Star Trek' Production Title Cel Setup and Master Background (1973)
This title cel is from the animated continuation of the live-action 'Star Trek' series.
Estimated Value: $2,500+
Photos by courtesy of Heritage Auctions
'Laff-A-Lympics Yogi's Yahooeys Mini-Pan' Production Cel (1977)
This promo cel comes from Hanna-Barbera's answer to ABC's Battle of the Network Stars.
Estimated Value: $750+
Photos by courtesy of Heritage Auctions
'Laff-A-Lympics Yogi's Yahooeys Mini-Pan' Production Cel (1977)
This promo cel comes from Hanna-Barbera's answer to ABC's Battle of the Network Stars.
Estimated Value: $750+
Photos by courtesy of Heritage Auctions
Scooby-Doo and Friends (1976)
This is, according to Heritage, a very rare hand-inked/painted publicity cell of Fred Flintstone, Yogi Bear, Barney Rubble, and Scooby-Doo.
Estimated Value: $500+
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Scooby-Doo and Friends (1976)
This is, according to Heritage, a very rare hand-inked/painted publicity cell of Fred Flintstone, Yogi Bear, Barney Rubble, and Scooby-Doo.
Estimated Value: $500+
Photos by courtesy of Heritage Auctions
'Scooby Doo, Where Are You!' Publicity Cel (1969)
This cel of Freddie, Scooby Doo, Fred, Velma, Daphne, and Shaggy in the Mystery Machine was used to publicize the show. (Not pictured: Scooby Snacks.)
Estimated Value: $750+
Photos by courtesy of Heritage Auctions
'Scooby Doo, Where Are You!' Publicity Cel (1969)
This cel of Freddie, Scooby Doo, Fred, Velma, Daphne, and Shaggy in the Mystery Machine was used to publicize the show. (Not pictured: Scooby Snacks.)
Estimated Value: $750+
Photos by courtesy of Heritage Auctions
'The Perils of Penelope Pitstop' Cover Page Cel (1969)
Signed by Janet Waldo (voice of Penelope Pitstop) and Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera, this cel was also featured in the book 'The Art of Hanna-Barbera.'
Estimated Value: $750+
Photos by courtesy of Heritage Auctions
'The Perils of Penelope Pitstop' Cover Page Cel (1969)
Signed by Janet Waldo (voice of Penelope Pitstop) and Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera, this cel was also featured in the book 'The Art of Hanna-Barbera.'
Estimated Value: $750+
Photos by courtesy of Heritage Auctions
Chances are if you’re between the ages of 35 and 50, your childhood involved gorging on Saturday morning cartoons. In the days before hundreds of cable channels and endless streaming on Netflix, they were what kids stared at while eating their Froot Loops. Hanna-Barbera ruled the airwaves and everyone knew what a Scooby Snack was—and now, we’re all nostalgic for those bygone days.
At least, that’s what Heritage Auctions is betting on. Next week, the auction house is href=”http://ift.tt/1nEeX4E target=”_blank”>putting on the block a series of animation cels from the heyday of Saturday morning cartoons. They way they see it, Gen X’s combination of nostalgia and growing disposable income will yield the kind of interest—and bids—that their Baby Boomer counterparts give classic Disney cartoon cels.
“We’ve seen a very decided and marked entrée into the market of Gen X collectors hungrily demanding the material that populated the long Saturday mornings of their youth now that they are in a position to collect,” Jim Lentz, Heritage’s director of animation art auctions, said in a statement announcing the offering. “It’s a fascinating shift to watch and, looking at the cyclical nature of the animation market, I’d say it’s right on time.”
Heritage’s collection includes cels from 1960s and 70s Saturday-morning classics like Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! and Schoolhouse Rock, and some of the pieces—like the Challenge of the SuperFriends title cel—are expected to bring upwards of $2,500. But that might be only the beginning. Back in the 1980s animation cels from key Disney films would often fetch tens of thousands of dollars, according to Heritage, and even though the market for cartoon cels flat-lined in the 1990s, the auction house speculates that Gen X could bring the market back to those glory days. (At least until Millennials get nostalgic and wealthy enough to want to start amassing Pixar artwork.)
“There’s a premium on nostalgia,” said Lentz. “Now Gen-X is figuring it out and the market is responding in all corners. Animation is just ahead of the curve. It’s only a matter of time before the best examples from this era start bringing five figures, and a relatively short step from there to six.”
Check out some of the items going up for auction in the gallery above.
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