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  • palitoy
    live. laugh. lisa needs braces
    • Jun 16, 2001
    • 59204

    The Mego Thundercats Connection

    Today I learned something, for years the Museum has likely misinterpreted a name from an interview, in Robyn's original phone interview with Neal Kublan, I misinterpreted the name of the artist of the original four WGSH boxes as "Mike Jamaican" because i had to transcribe it phonetically but reading an article today, I discovered his name was actually "Germakian", one of Neal Kublan's mentors, someone connected to Stan Weston and LCA and interestingly enough, the creator of the Thundercats!

    Michael "Mike" Germakian was an American illustrator and graphic designer, responsible for designing much of the ThunderCats' initial look. An alumnus of the School of Visual Arts, Germakian was gifted with artistic hands as well as a keen eye for design. In 1970, together with his friend Stan Weston, Germakian went on to form Leisure Concepts Inc. (LCI), a licensing company that handled many well-known properties, including "Star Wars" and "Legend of Zelda". Weston handled the business aspect o
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  • Werewolf
    Inhuman
    • Jul 14, 2003
    • 14616

    #2
    That's a really cool link between Mego and Thundercats. But don't forget Ted Wolf. He was the one that actually came up with the idea for the Thundercats.

    Theodore Walter "Tobin" Wolf" a.k.a "Ted" Wolf was an American writer and inventor who is responsible for creating "ThunderCats". Wolf was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on July 21, 1922 to Peter and Elizabeth Wolf. When Wolf was very young, his father passed away and he was sent to live with his grandparents. When he was around ten years old, his grandparents have him up to a foster home. Wolf eventually move out from there and put himself through high school. He married Helen when he was onl
    You are a bold and courageous person, afraid of nothing. High on a hill top near your home, there stands a dilapidated old mansion. Some say the place is haunted, but you don't believe in such myths. One dark and stormy night, a light appears in the topmost window in the tower of the old house. You decide to investigate... and you never return...

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    • palitoy
      live. laugh. lisa needs braces
      • Jun 16, 2001
      • 59204

      #3
      Originally posted by Werewolf
      That's a really cool link between Mego and Thundercats. But don't forget Ted Wolf. He was the one that actually came up with the idea for the Thundercats.

      https://thundercats-ho.fandom.com/wiki/Ted_Wolf
      But Ted didn't draw some of the most iconic toy packages of my childhood, so no offence Ted but Mike is cooler to me.
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