In honor of Stephen Colbert inheriting the shield once held proudly by the late Captain America, I present a video of Cap in pitched battle against his evil Nazi nemesis, the Red Skull! The red, white and blue warrior must wrest the awesome power of the Cosmic Cube from the Skull’s grasp and prevent the enslavement of all mankind!
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The animation in this 17-minute cartoon is next to non-existent, and except for the drawings that were lifted directly from the comic book stories, the art is downright awful. But the music and voices add a lot to the atmosphere of these old Marvel Super Heroes cartoons.
I’m in the process of scanning the original comic book stories that were the basis for this cartoon. I’ll post them in the gallery later for comparison.
Note: This video by itself is over 100 MB — bigger than all of the storage provided by the first hosting service I used five years ago.
The Red Skull had another “agenda”, eh? I’ll be, er, touching on this subject a bit more later.
A double agent! You just might be onto something, Denny!
You know, I just noticed that the Red Skull sure acts a little “odd” in this. He uses a cigarette holder, wanders arounds his pad in a very nice lounging robe, and he has two strangely dressed “tough” guys around him at all times. He also seems to have taken to coloring his hands red, all the better to match his “Red Skull.” Hmmm. Might the Red Skull be hiding another secret, besides his twisted Nazi past?
Holy cosmic continuity! The Red Skull’s dapper lapel carnation disappears, then reappears as needed! Excruciatingly camp, and funny, though I’m sure the original creators didn’t want it to seem that way. Hmm, wonder what the cosmic cube would do for a good martini?