ATL 80s Cartoon Adaptations

84-88, I working in a Use Book store that also sells comics. I remember a Marvel Comic at the time called the Nam. It was a good comic dealing with Vietnam. But I remember so Kid telling me that the Title would be better if it more like G I Joe.
When I read this post, What came to mind was Vietnam as a TV show with Lasers and no one getting kill.

A number of old war comics did Vietnam stories. Fightin' Marines comic had a notable long running series of stories set in Vietnam starring Sgt. "Shotgun" Harker and Pvt. "Chicken" Smith.

But the war comics that would've been naturals were Sgt. Rock and "the Haunted Tank from G.I Combat.
 
A number of old war comics did Vietnam stories. Fightin' Marines comic had a notable long running series of stories set in Vietnam starring Sgt. "Shotgun" Harker and Pvt. "Chicken" Smith.

But the war comics that would've been naturals were Sgt. Rock and "the Haunted Tank from G.I Combat.
I would love to see a Sgt. Rock cartoon or Enemy Ace.
 
I already posted a suggestion in the 90s thread, but I have two possibilities for this one.

In the late-80s and early-90s, a lot of significant game franchises got their own cartoons (Mario, Sonic, Donkey Kong, Mega Man and several others). However, there are a few that never made it to the small screen.

One relatively obscure option would be 'Dr Chaos', originally released for the NES. The basic premise is that you play the brother of a Mad Scientist (the titular 'Dr Chaos'), one who experiments with Warp Zones in his huge Mansion.
Okay, so there's not much of a story to it, but that never got in the way of any of these animated versions (the Super Mario Brothers Super Show comes abruptly to mind). I could honestly see this coming out as something ultimately silly, but fun to watch.

The other suggestions comes from Sega, and was one of the most popular arcade racing games of the late-80s.
'Out Run: The Animated Series'
Let's see... we've got fast cars, tropical beaches, varied locations... just create some characters, add a gang of rival racers and the occasional 'saving the day during a race' plot, and you're all set.

Actually, I've just thought of another one (which may or may not have been already mentioned) - 'After Burner: The Animated Series'.
I'm thinking 'Swat Kats' meets, I don't know, 'GI Joe' or 'The Centurions' or something.
 
How about a series based on Dark Horse Comics book Mecha. A intelligent Giant Robot series.

And there was the Mark, At one time there was talk a live action movie with Will Smith. Could have been a good series

And The American, Dark Horse Comic take on Captain American.

And a animated Series base on Dark Horse take on Godzilla would be cool.
 
One idea that I never understood why it was never made into a Saturday Morning Cartoon back in the 1960's was The Major Matt Mason toy by Matel

A astronaut toy from the 1960's. It could have been a American Dan Dare type series.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_Matt_Mason

http://www.majormattmason.net/blb.htm

It would then have been possible for Major Mason to guest star in the GI Joe series in the 1980's.


Was there ever a Dan Dare series in Britain? Seem like a good one in the 1960's also.
 
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