Flash Gordon Background Art Filmation Original Production Animation Art 1979-1982 A-08

FLASH GORDON
Hand-Painted, Screen-Used Original Production Animation Background
from Filmation, 1979-1982

(NOTE: the "copyright" notice is only on the digital photo, not on the actual background)

Comes with a Charles Scott Gallery Certificate of Authenticity

The New Adventures of Flash Gordon, also known as The Adventures of Flash Gordon or simply Flash Gordon, is a 1979–1982 animated television series. The series was an homage to the original Flash Gordon comic strip and featured many of the original characters, including Flash's girlfriend Dale Arden, and the scientist Hans Zarkov. Some of these backgrounds we have are also from the Feature, made at the same time.

And this is a rare hand-painted production background used on camera to make the show. Cels are placed over a background and photographed as a single frame that then appear on the TV.  AND backgrounds are much more rare than cels or drawings, as there is only one background for a few hundred cels or more!

The # after the FL or FG is the episode number.  It may be slightly different from the air order, but it should be fairly easy to find this background if you look up that episode and the ones around it (with a few exceptions).

Most backgrounds measure approx 10.5" x 14" but can vary larger or smaller horizontally. Has minor production wear including tape on top and bottom. Most have an overlay cel and many of the overlay cels have that "oily" look some Filmation cels get.

Note: purchasing these original items from the making of the cartoons does not convey any rights to the images or characters on the cels/drawings.  They remain with the original copyright holders.