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![]() Space Ghost as he appears in Space Ghost Coast to Coast | |
First appearance | "The Heat Thing" (1966) |
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Full name | Major Dickson-Yates Thaddeus "Tad" Eustace Ghostal (in Space Ghost Coast to Coast) Thaddeus Bach (in the 2004 Space Ghost mini-series) Kyr (in DC's Future Quest) Dax (in Dynamite comics) |
Nickname | SG Broken-Wind Clap-Like-Thunder |
Gender | Male |
Occupation | Superhero, late-night talk show host (in Space Ghost Coast to Coast) |
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Children | Eugene and Doris (children on Cartoon Planet) Lilah (daughter in the Dynamite comic) |
Relatives | Leonard Ghostal (paternal grandfather) |
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Space Ghost is a fictional superhero created by Hanna-Barbera Productions in the 1960s for TV network CBS. He was designed by Alex Toth.[1]
In his original incarnation, he was a superhero who, with his teen sidekicks, Jan and Jace, and Blip the monkey, fought supervillains in outer space.[2] In the 1990s, Space Ghost was brought back as a host for his own fictional late-night talk show, Space Ghost Coast to Coast, on Cartoon Network, Adult Swim and GameTap. In the 2000s, he was revamped as a serious superhero once again in a mini-series by DC Comics.
Space Ghost endured and is still popular today. In large part, this is due to the artistic input of comic book veteran Alex Toth...who, on staff with Hanna-Barbera as a designer and idea man, is generally credited with having created Space Ghost.