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Launching from their satellite base, Hawk Haven, the SilverHawks flew into battle five days a week for one season. The fictitious Galaxy of Limbo in which the series takes place apparently has an overall atmosphere with breathable air and acceptable living condition of temperature and pressure; characters speak in space and operate "open-air" vehicles, and Windhammer's powers work even when he is not on an actual planet. There is also gravity; characters not "flying" tend to fall downward relative to whatever vehicle, satellite, or other platform with which they lost footing. Apparently, because SilverHawks is a fantastical children's cartoon, it was not held to high standards of realism. Yet, it provided correct space facts at the end of each episode, apparently meant for the same audience. The heroes (partly metal, partly real, as the theme song went, implying the metal was imaginary) included Quicksilver (no relation, the leader, formerly Jonathan Quick), Bluegrass (also a country singer, whose guitar doubled as a sonic blaster, who piloted their ship, The Mirage), SilverHawks (Picture 4). SilverHawks cartoon images gallery 4. SilverHawks cartoon pictures collection 4. The Copper Kid (from The Mime Planet, where they used musical tones instead of words), Steelhart and Steelwill (brother and sister, formerly Emily and Will Hart, who had their hearts replaced when they were converted to cyborgs). The villains included Yessman (snake-like, always agreed with Mon-Star), Melodia (whose music was so awful it qualified as a weapon), Mo-Lec-U-Lar (as good at disguise as Chameleon Boy of The Legion of Super Heroes) and a bunch of other weirdos. Stargazer's voice was done by Bob McFadden (Cool McCool, Milton the Monster) and Mon-Star's by Earl Hammond (Santa Claus in a 1985 Rankin/Bass production, commander in Galaxy Rangers). Other voices in the large cast included (but were far from limited to) Larry Kenney, Peter Newman, Maggie Wheeler and Adolph Caesar, all of whom have more extensive credits as face actors than for their voice work. Most of the cast also worked on the previous year's Thundercats. The show was broadcast daily, but only for one season of 65 episodes. There was also a comic book, published by Marvel's "Star Comics" imprint for six issues (the last as part of the company's regular line, after "Star" had been dropped). Reruns have been scarce, but the show still retains many loyal fans. SilverHawks (Picture 4). SilverHawks cartoon images gallery 4. SilverHawks cartoon pictures collection 4.

SilverHawks (Picture 3)
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Quicksilver (formerly Jonathan Quick) leads the SilverHawks, with his metal bird companion TallyHawk at his side. Twins Emily and Will Hart became Steelheart and Steelwill, the SilverHawks’ technician and strongman respectively. Country-singing Col. Bluegrass played a sonic guitar and piloted the team’s ship, the Miraj (pronounced "mirage" on the series, but given that spelling on the Kenner toy). Rounding out the group is a youngster “from the planet of the mimes,” named Copper Kidd (usually called "Kidd" for short), a mathematical genius who spoke in whistles and computerized tones. Their bionic bodies are covered by a full-body close-fitting metal armor that only exposes the face and an arm, the armor is equipped with a retractile protective mask, retractile wings under-arm (except Blueglass) thruster on elbows, and laser-weapons over the body. At the end of every episode, Copper Kidd was quizzed (along with the home audience) on various space facts by Col. Bluegrass. SilverHawks (Picture 3). SilverHawks cartoon images gallery 3. SilverHawks cartoon pictures collection 3. Silverhawks was an animated television series which began in the Fall of 1986. In the story, the 26th century galaxy of Limbo is under attack by MonStar, free after 100 years of imprisonment. Five volunteers from earth undergo a transformation to become part metal, part human and travel to the Limbo galaxy to battle MonStar and his allies. The figures themselves all had an action feature, with the heroes having a wing "snapping" action when you pressed the legs together. The figures were made of a plastic chrome which was very suseptable to wear. They were all packaged with a companion bird. From the first series of Silverhawks vehicles, the Maraj can be tough to come across unbroken and complete with its missiles. The second series of figures are generaly harder to find than the first, with Ultrasonic Quicksilver being the most difficult to locate. The second series vehicles, Sprint Hawk and Sky-Runner are also tough to come across, escpecially complete with their missiles. The MonStar with Laser Lance, Copper Kid with Laser Discs and the Copper Racer vehicle were not produced but were shown in the 1988 Kenner toy catalog. The series 1 Hawk Haven Fortress was never produced either due to the high production costs it would incurr. SilverHawks (Picture 3). SilverHawks cartoon images gallery 3. SilverHawks cartoon pictures collection 3.

SilverHawks (Picture 2)
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Bionic policeman Commander Stargazer recruited the SilverHawks, heroes who are "partly metal, partly real," to fight the evil Mon*Star, an escaped alien mob boss who transforms into an enormous armor-plated creature with the aid of Limbo’s Moonstar. Joining Mon*Star in his villainy is an intergalactic mob: the snakelike Yessman, the blade-armed Buzz-Saw, the "bull"-headed Mumbo-Jumbo, weather controller Windhammer, shapeshifter Mo-Lec-U-Lar, robotic card shark Pokerface, weapons-heavy Hardware, and "the musical madness of" Melodia (uses a "keytar" that fires musical notes). It's been some time since I've been able to watch this on TV. But I can still remember the theme song and the cool looks of all the characters. If I take a look at todays Cartoon Network program, I wonder how this garbage came on in the first place. SilverHawks (Picture 2). SilverHawks cartoon images gallery 2. SilverHawks cartoon pictures collection 2. Besides Scooby Doo there's nothing of the old shows running and the new one's, I think, are really bad. If they'd bring cartoons like the Silverhawks back on TV, I'm convinced the kids would devour them the same way I did. They are animated nicely, the music is great and even though the story appears a bit weak to me now that I'm "old", it is still a great show. Summary:A small group of individuals assigned to become a new crime-stopping fighting force. The only catch is that they must become cyborgs but apparently it didn't bother them. Yes it is another superhero squad show. What do you expect? This is a known case of 80's animation. Review:Utter Garbage? The nadir of 80's animation? I don't think so. This is old fashioned campy sci-fi this isn't kubrick's 2001. Sure even when you consider the material this isn't exactly the pinnacle of its kind. But it was a good show nevertheless. Actually the animation of the show is better than most shows of its time. And it does have some of that cheeky campy humor charm that shows like these have. So it may not be cerebral but just because it isn't philosophical doesn't make it "dumb". Sure if you're the type that makes a big fuss over things like "Cliches" or things like that then don't bother. If you are a 80's animation fan like me then do see it. Sure it isn't the absolute best in 80's animation but it is quite far from the worst. SilverHawks (Picture 2). SilverHawks cartoon images gallery 2. SilverHawks cartoon pictures collection 2.

SilverHawks (Picture 1)
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SilverHawks is an animated television series developed by Rankin/Bass and distributed by Lorimar-Telepictures in 1986. The animation was provided by Japanese studio Pacific Animation Corporation. In total, 65 episodes were made. It was created as a space-bound equivalent of their previous series, ThunderCats. As was the case with ThunderCats, there was also a SilverHawks comic book series published by then-Marvel Comics imprint Star Comics. Currently, Warner Bros. (who purchased Lorimar in 1989) owns the rights to the series. Your basic, average superhero, both in comics and, later, in animation, was just a guy in an ordinary setting, who wore a costume and sallied forth, when necessary, to battle crime and/or evil — Superman, who sparked the trend in comic books, was that kind of hero, as were most of his followers, from The Human Torch to The Blue Falcon, and points beyond. SilverHawks (Picture 1). SilverHawks cartoon images gallery 1. SilverHawks cartoon pictures collection 1. Then there were the ones who had a specialized setting, outside the here-and-now, which usually involved a complicated back-story and often a continuing storyline. An early example, also from Superman's publisher, was Gary Concord, the Ultra-Man. An example from animation is found in the 1986 Rankin/Bass production, Silverhawks. Rankin/Bass is the studio that's probably best known for Christmas specials starring Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman, but it's also done a few superhero series such as the earlier Thundercats and the later Tigersharks (a minor segment on its 1987 show The Comic Strip, and no relation). Silverhawks was first broadcast in syndication on September 8, 1986. The back-story included humans from Earth spreading out through the cosmos to the point where travel and communication between galaxies (i.e., involving distances that would take light itself millions of years to traverse) were commonplace by the 29th century, when the series took place. A super villain named Mon-Star (who drew his awesome power from a celestial object named Moon-Star) escaped from a maximum security prison in The Limbo Galaxy and recruited a super-powered gang by taking a bunch of other criminals with him. This prompted Commander Stargazer, who had originally captured him, to send all the way back to Earth for back-up to bring him back in. There, a bunch of stalwarts were recruited, converted to cyborgs to withstand the rigors of space, and sent to help out so quickly, they arrived while still young enough to do some good. SilverHawks (Picture 1). SilverHawks cartoon images gallery 1. SilverHawks cartoon pictures collection 1.