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WARNER BROTHERS "DUCK DODGERS IN THE 24 1/2 CENTURY" DAFFY DUCK PORKY PIG ANIMATION GICLEE/LOBBY CARD ON PAPER OFFICIAL AUTHORIZED & LICENSED WARNER BROTHERS ANIMATION GICLEE Up for sale is this Limited Edition Giclee on Paper entitled "DUCK DODGERS IN THE 24 1/2 CENTURY" by WARNER BROTHERS. The piece includes a hologram seal. The number shown on the hologram seal will not be the number that is shipped. For security purposes we do not show the limited edtion number that is on the piece you will receive. This piece has never been framed, is in Excellent condition and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. Paper Size: approximately 16" x 20" Edition Size: 500 Duck Dodgers first appeared in the 1953 cartoon short Duck Dodgers in the 24oeth Century, directed by Chuck Jones. Jones created a spoof of the popular Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and Flash Gordon science fiction serials of the 1930s, casting the brash, egomaniacal Daffy Duck as the hero of the story. The cartoon is widely praised as one of the greatest and funniest Warner Bros. cartoons of all time. As of 2003[update] it is available in the DVD compilation Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1, and is also available for download on the iTunes Store in the Daffy Duck collection. The plot of the cartoon involves Duck Dodgers' search for the rare element Illudium Phosdex, "the shaving cream atom", the only remaining supply of which is on the mysterious "Planet X." Just after Dodgers has claimed Planet X in the name of the Earth, Marvin the Martian lands on the same planet and claims it in the name of Mars. The stage is set for a battle of wits, not to mention various forms of weaponry, most of which tend to backfire hilariously on Dodgers. Charles “Chuck” Jones In a career spanning over 60 years, Jones made more than 300 animated films, winning three Oscars as director and in 1966 an honorary Oscar for Lifetime Achievement. Among the many awards and recognitions, one of the most valued was his honorary life membership from the Directors Guild of America. During the Golden Age of animation, Jones helped bring to life many of Warner Bros’ most famous characters-- Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd and Porky Pig. The list of characters he created himself includes Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, Marvin Martian, Pepe le Pew, Michigan J. Frog, and many others. In 1932, he got his first job in the fledgling animation industry as a cel washer from former Disney animator, Ub Iwerks. In 1936, Jones was hired by Friz Freleng as an animator for the Leon Schlesinger Studio, which later was sold to Warner Bros. Chuck Jones was one who experimented with new characters, new styles of humor, and graphic looks more than any other Warner Director. Jones will always be remembered for animating endless confrontations and creating brilliant dialogues between Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck and Porky Pig. Conversely, the popular Road Runner cartoons used no dialogue-- just an occasional subtitle, sign, or label as Wile E. Coyote showed an incredible ineptitude in how many ways one can’t catch a Road Runner.
Originally, “Lobby Cards” were created to publicize each cartoon and were used by theater owners to display in theater lobbies
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