Captain Fathom


Captain Fathom is an American animated television series produced in 1965 by Cambria Studios. Like Cambria's other productions, Clutch Cargo and Space Angel, it was produced in Synchro-Vox. At least 26 30-minute episodes, all in color, were filmed. The episodes could be broken down into five 5-minute segments in cliffhanger format. Renowned comic book artist Alex Toth was the director.
This animated series was broadcast in Italy in syndication in the early 1980s under two different titles: Avventure negli abissi and Captain Fathom. This was the last Cambria Studios cartoon show to use the Syncro-Vox.
An attempt at airing a live-action version of Captain Fathom was done in 1955 starring Don Megowan, Richard H. Cutting, and Barbara Wilson. The pilot wasn't purchased by a network and was never aired.

Plot

Captain Bill Fathom was captain of a submarine called the Argonaut. It was named after the Argonauts of Greek mythology. Fathom and his crew would have various adventures, similar to those of Clutch Cargo or Jonny Quest.

Episodes

  1. A Man Called Guppy
  2. The Loss of the Argonaut
  3. Mission: Thunder Fire Island
  4. One for the Money, One for the Show
  5. The Ice Trap
  6. Wanted Dead or Alive
  7. The Light That Wailed
  8. The Underseas Land Grab
  9. The Shrieking Mountain
  10. Find a Hidden Prize
  11. The Pirates of Global Island
  12. Pursuit of the Dinopisces
  13. The Sub-Enchanted Garden
  14. Rustlers of the Sea Range
  15. Voyage to the Stone Age
  16. The Baron of Shark Island
  17. Ghost Ship
  18. The Whale and W.P.
  19. The Eye of the Mountain
  20. Xerog
  21. Project Meec
  22. Phantom of Port Royal
  23. Seldom Seem Sea Serpent
  24. Deep Marauder
  25. U-2 Rudolph
  26. Pisastro's Private War