Captain Fathom was an 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. Eighteen 30-minute episodes, all in color, were filmed. The episodes could be broken down into five 6-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 80's under 2 different titles: Avventure negli abissi and Captain Fathom.
Captain Fathom (Season 1)
A Man Called Guppy (Episode 1)
Air date: 1965-01-01
The Loss of the Argonaut (Episode 2)
Mission: Thunder Fire Island (Episode 3)
One for the Money, One for the Show (Episode 4)
The Ice Trap (Episode 5)
Runtime: 22 min
Overview: Pirates rescued from a life raft hijack a freighter and force the crew to take them to a deep sea mining operation where they steal a shipload of valuable uranium ore. Captain Fathom and his crew are ordered to recapture the vessel, free the crew and return the ore before it winds up in the hands of an unfriendly nation.
Wanted Dead or Alive (Episode 6)
The Light That Wailed (Episode 7)
The Underseas Land Grab (Episode 8)
The Shrieking Mountain (Episode 9)
Find a Hidden Prize (Episode 10)
The Pirates of Global Island (Episode 11)
Pursuit of the Dinopisces (Episode 12)
The Sub-Enchanted Garden (Episode 13)
Rustlers of the Sea Range (Episode 14)
Voyage to the Stone Age (Episode 15)
The Baron of Shark Island (Episode 16)
Ghost Ship (Episode 17)
Runtime: 18 min
Overview: When the captain of several freighters who have wrecked on a treacherous reef report they swerved to avoid being rammed by a ghost ship, Captain Fathom and his crew are asked to investigate. When the salvage operator responsible for causing the wrecks discovers Fathom's presence, he determines to destroy the adventurer, his ship and crew with torpedoes and magnetic mines.
The Whale and W.P. (Episode 18)
The Eye of the Mountain (Episode 19)
Xerog (Episode 20)
Project Meec (Episode 21)
Phantom of Port Royal (Episode 22)
Seldom Seem Sea Serpent (Episode 23)
Deep Marauder (Episode 24)
U-2 Rudolph (Episode 25)
Pisastro's Private War (Episode 26)
Runtime: 26 min
Overview: Captain Fathom and the crew of the Argonaut are ordered to attend the signing of a peace treaty between two small peaceful island nations. When the chief of one of the islands accidentally sinks a boat belonging to the other archipelago, the peace treaty is off and war is on unless Fathom and his crew can avert disaster.
