Editing Space Ghost (section)

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The [[Space Ghost (TV series)|original series]] debuted in September 1966. Space Ghost was voiced by [[Gary Owens]], who is best known as the announcer for ''[[Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In]]''.<ref name="abba">{{Cite book |last=Mansour |first=David |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7GN0E_diWbAC&pg=PA453 |title=From Abba to Zoom : a pop culture encyclopedia of the late 20th century |date=2005 |publisher=Andrews McMeel Pub. |isbn=9780740793073 |location=Kansas City, MO |page=453 |access-date=January 2, 2016}}</ref>

In the original series, Space Ghost was an intergalactic crime fighter from the Ghost Planet. He had the ability to become invisible (referred to as "Inviso Power") via his belt, fly, and survive in space. His principal weapons were his power bands which generated beam-based attacks including heat, cold, magnetism, energy, and force among others.<ref name="toon" /> Space Ghost's sidekicks are Jan (voiced by [[Ginny Tyler]]), Jace (voiced by [[Tim Matheson]]), and their pet monkey Blip (vocal effects provided by [[Don Messick]]).

Space Ghost would fight such recurring supervillains as:

* Zorak (voiced by [[Don Messick]]) - A villain from a race of [[Insectoids in science fiction and fantasy|insectoid]]s called Dokarians from the planet Dokar.
* Lizard Slavers - A race of reptilian humanoids that capture humans and sell them as slaves.
* Black Widow (voiced by [[Ginny Tyler]]) - A spider-themed villain who controls the Tarantopods and other insects. She was later renamed Spider Woman.
* Creature King (voiced by [[Vic Perrin]] in the first two appearances, [[Don Messick]] in later appearances) - An alien who uses a mind-control helmet to control different intergalactic animals.
* Metallus (voiced by [[Ted Cassidy]]) - A mechanical alien.
* Brak (voiced by [[Keye Luke]]) - A feline alien and [[space pirate]].
* Moltar (voiced by [[Regis Cordic]]) - The creator of the Magma Men.

The original series shared time with an unrelated segment called ''Dino Boy in the Lost Valley''. During its original run, there were a total of 42 Space Ghost episodes and 18 Dino Boy episodes. The series ended in 1968,<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 14, 2014 |title=Space Ghost and Dino Boy Cartoon List |publisher=BCDB |url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Hanna-Barbera_Studios/S/Space_Ghost_and_Dino_Boy/index.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150215190226/http://www.bcdb.com/cartoons/Hanna-Barbera_Studios/S/Space_Ghost_and_Dino_Boy/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 15, 2015}}</ref> but remained in syndication during the 1970s.<ref name="Fischer">{{Cite book |last=Fischer |first=Stuart |url=https://archive.org/details/kidstv00stua |title=Kids' TV: The First 25 Years |publisher=Facts on File |year=1983 |isbn=9780871967947 |location=New York |pages=[https://archive.org/details/kidstv00stua/page/255 255]–256 |access-date=January 2, 2016 |url-access=registration}}</ref>

The final episodes had Metallus, Creature King, Zorak, Moltar, Brak, and Black Widow coming together as the Council of Doom to destroy Space Ghost. They were defeated by Space Ghost and were assumed to have escaped when their headquarters was destroyed.