Editing Alex Toth (section)

===Animation and later career===
[[File:Spaceghost.jpg|thumb|right|[[Space Ghost]], one of Toth's most famous designs]]
Returning to the United States in 1956, Toth settled in the Los Angeles area and worked primarily for [[Dell Comics]] until 1960. In that year, Toth became art director for the ''[[Space Angel]]'' animated science fiction show. This led to his being hired by [[Hanna-Barbera]], where he created the character [[Space Ghost]] for the [[Space Ghost (TV series)|animated series of the same name]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toonopedia.com/spacegh.htm |title=Space Ghost |first=Don |last=Markstein |year=2006 |publisher=Don Markstein's Toonopedia |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131105094114/http://www.toonopedia.com/spacegh.htm |archive-date=November 5, 2013 |url-status=live|df=mdy-all|quote=Space Ghost endured and is still popular today. In large part, this is due to the artistic input of comic book veteran Alex Toth...who, on staff with Hanna-Barbera as a designer and idea man, is generally credited with having created Space Ghost.}}</ref> His other creations include ''[[The Herculoids]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toonopedia.com/hercloid.htm |title=The Herculoids |first=Don |last=Markstein |year=2007 |publisher=Don Markstein's Toonopedia |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630115522/http://www.toonopedia.com/hercloid.htm |archive-date=June 30, 2012 |url-status=live|df=mdy-all|quote=Like the majority of Hanna-Barbera's late '60s adventure characters&nbsp;... The Herculoids were created by designer Alex Toth.}}</ref> ''[[Birdman and the Galaxy Trio]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toonopedia.com/birdman.htm |title=Birdman |first=Don |last=Markstein |year=2008 |publisher=Don Markstein's Toonopedia |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140620022738/http://www.toonopedia.com/birdman.htm |archive-date=June 20, 2014 |url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> and ''[[Dino Boy in the Lost Valley]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toonopedia.com/dinoboy.htm |title=Dino Boy in the Lost Valley |first=Don |last=Markstein |year=2010 |publisher=Don Markstein's Toonopedia |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140620022133/http://www.toonopedia.com/dinoboy.htm |archive-date=June 20, 2014 |url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}</ref> He worked as a storyboard and design artist until 1968 and then again in 1973 when he was assigned to Australia for five months to produce the TV series ''[[Super Friends]]''.{{citation needed|date=November 2020}}

He continued to work in comic books, contributing to [[Warren Publishing]]'s magazines ''[[Eerie (magazine)|Eerie]]'', ''[[Creepy (magazine)|Creepy]]'' and ''[[The Rook (comics)|The Rook]]''.<ref name="GCD" /> For DC Comics, he drew the first issue of ''[[The Witching Hour (DC Comics)|The Witching Hour]]'' (February–March 1969) and introduced the series' three witches.<ref>McAvennie, Michael "1960s" in Dolan, p. 132: "For the first issue, writer/artist Alex Toth provided a framing sequence&nbsp;... that introduced readers to cronish Mordred, motherly Mildred, and beautiful maiden Cynthia."</ref> Toth illustrated the comic book [[Brand licensing|tie-in]] to the ''[[Hot Wheels (TV series)|Hot Wheels]]'' animated series based on the [[Hot Wheels|toy line]].<ref>McAvennie "1970s" in Dolan, p. 138: "Toth's aerodynamic storytelling fueled a series that took licensed tie-ins in a bold new direction."</ref> His collaboration with writer [[Bob Haney]] on the four page story "Dirty Job" in ''[[Our Army at War]]'' #241 (Feb. 1972), has been described as a "true masterpiece".<ref>{{cite book|author-link= Paul Levitz|last=Levitz|first= Paul|chapter= The Bronze Age 1970–1984|title= 75 Years of DC Comics The Art of Modern Mythmaking|publisher= [[Taschen]]|year=2010|location= Cologne, Germany|isbn= 9783836519816|page= 540|quote= It was undeniable, however, that the audacity of depicting the Prince of Peace's crucifixion in ''Our Army at War'' was attention getting. This story, arguably veteran writer Haney's most prestigious work, enriched by the magnificent [Alex] Toth art, was certainly that.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/05/22/365-reasons-to-love-comics-142/ |title=365 Reasons to Love Comics #142 |first=Bill |last=Reed |date=May 22, 2007 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121002064027/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2007/05/22/365-reasons-to-love-comics-142/ |archive-date=October 2, 2012 |url-status=live|df=mdy-all|access-date=April 6, 2012}}</ref> Toth worked with writer/editor [[Archie Goodwin (comics)|Archie Goodwin]] on the story "Burma Sky" in ''[[Our Fighting Forces]]'' #146 (Dec. 1973 – Jan. 1974) and Goodwin praised Toth's art in a 1998 interview: "To me, having Alex Toth do any kind of airplane story, it's a joy for me. If I see a chance to do something like that, I will. He did a really fabulous job on it." The two men crafted a [[Batman]] story for ''[[Detective Comics]]'' #442 (Aug.–Sept. 1974) as well.<ref>{{cite journal|last = Cooke|first = Jon B.|title = Archie's Comics – Archie Goodwin talks about DC in his last interview|journal = Comic Book Artist|issue = 1|publisher = TwoMorrows Publishing|date = Spring 1998|location= Raleigh, North Carolina|url = http://twomorrows.com/comicbookartist/articles/01goodwin.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120307162234/http://twomorrows.com/comicbookartist/articles/01goodwin.html|archive-date= March 7, 2012|url-status= live|df=mdy-all|quote= He had always wanted to do a Batman story.}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1= Manning|first1= Matthew K.|last2=Dougall|first2=Alastair, ed.|chapter= 1970s|title= Batman: A Visual History|publisher= [[Dorling Kindersley]]|year= 2014|location= London, United Kingdom|page= 117|isbn= 978-1465424563|quote= Two masters of sequential storytelling, writer Archie Goodwin and artist Alex Toth, joined forces for an unforgettable Batman lead story.}}</ref> Toth and [[E. Nelson Bridwell]] produced a framing sequence for the ''Super Friends'' feature in ''[[Limited Collectors' Edition]]'' #C-41 (Dec. 1975 – Jan. 1976).<ref>{{cite journal|last = Franklin|first = Chris|title = The Kids in the Hall (of Justice) A Whirlwind Tour with the Super Friends|journal = [[Back Issue!]]|issue = 61|pages = 24–28|publisher = TwoMorrows Publishing|date = December 2012|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> Toth's final work for DC was the cover for ''[[Batman Black and White]]'' #4 (Sept. 1996).<ref>Levitz "The Dark Age 1984–1998" p. 574: "Only fate understood the juxtaposition of having the first cover [to the series] be Jim Lee's debut as a DC contributor and the last be Alex Toth's final contribution, placing the star artist of DC's next decades against the artist's artist of its Golden and Silver ages."</ref>