The Amazing Sea-Monkeys!
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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The Sea Monkey Branding Evolution
Jimmy traces name changes, Hatchie artwork, and Joe Orlando's iconic comic-style sea monkey imagery.
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Jimmy traces name changes, Hatchie artwork, and Joe Orlando's iconic comic-style sea monkey imagery.
Starting in 1960, comic books began advertising mail order pets known as sea monkeys, the brainchild of inventor Harold von Braunhut. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli investigate the whimsical creatures, their creator, and a series of disappointing revelations connected to them.
