Space Ghost is a superhero created by Hanna-Barbera Productions in the 1960s for TV network CBS.

[1] In his original incarnation, he was a superhero who, with his teen sidekicks, Jan and Jace, and Blip the monkey, fought supervillains in outer space.

Space Ghost was voiced by Gary Owens, who is best known as the announcer for Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In.

His principal weapons were his power bands which generated beam-based attacks including heat, cold, magnetism, energy, and force among others.

Space Ghost would fight such recurring supervillains as: The original series shared time with an unrelated segment called Dino Boy in the Lost Valley.

[5] The final episodes had Metallus, Creature King, Zorak, Moltar, Brak, and Black Widow coming together as the Council of Doom to destroy Space Ghost.

[6] The show spoofed late-night talk shows, with villains Zorak and Moltar serving as Space Ghost's sidekicks with occasional guest appearances from other Space Ghost villains Metallus, Lokar, Tansut, Brak, and Black Widow.

In this version, Space Ghost is voiced by George Lowe and his real name is Tad Ghostal.

The characters of Jan, Jace, and Blip (Space Ghost's old sidekicks) appeared a few times on the show.

Also included were several different sets of hands, allowing the figure to be used either as the talk show host or the super hero or both.