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→3rd Logo (August 15, 1938-December 15, 1947)
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A Universal Picture (1941).png|Blue Version | A Universal Picture (1941).png|Blue Version | ||
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'''Visuals:''' | '''Visuals:''' | ||
*'''Opening:''' On a black background with spinning stars, a stylized glass globe is shown rotating, tilted at an angle. The words "A UNIVERSAL PICTURE", in a stylized Art Deco font, slowly orbit around the globe. | |||
*'''Closing:''' On a blue, red or customized background, "A WALTER LANTZ CARTUNE" is seen above the screen in very small letters. Below the text, the following variants: | |||
**The early ending involved some credits and "The End" on the bottom. | |||
**The second variant doesn't have the credits, the "The End" words are bigger and in a different script. Also, Walter Lantz is billed as "Walt Lantz" in some shorts. | |||
***On ''Air Raid Warden'' (1942), ''Ration Bored'' and ''Pass the Biscuits Mirandy!'' (both 1943), the second ending is shown with the phrase "BUY MORE WAR BONDS FOR VICTORY". The latter has a plate of grenade biscuits replace “The End”. | |||
**The third variant, more common than the other, the "The End" is smaller and the Screen Cartoonists Guild logo is seen on the bottom. | |||
'''Variant:''' On later cartoons, | '''Variant:''' On later cartoons, the opening logo is {{color|dodgerblue|blue}}-tinted. | ||
''' | '''Technique:''' | ||
*'''Opening:''' Live-action model work. This logo was created by set designer Alexander Golitzen and photographed by special effects artist John Fulton. | |||
* | *'''Closing:''' A still, hand-drawn graphic. | ||
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'''Audio:''' The opening theme of the cartoon. | '''Audio:''' The opening theme of the cartoon. | ||