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[td]==Production==[/td]
[td]==Production==[/td]
[td][[Gary Goddard]] came up with the concept for ''Skeleton Warriors'' after remembering the scene from ''[[Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film)|Jason and the Argonauts]]'' animated by [[Ray Harryhausen]] in which Jason and his companions fend off a horde of living skeletons.<ref name="WizardSkeletonWarriors>{{cite magazine |last= Galavan|first= Dave|date=December 1994|title= Skeleton Warriors |url=https://archive.org/details/wizard-magazine-040/page/76/mode/1up?view=theater|magazine=[[Wizard magazine]]|publisher= Wizard magazine|access-date=August 29, 2025}}</ref> This inspired Goddard to come up with characters who were nothing but bones and collaborated with [[Neal Adams]] on sketches and hired sculptors to produce 3-D models and pitched the concept to [[Playmates Toys]] who loved the concept and made a toy deal within 20 minutes of hearing the pitch.<ref name="WizardSkeletonWarriors" /> In order to flesh out the concept, Goddard decided to theme the heroes around "[[family]]" as he felt that was the closest opposite of [[Evil|absolute evil]] after reading an article discussing [[family values]] in the [[Trade magazine|industry trades]].<ref name="WizardSkeletonWarriors" />[/td]
[td][[Gary Goddard]] came up with the concept for ''Skeleton Warriors'' after remembering the scene from ''[[Jason and the Argonauts (1963 film)|Jason and the Argonauts]]'' animated by [[Ray Harryhausen]] in which Jason and his companions fend off a horde of living skeletons.<ref name="WizardSkeletonWarriors">{{cite magazine |last= Galavan|first= Dave|date=December 1994|title= Skeleton Warriors |url=https://archive.org/details/wizard-magazine-040/page/76/mode/1up?view=theater|magazine=[[Wizard magazine]]|publisher= Wizard magazine|access-date=August 29, 2025}}</ref> This inspired Goddard to come up with characters who were nothing but bones and collaborated with [[Neal Adams]] on sketches and hired sculptors to produce 3-D models and pitched the concept to [[Playmates Toys]] who loved the concept and made a toy deal within 20 minutes of hearing the pitch.<ref name="WizardSkeletonWarriors" /> In order to flesh out the concept, Goddard decided to theme the heroes around "[[family]]" as he felt that was the closest opposite of [[Evil|absolute evil]] after reading an article discussing [[family values]] in the [[Trade magazine|industry trades]].<ref name="WizardSkeletonWarriors" />[/td]
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[td]==Home media==[/td]
[td]==Home media==[/td]

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