This Date In Manka Bros. History – October 18, 1973
This Day in Manka Bros History – Oct. 18, 1973: Joey Levitch’s Annual Celebrity Haunted Studio Party is canceled forever after Stella Stevens is nearly decapitated during a magic trick ... Read More
This Date In Manka Bros. History – October 17, 1965
This Day in Manka Bros History – Oct 17, 1965: MC Comics’ ‘Cardinal Sin’ issue 1 is released. The Catholic Church sues Manka Bros for $1 Billion but settles for zero after issue 2 e... Read More
This Date In Manka Bros. History – October 16, 1959
This Day In Manka Bros. History – October 16, 1959: ‘Laughing Stock’ premieres on MBS. The show was an incredibly popular comedy show for kids and adults featuring life-size talking c... Read More
This Date In Manka Bros. History – October 13, 1936
This Day In Manka Bros. History – October 13, 1936 Khan Manka (Sr.) loses the film rights to ‘Gone With The Wind’ and $100K to David O. Selznick after betting him he could bench pres... Read More
This Date In Manka Bros. History – October 11, 2000
This Day in Manka Bros History – Oct 11, 2000: Manka Bros. releases ‘Stretched Thin’ – the first all balloon animal stop-motion animated feature. MANKA BROS. STUDIOS R... Read More
This Date In Manka Bros. History – October 10, 1998
This Day in Manka Bros History – Oct 10, 1998: Karch Kiraly’s Trench Stories debuted 25 years ago today. The series, hosted by Gold Medal volleyball player Karch Kiraly, was slammed for... Read More
This Date In Manka Bros. History – October 9, 1979
This Day in Manka Bros History – October 9, 1979: Manka Bros. opened a chain a comedy clubs – Guffaws! – across the country in the 1970s which nearly bankrupted the studio. Th... Read More
This Date In Manka Bros. History – October 8, 1949
This Day in Manka Bros History – October 8, 1949: Manka Bros enters the lucrative preschool book market with the title ‘Fred Needs A Head.’ Others in the series included ‘Jack Needs... Read More