Phantasy is the name of a series of animated cartoons produced by the Screen Gems studio for Columbia Pictures from 1939 to 1946.[1] The series, featuring characters such as Willoughby Wren and Superkatt, is notable as being the last theatrical animated series produced in black-and-white by a major studio. To cut costs, Columbia did not move the Phantasies out of black-and-white until the end of 1946, when it went to all-Cinecolor production.[2]
| width=180 | Title ! | width=100 | Release date ! | width=100 | Director ! | width=120 | Character(s) ! | Notes |
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| The Charm Bracelet | September 1, 1939 | Allen Rose | Scrappy | |||||
| The Millionaire Hobo | November 24, 1939 | |||||||
| The Mouse Exterminator | January 26, 1940 | Krazy Kat | Final Columbia cartoon featuring Krazy Kat. | |||||
| Man of Tin | February 23, 1940 | Allen Rose (uncredited) | Scrappy | |||||
| Fish Follies | May 10, 1940 | |||||||
| News Oddities | July 19, 1940 | Harry Love (uncredited) | Listed as a Krazy Kat cartoon in TV packages despite the character not appearing in this short at all. | |||||
| School Boy Dreams | September 24, 1940 | Allen Rose | Scrappy | |||||
| Happy Holidays | October 25, 1940 | |||||||
| The Little Theatre | February 7, 1941 | Final cartoon featuring Scrappy | ||||||
| There's Music in Your Hair | March 28, 1941 | Arthur Davis (uncredited) | ||||||
| The Cute Recruit | May 2, 1941 | |||||||
| The Wallflower | July 3, 1941 | Ben Harrison (uncredited) | ||||||
| The Merry Mouse Cafe | August 15, 1941 | Allen Rose (uncredited) | ||||||
| The Crystal Gazer | September 26, 1941 | Sid Marcus (uncredited) | ||||||
| Dog Meets Dog | March 6, 1942 | Alec Geiss | Butch Bulldog | |||||
| The Wild and Woozy West | April 30, 1942 | Lou Lilly and Allen Rose | ||||||
| A Battle for a Bottle | May 29, 1942 | Alec Geiss | ||||||
| Old Blackout Joe | August 27, 1942 | John Hubley and Paul Sommer | Joe | John Hubleys directorial debut | ||||
| The Gullible Canary | September 18, 1942 | Alec Geiss | ||||||
| The Dumbconscious Mind | October 23, 1942 | John Hubley and Paul Sommer | ||||||
| Malice in Slumberland | November 20, 1942 | Alec Geiss | ||||||
| Cholly Polly | December 18, 1942 | |||||||
| The Vitamin G-Man | January 22, 1943 | John Hubley and Paul Sommer | ||||||
| Kindly Scram | March 5, 1943 | Alec Geiss | ||||||
| Willoughby's Magic Hat | April 30, 1943 | Bob Wickersham | Sparky | |||||
| Duty and the Beast | May 28, 1943 | Alec Geiss | ||||||
| Mass Mouse Meeting | June 25, 1943 | |||||||
| The Fly in the Ointment | July 23, 1943 | Paul Sommer | ||||||
| Dizzy Newsreel | August 27, 1943 | Alec Geiss | ||||||
| Nursery Crimes | October 8, 1943 | Professor J. Snuffington Snodgrass | ||||||
| The Cocky Bantam | November 12, 1943 | Paul Sommer | ||||||
| The Playful Pest | December 3, 1943 | |||||||
| Polly Wants a Doctor | January 6, 1944 | Howard Swift | ||||||
| Magic Strength | February 4, 1944 | Bob Wickersham | Willoughby Wren | |||||
| Lionel Lion | March 3, 1944 | Paul Sommer | Lost. | |||||
| Giddy-Yapping | April 7, 1944 | Howard Swift | ||||||
| Mr. Fore by Fore | June 7, 1944 | |||||||
| Tangled Travels | June 9, 1944 | Alec Geiss | ||||||
| The Case of the Screaming Bishop | August 4, 1944 | Howard Swift | ||||||
| Mutt 'n' Bones | August 25, 1944 | Paul Sommer | ||||||
| As the Fly Flies | November 17, 1944 | Howard Swift | ||||||
| Goofy News Views | April 27, 1945 | Sid Marcus | ||||||
| Booby Socks | July 12, 1945 | Howard Swift and Bob Wickersham | ||||||
| Simple Siren | September 20, 1945 | Paul Sommer | ||||||
| Kongo-Roo | April 18, 1946 | Howard Swift | ||||||
| Snap Happy Traps | June 6, 1946 | Bob Wickersham | ||||||
| The Schooner the Better | July 4, 1946 | Howard Swift | Last cartoon in black and white. | |||||
| Fowl Brawl[3] | January 19, 1947 | Produced in Cinecolor; lost. | ||||||
| The Uncultured Vulture | February 6, 1947 | Bob Wickersham | Produced in Cinecolor | |||||
| Wacky Quacky | March 20, 1947 | Alex Lovy | Quacky | Produced in Cinecolor | ||||
| Leave Us Chase It | May 15, 1947 | Howard Swift | Superkatt | Produced in Cinecolor | ||||
| Tooth or Consequences | June 5, 1947 | The Fox and the Crow | Produced in Cinecolor | |||||
| Kitty Caddy | November 6, 1947 | Sid Marcus | Produced in Cinecolor | |||||
| Topsy Turkey | February 5, 1948 | Produced in Cinecolor | ||||||
| Short Snorts on Sports | June 3, 1948 | Alex Lovy | Produced in Cinecolor;. Final Phantasy short. |