Battle of the Planets, the Americanized version of the anime series Gatchaman, is back on the air.  The cable network Boomerang, which specializes in presenting vintage cartoons, is showing the original 'Sandy Frank' Battle of the Planets episodes on Sundays at 9am, 5pm and 1am (Monday morning). 

The return of this series, which inspired Alex Ross and numerous other artists with its unique character design, is good news for retailers.  In addition to Battle of the Planets action figures from Diamond Select, Top Cow is planning another six-issue Battle of the Planets mini-series for the fall, and Rhino has released six individual BOP DVDs (containing the first 12 episodes) and one Ultimate BOP box set (with the next 12).