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Todd Jensen writes...
Read your latest "reprint" of the Original Development Documents, and found one bit about the evil wizard Sidero intriguing; the bit about how he finally gained immortality through a magic mirror from which Xavier eventually summons him. I found myself wondering whether this was the first germ or seed of what would eventually develop into "The Mirror" - or at least Titania's Mirror in that story. As far as you know, was it?
Greg responds...
Nah. But it did influence another show I developed.
DISNEY'S VILLAINS.
We had to develop this one over and over, despite the fact that I successfully sold it to Michael Eisner on MORE THAN ONE occasion. The problem was that MY BOSS, Gary Krisel, didn't like the idea and kept rejecting every approach. Kept unselling the idea, in essence.
One approach had Captain Hook (easily the original model for Igthorn who was in turn the original model for Xavier) stumbling through the Wicked Queen's Magic Mirror into Jafar's lamp. Jafar can't get out, except on a technicality. If the world turns so evil, that letting him out is redundant, than he's free. So he applies a carrot/stick approach to Hook and has him gather the greatest villains in the Disney Toon Universe to try and turn the world evil.
Our main cast included Hook, Cruella, Don Karnage, Mad Madame Mim, Megavolt, Toadie. Ratigan, maybe. I can't remember now. It was long ago and we went through so many versions. We put together some VERY funny stuff.
There was one story with Ursula and Monstro for example.
Another great series I couldn't get on the air.