Update: There appears to be an evolutionary curve. The 1960s Batman show likely inspired the Super Friends scene transition, which was then emulated by other shows such as Spider-Man and his Amazing Friends:
The Transformers version was likely inspired by Super Friends, but went back to the original Adam West Batman version for additional inspiration.
This is actually kind of an interesting trivia question - without knowing what that type of graphic transition is called, it's hard to search for earlier examples though.
This is actually kind of an interesting trivia question - without knowing what that type of graphic transition is called, it's hard to search for earlier examples though.
The use of unusual wipes, dissolves, or otherwise strange scene transitions. While most scene transitions try to avoid drawing attention, so as to focus the viewers' attention on the on-screen action, Idiosyncratic Wipes practically scream, "Hey …