The Beatles animated characters in the “Yellow Submarine” movie were based on their appearance in the promotional film for the song “Strawberry Fields Forever” filmed in January 1967. The only major difference in their appearance was Paul McCartney missing his moustache.
Here’s each of The Beatles next to his Yellow Submarine animated character. Their look had already changed a little bit when these photos were taken…
I’m surprised Paul’s missing mustache hasn’t been tied into the Paul is Dead rumors…