Halloween Countdown: Original Horror Comic Art!

Time for another look at some original comic art from horror and monster comics!



First up is John Severin's cover for Alarming Tales #5! Looks to have a bit of a Wally Wood influence, doesn't it?



The seller of this Jack Kirby page claimed it was from an issue of Alarming Tales, but it says "Unearthly" on the art itself... anyone know for sure where it came from?



Well, perhaps he wasn't a monster per se, but It! The Living Colossus certainly fits in the mold of other giant creatures! Here's page 1 from Astonishing Tales #22, by Dick Ayers!



Here's Warren Kremer's very moody cover for Black Cat Mystery #37!



From issue #40, here's Joe Simon's cover!



Jack Kirby's cover to issue #57 looks like it inspired a later DC sci-fi comics cover, eh?



Kirby also did the cover to the slightly-retitled #59!



The seller of the cover for Black Cat #60 claimed it was by Kirby, and the GCD agrees, adding it's Joe Simon inks... so who am I to judge?



Next, we have a page from Black Magic #12, by Mort Meskin, showing a very strong Simon-Kirby influence!



Here's an unpublished Kirby cover for Black Magic!



Next up, it's the painted cover to Boris Karloff Tales of Mystery #18, by George Wilson!



And here's the cover to Chamber of Chills #7, by Al Avison!



Issue #11's cover, by Lee Elias!



Elias also did issue #14's cover!



Here's an unknown page from Chamber of Chills #10, by Rudy Palais!



And here's Elias' cover for that same issue!



Issue #17's cover, also Elias!

More Chamber of Chills to start us off next time!

Halloween Countdown: Movie of the Week: The Black Scorpion!

This week's Movie of the Week is The Black Scorpion! Here's the trailer:




Australian poster










Mexican lobby card

Halloween Countdown: Monster Mondays on Friday!

A got some King Kong stuff to start off this time around! Let's get right into it!



This mask may have been a tie-in with the Dino Di Laurentis version.



Mexican lobby card!



Palmer Plastics Kong!

And from Kong, we go to Konga!



French poster!



German poster!



Another German poster!

Here's some Italian Photobustas (lobby cards):





And here's the Italian poster!



US lobby card! And below, Mexican lobby cards!




Now, King Kong Escapes!


Mexican lobby card!

Next, King Kong Vs. Godzilla!



A nifty banner!



French pressbook... boy, Kong towers over the Big G here, doesn't he? Here's some stills:






Sorry the stills don't include Kong or Godzilla!

More monstery goodness on Monday's regular installment!

Cool Stuff!

This edition of Cool Stuff begins with items from Beneath the Planet of the Apes! You may have seen these already if you've been a long-time reader of the Random Acts of Geekery.



Here's the Italian poster for the movie, and I like it! Below, some Mexican lobby cards:






This mock newspaper was one of the ways the movie was promoted... I'd love to get my hands on all of these!



Here's the actual pressbook cover. You don't see these for movies since print went all digital, one of the unfortunate effects of desktop publishing.



Here we have the Neutralaser from Filmation's Bravestarr cartoon! I don't believe I ever watched this show when it was on, but I did work on the special features for the DVD (transcribing interviews). Still haven't watched it, though!

Below, some of the 12" Megos based on TV's Buck Rogers! I used to have the Buck figure when I was collecting Megos.









Here's the box for the 8mm home movie, probably based on the pilot episode. This could well have been one of the last 8mm home releases, as video was starting to make its way into the public consciousness!



Been a long time since I've watch the show, but the communicators on this utility belt don't ring a bell to me... anyone remember if these resembled anything from the show?

Here's the smaller figures Mego put out, in the same scale as Kenner's Star Wars line:








No way could any action figure come close to the hotness that was Erin Gray in Buck Rogers, eh?

Next time: Captain America Serial Mexican Lobby Cards and more!