July 31, 2016

Castle of Frankenstein No.1, 1962

July 31, 2016 / Magazine Morgue / Leave a Comment

Jul 31 2016

A few years after Journal of Frankenstein hit the magazine racks, Calvin Beck (with editing by Ken Beale) returned with Castle of Frankenstein in 1962. The magazine's hand-pasted layout had not improved (no digital publishing tools back then), and this first issue went for the pictures and humor approach. Still, Zacherley's Wife Contest and TeeVee Jeebies hint at the more varied coverage to come in later issues. This copy courtesy of Professor Kinema. Here's the comic book reader version: Download Castle of Frankenstein Issue 1

More Magazines in the Closet:

- Journal of Frankenstein Issue 1
- Castle of Frankenstein issues: 1, 2, 3, 4, 15, 17, 1967 Fearbook

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Battlestar Galactica Cylon
Universal Studios Halloween Costume 1978

July 31, 2016 / Halloween Costume / Leave a Comment

Jul 31 2016

By your command, here’s the Universal Studios Cylon costume, seen on eBay from the seller thetoymachine. I’d prefer to dress up as the Imperious Leader Lucifer, though.

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Riders to the Stars (1954) Pressbook

July 31, 2016 / Pressbooks (Horror, Sci Fi, Fantasy) / Leave a Comment

Jul 31 2016

Such a time for wonder and movie dreams, the early days of space exploration were filled with possibilities and alien menace; and women who, unlike the men, had the sexiest spacesuits. Riders to the Stars is the second movie in Ivan Tors' Office of Scientific Investigation trilogy: the other two movies are The Magnetic Monster and Gog.