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Azteca/Mexican Lobby Cards

Mexican Lobby Card:
Adventures of Captain Marvel

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This Mexican lobby card for The Adventures of Captain Marvel (1941) uses what I refer to as the scrapbook approach: the illustrations are ripped off from other sources and pasted together, creating a melange of exciting events that never happen in the movie. It's beautiful to look at, but ultimately disappointing. Astute pop culture fans will note the Seaview submarine from Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and cover art from Eerie magazine (or was it Creepy?).

El Capitan Maravilla Mexican Lobby Card

Mexican Lobby Card: Wild Racers

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Notice anything peculiar about this Mexican lobby card for Wild Racers (1968)? Dude, stop looking at the girls and pay attention. Now, once again, notice anything that seems just a wee bit out of place here? I believe that’s Boris Karloff, slightly toasted, in the movie scene. The scene is from The Sorcerers (1968), I think. Fabian wasn’t in The Sorcerers. And Boris wasn’t in the Wild Racers. The gruesome scene and the 1960s pinkish sexy swinger motif don’t jibe, either. What gives? This is one of those lobby cards that stymies me. Are you stymied, too?

Campeones Del Volante Mexican Lobby Card