Ray Harryhausen strikes again in It Came From Beneath the Sea. The 1950s nuclear bomb paranoia brings another irritated giant monster to attack mankind. The Wikipedia entry notes a humorous problem for Kenneth Tobey as he kept sinking in the sand next to Faith Domergue, and Harryhausen’s budget only allowed for six of the octopus’s eight tentacles to be animated. Thanks to ZC lurker Terry Michitsch for requesting this pressbook (and the one for First Men in the Moon, which I’ll post as soon as I can find it. It’s buried in the closet Terry, somewhere, I swear). This movie was double-billed with Creature with the Atom Brain. (ZC Note: I pulled this one from the 2018 archives to go along with Granny’s radio spots for It Came From Beneath the Sea. If you have any issues with that, you can speak to my lawyer, Tryan Sumi.)
Comic reader version: Download It Came From Beneath the Sea Pressbook
Many Thanks, Zombo! Loved it!
Thank YOU!
How many of these pressbooks do you have?
I have been collecting pressbooks for over 40 years and have between 550 and 600 of them.
Firth time I ever saw one was at a newspaper office in 1954 with the fellow who wrote the movie column for the Oregonian. Started with all the Universal ones and then graduated to the 30/s and 40’s. All the great comedy series, Thin Man, Ma and Pa, Francis, Bob Hope, Disney. If just never stops.
Regards,
Tom Paul
Hi Tom. I lost count, actually, but I think I’ve got around 700 posted, but still have quite a bit to go from my personal collection. I also have contributors, like It Came From Hollywood, who lend a hand. Joe Dante also contributed some cool pressbooks a while back too. Your collection sounds awesome. I have a fondness for 30s and 40s pressbooks. I’ll send you an email…