From Zombos' Closet

Mexican Lobby Card: It!

The Mexican lobby card for It! (1967) pushes the Norman Bates motherly love angle a bit. All the key elements are here from the movie: the amulet, the statue, the unconscious victim, etc

Mexican Lobby Card: I Was a Teenage Caveman

The Mexican lobby card for I Was a Teenage Caveman (1958). Funny how this movie had a 1960s social unrest vibe to it, and the surprise ending is similar to those later seen in movies like The Village and Planet of the Apes. 

Mexican Lobby Card: Adventures of Captain Marvel

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?).

Movie Pressbook: Blackout

What's interesting about this pressbook for Blackout (1978) is that it promotes the notable actors appearing in it more than anything else. On another note, I remember the 1977 New York City blackout quite well: my mom freaked out thinking it was the end of the world and ran to grab the crucifixes; as for me, I thought it was fun. I was a kid. What did I know? After Hurricane Sandy and 14 days without power, it wasn't as much fun as I remembered.

Mexican Lobby Card: Watari, Ninja Boy

Watari, Ninja Boy (1966) looks like a movie I'd want to see. A little boy with a big axe to grind; let the action begin.

And of course, there's a snippet to savor on YouTube:

Mexican Lobby Card: Terror Sexo Y Brujeria (1968)

An odd amalgam of elements roughly illustrated, but they do fit the title for this Mexican lobby card for Terror Sexo Y Brujeria.

More Stuff in the Closet

Cool Sci Fi Stuff Seen on eBay: Nomura Robby Robot 1957

Mexican Lobby Card: Urubu (1948)

Movie Herald: The Abominable Snowman (1957)

Double Bill Pressbook: The Man Without a Body and Fright

An interesting pressbook for The Man Without a Body (1957) and Fright (1956), "the twin terror show that tops them all." The cover is a quick cut and past job, but it does the trick, and there are two 4-page inserts, one for each movie, and each 11 x 17 inches in size.

Mexican Lobby Card: Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy

Even though this Mexican lobby card for Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy (1955) is in poor shape, there's still enough here to show their slapstick approach to dealing with this Universal Studios monster. That's an errant pen stroke and badly applied white-out in the Mummy's crotch area. Ouch. How it got there I'll never know.

French Pressbook: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)

This eye-grabbing 4 page French pressbook for Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein is being auctioned on emovieposter.com (ends Sunday night). I was going to bid on it, but the bidding is hot and heavy, and going to a level I didn't expect. The centerfold impresses with its layout, especially with the red ink highlights.

Mexican Lobby Card: Daughter of the Jungle

I love the way this Mexican lobby card's illustration fills the card, and mimics the inset picture, a publicity shot for Daughter of the Jungle (1949), with Lois Hall as Ticoora.  

Mexican Lobby Card: Jungle Jim

Mexican Lobby Card: Devil Goddess

A vibrant use of red against white background (sure, it's aged a bit), highlights this Mexican lobby card for Johnny Weismuller's Devil Goddess (1955). I have a soft spot for jungle movies of the 1950s, so you will see many lobby cards from my collection for that genre. I make no apologies. 

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