Mexican Lobby Card:
Mutiny in Outer Space (1965)
A kitchy layout sparks this Mexican lobby card for Mutiny in Outer Space, Motin En La Nave Espacial.
Azteca/Mexican Lobby Cards
Mexican Lobby Card: Robot Monster (1953)
More bizarre than peanut butter and Jiffy Lube (wait, I got that right?), comes El Monstruo De Marte, or Robot Monster for short. A movie even Ed Wood would be stymied by. It simply defies description. Imagine a movie beyond bad, beyond logic, and beyond any common sense you care to throw at it. You must see it. You must! The power of trashy, hilarious cinema compels you! And yes, even more bizarre, is the lobby card that someone actually had to, just had to, pencil in the outline of the beast shown in the scene photo. Mind you, this was done before the card went to print. You've got a gorilla-suited guy with a skull for a head (in the illustration anyway) wearing a diving-like helmet with rabbit ears. Who the *F* cares about the lizard in the photo?
Mexican Lobby Card: The Lost Planet (1953)
Okay, look, I know it’s not an adventure on the planet of pennies, but I’m trying a few new ways to either scan or photograph my lobby cards. I prefer scanning, (you can see the actual texture of the paper) but some cards can’t be stitched back together after scanning both halves on a ledger-sized scanner, so photography is the next best thing I can do. And it is faster. Unless you have a 24 x 36 inches scanner located close to Westbury, New York, I think photography is the way to go. But if you do have a commercial scanner like that, call me, I’m coming over.
This is the Mexican lobby card for The Lost Planet (but not one called pennies), a 15 chapters, Columbia serial. Wikipedia says it’s the last sound serial made, so that makes it worth seeing (along with the helmets).
I would kill for one of those helmets. I would.
Mexican Lobby Card: Target Earth (1954)
This is one of those movies that scared me back in the 1960s. Watching it on my old black and white cathode ray tube television helped lessen my fright, but those robots really creeped me out. Here's the Mexican lobby card with colorful artwork and a suitable scene of frightened people. And then there's Richard Denning. Gasping again. We've seen that look of fear before. He's a master at it. This one is a budget entry but worth watching on a Saturday, even if just for the robots. The actors aren't too shabby either.
Mexican Lobby Card: Deadtime Stories (1986)
My, what big–um–whatever–you have, Little Red Riding Hood, in this Mexican lobby card for Deadtime Stories, Cuentos Macabros.
Mexican Lobby Card:
Commando Cody, Cosmic Vengeance
I want the gun and belt pack. Sure, I'd go for the cool leather jacket and mask, but I'd settle for the gun and belt pack 😉 (See other Commando Cody lobbies: Hydrogen Hurricane, Captives of the Zero Hour , Radar Men from the Moon.)
Mexican Lobby Card: El Hermano Infame (1943)
Here's the Mexican lobby card for Fugitive from Sonora (1943). An all-around great looking lobby for this Republic movie.
Mexican Lobby Card: Munster, Go Home! (1966)
Here's the lively Mexican lobby card for Munster, Go Home!, Los Adorables Monstruos.
Mexican Lobby Card:
Stranger from Venus (1954)
Here's the Mexican lobby card for Stranger from Venus (1954), Venus Nos Ataca. A little rough in its transition from left to right, the card's illustration elements are a bit confusing as to what this movie is about. The movie is also known as Immediate Disaster.
Mexican Lobby Card:
Missile to the Moon (1958)
A big spider, rock guys, and moon maidens in distress. Must be the 1950s. Not the rip-off done with the illustration in the top right corner. I like the addition of the bubble helmet though. I recall the Flash Gordon model kit came with a bubble helmet. The kit didn't come with a fair maiden clinging to his side, though. Now that would have been some model kit.
Mexican Lobby Card:
Flash Gordon’s Trip to Mars
One of my favorite serials as well as lobby cards. This Mexican lobby card version for Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938), Un Viaje a Marte, is exciting. Great illustration and the movie scene matches the illustration in the top right corner. Perfect.