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Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961) Pressbook

There are lots of merchandising tie-ins for Irwin Allen's Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea movie: a comic book, a novel, a board game, and Frankie Avalon singing so they could sell some records. Of course the movie version doesn't have space aliens; the television series had the space aliens, and lots of other cool fantasy stuff Irwin Allen tossed in (with lots of sparkly, silvery, and colorfully goofy props and makeup) to make the TV series a must see for kids after Lost in Space became a hit. 

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Mad Monsters No. 6, 1963

Charlton Publications joined in the monster magazine mash with Mad Monsters, providing lots of pictures, a little text, and fun monsterkid merchandise to covet. So much to be ordered! So little allowance money to stretch and stretch and stretch. In this issue Queen of Outer Space still looks awful, Boris Karloff is the Man of a Million Horrors, Coffin Capers provides a tidbit of humor, and a Black Zoo Party provides an historical glimpse at movie promotion back in the day. 

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On the Screen Presents Super Heroes No. 1

I saw this issue of On the Screen Presents Super Heroes No. 1 at the Internet Archive, in the Warren Magazines section ( https://archive.org/details/onthescreen-warren). You can go there to download it in various formats, but I didn't see a comic book reader format. So...here you go.

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Mondo Cane (1962) Pressbook

The Wikipedia article on the movie Mondo Cane states: "is a horror-documentary film written and directed by Italian filmmakers Paolo Cavara, Franco Prosperi and Gualtiero Jacopetti. The film consists of a series of travelogue vignettes that provide glimpses into cultural practices around the world with the intention to shock or surprise Western film audiences."

I don't understand the horror-documentary label--it may be shocking, but horror? I recall seeing the trailer for this movie while sitting in the theater waiting for the main attraction to start. I was maybe 7 or so. Boy, was I shocked. To this day I still see the bug-eating scene in my head. Of course, now you can go to YouTube and other points Internet to be shocked. But hey, this was back in the 1960s, baby. We had better values then. We kept all the shocking stuff in the movie theaters.

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What's Up, Tiger Lily? (1966) Pressbook

I recall seeing Woody Allen on the Dick Cavett Show promoting this one. When Cavett asked him about the unique approach to the movie and asked if it would really sell, Allen replied he had a unique way to make money: he'd charge people to get out of the theater instead of into it. 

Here's the movie in a nutshell (excerpted from Wikipedia): "Allen took a Japanese spy film, International Secret Police: Key of Keys, and overdubbed it with completely original dialogue that had nothing to do with the plot of the original film. By putting in new scenes and rearranging the order of existing scenes, he completely changed the tone of the film from a James Bond clone into a comedy about the search for the world's best egg salad recipe

Comic book reader version:  Download What's Up Tiger Lilly Pressbook

Los Jaguares vs. El Invasor Misterioso (1974) Mexican Lobby Card

The action pose shown here can also be seen in the lobby for La Furia De Los Karatekas. It's reminiscent of Jack Kirby's style, right? This Mexican lobby card is a bit choppy with the graphic, title, and inset scene placement, but still conveys the fisticuffs and action thematic well enough. 

La Furia De Los Karatekas (1982) Mexican Lobby Card

A colorful and sexy Mexican lobby card for La Furia De Los Karatecas provides eye appeal. The pose for Santo is reminiscent of other lobbies, so perhaps some repurposing of artwork was used to cut costs.

Mondo Cane (1962) Movie Herald

Here's the theater herald for the shockumentary Mondo Cane. I see the entire movie is on YouTube now. When it first came out, the trailer for it made me squirm. Its success helped make this kind of mondo movie-making a good one for theaters to show. 

Fantasy Magazine No. 32, July 1935

Another rare fanzine from Professor Kinema's archives, Fantasy Magazine, July 1935, was given to the Professor by Forrest J. Ackerman. Ackerman's article and note can be seen on page 10. 

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The Fabulous World of Jules Verne And Bimbo the Great Double Bill Pressbook

Not trusting in their own fabulous promotion for The Fabulous World of Jules Verne, I suppose they paired it with Bimbo the Great to bolster ticket sales. This double bill pressbook is almost as big as Bimbo. So, you got mystimation (a fabulous animation technique that's quite enjoyable to watch) paired with circuscope (basically European widescreen, I believe) for the single price to "excite and delight."

Destination Big House (1950) Mexican Lobby Card

Here's a nice noirish Mexican lobby card for Republic Pictures' Destino La Carcel--Destination Big House. Note how well the spaces around the inset scene and the title are used. You immediately know this one's about a dame in distress and crime all around.

The Fabulous World of Jules Verne (1958) Movie Herald

With a promo line like "the first motion picture produced in the magic-image miracle of Mystimation," The Fabulous World of Jules Verne (Vynalez Zkazy) sounds awesome, doesn't it? And you know, it is! Mystimation was an animation technique that combined the live actors with colorful animated set pieces whose style was influenced by Georges Melies and Victorian engravings. Add to that the wonderful score by Zedenek Liska and you have a treat for both eyes and ears.