From Zombos' Closet

Los Murcielagos (1964) Mexican Lobby Card

I love bats depicted on Mexican lobby cards. This lobby for Los Murcielagos (The Bats) appropriately shows bats. Angry bats. And an inset scene with a woman with long hair that angry bats love to get their tiny feet stuck in. Perfect.

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Tarzan's Greatest Challenge (1969) Mexican Lobby Card

Gordon Scott showed the most beefed up hunk of jungle muscle for Tarzan. A bit more chewed up, scarred up, and wild haired look would have completed the picture, but boy did he have biceps to spare. 

Tarzan Triumphs (1943) Mexican Lobby Card

Sure, Lord Greystoke may be swinging through the trees again, but let's not forget all the other movies of jungle action with the brawny King of the Apes.

Huracan Ramirez (1953) Mexican Lobby Card

The first movie in a series featuring the fictional luchador, Huracan Ramirez.

Una Senora Movida (1959) Mexican Lobby Card

A humorous illustration of a body rolled up in a sheet, being whisked away at night, makes murder look rather charming in this Mexican lobby card for Una Senora Movida. The style of the illustration, zig-zag border, and inset scene give this lobby a sly Pink Panther-ish playfulness.

El Pantano De Las Animas (1957) Mexican Lobby Card

Looking at this Mexican lobby card for Swamp of the Lost Souls, you wouldn't think a gill man is prowling around or this is a horror western. Beautiful illustration and colors are marred by a too-large inset scene (and a boring one at that): would prefer a scene of the gill man.

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Mexican Lobby Card: Robot Monster

Mexican Lobby Card: Venganza Apache (1960)

Mexican Lobby Card: El Gorila Blanco

Mexican Lobby Card: Target Earth (1954)

Mexican Lobby Card: La Mujer Tarzan (1932)

El Ahijado De La Muerte (1946) Mexican Lobby Card

A nice merging of separate dramatic illustrations in yellow and black makes this Mexican lobby card for El Ahijado De La Muerte eye-catching, capturing the adventure fantasy tone of this noir western well. 

More Mexican Lobby Cards

Mexican Lobby Card: El Gorila Blanco

Mexican Lobby Card: Target Earth (1954)

Mexican Lobby Card: Venganza Apache (1960)

Mexican Lobby Card: Robot Monster

Mexican Lobby Card: Las Vengadoras Enmascaradas (1963)

Blackhawk (1952) Mexican Lobby Card

Here's the Mexican lobby card for the Columbia serial, Blackhawk: Fearless Champion of Freedom. Kirk Alyn, who also played the first screen Superman, stars in this 15 episode actioner.

Captain Video Master of the Stratosphere (1951) Mexican Lobby Card

Two things come to mind every time I see this Mexican lobby card for Captain Video, Master of the Stratosphere serial: The Honeymooners episode where Ralph and Norton attempt to share a television set, and THAT ray gun he's holding. I must have that ray gun!

Dark Venture 1956 Mexican Lobby Card

Once again, intrepid Caucasians venture into the deepest, darkest jungle to be terrified by the locals, the animals, and their own poor judgement and bad decisions. Oh my.

Platillos Voladores (1956) Mexican Lobby Card

A simply beautiful Mexican lobby card for the apparently now lost, according to IMDb, 1956 comedy Los Platillos Voladores. 

The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)

The 1970s saw a revival of devil worship and satanic shenanigans, usually with the good guys and gals losing badly. Here's the Mexican lobby card for Tigon produced The Blood on Satan's Claw. "In his 2010 BBC documentary series A History of Horror, writer and actor Mark Gatiss referred to the film as a prime example of a short-lived subgenre he called "folk horror", grouping it with 1968's Witchfinder General and 1973's The Wicker Man. The film was to be Patrick Wymark's last English language film, and was released three months after his death." (Wikipedia)