From Zombos' Closet

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?).

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.

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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.

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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Mexican Lobby Card: Wild Racers

Notice anything peculiar about this Mexican lobby card for Wild Racers (1968)? Dude, stop looking at the girls and pay attention. Now, once again, notice anything that seems just a wee bit out of place here? I believe that's Boris Karloff, slightly toasted, in the movie scene. The scene is from The Sorcerers (1968), I think. Fabian wasn't in The Sorcerers. And Boris wasn't in the Wild Racers. The gruesome scene and the 1960s pinkish sexy swinger motif don't jibe, either. What gives? This is one of those lobby cards that stymies me. Are you stymied, too?

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Mexican Lobby Card: La Casa Del Terror

Werewolf, fluttering bats, an ominous mansion in the background, and a great action shot from the movie keep this Mexican lobby card for La Casa Del Terror (1960) as lively as its colors. But wait...that's not a full moon, is it? Heresy! Another notable difference: the female victim the werewolf is carrying has her clothes and shoes on. 

Mexican Lobby Card: Revolt of the Zombies

How can you not fall in love with this Mexican lobby card for Revolt of the Zombies (1936)? Question for you seasoned horror pros: In which part of the movie does Bela Lugosi lend his talents to?

Mexican Lobby Card: Frogs

Older movie fans will remember those 1970s movies, like Frogs, with their concern for global warming and nature fighting back because of man's hubris. Yup. Time to rediscover these movies.