I always wondered how the giant Space Monsters and Frankensteins and whatnot looked in real life. The sketches in those old comic book ads looked cool enough that I always knew the real thing wouldn't measure up... now that I can't really track one down, I'm kicking myself for having that attitude as a kid!
I have the 6ft Frankenstein poster from FMOFL. It is two-tone green silkscreen over thin plastic (kinda like a white plastic garbage bag). It came in two pieces seamed at the waist and had glow in the dark eyes and bolts. They also made a Dracula poster based off of the Aurora box-top art, but that one is pretty rare. I'd imagine the Space Monster was made the same way as the others.
I always wondered how the giant Space Monsters and Frankensteins and whatnot looked in real life. The sketches in those old comic book ads looked cool enough that I always knew the real thing wouldn't measure up... now that I can't really track one down, I'm kicking myself for having that attitude as a kid!
ReplyDeleteAnyone ever actually see what one of these things looked like for real? I imagine a pool raft with sloppy eyeballs painted on it.
ReplyDeletei think i've seen one in an 50's/60's era 8mm home movie- it looked like cardboard on a string...
ReplyDeleteI have the 6ft Frankenstein poster from FMOFL. It is two-tone green silkscreen over thin plastic (kinda like a white plastic garbage bag). It came in two pieces seamed at the waist and had glow in the dark eyes and bolts. They also made a Dracula poster based off of the Aurora box-top art, but that one is pretty rare. I'd imagine the Space Monster was made the same way as the others.
ReplyDeleteA few years late, but my mom bought me the 7 BIG MONSTERS FROM OUTER SPACE. We were both disapointed--balloons w/ cardboard feet....
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