People like myself who still live in garden grove, ca. Swamp thing giant 1 walmart variant cover dc comic book. Cooper, one of the producers of rkos 1933 film version of king kong. Perhaps the seminal monstrous creature film, the 1933 movie of merian coopers book, king kong, remains a timeless example of the publics need to be frightened. Kong has been dubbed the eighth wonder of the world, a phrase commonly used within the films. Thirtyfive years later in 1968, gold key published a 64page adaptation of the classic movie. Iconic apes to cross paths in kong on the planet of the. Kong is king of comic books at simian saturdays the saga. King kong giant classic album uk comics wiki fandom. This comic was published in 1968 by whitman publishing, and is based on merian c. King kong gold key comic when it was cool retro pop culture. King kong giant classic album was a reprint of the earlier 1968 gold key comic, published in. King kong is a mexican comic series published by editorial orizaba. Zaius and general ursus leading a group of soldiers to the forbidden zone.
Markosia comics kong king of skull island 5 nmm 2007. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine. The first issue is an adaptation of the film, while the rest are original stories pitting gorgo and his mother ogra against various monsters, aliens, and human armies the comic book series has two sequels, gorgos revenge with one issue and return of gorgo. A beauty andits quite rare to boot being now close to 50 years old. King of skull island is an illustrated novel labeled as an authorized sequel to king kong and was published in 2004 by dh press, a subsidiary of dark horse comics. Charlton comics monster movie adaptations scan journal of.
Kongtober 9 giant classic king kong comic book whitman. King kong is a sixissue american comic book series published by fantagraphic books from february 1991 to march 1992 under the imprint monster comics. King kong is a giant movie monster, resembling an enormous gorilla, that has appeared in various media since 1933. Written by gary poole with pencils by giovanni ticci and alberto giolitti inks. Details about giant classic king kong 1968 comic book. Todays focus is on giant classic king kong, a comic book adaptation of the original story by edgar wallace and merian c. Back cover features a pinup of front cover illustration. King kong and planet of the apes are about to cross over. The character first appeared in the novelization of the 1933 film king kong from rko pictures, with the film premiering a little over two months later. Kongtober 9 giant classic king kong comic book whitman 1968 the cover painting of this giant classic comic by george wilson is one of my favorite renderings of king kong. This grouping contains copies of king kong september 1968 and batman vs. Listed in the overstreet comic book price guide under the umbrella title movie comics, but listed here under its indicia title. King of skull island 20072008 kong of skull island 20162017 skull island.
Batman 100 page giant 1 walmart variant cover dc comic book. The 8th wonder of the world 2007, an adaptation of the 2005 film. Gods of skull island 2017 kong on the planet of the apes 2017. George wilson king kong, the original version of the greatest adventure story of all time. It was the giant classic king kong adaptation from 1968, or the original version of the greatest story of all time, officiallyauthorized by kong creator merian c. A reprint,this one from early 70s, but still an oldie, and the story is, of course, even older, being a cover of the 1933 merian cooper king kong. King kong and batman vs the hulk oversized comic books. Drawn by the supertalented alberto giolitti star trek, the twilight zone, it was first published in 1968 by gold key comics and then reissued by whitman publishing in 1976 as an oversize treasury edition.
The comic book series kong on the planet of the apes will be written by ryan ferrier, with carlos magno providing the artwork. The kong in question is neither the cinematic king kong of the original movie, nor the version that appeared in. Feb 27, 2018 explore uclafan71s board godzillagamera king kong the badasses of monsters. A whitman publishing authorized treasurysized edition featuring the same cover as the 1968 gold key comic sized issue of the eighth wonder of the world. King kong 1968 comic book by gold key title details. Kong on the planet of the apes follows the events of the first planet of the apes movie from 1968, with dr. There would not be any king kong 76 movie tiein in these editions due to fact that universal owned the rights to the book so they could make the legend of king kong. Of the apes film gets second life as a comic book in 2018.
See more ideas about king kong, godzilla and giant monster movies. Cooper battled rko over the rights to kong in the us, the king of the apes received two unofficial instalments on. Read king kong 1968 comic online free and high quality. George wilson this whitman giant classic featured terrific cover art by george wilson of king kong atop the empire states building. A number of comic book industry greats worked at charlton early in their careers, and the. There, on a book rack, was an oversized comic book from whitman. A pair of oversized comics from the publishers whitman, dc and marvel.
King kong 1968 movie comics gold key comicsized comic books. Konga is a 1961 britishamerican international coproduction science fiction horror film directed by john lemont and starring michael gough, margo johns and austin trevor. Studios other king kong comic book series, kong of skull island, explores how there are numerous members of kong s species roaming around, because kong. Cooper, the book was created and illustrated by joe devito, written by brad. King kong 1991 comic wikizilla, the kaiju encyclopedia. This 68 page oneshot was printed in 1968 as a giant classic and had a cover price of. The adaptation was drawn by giovanni ticci and alberto giolitti and is a straightforwardif a little passionlessfourcolor version of the movie. Adapted and illustrated by donald simpson, it is based on the 1932 novelization of the same name. Giant classic king kong, the original version of the greatest adventure story of all time. It was shot at merton park studios and in croydon for anglo amalgamated, then distributed in the united states by american international pictures aip as a double feature with master of the world. Lovelace the rights to which were owned by merian c. First off all, let me first explain how i managed to acquire king kong 1968 whitman variant giant classic comic.
The story is based on the 1932 novelization by delos w. See more ideas about godzilla, king kong and japanese monster. The original gold key comic, based on the 1932 novelization by delos w. Kong meets planet of the apes in comic book crossover cbr. Number 1,000 in the criterion collection is godzilla. Studios launches the sixissue kong on the planet of the apes comic book series. Picking up soon after the events of the 1968 planet of the apes film, zaius and the gorillas return to the beach to do away with the evidence that humans once ruled the planet. Lovelace as opposed to the script of the 1933 rko film was written by gary poole and illustrated by. A new godzilla box set includes alternate versions of the american version of the original movie, godzilla, king of the monsters or two different versions of king kong vs. And the excellent interior art was by alberto giolitti. Apes collide in new kong on the planet of the apes comic. Cooper, and based in artistauthor joe devitos groundbreaking cooper authorized literary property skull island.
Scroll down to add issues to your want list and well email you when they arrive view larger picture of its cover. Track page views withauctivas free counter 323932752516. Gold key comics printed a number of movie adaptation comic books. King kong comic books 1968 series all regular issues are out of stock. Throughout the decades king kong has been featured in numerous comic book publications from numerous publishers. Gold key, the comic printing arm of western publishing company. The two most primatedominated franchises in the world king kong and planet of the apes will collide in a newlyannounced miniseries from boom. King kong 1965 comic wikizilla, the kaiju encyclopedia.
King kong 1968 comic book by gold key 1 issues, 3 covers sep 1968. The birth of kong is a 4part comic book issue by legendary comics that serves as both a sequel and a prequel to legendary pictures kong. It was the first king kong comic series after the latin american comics king kong and king kong in the microcosmos in the 60s and 70s, respectively. The story is set after the events of planet of the apes 68, when. While the apes get ready to blow up the statue of liberty, a gruesome discovery is made the body of a giant kong like ape has washed up on the shore nearby. Studios and devito artworks llc are excited to announce kong of skull island, an original, limited comic book series debuting in july featuring the famous gargantuan ape, king kong, created by merian c. A second release of these episodes fra were published from january 1977 to may 1978, with numbers 1732. Gold key comics move adaptation of king kong comic book was my first exposure to king kong and it left quite an impression on me. Published in 1968 by gold key aka western as a regularsized comic, king kong features a spiffy painted cover george wilson.
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