Without a doubt, the two biggest tidal waves of American Godzilla merchandise from my youth, were: 1978 (to promote the Hanna-Barbera series, etc.) and 1985 (to promote, of course, GODZILLA 1985). Today's item belongs to that second group.
What we have here is a lovely 24" x 36" poster, by an artist named Aldrich. It was produced by Banning Enterprises, and, much like today's posters, came rolled up in a plastic sleeve:
Inside was a flyer that included a surprisingly accurate history of Godzilla. You really have to give them credit; aside from misspelling "Serizawa," they did a great job:
On the back, an advertisement for THE GODZILLA FAN CLUB, where, for the cost of only $2.50, you would get a button and a year's subscription to THE GODZILLA GAZETTE! It would be interesting to know whatever became of this endeavor...I don't see how $2.50 was enough for a year's worth of newsletters, even back in 1985.
EDIT: You can see the pinback button here in this post, where it suddenly dawned on me what it was!
How much is this poster worth today?
ReplyDeleteHard to say, as this one doesn't come up very often. Unopened I'd say $75-100 maybe? That's just a guess. Opened maybe 50 bucks, maybe slightly more if it included the order form!
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