GODZILLA vs. BIONIC MONSTER promotional stills! (Cinema Shares, 1977)

Here are scans of some newly-acquired, awesome movie stills for GODZILLA vs. (THE) BIONIC MONSTER, very soon after to be changed to COSMIC MONSTER.  Ironically, we looked at the "Cosmic Monster" version of five of these stills on this very blog, ten years ago!

   

Prism Home Video Preview Tape: GORATH, HUMAN VAPOR, INFRA-MAN & More! (1985)

 

Here is a really cool--and super rare--videotape from December of 1985.  This was not only a time when people began to have the ability to own scarce Toho classics in their homes, but also when some of the fancier manufacturers would actually issue "Preview Tapes" to video store owners.

No doubt, Prism sensed this batch of science-fiction-oriented films were going to be movie rental money-makers, so they went all-out with this tape! 

Also, this is one of those "wrap-around" boxes
with flaps on both sides!

Instead of just stringing together existing trailers, this video has sleek graphics, an intense narrator, and a Gary Numan-ish soundtrack! You know right where you stand, immediately.  

Included are: INFRA-MAN (one of my all-time favorites), the awful ESCAPE FROM GALAXY 3, the hilarious OCTAMAN, and Toho classics THE HUMAN VAPOR and GORATH, all but extinct today.

It really is an amazing look at the past---oh wait, you want to see it, don't you? Do you think we would let you down? Enjoy!!!

KING OF THE MONSTERS / RODAN Handing Store Display (Vestron, 1983)

 

This post won't be heavy on the photos...but here is both sides of an awesome hanging display for the debut release of GODZILLA, KING OF THE MONSTERS on home video in the United States, in 1983 by Vestron Video.  This piece measures 12 by 24 inches, and is printed on a thick, heavy cardstock (I expected this piece to be much thinner). There's a small hole at the top, because it's made to be hung from the ceiling of your local video store (and it probably was!).

On the flip side, another film receiving the same treatment, at the same time, RODAN! Vestron went great guns with both releases, offering them on VHS, Betamax, CED....AND Laserdisc! You can see these individual releases in our Godzilla American Home Video Guide, which you can download a PDF of for free at this link which you can download a PDF of for free at this link!

Movie Monster Mazes (Tempo Books, 1976)

 

Here's a great "honorable mention" to the list of vintage American Godzilla items--this fun book is packed full of cool mazes based on dozens of classic movie monsters. They're all here, including Frankenstein's monster, his bride, Mighty Joe Young, the Hideous Sun Demon (wow!), the Blob, and even Donovan's Brain!

And right there in the middle are the original big three--Godzilla, Mothra, and Rodan! Lots of vintage books like this might throw in a Godzilla maze, but to have all three of these is unusual indeed!

And now here for your printable enjoyment are...well, the photos of my Ebay seller, but I have cleaned them up as much as I possibly could. The mazes are still plenty workable! Enjoy!

BONUS! This one was so good, it had to be included here!