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The riser for the Power Records marketing display (Greg P.)
Article from Playthings magazine, February 1975 (Thanks, Jeff!)
Thanks to the efforts of Michael Whitty, John Oberhauser, and Greg Plonowski,
here are Flash multimedia files for the four Power Records comic book/record
releases for four of the Planet of the Apes movies (there was no release
for Conquest of the Planet of the Apes).
The scans of the record covers were provided by Greg Plonowski,
Michael Whitty, and Tim Parati.
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Jon Knutson's Power Records videos on YouTube |
| Power Records: Planet of the Apes |
YouTube |
| Power Records: Beneath the Planet of the Apes |
YouTube |
| Power Records: Escape from the Planet of the Apes |
YouTube |
| Power Records: Battle for the Planet of the Apes |
YouTube |
In October 2017, Heritage Auctions listed pages of original art from the
booklets for the Power Records Planet and Battle booklets.
The auction description for Planet:
Ernie Chan (attributed), and Nestor Redondo (attributed) Planet of the Apes
[Book and Record Set] #PR18 Cover and Complete 20-Page Story Original Art Group
of 21 (Peter Pan, 1974). An adaptation of the original Planet of the Apes
movie. The Power Records adaptation was written by Arvid Knudsen, and the
interior art was by Nestor Redondo (with possible help from brother Frank
Redondo). Crafted in in ink over graphite on Bristol board with an image area
of 10" x 15". The Ernie Chan cover art (ink over blue pencil) measures 10" x
13.25", with a section cut out where "Book and Record" caption box would go.
The boards are lightly toned. The cover art is in Good condition, and the
interior pages are in Very Good condition.
*Ding* Turn the Page.
The auction description for Battle:
Ernie Chan (attributed), and Nestor Redondo (attributed) Battle for the Planet
of the Apes [Book and Record Set] #PR21 Cover and Complete 20-Page Story
Original Art Group of 21 (Peter Pan, 1974). An adaptation of the movie sequel
Battle for the Planet of the Apes. This Power Records adaptation was written by
Arvid Knudsen, and the interior art was by Nestor Redondo (with possible help
from brother Frank Redondo). Crafted in in ink over graphite on Bristol board
with an image area of 10" x 15". The Ernie Chan cover art (ink over blue
pencil) measures 10.5" x 13.5", with a couple of missing paste-ups (leaving
glue residue in their place). The boards are lightly toned (more so on the
pages than cover). They are all in Very Good condition.
*Ding* Turn the Page.
In September 2021, Greg Champy noticed that in February 2018, Heritage
Auctions also sold the original artwork for the other two Power Records movie adaptations,
as well as the original art for the covers of the Movie and TV LP releases.
Thanks to Greg and Heritage Auctions for the scans!
The auction description for Beneath:
Ernie Chan (attributed), and Nestor Redondo (attributed) Beneath the Planet of
the Apes [Book and Record Set] #PR20 Cover and Complete 20-Page Story Original
Art Group of 21 (Peter Pan, 1974). An adaptation of the second movie in the
Planet of the Apes franchise. The Power Records adaptation was written by Arvid
Knudsen, and the interior art was by Nestor Redondo (with possible help from
brother Frank Redondo). Crafted in ink over graphite on Bristol board with an
image area of 10" x 15". The Ernie Chan cover art (ink over blue pencil)
measures 10" x 13.25", with a section left blank where the "Book and Record"
caption box would go. There is a missing copyright paste-up at the top of the
cover art, leaving a bit of glue residue in the top edge. The boards are
lightly toned, as is the paper paste-up at the bottom of the cover art. The
cover and pages are in Very Good condition.
The auction description for Escape:
Ernie Chan (attributed), and Nestor Redondo (attributed) Escape From the Planet
of the Apes [Book and Record Set] #PR19 Cover and Complete 20-Page Story
Original Art Group of 21 (Peter Pan, 1974). An adaptation of the third movie in
the Planet of the Apes franchise. The Power Records adaptation was written by
Arvid Knudsen, and the interior art was by Nestor Redondo (with possible help
from brother Frank Redondo). Crafted in ink over graphite on Bristol board with
an image area of 10" x 15". The Ernie Chan cover art (ink over blue pencil)
measures 10" x 13.25", with a section left blank where the "Book and Record"
caption box would go. There is a missing copyright paste-up at the top of the
cover art, leaving a bit of glue residue in the top edge. The boards are
lightly toned, as is the paper paste-up at the bottom of the cover art. There
are whiteout art corrections on the pages, and Page 12 has a stripped-in text
correction taped-in from the backside. The cover and pages are in Very Good
condition overall.
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