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What's New? Updated 3-OCT-2019 05:10
2019-10-03
Beloved Apes actor Roddy McDowall died on October 3, 1998. In honor of
Roddy, we have a special treat today from Lori! She recently attended the
first-ever Open House of the MPTF retirement center, which is home to the Roddy
McDowall Rose Garden. The centerpiece of the garden is the actual Caesar statue
from Battle for the Planet of the Apes.
Harry Barnes sent in scans of all of the Planet of the Apes novels and
novelizations released in Japan! You can see them on the Book Covers page
Lori contributed these great scans of some great glossy stills. Some are
autographed. You can see Lori's stills here.
Thanks to Lori, some Apes-related excerpts from some library books
published since 2000 have been added to the Magazines
page. They're available in both PDF and CBZ formats.
Thanks to Lori, more Apes-related excerpts from some various magazines
have been added to the Magazines page. New additions
are:
Screen Stories (July 1971)
Model & Toy #38 (Winter 1997)
Filmfax #74 (August-September 1999)
Scarlet Street #33 (1999)
Video Watchdog #67 (January 2001)
Chiller Theatre #15 (2001)
Cinefantastique (August 2001)
Video Watchdog #156 (May-June 2010)
Planet of the Apes #1, Malibu Graphics (1990) (just the article)
They're all available in both PDF and CBZ formats.
2019-09-09
Artist Jay Rogers has contributed four more of his acrylic paintings
recreating the Marvel comics covers. You
can see his paintings here.
Be sure to check out the links to Jay's other work, too!
2019-07-28
In addition to the Operation: Ape Revival
campaign, Lori tried writing to several entities in 1975 looking for a
Planet of the Apes Fan Club. She actually received written replies from:
Here's something I doubt many of us have ever seen! I had never heard about it
until Lori sent these images. After the TV series was cancelled, there was a
letter-writing campaign mounted to save the show. The campaign was called
Operation: Ape Revival, and thanks to Lori, scans of the letter sent to
would-be letter-writers are now available for your viewing pleasure!
Thanks to Lori, scans from The Simpsons Songbook are available for the
songs "Dr. Zaius" and "Chimpan A To Chimpan Z." These songs
were featured in the "A Fish Called Selma" episode of The
Simpsons.
I've upgraded the scans of several magazine articles from 150 DPI to 300 DPI.
You can find those on the Magazines page. The updated
files are identified by the date "2019-07-27" under the descriptions.
I also upgraded the PDF version of the Gold Key adaptation of Beneath the
Planet of the Apes. New 300-DPI PDF and CBZ files can be downloaded from
the Gold Key Beneath page.
2019-07-22
Now here's something really cool! Mark Talbot-Butler recently located the
original book proposal for Planet of the Apes Revisited, the fantastic
2001 book by Joe Russo, Larry Landsman, and Edward Gross. This is the document
they used to find a publisher for the book (St.&nsbp;Martin's Press ended up
publishing it).
Artist Jay Rogers has contributed four more of his acrylic paintings
recreating the Marvel comics covers. You
can see his paintings here.
Be sure to check out the links to Jay's other work, too!
2019-04-25
Thanks to Harry Barnes, scans of various vinyl soundtrack LPs and 7-inch
singles from the around the world have been added to the Apes Soundtracks page.
2019-04-22
Planet of the Apes Collectibles from Weta
Weta is best-known as the special effects company responsible for the effects
work in the new Planet of the Apes films, as well as Peter Jackson's King Kong
and the Lord of the Rings films, and many, many more. Their work is
outstanding.
Weta Workshop is a branch of Weta that does design and manufacturing for various
films. They also offer film-related collectibles, replica props, costume
replicas, jewelry, and more.
Last year, Weta Workshop rolled out a number of Planet of the Apes collectibles
related to both the original films and the new trilogy. You can see the
products on the new Weta page here.
Greg Champy sent in a card signed by Noah Keen, who played "Teacher
Abe" in Battle for the Planet of the Apes. Sadly, Noah died
on March 24, 2019. A brief obituary can be found here.
Thanks, Greg!
Harry Barnes and Lori have contributed images of many of the Planet of the Apes
LaserDisc releases. There were additional re-releases in the U.S., and I hope
to add those images soon. You can see them on the Apes LaserDiscs page.
Added a photo of the instruction sheet for the Zaius model
Added unused design sketches for a Galen model
Upgraded image of the "bottle Caesar" design
Upgraded image of the "bottle Aldo" design
2019-03-30
Artist Jay Rogers has contributed three more of his acrylic paintings
recreating the Marvel comics covers. You
can see his paintings here.
Be sure to check out the links to Jay's other work, too!
2019-03-20
Thanks to Greg Champy, two more autographs from his collection have been added
to the Autographs page: James Franciscus and another
Ron Harper.
Greg is also responsible for the graphics in the site's facelift today!
2019-03-15
Thanks to Harry Barnes, a German pressbook for the release of Battle for the
Planet of the Apes has been added to the International Pressbooks page!
Harry also sent in a set of German lobby cards for Battle. They are the
same images found on the French lobby cards. They can be seen
here.
Thanks to Neil Foster, scans of a Photoplay Film Monthly article from
the May 1968 issue have been added to the Magazine Articles
page! The article covers Charlton Heston and the first film.
In the mid-1970s, Bill Woodruff published The Official Planet of the Apes
Club Bulletin. The mimeographed pages were mailed out monthly. Thanks to
Lori, Club Bulletin numbers 16–23 are now available for your nostalgic
viewing pleasure!
In 1976, Phoenix Candy released Planet of Apes boxed candy and prizes.
Thanks to Lori, photos of these boxes and prizes have been added to the
Collectibles page.
Lori sent in these high-res photos of the Planet of the Apes Movie
Viewer, including scans of the filmstrips, which I'd never seen before!
They've been added to the
Collectibles page.
The premiere of William Conlin's Making Apes documentary took place on
Friday, February 8, 2019, at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
Lori was able to attend, and she sent in some photos she took at the event.
Lori also video-recorded the Q&A panel at the end of the screening! The
video can be found at the bottom of the event page, as well as on
YouTube.
Back in January 2013, Don Reitsam attended the Los Angeles Comic Book and
Science Fiction Convention, which featured a Planet of the Apes
celebration. Thirteen photos that Don took that day can be viewed here:
Lori submitted some photos she took at the 1999 Electronic Entertainment Expo
(E3) in Los Angeles. Fox Interactive was promoting their Planet of the
Apes game, and ApeMania was there in-costume.
Thanks to Greg Champy, four more of his Apes autograph cards have been
added to the Autographs page:
Gregory Sierra as "The Verger"
James Daughton as "Mikal"
Ron Harper and James Naughton dual signtatures
James Naughton
2019-01-22
Harry Barnes has contributed scans of more international pressbooks and press
sheets! Today's additions include:
Planet, Escape, and Conquest press sheets from Japan
Escape pressbook from Denmark
Planet pressbook from Norway
They can all be found on the International
Pressbooks page. Today's additions have been noted with the add date of
2019-01-22.
Thanks, Harry!
2019-01-17
Mark Talbot-Butler has contributed another 192 high-res scans of stills and
behind-the-scenes photos from all of the original films and TV shows! They can
be found on the page below. All of today's updates are on new pages, identified
by today's date.
This brings the total number of high-resolution, downloadable images in
Mark's collection to over 2,400!
Mark Talbot-Butler has contributed high-res scans of photos of the makeup tests
done for the Planet of the Apes test reel that was commissioned by Fox
as a "proof of concept."
Mark Talbot-Butler recently acquired 73 Planet of the Apes-related
slides that were originally owned by John Chambers, who designed the makeup
effects for the first film. Some of these have most likely never been seen
before, so check them out!
Thanks to Greg Champy, a few more Apes Autographs have been added
to the Autographs page!
2019-01-10
Lori has contributed what is, IMO, an amazing project! She and a friend
recently prowled the streets of Hollywood looking for Walk of Fame Stars for
people associated with Planet of the Apes!
You can see her photos of the Stars on the new Hollywood Walk
of Fame Apes page! The address of each star is also documented there.
2018-12-23
Artist Jay Rogers has contributed three more of his acrylic paintings,
one recreating a Marvel comics cover, and two originals. You
can see his paintings here.
Be sure to check out the links to Jay's other work, too!
2018-12-13
Thanks to Lori, the last of the Apes coloring books has been added to
the Coloring Books page! This was the coloring
book I owned as a kid, so I'm glad it's finally represented here. Many of the
pages in the book are found in the other books, but there are some unique to
this book. These are fresh, 300-DPI scans, and you can download either a CBZ or
a PDF of the file.
Lori thought the Planet of the Apes Monopoly game released last year
(featuring "retro art" by Dave Perillo) would be more fun if the
cardboard cages and corrals were replaced by actual corrals and cages. To that
end, she came up with some files to 3D-print game pieces using a 3D printer!
Her files are available for download now from the
Monopoly 3D page, along with photos and
images showing the settings and other instructions.
Thanks to Angela, scans of the colored version of the Apes parody from
MAD #157 are now available in PDF and CBZ formats at the bottom of the
Magazines page. The pages were colored by MAD
for a reprint book published some years ago.
2018-11-13
Artist Jay Rogers has contributed two more of his acrylic paintings
recreating the Marvel comics covers, along with some original work. You
can see his paintings here.
Be sure to check out the links to Jay's other work, too!
2018-10-31
Happy Halloween!
A dedicated Apes fan recently spent more time than I would have trawling
through magazines uploaded to Archive.org to find classic Apes content.
Thanks to her efforts, 45 new articles and book excerpts have been added
to the Magazines page!
I still have another dozen or so to add soon.
2018-10-10
Thanks to Greg Champy, scans of the Mexican TV trading cards put out by Lyausa
are now available. The cards are identical to the U.S. TV show trading cards,
except that they're in Spanish. You can view the scans here.
2018-09-18
Yesterday was Roddy McDowall's 90th birthday. To celebrate, I uploaded some
video footage of Roddy that he did for the Sci-Fi Channel, back in the '90s,
when it was still called Sci-Fi Channel.
The first video is over an hour of raw footage recorded of Roddy as host of
"Apes Week". The second video is the footage that actually aired, and
the third video is footage from when the TV series was aired.
Enjoy, and thanks to the people who sent me that footage many moons ago!
2018-09-14
Here's something you don't see everyday! Here's a
1968 Japanese Manga magazine
promoting the original Planet of the Apes film! I know nothing else
about this, so if you have more knowledge, please let me know!
Thanks to Lori for the scans! It's been added to the Magazines page.
Way back in May 1964, Saga: Magazine for Men ran an abridged version
of Pierre Boulle's original novel that inspired Planet of the Apes.
Thanks to Lori, scans of the abridgement are now available for your reading
pleasure!
Thanks to Lori, scans of Toys from the Attic, Catalog #3, September
1995, have been added to the new Catalogs page. Toys
from the Attic is a price-guide/checklist of Apes memorabilia.
Thanks to Lori, scans of the July 1998 AMC Cable TCA Press Tour transcript
have been added to the AMC 30th Anniversary page.
Thanks to Lori, scans of the Wonderland Records release of "Apes'
Shuffle" have been added to the Soundtracks
page.
2018-09-10
Artist Jay Rogers has contributed his acrylic paintings recreating the
Marvel comics covers, along with some original work. You can see his paintings
here.
Be sure to check out the links to Jay's other work, too!
Stéphane Coëdel sent in some custom covers he created for the
Apes soundtracks that were inspired by the Polish Apes poster by
Eryk Lipinski. You can see his covers here.
Be sure to check out the links to Stéphane's other work, too!
Rick Lafreniere sent in scans of the 1975 UK mass-market paperback edition
of Monkey Planet. They've been added to the Books
page. Thanks, Rick!
New from Pithikos
Entertainment: John O'Callghan's Location! Location! Location!
The Lifelong Search to Find the Filming Locations of Franklin J. Schaffner's
Classic 1968 Film Planet of the Apes. The book is scheduled to ship the
first week of October 2018.
The press release:
AFTER 50 YEARS, APES FANS STILL HAVE QUESTIONS!
Ever wonder what became of those giant Scarecrows? How about those oak trees
Taylor saw at the top of that mesa? Do you want to know what was shot and not
used? Want the dirt on shots planned but not filmed?
In LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION! author John OCallaghan answers these questions
by sharing his life-long journey to find the exact filming locations for
Franklin J. Schaffner's classic 1968 film, PLANET OF THE APES—including the
recent discovery that several key sites in the badlands of Utah haven't been
touched by Man (or Ape) since the crew finished shooting in 1967.
Incredible discoveries and previously unknown research about the work of
filmmaker Franklin J. Schaffner provide clarity and humor to the history
before, during and after the three-month shoot of Planet of the Apes.
LOCATION! LOCATION! LOCATION! features a wealth of more than 150 color photos.
A must-have volume for every fan of PLANET OF THE APES or the history of film
production. 206 Pages, 6x9 Trade Paperback, ISBN 978-1-64440-548-2
Thanks to Harry Barnes, scans of all five pressbooks for the German re-releases
of the Apes
films have been added to the International
Pressbooks page!
Thanks to Harry Barnes, scans of all five UK pressbooks for the Apes
films have been added to the International
Pressbooks page!
2018-08-07
Thanks to Harry Barnes, scans of eight Argentine lobby cards for Beneath the
Planet of the Apes have been added to the Lobby
Cards section. These cards have the censors' stamps on them!
Thanks to Lori, scans of pressbooks for several events have been added to the
Pressbooks page:
The AMC-TV 30th Anniversary showings of the films
The AMC-TV 30th Anniversary screening of the first film
The press folder for Behind the Planet of the Apes
The press folder for A Weekend with Roddy McDowall, a 1992 event
The documents are available in both PDF and CBZ formats. Enjoy!
Thanks, Lori!
Thanks to Terry Hoknes and Lori, scans of all seven issues of Ape Crazy
are now available for your reading pleasure!
Ape Crazy was a Planet of the Apes fanzine published in the early
1990s by Mark and Tim Waszylysn.
Click here to download the issues.
The issues are available in both PDF and CBZ formats.
Thanks to Lori for bring the fanzine to my attention, and thanks to Terry for
supplying the PDFs!
2018-07-16
Thanks to Lori, scans of the Planet of the Apes Picture Activity Album
have been added to the Coloring Books page!
There's still one coloring book not on the page, but its contents are identical
to the pages of the other books. Still, I hope to add a compilation of that one
soon.
Thanks to Lori, over 100 photos and videos of the USC 50 Years of Planet of
the Apes Exhibit, which was held from January through May 2018, are now
available for your viewing pleasure!
Note:
The files and images on this site are made available as a reference for fans.
Most of these items have not been commercially available for 40 years or more, if they
were ever commercially available, and no profit is derived from this site. It is
a fan-run site for entertainment purposes only. Planet of the Apes is owned and
copyrighted by 20th Century Fox.
