What's New? Updated 15-JUN-2018 14:30

2018-05-11

Thanks to JamesA1102, his PDF version of Marvel's adaptation of Beneath the Planet of the Apes is now available. Just click here to download: Movie Comics James will be releasing PDFs of Marvel's comic versions of all five original films, one a month for the next few months.

2018-06-07

Thanks to Joe Lay, more photos of his beautiful dioramas featuring the NECA Apes figures have been added to the site here. Check them out! The new images are in Volume 4. Joe Lay's Apes Dioramas: Volume 1 Joe Lay's Apes Dioramas: Volume 2 Joe Lay's Apes Dioramas: Volume 3 Joe Lay's Apes Dioramas: Volume 4

2018-06-04

Thanks to Lori, the first of many updates to the archive has been posted. Scans of Apes articles from the January 1975 and March 1975 issues of 16 Magazine have been added to the Magazines page. Lots more from Lori will be added in the coming weeks!

2018-05-11

Thanks to JamesA1102, who initially posted this to the pota Yahoo! group, but has also given permission for me to post it here: It has been a while since we've done this, but to celebrate the 50th anniversary of our favorite movie we are proud to offer group members a downloadable PDF version of Marvel's comic adaptation. Just click here to download: Movie Comics And we will be releasing PDFs of Marvel's comic versions of all five original films, one a month for the next few months. This release is dedicated to the memory of Rory "Haristas" Monteith.

2018-05-09

	Thanks to Terry Hoknes and his contributors, new issues of the fanzine Ape Chronicles are now available! The previously-missing issue numbers 3, 36, 37, 38, and 39 have been added, and new issues 47, 48, 49, and 50 have also been added! You can find all fifty issues in PDF format on the Ape Chronicles page.
	A few months ago, I created a Facebook page for announcements regarding this site. If you're on Facebook, you can find the page here. Thanks to Greg Champy for the groovy profile and cover images on the page!

2018-05-06 — RIP, Rory Monteith

John O'Callagan, author of the book Simians & Serialism, emailed me yesterday to tell me about the tragic, unexpected death of Rory Monteith on March 30, 2018. Rory was a major presence in the Yahoo! pota and potadg groups for the past twenty years or so. He posted under the name "Haristas." John wrote: I was lucky enough to spend time with him last May when he accompanied me on the journey of a lifetime, when we located and visited several Planet of the Apes locations in Utah untouched by man (or ape) since the crew left in May 1967. Rory was very generous, extremely bright, possessed a razor-sharp wit and was devoted to Planet of the Apes from the time he was 8 years old. I'll miss him. Rory in front of the "Rock Pool" at Malibu Creek State Park (aka Fox Ranch) on May 26, 2017. Photo by John O'Callaghan. (Click on the image to view a high-res version.) John is currently writing his new book, Location! Location! Location!, which recounts in vivid detail and photos his and Rory's trip to Utah and Arizona last year on the 50th anniversary of the start of shooting on Planet of the Apes. RIP, Rory.

2018-04-17

David Naughton was a guest at Spooky Empire 2018, and Bong Velasquez recorded video of David discussing his role as Dr. Stole in the Apes TV series episode "The Surgeon." Click on the image or click here to watch and/or download the video! Also added, courtesy of Greg Champy: an autograph card for Pat Cardi, who played a chimp student in Battle. You can find it and many others on the Apes Autographs page.

2018-04-12

It's hard to believe it has been 11 years since the 2007 Memorabilia convention in the UK. I've long offered videos from the event in the Archive, but I've now added higher-quality versions of the videos that are embedded on the page (and can be downloaded), as well as added a 20-minute video slideshow of photos from the event. The videos available are: Darren Stockford's overview of the event, with clips of Linda Harrison, Buck Kartalian, and various Apes fans, including John Roche and Dave Ballard. Rob Reading's recording of Les Hemworth's interview of Linda Harrison and Buck Kartalian The Memorabilia 2007 Photo Slideshow All can be found on the Memorabilia 2007 page.

2018-04-11

Thanks to Harry Barnes, here's a unique promotional item: an LP provided to radio stations to promote Escape from the Planet of the Apes. The LP features "open-end" interviews with Kim Hunter and Roddy McDowall, allowing local DJs to "interview". Side 2 of the LP features a 14-minute featurette hosted by Dick Strout, in which he talks with Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Sal Mineo, and director Don Taylor. You can listen to and download MP3s of the LP from the Escape Radio LP page.

2018-04-10

Thanks to Harry Barnes, an Argentinian flyer for Battle has been added to the International Pressbooks page. Harry notes that the background image has been modified to make it appear the battle is taking place in Buenos Aires!

2018-04-08

	Thanks to Harry Barnes, another Apes TV show article from the November 2, 1974, issue of Look-in magazine has been added to the Apes Magazines page.
	Thanks to Harry Barnes, several more international pressbooks and related publications have been added to the International Pressbooks page: French Escape Pressbook Spanish "At Your Service" Pamphlet for Planet French Les Fiches de Monsieur Cinema pages for the first four films Belgian Planet Pressbook Belgian Film Exhibitors Magazines Brazilian Pressbooks for all five films

2018-04-07

	Greg Champy sent in new autograph cards he designed for: Claude Akins Jim Stader Wright King Sondra Locke Jim Storm You can find them and lots more on the Ape-ographs page.
	Harry Barnes has submitted 59 high-resolution scans of slides from four of the Apes films. Check them out on the Slides page. The page is also linked at the bottom of the Lobby Cards & Stills page.

2018-03-23

	Thanks to Dave Ballard, John Roche, Dean Preston, and the rest of their crew, issue 20 of Simian Scrolls is now available for you to download and enjoy! Printed copies will be available for a nominal fee in a few weeks, for those who want one. Watch the pota and potadg Yahoo! groups for announcements. View and Download issues of Simian Scrolls I've also fixed the "View" links on the page.
	Thanks to Joe Lay, lots more photos of his beautiful dioramas featuring the NECA Apes figures have been added to the site here. Check them out! The new images are in Volume 3. Joe Lay's Apes Dioramas: Volume 1 Joe Lay's Apes Dioramas: Volume 2 Joe Lay's Apes Dioramas: Volume 3

2018-03-16

Return to Hunter's Planet of the Apes Archive We're back!!! On the evening of Tuesday, March 13, 2018, the server hosting the archive suffered a fatal disk crash, wiping out everything. It took a few days, but everything has been restored! And to celebrate the return, I've also added CBZ versions of most of the articles found on the Magazines page! If you're not familiar with CBZ files, they're really just Zip files containing JPG files. The special .cbz extension is recognized and read by various CBZ/CBR display programs. One such free program for Windows is CBR Reader.

2018-03-01

Thanks to Martin Harris, scans of two special Apes booklets published by the Australian newspaper Sunday Observer in 1975 have been added to the Magazines page. The booklets can be downloaded in both CBZ and PDF formats. Martin also provided a scan of the wrapper for the Australian TV Series cards. You can see it on the TV Series Cards page. And he also provided scans of the Mego Apes page from the Japanese Bullmark catalog number six. You can find those at the bottom of the Merchandise Ads page. I also added a scan of an ad from the UK for Apes belt buckles. You can find it at the bottom of the first section of the Merchandise Ads page.

2018-02-11

Thanks to Steve Elliott, some Apes mock advertising posters are now available for your viewing and downloading pleasure! Click the image or click here to see them.

2018-01-21

Thanks to Harry Barnes, high-resolution scans of the lobby cards for the re-releases of Escape, Conquest, and Battle have been added to the Lobby Cards page. Look for more contributions from Harry soon!

2018-01-10

	Thanks to Harry Barnes, a high-resolution image of the last remaining French lobby card has been added to the Conquest French Lobby Cards page. Also added: a scan of the envelope containing the lobby cards. Look for more contributions from Harry soon!
	Also thanks to Harry Barnes, high-resolution scans of Romanian lobby cards for Conquest have been added to the Lobby Cards page. Look for more contributions from Harry soon!

2017-11-09

Mark Talbot-Butler has contributed 280 more high-quality stills from the films and behind-the-scenes! The images have been added to the Mark Talbot-Butler's Huge Stills Collection page! This brings the total to just shy of 2,200 high-quality images in the Stills collection! Thanks, Mark!

Lance Brick, AKA "The Monster Craftsman," sent me this photo, and I thought some of you might be interested. Strictly speaking, this has nothing to with Apes, but...read on. I was looking at Home Depot's after Halloween close-out sales to see if they had any life-size, glow-in-the-dark skeletons left. Unfortunately, they didn't; but they did have a bunch of mediocre-looking gorilla masks marked down 75%, to $7.50. As I said, at first glance, the mask itself wasnt particularly impressive (see before & after photos); but I thought that it showed a bit of promise for customizing; and for only $7.50, how could I go wrong? So I enlarged the eyeholes, trimmed back his beard (which went all the way to his lower lip), styled his hair and gave him a full repaint. My goal was to create a cross between the original Planet of the Apes gorilla and Rick Baker's 1976 King Kong, and it really exceeded my expectations! Should you decide to pass any of this info on to your visitors, the mask is still available on Home Depot's website for $7.49; and while it is a full-size, over the head mask with a movable jaw, be warned that the face and ears are just cheap PVC, not vinyl. Click the image to the left or click here to view a larger image. Thanks, Lance!

2017-10-18

Heritage Auctions is auctioning off some original Planet of the Apes comic art this month. They helpfully provided high-quality images of the art, so I've added them to the Original Comics Art page here. New to the page: A page of original Mike Ploog art from issue 8 of the Marvel Apes magazine The original art for the Power Records booklet for Planet of the Apes The original art for the Power Records booklet for Battle for the Planet of the Apes Visit the Original Comics Art page to view and download the images.

2017-09-27

	Harry Barnes contributed a scan of the 1995 stamp from the Central African Republic. You can view and download it here.
	Greg Champy sent in new autograph cards he designed for: Eileen Dietz Lou Wagner Morgan Woodward Peter Skinner Sondra Locke Zina Bethune You can find them and lots more on the Ape-ographs page.
	Thanks to Harry Barnes, scans of more Press Sheets from the UK, Austria, and Spain have been added to the International Press Books page.
	Thanks to Harry Barnes, scans of an Apes article from the July 1, 1972, issue of Target, a UK magazine for boys, have been added to the Apes Magazines page.

2017-07-11

	Angela May Rushmere contributed scans of the catalog for the 2014 Blacksparrow Auction of Planet of the Apes-related items that benefited the Center for the Great Apes. You can see and download the catalog here.
	Greg Champy sent in a new autograph cards he designed for Don Murray and Klair Bybee. You can find them and lots more on the Ape-ographs page.
	Thanks to Harry Barnes, photographs of Italian Fotobusta Posters for Conquest have been added to the Lobby Cards & Stills collection. The posters were too large to scan, but Harry's photos do them justice. Escape Italian Fotobusta Posters Conquest Italian Fotobusta Posters Battle Italian Fotobusta Posters

2017-06-04

Greg Champy sent in a new autograph card he designed for Ron Troncatty. You can find it and lots more on the Ape-ographs page.

Thanks to Nick for pointing out some problems with the Marvel Apes magazine scans, I've corrected a couple of errors in a couple of files, and I've corrected the DPI settings for most of the issues. Some had incorrect DPI settings, which resulted in the images being really small (or huge) when viewed in Acrobat or printed. They should all print fairly consistently now. For the record, these issues have been updated: 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 28, and 29. All had DPI issues. Issue 18 originally had a couple of repeated pages, and issue 22 had one page that was upside-down. You can find the Marvel magazines in both PDF and CBZ formats on the Marvel magazines page.

2017-06-02

	Thanks to Harry Barnes, photographs of Italian Fotobusta Posters for Escape and Battle have been added to the Lobby Cards & Stills collection. The posters were too large to scan, but Harry's photos do them justice. Escape Italian Fotobusta Posters Battle Italian Fotobusta Posters Harry also supplied the missing Spanish Lobby Card for Planet!
	In January 2010, Michael Whitty and Neal Foster published The Forbidden Zine, which featured illustrated stories and articles. Thanks to them, electronic editions of that issue are now available on the page for The Forbidden Zine. The issue can be downloaded in PDF and CBZ formats.

2017-05-10

Earlier this month, I posted the sheet music for the "Shopping" scene in Escape, contributed by Harry Barnes. I've just added a link to a YouTube video of Paul Hoffman performing the music on three keyboards. You can see the video on the sheet music page.

2017-05-10

	Now here's something you don't see everyday! In fact, I've never seen it before: sheet music for Escape from the Planet of the Apes! Thanks to Harry Barnes for the scans! You can see and download the sheet music here.
	Harry Barnes has contributed the French lobby cards for Beneath the Planet of the Apes. Seventeen of the eighteen cards are presented here, albeit with some damage to some of the cards. You can see the French lobby cards here.
	Greg Champy sent in three new autograph cards he designed. These are signed by Lee Delano, Ron Harper, and James Naughton. The Naughton card may be unique: Naughton signed it as "Peter J. Burke"!! You can find the new cards on the Ape-ographs page.

2017-04-26

Harry Barnes has contributed the final missing French still for Planet. You can see the French stills here.

2017-04-19

	Harry Barnes has contributed German stills for Planet, French lobby cards for Battle, and high-resolution scans of the French lobby cards for Conquest, which is a significant ugprade to the versions previously available here. French Conquest Lobby Cards French Battle Lobby Cards German Planet Stills All lobby cards and stills
	Photographer Joe Lay has submitted 63 more photos of dioramas he created using the NECA 7" Apes figures. As before, they were all so good that I had to post them all. Check them out here!
	Dave Ballard contributed this great tribute to Roddy McDowall that he created over lunch one day in April 2017. You can find it on the Fan Art page.

2017-04-12

Greg Champy has submitted six Planet of the Apes wallpaper images that he created. You can find them on the Wallpapers page.

2017-04-10

	Photographer Joe Lay has submitted 84 photos of dioramas he created using the NECA 7" Apes figures. They were all so good that I had to post them all. Check them out here!
	Thanks to Greg Champy, autograph cards from Geoffrey Deuel, Felix Silla, and Kathleen Bracken have been added to the Autographs page. 2017-04-11 update: Two more have been added: David Sheiner and Tom Troupe.

2017-04-06

Thanks to Manuel Borras Moreno, 19 more Apes wallpapers have been added to the site, including some celebrating the 50th anniversary of the original film.

2017-04-03

	Thanks to Harry Barnes, scans of the U.S. lobby cards for all of the original Planet of the Apes sequels have been added to the Lobby Cards & Stills page. The lobby cards for Planet were contributed a while back by Mark Talbot-Butler and Rory Monteith.
	Thanks to Canadian fan Ernest Turriziani, a nifty Apes poster he created has been added to the Fan Artwork page. Click on the image to download a high-res version of the poster.
	Thanks to Harry Barnes, scans of four Planet of the Apes TV series stills images that were available to members of the UK Apes Fan Club have been added to the UK Fan Club page.

2017-03-31

Thanks to Harry Barnes, images of eleven international press books and press sheets have been added to the new International Press books and sheets page!

2017-03-28

Thanks to Maz Adams, twenty-one photos from the collection of makeup artist Werner Keppler can be found on the Werner Keppler page (which is also linked from the Lobby Cards & Stills page). Werner worked on all five Planet of the Apes films. Again thanks to Maz Adams, two photos from the collection of Jerry Maren can be found on the Jerry Maren page. One of these has never been publicly-displayed before! Thanks to Harry Barnes, more international lobby cards have been added to the Lobby Cards & Stills page, which has also been reorganized. Specifically, the following are new additions from Harry: German Beneath re-release lobby cards Seven new French Planet lobby cards UK Planet Black & White lobby cards

2017-03-26

Back in August, I added all twenty-nine issues of the U.S. Marvel Planet of the Apes magazines from the 1970s. It was just brought to my attention that the PDF version of issue 13 was displayed as huge. It turns out that the DPI of the images was only 3 instead of the proper 150, resulting in a page size that was 12 feet wide! I have corrected that issue. You can download the magazines here. More Russian book covers have been added to the Books page, courtesy of Dave Ballard.

2017-03-15

Thanks to Harry Barnes, scans of six more international editions of Pierre Boulle's Planet of the Apes have been added to the Books page! There are a couple of really unusual covers in this lot. They've been added to the section with the previous covers Harry submitted.

2017-03-14

I've replaced the software used for handling the pop-up images with new software called "Swipebox." It allows users on mobile devices to swipe left and right when viewing images. Let me know if you notice any problems with the feature.

2017-03-13

Thanks to Greg Champy, more autographs have been added to the Autographs page. This collection includes several rather unusual autographs.

2017-03-12

Thanks to Rory Monteith, the final three additional US lobby cards for Planet of the Apes have been added to Mark Talbot-Butler's US lobby cards page.

2017-03-08

Thanks to Harry Barnes, I've created a page of Planet of the Apes stickers that were distributed with Terrabusi Chocolates in Spain. You can see them on the Stickers page. Update 11-MAR-2017: Neil Foster assembled the stickers into a complete image, which can also be found on the Stickers page now. Bill Goodwin contributed a photo of himself in his homemade Apes prosthetics circa 1981. You can see it on the '70s Apes Kids page

2017-02-17

Huge update to the Books page: Thirteen more international covers contributed by Harry Barnes! Brazilian book covers contributed by Saulo Adami All of the recent releases from Titan Books You can see all of the book cover scans that I have on the Books page

2017-02-12

Mark Talbot-Butler has contributed scans of the cover and interior page of Look-In from the week ending January 11, 1975. Unfortunately, the "poster" is missing from his copy. You can download a PDF or CBZ of the article from the Magazines page.

2017-02-11

Collector Dave Mollard sent me photos of a few dozen international comics from his collection. He doesn't have a scanner, so he sent photos of his bagged comics. I spent time today turning them into something more presentable. The links on the International Comics page that were updated today contain Dave's contributions.

2017-02-03

Thanks to Dave Ballard, John Roche, Dean Preston, and the rest of their crew, issue 19 of Simian Scrolls is now available for you to download and enjoy! Printed copies will be available for a nominal fee in a few weeks, for those who want one. Watch the pota and potadg Yahoo! groups for announcements. View and Download issues of Simian Scrolls

2017-02-02

Thanks to Manuel Borras Moreno, 20 more Apes wallpapers have been added to the site, including some celebrating the 50th anniversary of the original film.

2017-01-29

Out now!! From Titan Books and editors Rich Handley and Jim Beard, Planet of the Apes: Tales from the Forbidden Zone is a licensed anthology of stories about the entire classic Planet of the Apes universe. Featuring stories by Greg Keyes, Kevin J. Anderson, Nancy Collins, and more, the trade paperback can be found in bookstores everywhere. It can also currently be ordered from Amazon for only $9.68. Order Planet of the Apes: Tales from the Forbidden Zone from Amazon You can download a high-res version of the cover here.

2017-01-06

I've added a downloadable MP4 of Roddy's guest appearance on The Carol Burnett Show to the The Carol Burnett Show with Roddy McDowall.

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