2021 Updates

2021-12-19

Rob Amantea sent in scans of a press kit for the Planet of the Apes TV show! They've been added to the Pressbooks and Press Kits page. Planet of the Apes TV Show Press Kit Thanks, Rob! I also upgraded all of the other pressbooks and press kits from 150 DPI to 300 DPI.

Mark Rogers has created a 2021 Planet of the Apes TV Series Desktop Calendar. Each image is suitable for use as a desktop background. He created a size that he thought would work best for most people. He wrote, "If these proportions don't work for people, using a solid color background set to "#ff9900" will provide an adequate setting." This is the January image. The February image will be posted near the end of January. Mark Rogers's 2021 Planet of the Apes TV Series Calendar Download January 2022 Thanks, Mark!

2021-12-03

Greg Champy recently acquired a "Meet Zira and Cornelius" promotional photo signed by Paula and Bill in person at Star Con 2, a Detroit convention held in 1974. Scans of the photo and the convention badge, along with a link to a first-hand account of the convention, can be found on the Meet Zira and Cornelius page. And if you missed it, the page also has film footage of the one of the shows. Thanks, Greg!

2021-11-28

Thanks to Harry Barnes, several new international items have been added to the Archive! A Japanese edition of the Pierre Boulle novel from 2000 (Books) Two more Japanese lobby cards for Escape (Japanese Lobby Cards) International Press Sheets & Flyers A Japanese flyer for the 30th Anniversary release of Planet A Beneath Press Sheet from Australia A Battle Press Sheet from Australia Thanks, Harry!

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Mark Rogers has created a 2021 Planet of the Apes TV Series Desktop Calendar. Each image is suitable for use as a desktop background. He created a size that he thought would work best for most people. He wrote, "If these proportions don't work for people, using a solid color background set to "#ff9900" will provide an adequate setting." This is December's image. The January image will be posted near the end of December. Mark Rogers's 2021 Planet of the Apes TV Series Calendar Download December 2021 Thanks, Mark!

2021-11-27

A scan of the label of Gary Knight's song "Planet of the Apes" has been added to the Soundtracks page. Alan Maxwell, who sent in the scan, noted that this appears to be earliest example of Apes cash-in music. Thanks, Alan!

2021-11-24

More Apes-related stamps have been added to the Stamps page! Greg Champy sent in a scan of a second sheet from Guinea's 2008 4-sheet set celebrating Charlton Heston. Lori sent in scans of the First Day Covers issued by the USPS in Hollywood on April 11, 2014, as part of their Legends of Hollywood series. Thanks, Greg and Lori!

2021-11-18

I recently picked up the 1997 Varese Sarabande Japanese CD release of the Planet of the Apes soundtrack, which also includes the "suite" from Escape. Scans of the CD and the booklet can be found on the Soundtracks page. I also scanned my copy of the Film Score Monthly CD release containing the scores for Conquest and Battle. FSM Conquest & Battle CD Japanese Planet CD

2021-11-15

The TV show Young Sheldon featured an Apes-related gag during the opening of episode 11 of season 2. The excerpt from that show can be seen on the Young Sheldon – S02 E11 page.

2021-11-07

Greg Champy sent scans of the Planet of the Apes TV Series soundtrack CDs released by Intrada (2005) and La-La Land (2015). Planet of the Apes Soundtrack Releases Thanks, Greg!

2021-11-01

Dave Ballard sent in some awesome photos of a new model he created: ANSA Spacecraft – Tall Lander. Be sure to read Dave's notes about it! You can see a slew of Dave's fantastic work here: Dave Ballard's Models, Kits, and Statues. Thanks, Dave!

2021-10-27

Mark Rogers is creating a 2021 Planet of the Apes TV Series Desktop Calendar. Each image is suitable for use as a desktop background. He created a size that he thought would work best for most people. He wrote, "If these proportions don't work for people, using a solid color background set to "#ff9900" will provide an adequate setting." This is November's image. The December image will be posted near the end of November. Mark Rogers's 2021 Planet of the Apes TV Series Calendar Download November 2021 Thanks, Mark!

2021-10-18

	Greg Champy sent in autograph from Diana Hale, who played "Brigid" in the TV episode "The Surgeon." He also sent a scan of a trading card signed by Roddy McDowall. Apes Autographs Thanks, Greg!
	Greg Champy also sent in a scan of a stamp honoring Charlton Heston from the country Guinea. Apes Stamps Thanks, Greg!

2021-10-12

	Greg Champy has created downloadable PDF files showcasing each of the commercial Planet of the Apes card sets presented on the Bubble Gum Cards page! 1969 Topps Planet of the Apes Card Set 1969 A&BC Planet of the Apes Card Set (UK set) 1975 Topps Planet of the Apes TV Series Card Set 1999 Inkworks Planet of the Apes Complete Set 2004–2005 Rittenhouse Planet of the Apes Card Sets
	Thanks to Lori, scans of an article about Battle that appeared in the August 1973 issue of Screen Stories have been added to the Magazine Articles page.
	From March 1985 through December 2001, Saulo Adami published issues of an Apes fanzine called Century City News. Thanks to Lori and Saulo, scans of issue 6 from March 1998 have been added to the Archive on the new Century City News page. Scans of more issues will be added in the future as Saulo has time to send them in.

2021-09-30

Thanks to Rob Amantea, new high-resolution scans of the fronts and backs of the U.S. paperback editions of the novel and novelizations of the movies and both TV series have been added to the Book Covers page. The new images include all known cover variants of each book, including this very rare 8th printing of Battle, with a white and red cover! Planet of the Apes Book Covers

2021-09-29

Back in 2017, Heritage Auctions auctioned off the original artwork for the Power Records releases of Planet and Battle, and I had added their scans to the Power Records page. Greg Champy discovered that in 2018, they also sold the original artwork for the Power Records releases of Beneath and Escape, as well as the original art for the covers of the LP and TV LPs. Thanks to Greg, all of those HA scans have also been added to the Power Records page.

2021-09-22

Mark Rogers is creating a 2021 Planet of the Apes TV Series Desktop Calendar. Each image is suitable for use as a desktop background. He created a size that he thought would work best for most people. He wrote, "If these proportions don't work for people, using a solid color background set to "#ff9900" will provide an adequate setting." This is October's image. The November image will be posted near the end of October. Mark Rogers's 2021 Planet of the Apes TV Series Calendar Download October 2021 Thanks, Mark!
	Harry Barnes also sent in this Japanese postcard for the TV series. You can find it on the Japanese Miscellany page. Thanks, Harry!

2021-09-21

	Here's a nice addition to the "Meet Zira and Cornelius" page! Rob Amantea saw one of the performances, and Paula and Bill signed his paperback copy of the novelization of Beneath the Planet of the Apes. You can see a scan of their fun autographs on the page. Meet Zira and Cornelius
	Here's another big update of international items from Harry Barnes! Bullmark Catalogue from Japan (Mego figures) Japanese Promotional Newspaper for Planet The final Mexican lobby card for Battle Mexican lobby cards for Planet French Film Card for Planet Australian Soundtrack LP for Planet Thanks, Harry!

2021-09-20

Meet Zira and Cornelius Now here's a blast from the past! Recently, an eBay seller listed a Super8 film that included, among other things, footage of "Meet Zira and Cornelius," an official touring Fox promotional event featuring Paula Crist and Bill Blake in full ape makeup and costume. I won the auction, and I had the film digitized. As far as I know, this is the first footage of one of these shows ever found. The video, as well as a flyer for the show and contact sheets of photos of Paula and Bill that Mark Graham sent in, can be found on this page. Meet Zira and Cornelius

2021-09-18

Greg Champy has created five TV series designs that resemble the Planet of the Apes iron-on transfers from the 1970s. You can find Greg's designs, as well as the three original designs, on the Greg Champy Iron-On Transfers page. 2021-09-29 update! Greg has opened a RedBubble store from which you can buy stickers of these designs! Retro-style 1970s Planet of the Apes Stickers

2021-09-16

Thanks to Wayne Sylvester, photos of the German DVD release of the Planet of the Apes TV series have been added to the TV DVD releases page.

2021-09-04

Earlier this year, Rich Handley sent in scans and a translation of this exceedingly rare Mexican Spidey Super-Stories comic. Organización Editorial de Publicaciones was the authorized publisher of Marvel Comics in Mexico. One of the titles they published was Arañita Super Historias (Spidey Super Stories). Issue 88, dated December 5, 1976, was titled "Arañita desafia a Urko" ("Spider-Man vs. Urko"). Rich Handley has now provided new scans of this rare comic, as well as a relettered translation of the pages in English! "Spider-Man vs. Urko" Thanks, Rich!

2021-08-30

	Scans of the three Planet of the Apes pages from the 1975 Mego Catalog have been added to the Catalogs page. I've updated the Power Records page to add downloadable CBZs of the movie books, as well as the ability to view the pages of each without having to download the CBZ or PDF. Thanks to John Hudson, I've also added the back cover to each of those books.
	Thanks to Rich Hurley, photos of the Ben Cooper Apes Warrior Halloween costume have been added to the Collectibles page. I've also added photos of the Lisa costume that I took from an eBay auction. Ben Cooper Apes Warrior Costume Ben Cooper Apes Lisa Costume
	Again thanks to Rich Hurley, photos of the AHI Friction-Powered Prison Wagon in its packaging have been added to the Collectibles page. AHI Friction-Powered Prison Wagon

2021-08-23

Mark Rogers is creating a 2021 Planet of the Apes TV Series Desktop Calendar. Each image is suitable for use as a desktop background. He created a size that he thought would work best for most people. He wrote, "If these proportions don't work for people, using a solid color background set to "#ff9900" will provide an adequate setting." This is September's image. The October image will be posted near the end of September. Mark Rogers's 2021 Planet of the Apes TV Series Calendar Download September 2021 Thanks, Mark!

2021-08-12

Thanks to Greg Plonowski, scans of Apes-related articles from three more magazines have been added to the Magazines Articles page. Amazing Figure Modeler #24 Lee's Action Figure News #43 Prosthetics #11 I also restored the high-res images of Tim Parati's Collectibles. it was a great reminder of what an incredible collection Tim has.

2021-08-11

Dave Ballard wondered, "What if George Alec Effinger had written books for the rest of the Planet of the Apes TV Series shows? And what if Lord of the Apes had a cover that matched the first three Effinger books?" So he imagined what they might have looked like.... Things That Never Were

2021-08-10

Rich Handley contributed scans of a seven-part article on the history of science fiction in the movies that appeared in the Marvel Comics magazine Pizzazz over seven issues in 1978. Scans of the covers and the article pages can be foind on the Magazine Articles page. Pizzazz, Issues 9–16, 1978

2021-08-09

	I've discovered that the March 31, 1968, edition of the Louisville, KY, newspaper The Courier-Journal included a photo essay of Kim Hunter being transformed into Zira. I've added the scans to the Magazine Articles page. The Courier-Journal & Times Magazine, March 31, 1968
	Thanks to Harry Barnes, some international promotional newspapers from the UK, Germany, and Japan have been added to the Apes Promotional Newspapers page. Planet UK Paper Planet German Paper Beneath London-only Paper Beneath UK Paper Escape Japanese Paper
	Several months ago, I added scans of a 1968 Manga magazine promoting Planet that Lori sent in. I knew nothing about the magazine, but today, Harry Barnes has supplied me with information about the magazine, as well as a photo of a 1972 issue that featured Conquest on the cover. Weekly Shonen Manga Managazine Thanks, Harry!
	Matthew Sotis has delivered another draft of Rod Serling's screenplay for Planet of the Apes! This is the Second Draft from December 23, 1964, except that this one has revisions through January 6, 1965! The PDF has been added to the Scripts page. Download a PDF of Rod Serling's Second Draft Screenplay with revisions through 1965-01-06 Thanks, Matt!

2021-07-21

	Thanks once again to Harry Barnes, scans of a Japanese VHD Disc release of Planet of the Apes have been added to the Home Video Releases page! Also added: photos of a DIVX release of Planet taken from an eBay auction. Japanese VHD Planet DIVX Planet
	Again thanks to Harry Barnes, more Japanese movie tickets have been added to the Japanese Planet of the Apes Miscellany page. Beneath Spring Break Discount ticket Battle/Neptune Factor double-feature ticket A Go Ape! 30th Anniversary sticker Thanks, Harry!

2021-07-20

I recently discovered the July 2008 issue of AgentDVD magazine featured an Apemania ape on its cover. Disappointingly, the inside content about the release of the Planet of the Apes Blu-ray box set consisted of only half a page! Still, I've added it to the Magazine Articles page.

Mark Rogers is creating a 2021 Planet of the Apes TV Series Desktop Calendar. Each image is suitable for use as a desktop background. He created a size that he thought would work best for most people. He wrote, "If these proportions don't work for people, using a solid color background set to "#ff9900" will provide an adequate setting." This is August's image. The September image will be posted near the end of August. Mark Rogers's 2021 Planet of the Apes TV Series Calendar Download August 2021 Thanks, Mark!

2021-07-08

Thanks once again to Tim Parati, scans of the 2018 Blu-ray set 50 Years of Planet of the Apes: 9-Movie Collection have been added to the Home Video Releases page! 50 Years of Planet of the Apes: 9-Movie Collection

Greg Plonowski sent me scans of the UK Press Book for Planet, which are a huge upgrade to the photos that Harry Barnes had submitted years ago. You can find bunches of images on the International Press Books page! UK Press Book for Planet Thanks, Greg! Greg also pointed out that I missed updating the script for the first draft of "Second Family" (later "The Legacy") to 300 DPI. I've done that now. You can find it on the Scripts page. Thanks, Greg!

2021-07-07

	Thanks to Tim Parati, scans of the 2006 set Planet of the Apes: The Ultimate DVD Collection have been added to the Home Video Releases page. The Ultimate DVD Collection
	I found a 5-page Apes article in the April 1977 publication King of the Monsters. Scans of the article can be found on the Magazine Articles page.

2021-07-05

Thanks to Tim Parati, scans of the 1991 French VHS Box Set and the 1998 30th Anniversary VHS set from the UK have been added to the Home Video Releases page. French VHS Box Set UK 30th Anniversary Box Set Thanks to Greg Champy, new autograph cards for Hubie Kerns and Lynn Chester have been added to the Autographs page.

2021-06-27

Thanks to Tim Parati, scans of the DVD releases of the Planet of the Apes TV show and Return of the Planet of the Apes have been added to the Home Video Releases page. Planet of the Apes TV Series DVDs Return to the Planet of the Apes Animated TV Series DVD

2021-06-26

Thanks to Tim Parati, scans of various standalone re-releases of Behind and Planet have been added to the Home Video Releases page: 1998 Image release of Behind 2004 Planet of the Apes 35th Anniversary 2004 Planet of the Apes UK DVD 2013 Comic-Con Planet of the Apes (Blu-ray) 2014 UK Planet of the Apes Steelbook (Blu-ray) 2017 Planet of the Apes 50th Anniversary (Blu-ray) Standalone DVD Releases Standalone Blu-ray Releases More soon!

2021-06-24

Thanks to Tim Parati, more scans have been added to the Home Video Releases page: Three Japanese VHS releases 2006 The Legacy Collection DVD set 2014 Legacy Collection Blu-ray set More tomorrow!

2021-06-23

Thanks to Tim Parati, scans of the 2008 40-Year Evolution Blu-ray set and the subsequent 2011 5-Film Collection repackaging have been added to the Home Video Releases page! 40-Year Evolution: Planet of the Apes Blu-ray Box Set Planet of the Apes: 5-Film Collection 2011 re-release

2021-06-22

Tim Parati sent in scans of the 1998 VHS box set of the Widescreen versions of all five films, plus Behind. You can see them and more home video releases on the Home Video Releases page. Rich Handley provided new translation pages for the Mexican "Spider-Man vs. Urko" comic book he contribtured in February. This update includes three minor translation corrections. "Spider-Man vs. Urko" I replaced the software that handles the image popups with new software that offers more options and is easier to use, IMO.

2021-06-21

	Dave Ballard sent in a new tiny model of the crashed ANSA spacecraft from the TV show! You can see it and bunches more of his work on the Dave Ballard's Models, Kits, and Statues page.
	Tim Parati sent in scans of the 1982 Beta videotape release of Planet from 20th Century Fox. You can see it and more home video releases on the Home Video Releases page.
Mark Rogers is creating a 2021 Planet of the Apes TV Series Desktop Calendar. Each image is suitable for use as a desktop background. He created a size that he thought would work best for most people. He wrote, "If these proportions don't work for people, using a solid color background set to "#ff9900" will provide an adequate setting." This is July's image. The August image will be posted near the end of July. Mark Rogers's 2021 Planet of the Apes TV Series Calendar Download July 2021 Thanks, Mark!

2021-06-20

This site was launched in 2003 as a means of sharing scans of Planet of the Apes scripts. Because of the lack of bandwidth for most people back then, the scripts scanned by Greg Plonowski were scanned at 150 DPI. Greg has now rescanned nine of his TV scripts in 300 DPI. The new 300-DPI PDF files and CBZ files can be found on the Scripts page. He may re-scan a few more in the coming weeks. The new scans are identifed as being 300 DPI and updated today.

2021-06-19

In 2000, CBS/Fox Video released all of the Apes films on DVD in widescreen format in the limited edition The Evolution box set, which also included a DVD of Behind the Planet of the Apes, a two-hour documentary hosted by Roddy McDowall and originally released on VHS several years earlier. Thanks to Tim Parati, scans of the contents of The Evolution box set are now available. Planet of the Apes: The Evolution Planet of the Apes Home Video Releases

2021-06-11

Thanks to Rob Amantea, images showing the differences between the U.S. Topps trading card releases for the movie and TV show and the releases by O-Pee-Chee (Canada) and Scanlens (Australia) have been added to the Apes Bubble Gum Cards page. Greg Champy sent in new autograph cards for Meegan King, who played Gregor in the TV episode "The Horse Race," and Pat Cardi as a Chimpanzee. You can find them and gobs more on the Autographs page. Thanks, Greg!

2021-06-09

More additions to the Home Video page: Rob Amantea sent in scans of the two Magnetic Video VHS releases of the first two films. These were the first VHS releases for the home rental market. They were released in 1979. Richard Bardini sent in a scan of the Playhouse Video release of Planet of the Apes. All five Playhouse Video tapes can now be seen on the Playhouse Video page. Lots more will be added to this page in the coming weeks. Tim Parati has an amazing collection of home videos that he plans to scan for the site. Planet of the Apes Home Video Releases

2021-06-07

Tony Hardy had an impressive Planet of the Apes display at WonderFest 2021 in Louisville, KY, on June 5 and 6, 2021. Thanks to Anthony Taylor and Tony, photos of the display have been added to the Apes Exhibits page! Also, Greg Champy sent in a new autograph card for James Bacon, who appeared in all five Apes films. You can find it and gobs more on the Autographs page. Thanks, Greg!

2021-06-06

After the Super 8 Films eventually came Home Video releases of the Apes films and series. I have started a new Home Video page that will have scans of as many home video releases as are contributed: VHS, Laserdisc, DVD, and Blu-ray. We're off to a good start with four of the Playhouse Video VHS releases from 1985 (contributed by Rob Amantea), the UK VHS releases (M. Halloway), and the Australian TV series VHS releases (Rob Amantea), as well as the Laserdiscs, which were contributed by Harry Barnes over the past few years. Lots more will be added to this page in the coming weeks. Tim Parati has an amazing collection of home videos that he plans to scan for the site. Planet of the Apes Home Video Releases Also, Greg Champy sent in a new autograph card for Joanna Barnes. You can find it and gobs more on the Autographs page. Thanks, Greg!

2021-05-28

More Japanese items have been contributed by Harry Barnes, as well as scans of the boxes for the Super 8 Film releases of the Apes films! They're scattered over several different pages. Lobby Cards Japanese Escape (New page with scans of four lobby cards!) Japanese Conquest (Four more lobby cards added!) Japanese Miscellaneous (Added a Planet ticket and leaflets from theaters for the first two films.) International Pressbooks Japanese Planet (Added a leaflets from theaters for the first two films.) Super 8 Films (New page!) Thanks, Harry! Also, Greg Champy sent in new autograph cards for Anne Seymore, Biff Elliot, and Hal Baylor, which you can find on the Autographs page. Thanks, Greg!

2021-05-25

Thanks to Greg Champy, more autographs from Apes actors have been added to the Apes Autographs page!

Mark Rogers is creating a 2021 Planet of the Apes TV Series Desktop Calendar. Each image is suitable for use as a desktop background. He created a size that he thought would work best for most people. He wrote, "If these proportions don't work for people, using a solid color background set to "#ff9900" will provide an adequate setting." This is June's image. The July image will be posted near the end of July. Mark Rogers's 2021 Planet of the Apes TV Series Calendar Download June 2021 Thanks, Mark!

2021-05-24

Dave Ballard has created a new ANSA spacecraft model, this one based on the crash ship in Beneath. Dave created the wreckage portion of the model himself from various items around his house! Dave also sent in new photos of the Andrea Miniatures model. Dave's Beneath ANSA Spacecraft Andrea Miniatures model Dave Ballard's Models, Kits, and Statues Thanks, Dave!

More international items have been contributed by Harry Barnes! They're scattered over several different pages. Lobby Cards French Battle (Replaced duplicate images with proper images. The full set is there now.) Colombian Beneath (Added the first lobby card, plus a color lobby card.) Spanish Planet (Added a fourth lobby card.) Japanese Beneath (Added a scan of the front of the "Screen Friend" pamphlet.) International Pressbooks Japanese Planet (Added a booklet for a revival screening.) Spanish Planet (Added scans of a flyer.) Laserdiscs (Added a Japanese bilingual release of Planet.) Thanks, Harry!

2021-05-06

I only discovered the existence of this magazine a couple of months ago: the September 27, 1971, issue of Scholastic Scope magazine, which features Escape from the Planet of the Apes on the cover (even though the image is from Planet of the Apes). A copy of this issue showed up on eBay a couple of weeks ago, and I snatched it up so I could add it to the Magazines page. The condition is poor, but since I've never seen one before, that's OK! Inside, an abridged version of the entire plot of Escape is given in pseudo-script form! I shouldn't have been surprised by that, because the September 27, 1973, issue did the same thing for Battle. View the article Download a PDF Download a CBZ Enjoy!

2021-04-30

Mark Rogers is creating a 2021 Planet of the Apes TV Series Desktop Calendar. Each image is suitable for use as a desktop background. He created a size that he thought would work best for most people. He wrote, "If these proportions don't work for people, using a solid color background set to "#ff9900" will provide an adequate setting." This is May's image. The June image will be posted near the end of May. Mark Rogers's 2021 Planet of the Apes TV Series Calendar Download May 2021 Thanks, Mark!

2021-04-12

One of Dave "Dream-maker" Ballard's hobbies is painting and customizing model and statue kits, and over the years, he's built up an amazing body of incredible work. After he shared photos of a couple with me, I suggested that we create a page here in the Archive to showcase his work. I had no idea what I was proposing: A total of twenty-one pages showcasing twenty-four incredible models and statues. Just as amazing to me as the model work are Dave's photographs of the models. Enjoy! Dave Ballard's Models, Kits, and Statues Thanks, Dave!

2021-03-25

Years ago, I added scans of the covers of the Brazilian Planeta dos Macacos comics to the Archive, thanks to Terry Hoknes and Tim Parati. Today, thanks to Angelo Regalado, I've added PDF and CBZ scans of all eighteen Brazilian Apes comics—in color!—to the Brazilian Comics page! Issues one through seventeen contain the art from the Marvel magazines, but the eighteenth "Special Edition" issue contains the art from the Power Records adaptation of the first film. 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 (and the one I use) is CDisplay Ex. On my Fire HD 10 tablet, I use Perfect Viewer, which is well worth the $2.99 price tag. There are other, free options available for phones and tablets, too.

2021-03-25

Mark Rogers is creating a 2021 Planet of the Apes TV Series Desktop Calendar. Each image is suitable for use as a desktop background. He created a size that he thought would work best for most people. He wrote, "If these proportions don't work for people, using a solid color background set to "#ff9900" will provide an adequate setting." This is April's image. The May image will be posted near the end of April. Mark Rogers's 2021 Planet of the Apes TV Series Calendar Download April 2021 Thanks, Mark!

2021-03-15

	I discovered today that the videos in the Fox 30th Anniversary Site subsite no longer worked, since Flash is no longer supported by most browsers. I have converted the videos and fixed all of the links, so now you can once again relive Fox's state-of-the-art 1998 website promoting the release of the 30th anniversary DVD set! Fox 30th Anniversary Site
	I also fixed all of the videos and audio files for Alex Ruiz's Prophecy website from 2000. Alex Ruiz's Prophecy Site

2021-03-13

Matthew Sotis has delivered another suprise for the Scripts page! Matt wrote: I just uploaded Rod Serling's first draft screenplay—excavated from my collection—which has the original, statue-free ending and with revisions through 5/22/64. The PDF has been added to the Scripts page. Download a PDF of Rod Serling's First Draft Screenplay View a PDF of Rod Serling's First Draft Screenplay Thanks, Matt! I also redesigned the Scripts page, and in doing so, I discovered that I somehow had neglected, years ago, to add the final draft of "The Legacy" TV script! Both the first draft, titled "Second Family," and the final draft are now there.

2021-03-06

What a surprising treat! It's been quite a while since a new script has been added to the Scripts page, but thanks to Matthew Sotis, I've just added a PDF of Michael Wilson's "Final Revised Screenplay," dated April 18, 1967! Matt wrote: I've unearthed Michael Wilson's final draft from 1967. [...] This is Michael Wilson's final work on the script, which includes the complete, original ending and so much more. The PDF has been added to the Scripts page. Download a PDF of Michael Wilson's Final Revised Screenplay View a PDF of Michael Wilson's Final Revised Screenplay In fact, many of the scripts here originally came from Matt's collection. Thanks, Matt!

2021-03-04

Mark Rogers is creating a 2021 Planet of the Apes TV Series Desktop Calendar. Each image is suitable for use as a desktop background. He created a size that he thought would work best for most people. He wrote, "If these proportions don't work for people, using a solid color background set to "#ff9900" will provide an adequate setting." This is March's image. The April image will be posted near the end of March, assuming I remember. Mark Rogers's 2021 Planet of the Apes TV Series Calendar Download March 2021 Thanks, Mark!

2021-02-24

Thanks to Greg Champy, new autograph cards from Paul Williams ("Virgil") and Jerome Thor ("Proto") have been added to the Apes Autographs page! Greg bought the autographs from a reputable dealer, and he designed the cards for them.

2021-02-17

A whole slew of various international items has been contributed by Harry Barnes! They're scattered over several different pages. Lobby Cards Mexican Beneath Mexican Escape Mexican Battle Canadian Conquest Japanese Conquest Colombian Beneath Romanian Escape French View-Master package Japanese Beneath Soundtrack LP Japanese Laserdisc of Beneath and Planet insert Japanese tickets and pamphlets for Escape and Beneath International Pressbooks Japanese Beneath Japanese Battle New Zealand Planet UK Stratford Show Programme Mask for Planet Thanks, Harry!

2021-02-16

Artist Daniel Horne recently completed this piece of commissioned art: a pencil portrait of General Ursus. Apes art by Daniel Horne Thanks, Daniel!

2021-02-09

Back in late October 2004, Greg Plonowski and I began a weekly feature here, posting PDF versions of the Marvel UK Planet of the Apes comics. Each PDF was posted 30 years to the week of the original publication dates. Greg did all of the work; I just took care of getting them posted. Greg originally scanned the comics at print-quality 300 DPI. However, few people then had the bandwidth or storage requirements for 300-DPI scans, so we provided heavily-compressed, 150-DPI files. We have now added 300-DPI PDF and CBZ files for each comic! Marvel UK Apes Comics Huge thanks to Greg for suggesting we upgrade the files and for doing the scans in the first place! All of these years later, I'm still staggered by the amount of work he put into scanning all 143 comics. 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 (and the one I use) is CDisplay Ex. On my Fire HD 10 tablet, I use Perfect Viewer, which is well worth the $2.99 price tag. There are other, free options available for phones and tablets, too.

2021-02-01

Organización Editorial de Publicaciones was the authorized publisher of Marvel Comics in Mexico. One of the titles they published was Arañita Super Historias (Spider-Man Super Stories). Issue 88, dated December 5, 1976, was titled "Arañita desafia a Urko" ("Spider-Man vs. Urko"). Rich Handley has provided scans of this rare comic, as well as a translation of the Spanish text! "Spider-Man vs. Urko" Thanks, Rich!

2021-01-22

Mark Rogers is creating a 2021 Planet of the Apes TV Series Desktop Calendar. Each image is suitable for use as a desktop background. He created a size that he thought would work best for most people. He wrote, "If these proportions don't work for people, using a solid color background set to "#ff9900" will provide an adequate setting." This is February's image. The March image will be posted near the end of February. Mark Rogers's 2021 Planet of the Apes TV Series Calendar Download February 2021 Thanks, Mark!

2021-01-21

Thanks to Peter Romeo, high-resolution scans of the promotional newspapers Fox produced to promote each of the Apes films are now available. These newspapers featured names like The Ape, and one was produced for each of the five films. Planet of the Apes Promotional Newspapers

2020-12-30

It is with extreme sadness that I am posting about the untimely death of Mark Talbot-Butler on December 29, 2020. His wife Tanya posted this on Facebook: Mark had spent the past few months working on another huge contribution of stills for the Archive. He took pride in his work, and this isn't the best way to display what he'd been doing, but he'd been posting "sneak peeks" of some of the images on his Facebook group, The Definitive Planet of the Apes. I have gone through the group and have collected those images so that everyone can see what he'd been up to. Mark Talbot-Butler's unfinished stills work Mark Talbot-Butler's Ginormous Stills Collection Rest in peace, my friend. Thank you for your generosity and enthusiasm. Hunter

2020-12-30

Mark Rogers is creating a 2021 Planet of the Apes TV Series Desktop Calendar. Each image is suitable for use as a desktop background. He created a size that he thought would work best for most people. He wrote, "If these proportions don't work for people, using a solid color background set to "#ff9900" will provide an adequate setting." This is January's image. The February image will be posted at the end of January. Download January 2021 Thanks, Mark!

2020-12-13

	Thanks to Harry Barnes, we now have scans of all five French Les Fiches de Monsieur Cinema press cards. The card for Battle has been added to the International Pressbooks page. Thanks, Harry! More from Harry will be added soon.
	Also thanks to Harry, three more Italian Fotobustas for Planet have been added to the Planet Fotobustas page! Thanks, Harry! More from Harry will be added soon.

2020-12-10

Thanks to Peter Romeo, scans of a pressbook for the 1971 double-feature release of Planet and Beneath have been added to the Pressbooks page! Pressbook for Planet & Beneath Double Feature (1971) Thanks, Peter!