2024 Updates

2024-12-20

Thanks to a heads-up from Brian Brady, I've added another newspaper article from the Pasadena paper in 1967 to the Newspaper Articles page.

In celebration of the Golden Jubilee of the Planet of the Apes TV series, Susan Cunningham has contributed two fantastic, lengthy articles about the show and its stars! Check them out on the Articles page! You can read them online, or you can download PDF and CBZ files. Planet of the Apes TV Tribute Ephemera of the Apes TV Series

I've added fourteen more vintage newspaper articles from 1967 through 1975 to the Newspaper Articles page.

Paul Garner is a freelance artist who creates fantastic caricatures of all kinds of Monster Kid favorites. His work includes a number of illustrations of Planet of the Apes characters, and Paul has graciously provided me with some of his Apes work! I recently commissioned an illustration of Vincent Price and Alice Cooper from Paul. The results were fantastic, and the transaction and delivery could not have been better. If you're interested, you can reach Paul from his various sites, all of which are linked on his page. Paul Garner Monster Art – Planet of the Apes Thanks, Paul!

Matthew Sotis sent in a new, 1st-gen scan of the final shooting script for Conquest of the Planet of the Apes. It's gorgeous, especially compared to the scan previously available here for the past twenty years. This is the same script, it's just a much nicer, more legible scan. Planet of the Apes Movie & TV scripts Thanks, Matt!

Greg Champy sent in a new autograph: Ron Soble, who played "Kava" in the TV series episode "The Cure." Apes Autographs Thanks, Greg!

Thanks to a heads-up from Susan Cunningham of the article's existence, I've added a 1969 profile of John Chambers from Australian Women's Weekly to the Newspaper Articles page. Thanks, Susan!

Harry Barnes has sent in some great production documents for the second episode of the Planet of the Apes TV show, "The Gladiators." There are scans of the cover of the 2nd Revised Final Script, the call sheet, and the shooting schedule for the episode. They've all been added to the Scripts page. Production documents for "The Gladiators" Thanks, Harry!

I've started a new page for Apes-related newspaper articles, and I've also added some newspaper advertisements to a couple of pages. Newspaper articles about reporters being turned into gorillas, and an article about popular Halloween costumes in 1974 Three White Plains, NY, newspaper ads for the Mego toys, as well as a local appearance by Cornelius Full-page Mego ads from PA and NY An ad and promo piece for an appearance in White Plains, NY, in October 1975 I hope to post other unique, vintage articles in the coming weeks!

Harry Barnes sent in several new items! Call Sheet for "The Horse Race" Four Japanese flyers, invitations, and a coupon Japanese Beneath Bilingual Laserdisc Japanese B3 poster for Escape Thanks, Harry!

Brian Gewitzke has created Cinderella stamps for the Planet of the Apes movies and TV series. Cinderella stamps are labels that look like postage stamps, but can't be used for postage. Brian has shared the high-res files here so you can print your own, if desired. These sets are based on card images created by Greg Plonowski and Neil Foster. Planet of the Apes Cinderella Stamp Sets Thanks, Brian!

Susan Cunningham recently conducted an interview with Bobby Porter, who played "Cornelius" in Battle for the Planet of the Apes, as well as two other chimps in the TV series. Bobby Porter Interview Thanks, Susan!

Greg Champy sent in a new image tonight. He wrote: I was intrigued by Rob's costume purchase and the card that never was............ So, I thought I would make it.... Rittenhouse Gorilla Costume Too cool! Thanks, Greg!

	Iris from the Facebook page Roddy McDowall Tribute sent in some additional photos she took of the Planet of the Apes exhibit at the Hollywood Museum. I've added them to the photos that Lori had previously submitted. Hollywood Museum Apes Display Planet of the Apes Exhibits Thanks, Iris!
	Famous Monsters of Filmland #275 (Sep/Oct 2014) sported a great Planet of the Apes cover by Jason Edmiston and a few, lengthy articles, including a "lost" interview with Roddy McDowall. Famous Monsters of Filmland #275 Planet of the Apes Magazine Articles Thanks, Brian, for the nudge to finally post this!

Rob Amantea sent in some photos of a unique project that never happened. In the mid-2000s, Rittenhouse planned a third series of Planet of the Apes trading cards. They intended to include a Costume Relic Card that would feature pieces of a screen-worn gorilla costume. They bought the costume from a prop auction in 2004, but the plans were abandoned, and the costume was not destroyed. Rob Amantea acquired the costume in 2024. Rittenhouse Gorilla Costume Thanks, Rob!

Brian Brady submitted an article about Cornelius and Planet of the Apes that was published in the 2015 magazine The 50 Greatest Sci-Fi Icons, from the publishers of Sci-Fi Now magazine. The 50 Greatest Sci-Fi Icons Planet of the Apes Magazine Articles Thanks, Brian!

Rob Amantea sent scans of a postcard featuring an Apes display at the Las Vegas Wax Museum. The scans have been added to the Exhibits page. Las Vegas Wax Museum postcard Thanks, Rob!

John Farnum sent in a new illustration he completed last night. "Taylor" has been added to the page with John's other illustrations. John Farnum's Planet of the Apes art

In 1998, Fox released box sets of the THX-mastered Apes films. They released the sets in both fullscreen and widescreen, the first time the films had been released in the proper aspect ratio. A few years ago, Tim Parati sent in scans of the widescreen box set. I've now added scans of the fullscreen box set from 1998. 1998 Fullscreen Box set from Fox See all of the home-video release scans in the Archive

After years of consideration, I have finally created a mailing list, pota-updates, which will be used for sending out announcements when updates are made to this Archive. If you'd like to receive an email each time something new is added to the Archive, just subscribe via the link below. pota-updates Mailing List

Harry Barnes has sent scans of a one-of-a-kind (?) 7-inch acetate master for "Theme from Escape from the Planet of the Apes," which is actually "Shopping Spree," not the main title. Escape Acetate Master Thanks, Harry!

Harry Barnes has sent in a couple more international items! A Spanish DVD Book set from 2009 A 2009 UK Laserdisc reissue of the original film Thanks, Harry!

Harry Barnes has sent in a few more internatinal items! A German Super 8 Film for Battle Two 8x10 front-of-house Japanese lobby cards for Planet A Japanese ticket and a Revival poster for Planet Thanks, Harry!

Daniel Roebuck submitted photos of the Apes figures he purchased that used to be displayed in Stars Hall of Fame Wax Museum in Orlando, FL. Apes at Stars Hall of Fame Wax Museum

Harry Barnes sent in scans of a 2004 Japanese release of the TV series on DVD. The artwork and packaging is different from the earlier release. All of the TV series DVD releases can be found on the TV Series DVD Releases page.

Thanks to Korn Heather, we now have an upgrade of the infamous LP Planet of the Apes ...a musical trip! Heather recently captured her vinyl copy and did some light editing to remove pops. I have upgraded the MP3s you can listen to here. I am also now providing .zip downloads of the tracks in FLAC and MP3 formats, as well as Heather's original, untracked recordings, both edited and raw, in FLAC format. Planet of the Apes ...a musical trip

	Mike Kasprzyk sent in another TV series promo photo featuring Ron Harper and James Naughton. You can see it with the other stills he submitted. Apes Promo Stills from Mike Kasprzyk
Mike also sent in a scan of a Blockbuster Shelf Talker from 2001 that was designed to encourage patrons to rent Planet of the Apes. The shelf talker can be viewed in larger scans on the Apes Ads & Displays page.

Greg Champy has sent in new autograph cards from Norm Alden, William Smith, and Russ Marin. Planet of the Apes-related Autographs

	I've added some photos of the AMC 30th Anniversary screening to the AMC 30th Anniversary page. These low-resolution photos are from Getty Images. AMC TV 30th Anniversary Screenings and Airings
	A recent eBay auction featured a cast list from the production of Battle for the Planet of the Apes. The pages contained contact information for the main cast members. I liberated the photos from the auction and have added them to the Archive. Cast List for Battle for the Planet of the Apes
	Tim Parati sent in a collection of sketches used in the production of Return to the Planet of the Apes. The original source for these sketches is unknown. Tim had long ago acquired them on a CD-ROM. Return to the Planet of the Apes Sketches
	Brian Brady sent in a collection of 15 photos taken during the filming of Conquest. The photos were taken by Life photographer Ralph Crane at Century City Mall. Great stuff! Ralph Crane's Conquest mall photos
	Brian Brady also sent in 43 photos taken during the filming of the TV episode "The Interrogation." These medium-resolution photos were collected from Getty Images. Brian plans to buy prints of these images, and once he has them, he will be supplying high-resolution scans of them. More great stuff! Filming the TV episode "The Interrogation"
	Rob Amantea sent in several images of international Apes trading cards! A photo of the shipping box for the U.S. TV series cards Mexican Cards from 1979 (bottom of page) Mexican Super Album de la Fantasia from 1979 Cards from Argentina Robert A. Kraus trading cards (bottom of page) A closer look at Mego Museum custom cards for Sandy Collora's figures A photo of vinyl radio spots for Conquest Tom Troupe's autograph 8mm Film Spots Thanks, Rob!

The latest issue of Remind magazine lists the "Top 100 Sci-Fi Movies." Planet of the Apes comes in at #9. The relevant pages have been added to the Magazine Articles page. Remind, July/August 2024

	Greg Champy sent in Roscoe Lee Browne's autograph for the Autographs page. Roscoe played "Hurton" in the TV series.
	Harry Barnes sent in three full-page advertisements for the UK showings of Planet, Escape, and Battle. Planet of the Apes UK Advertisements
	John Farnum sent in three illustrations he created depicting Cornelius and Ursus. You can see his art here: Apes Artwork by John Farnum

	I've added scans of three more pages from the "Meet Zira & Cornelius" flyer to to the Meet Zira & Cornelius page. I'm not sure who sent these in—I've had them a while—but thanks! Meet Zira & Cornelius
	I've added an advertisement for the Playhouse VHS releases to the Playhouse VHS Releases page in the Home Video Releases section.
	I've added over 200 photos of ApeMania's appearance at the USC 50th Anniversary Exhibit in February 2018. I previously had a handful of photos Lori took. In addition to that, I've added the raw video of Andy Serkis's introduction for the Legacy Panel at that event. It includes multiple takes of his intro.
	Harry Barnes has once again sent in a bunch of new international items! Japanese Planet Press Booklet Danish Conquest Press Sheet Danish Battle Press Sheet Swedish Escape Daybill Japanese Battle Movie Ticket (complete)

Scans of three extremely rare Japanese Manga adaptation of Planet of the Apes have been added to the Archive! Very little is known about these, but you can view the pages and download PDF and CBZ versions. I posted these on 20-MAY without noticing that all of the scans were mirror images of the pages. I have corrected all of the files, so if you downloaded these before 22-MAY-2024 13:07 EDT, you should download the new versions. Planet of the Apes Japanese Manga Books

Thanks to Peter Romeo, I've replaced photographs of the U.S. Laserdisc releases of the Apes films with scans of the packaging. Thanks to Harry Barnes, who had supplied the photos. And thanks to Mike Kasprzyk, photos of a German film program for Battle have been replaced with scans. Planet of the Apes Laserdisc Releases Planet of the Apes International Pressbooks and Press Sheets Thanks, Harry, Peter, and Mike!

Peter Romeo has submitted a twenty-two page PDF/CBZ file documenting the complete history of Planet of the Apes ads in TV Guide! Planet of the Apes in TV Guide – Complete History Thanks, Peter!

Tim Parati has sent in scans of the 2009 Varese Sarabande CD release of the Escape from the Planet of the Apes soundtrack! Escape Soundtrack CD, Varese Sarabande, 2009 Soundtrack releases in all formats Thanks, Tim!

Thomas Fletcher helped locate and identify the Planet of the Apes Filming Locations for Malibu Creek State Park. He sent in several photos of some of the locations that he took in 2021. The photos include the remains of Ape City and the remains of the cage! Location Photos by Thomas Fletcher Thanks, Thomas!

Tim Parati is back! This time, he sent in scans of the following soundtrack releases on CD! Planet Soundtrack CD, Intrada, 1992 Planet Soundtrack CD, Masters, 2001 Beneath Soundtrack CD, FSM, 2000 Soundtrack releases in all formats Thanks, Tim!

Susan Cunningham has written a new article, this time exploring the timeline of the Planet of the Apes TV series and how it fits—or doesn't—with the films. Articles about the Planet of the Apes Download PDF Download CBZ Thanks, Susan!

Mike Kasprzyk sent in another addition to the AMC 30th Anniversary page: an advertisement from the back of the August 1998 issue of the American Movie Classics magazine promoting the Apes in the September issue. AMC TV 30th Anniversary Screenings and Airings Thanks, Mike! Coming soon: more items from Peter Romeo, Thomas Fletcher, and Lori.

Greg Champy has also created a set of trading cards to pay tribute to Ron Harper's work in Garrison's Gorillas. Ron Harper Garrison's Gorillas Tribute Cards by Greg Champy

Greg Champy has submitted a set of should-exist trading cards he created to pay tribute to Ron Harper, who died last month. Great work, Greg! Thanks! Ron Harper Tribute Cards by Greg Champy

	I posted yesterday about the page devoted the AMC TV 30th Anniversary events, and now I've already updated it with newspaper articles submitted by Lori. Check them out! AMC TV 30th Anniversary Screenings and Airings Thanks, Lori!
	Mike Kasprzyk sent in a cool two-page Apes merchandise ad from Monster Times. It even includes an ad for Ghastly Giggles. The ad has been added to the Merchandise Ads page. Planet of the Apes Merchandise Advertisements Thanks, Mike!
	Lori also sent in a merchandise ad: a page from the 1974 Mattel Toy Fair Catalog featuring the Mattel guns. It, too, has been added to the Merchandise Ads page. Planet of the Apes Merchandise Advertisements Thanks, Lori!

Mike Kasprzyk sent in scans of six promotional stickers from the 1998 AMC 30th anniversary screenings. I've added them to a new page devoted to the AMC 30th anniversary events. Different scans of items related to that were scattered around the site, so I've gathered them all together in one location, and I've added the sticker scans to the page, along with the related YouTube videos I uploaded recently. Mike also sent 300-DPI scans of the AMC Magazine, which is an upgrade to the previous 150-DPI scans. AMC TV 30th Anniversary Screenings and Airings Thanks, Mike!

	More TV Guide ads! Peter Romeo sent in some ads for the TV movies pieced together from episodes of the TV series. Planet of the Apes ads in TV Guide Thanks, Peter!
	Mike also sent in another promo photo for the TV series that features Ron Harper, James Naughton, and Roddy McDowall. I've added it to Mike's Stills page. Thanks, Mike!

Lance Brick, The Monster Craftsmen, saw the photos of the Apes figures from the old Stars Hall of Fame in Orlando, and he sent me photos he took of them when he helped disassemble and pack them to be shipped to actor and collector Daniel Roebuck, who had acquired the figures! You can see Lance's photos on the exhibit page. Apes at Orlando's Stars Hall of Fame Thanks, Lance!

Another exhibit page is dedicated to the Zaius figure at MoPOP, the Museum of Pop Culture in Seattle. I recently learned that Apemania's Brian Penikas created that Zaius figure, and that the hands for the figure were taken from casts of Booth Colman's hands! Mr. Colman, of course, played Councillor Zaius in the Planet of the Apes TV series. The page has been updated to include photos of the figure from Brian, including a photo of the casting session with Mr. Colman! Zaius at MoPOP Thanks, Brian!

A couple of weeks ago, Lori sent in blurbs from TV Guide for all of the Apes television premieres. Now, Mike Kasprzyk has contributed almost three dozen ads from TV Guide for various TV screenings of the films. Most of the ads are from the Los Angeles area, but not all. It's a fun collection of ads! TV Guide Apes Advertisements Thanks, Mike! Look for more from Mike in the coming days and weeks!

	Mike Kasprzyk sent in two order forms for the Scholastic Books Teen Age Book Club (TAB) from 1973. The paperback novelization of Battle for the Planet of the Apes was featured in both for the princely sum of 60 cents! Scholastic Books Tab News Order Forms
	Mike Kasprzyk also sent in several newspaper ads from stores advertising Planet of the Apes merchandise. See ads from Toys "R" Us, Alexander's Toyland, and TSS Department Stores. Store Newspaper Ads for Apes Merchandise Thanks, Mike! Look for more from Mike in the coming days and weeks!

Mike Kasprzyk has been sending in a bunch of wonderful new scans. The first batch is a series of excellent black & white stills that I believe are new to the site, including promo stills for the TV series and some Sci-Fi Channel promos! Look for more from Mike in the coming days and weeks! Apes Promo Stills submitted by Mike Kasprzyk Thanks, Mike!

Happy Ape-ril Fool's Day! Today, we have a very rare—and pretty corny—Apes satire booklet called Ghastly Giggles! Lori said, "I searched for this booklet for years. Thanks to the fellow Apes fans who tried to help me find it and especially to the one who generously gifted it to me!" Enjoy it! Ghastly Giggles Thanks, Lori!

	Susan Cunningham has updated her article about the fate of the the prop spaceship from the original Planet of the Apes film. Her incredible article is now 15 pages longer, with enhanced images. "The Fate of the Planet of the Apes Original Spaceship Thanks, Susan!
	Greg Champy sent in his latest Apes-related autograph. Voice actor Richard Blackburn was the voice of "Bill" and other characters on the Return to the Planet of the Apes TV series. You can find almost 300 Apes Autographs from collectors all over the world on the Autographs page!
	Artist Rick Lucey sent in his Planet of the Apes 50th Anniversary Tribute images. Artwork by Rick Lucey Thanks, Rick!

Thanks to Lori, scans of the blurbs from TV Guide announcing the TV premieres of the various Apes movies and series have been added to the site. TV Guide Ape-earances Thanks, Lori!

The podcast Sequel Rights, hosted by Elizabeth Geli, Justin Kamps, and Tyler Hymanson, is currently covering the Planet of the Apes films. They invited me to be a guest on the Escape episode, which is now available. They asked me lots of questions about the Archive site, and I had a blast talking with them. Check it out, if you're interested! The interview starts at the 1:00:30 mark. Sequel Rights: Ep 247 - Escape From The Planet of the Apes (GUEST: Hunter Goatley) The podcast on Apple Podcasts The podcast on Apple Podcasts The podcast on YouTube Thanks, Elizabeth, Justin, and Tyler! It was great fun!

I've uploaded many Planet of the Apes-related videos to my YouTube channel. One video that was blocked on copyright grounds was the Planet of the Apes episode of That's Hollywood, narrated by Tom Bosley. Interestingly enough, the copyright problems were caused by the short scenes from the films. So I've put the episode here for your viewing pleasure. Watch That's Hollywood Thanks to the fan who shared this with me over twenty years ago!

Another video that was blocked is the opening of the Charlon Heston-hosted Saturday Night Live from December 4, 1993. The episode opened with Heston falling asleep before the show, only to awaken and discover that he's on a planet of apes! Watch SNL opening with Charlton Heston Thanks to the fan who shared this with me over twenty years ago!

Rob Amantea sent in a vintage Polaroid of the Movieland Wax Museum Apes display, along with scans of the cover of the wax museum booklet and the booklet page featuring the Apes display. The scans join Lori's scans of snapshots, the brochure, and postcards for the museum. Movieland Wax Museum, Buena Park, CA Thanks, Rob!

If you've ever wanted to listen to me ramble about Planet of the Apes for almost two hours, here's your chance! Yesterday, I was a guest on the Transatlantic History Ramblings podcast, with host Brian Young. We talked about the entire Apes franchise, and it's amazing how little ground you can cover in only two hours. Still, if you're a glutton for punishment, you might want to check it out. The interview starts at the 35:30 mark. "All of our episodes are listed as explicit due to language and some topics, such as historical crime, that may not be suitable for all listeners." Transatlantic History Ramblings Episode 171: Planet of the Apes- The Other Sci Fi Franchise With Planet of the Apes Archive Website Master Hunter Goatley on Spotify The podcast on Apple Podcasts The podcast on Listen Notes Thanks, Brian! I had a blast!

Susan Cunningham has done exhaustive research to determine the fate of the prop spaceship from the original Planet of the Apes film. She has written a detailed article about her findings, which you can read here (as usual, PDF and CBZ downloads are available, too. Thanks, Susan!

Susan Cunningham has written her take on a finale for the Planet of the Apes TV series! She wrote this about "North of Tomorrow": I have written a final episode for the TV series, but it comes wrapped with assorted tech documents, too. My background is Biology and Ecology, and I spent a lot of my career mapping. The final episode is basically Castaway x3 of them, surviving 600 miles of wilderness along the Siskiyou Trail, with several maps in-text. Very impressive work! Thanks, Susan! Susan Cunningham's "North of Tomorrow"

Susan Cunningham sent in scans of an interview with Ron Harper that appeared in TV Zone Special #17 in June 1995! Scans have been added to the Magazine Articles page. TV Zone Special #17, June 1995

	Greg Champy sent in his latest Apes-related autograph. Veteran actor Royal Dano played "Farrow" in the pilot episode of the Planet of the Apes TV series. You can find almost 300 Apes Autographs from collectors all over the world on the Autographs page!
	Harry Barnes sent in scans of the September 20, 1974, Call Sheet for "The Surgeon." Planet of the Apes Scripts Call Sheet for "The Surgeon"

While going through some old files, I found PDFs of The Spook, which billed itself as "The World's First Online Consumer Magazine." Issue #1, pubished in July 2001, included a brief article about Planet of the Apes ahead of the release of that film we don't talk about. Scans have been added to the Magazine Articles page. The Spook #1, July 2001

New scans from Harry Barnes! The last Mexican lobby card for Planet The last Mexican lobby card for Escape Another Japanese ticket for Beneath Thanks, Harry!

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