Thursday, July 9, 2009

1979 "Alien" poster magazine (updated)

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Although I somehow missed the first issue of the Alien poster magazine, I was lucky enough to find the second one at the Ft. Lauderdale tobacco shop/newstand where I got most of my monster magazines back in 1979. "Alien" really was the first major release of a sci-fi/monster movie to include such terror and graphic scenes of carnage, and many movie-goers were unprepared for the intensity and gore.





The only part of the magazine omitted for this post is the poster in the middle, it's too big to scan; but it was an image of the "space jockey's" wierdly-shaped ship on the surface of LV-426, later named Archeron. Below is the back cover of the magazine, highlighting some of the incredibly detailed sets created for the spaceship, essentially a factory in space. .


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5 comments:

  1. Kemény HusiJuly 28, 2009 at 6:21 AM

    Aw, good for you, man. I've just got the first issue, it has details about the Nostromo's crew members, a "making of" stuff and a one-page photo of Ripley.

    The poster is a photo of the Space Jockey's remains, looks awesome.

    Do you know how many issues there were?

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  2. FrederickJuly 28, 2009 at 9:47 AM

    Kemény,

    Thanks for commenting! I don't know how many issues they published, but the one I bought was the only one I ever saw, so probably not very many.

    Two items I bought back then were a large-format paperback with a photostory of the whole movie, and a graphic novel adaptation. Both probably collector's items now!

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  3. Old FolkieAugust 11, 2009 at 9:03 AM

    Cool, don't remember seeing those.
    I do have the Graphic Novel by Archie Goodwin & Walter Simonson, bloodier than the movie ever was. :D

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  4. FrederickAugust 11, 2009 at 10:28 AM

    Folkie,

    Thanks for commenting! True, that graphic novel was graphic in more ways than one! Surprising for the time.

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  5. Dr. ThedaNovember 8, 2011 at 7:32 PM

    I have the same one too...
    The Doctor

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