I posted on here about finding one of the warlord comic books battle beneath the earth. Currently revisiting battle beneath the earth 1967, a film that seemed to be a perennial sunday afternoon television matinee when i was growingup. Its a film that is clearly targeted directly at the kiddie matinee market, and, as such, seems to bypass all adult sensibilities and mainline directly into the brain patterns of a prepubescent sixtiesera male jacked up on war comics, high sugar cereals and violent saturday morning cartoons. Its a film that is clearly targeted directly at the kiddie matinee market, and, as such, seems to bypass all adult sensibilities and mainline directly into the brain patterns of a prepubescent sixtiesera male jacked up on war comics, high sugar cereals and violent saturday.
The absolute suckiness of battle below the earth is more than redeemed by yul brynners inability to find a shirt after the apocalypse in ultimate warrior. Now earths security agents are hunting down a dangerous rogue alien whos broken loose on the california coast, but one agents personal feelings about earths deal with the aliens may push him to defy protocols and threaten the mission. For all its failings, battle beneath the earth is a difficult movie to hate. Battle of the worlds 1961 claude rains vintage public domain classic scifi. Starring kerwin mathews, vivienne ventura, robert ayres, peter arne, al mulock, martin benson, peter elliott, earl cameron, john brandon, ed bishop, bill nagy, sarah brackett, paula li shiu, david spenser, norma west, and bessie love. Oct 1, 2019 battle beneath the earth 1967 kerwin mathews dvd. Battle beneath the earth strikes me as being what a movie conceived by one of those sixtoeight yearold boy might be like. Discussion of battle beneath the earth page 5 classic. The film also features character actor ed bishop, who later went on to star in the gerry anderson cult tv show ufo. We also have a original us onesheet poster in good displayed condition for less. Well, the characters seem to be dead serious about the whole enterprise. Review battle beneath the earth may 17, 2018 by matthew kresal leave a comment those who have heard my previous appearances on the podcast, such as my pitching the tv series the prisoner to shane in episode 22, will know i have a particular fondness for science fiction. The mole takes a weakened and barely conscious superman to his hideout an abandoned underground city. The battle beneath the earth part 23 metal met in a shower of sparks as the two combatants clashed in the center of the arena.
Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Battle beneath the earth was released in 1967 and is a british film. Here is the top 100 comic book battles master list, as voted upon by you, the readers. Wherever there is an important military base, he places atomic bombs.
For one thing, hes perfect for a comic book movie like this, because he. Battle beneath the earth 1967 author admin date october 17, 2019. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Journey to the center of the earth 110 movie clip attracting the lightning 2008 hd duration.
This was the first comics publication in the planet of the apes franchise. Battle beneath the earth 1967 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Battle beneath the earth is a true late 40searly 50s scifi flick made in color in the late 60s. Battle beneath the earth movie quotes rotten tomatoes. With the fate of earth 2 on the line, these diverse individuals must put aside their differences and stand together, succeeding where others before them have failed, freeing their world of the threats seeking its destruction. Battle beneath the earth vintage 1967 original full sheet movie poster. Superman plotted by marv wolfman, scripted by paul kupperberg, penciled by joe staton, inked by sal trapani, colored by gene dangelo and lettered by ben oda. Later, marvel comics published a different version in two series bw magazine 197477, color comic book 197576. Battle beneath the earth 1967 on a dvd double bill with the ultimate warrior this ends up being the lesser film. Battle beneath the earth is a comic strip, fortunately the bad sets and casting have left it iconic and clean cut enough that it can pass for one in the manner of the. Vetter starring kerwin mathews robert ayres peter arne al mulock music byken jones cinematographykenneth talbot edited bysidney stone distributed bymetrogoldwynmayer release date october 1967 running time 91 minutes countryunited kingdom languageenglish battle. Walmart has an amazing selection of coloring books for teens and adults with gorgeous landscapes and patterns. Battle beneath the earth 1967 directed by montgomery. All around them the horde of kobolds cheered, throwing encouraging fists in the air and shouting taunts at their leaders opponent in their squeaky language.
After revealing its surprises even its low budget proves to be overspent. From original creator and comic book writer geoff johns, stargirl follows high school sophomore courtney whitmore bassinger as she moves. Its basically a fantasy soldier comic come to life. Battle beneath the earththe ultimate warrior dvd best buy. Gold key comics produced an adaptation of beneath the planet of the apes in 1970. Review battle beneath the earth spybrary spy podcast. Battle beneath the earth written by joey cavalieri with art by mark texeira. Battle beneath the earth 1967 is a british spy film starring kerwin mathews. Battle beneath the earth is one of a number of movies to be watched in a spirit of nostalgia on a rainy bank holiday when you remember,just for that. In this rabid anticommunist science fiction tract, scientist arnold kramer peter arne convinces the pentagon that the communist chinese are digging a complex series of tunnels from china and beneath the united states, from which they plan to detonate nuclear weapons and destroy the free world. Battle beneath the earth 1967 a chinese general goes berserk and has a system of tunnels dug all the way from china to usa, under the pacific ocean. Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. Marv wolfman plot pencils joe staton inks sal trapani colors gene dangelo letters ben oda.
I came across this book, which i completely forgot that i had bought, in my. Battle beneath the earth 1967 movie posters, earth movie. Original us onesheet poster in good overall condition. Check back each day to see which battles were revealed that day, all the way until christmas day, when the final battles will be revealed. Battle beneath the earth vintage 1967 original full. A stray planet on a collision course with earth instead takes orbit around our blue marble. Blog of zontar the thing from venus extremism in defense of aesthetics is no vice devoted to the intensive study of the most obscure and disreputable cultural. They must do this in superman, batman and wonder womans honor or. Reproduction image size varies based on original poster dimension ratios.
What a great opening few minutes stock footage of beautiful vintage las vegas, a nut laying on the footpath with his ear to the ground telling bystanders i can hear them crawling around down there. Battle beneath the earth is a comic strip, fortunately the bad sets and casting have left it iconic and clean cut enough that it can pass for one in the manner of the 60s batman series or thunderbirds. Battle beneath the earth, which proves a very odd duck, falls into this category, too. Shop battle beneath the earththe ultimate warrior dvd at best buy. Battle beneath the earth the ultimate warrior used on. Full color, 16 pages cover to cover, slick paper stock. Scifi fun with kerwin mathews, viviane ventura, and robert ayres. Captain marvel is trying to divert the falling celestials away from the city and. In whispers under ground, peter grant discovers an underground colony hidden amongst the tube networks, the sewers and the illegal teenage raves of london.
Take a look at comic books for children and teens if youre looking for something that would encourage your child to read more. The movie is complete with people sized pneumatic tubes, underground tanks and trains, hydrosonic farms and white guys pretending to be chinese. It looks great to begin with, but the story appears to be worthier of an episode of jonny quest 19641965 than a feature length film. Because this is a reproduction of an original poster it will feature the same characteristics as the original which can include registration issues, discoloration, etc. Battle beneath the earth directed bymontgomery tully produced by charles reynolds charles f. The battle of the labyrinth 2008, the fourth book in rick riordans percy jackson and the olympians series, revolves around the protagonists attempts to navigate the labyrinth, a confusing, supernatural maze under the united states. With the threat of the final host looming and dead celestials raining from the sky, captain america, iron man and thor race into battle and they are not alone.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comic con new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl. The movie is complete with people sized pneumatic tubes, underground tanks and trains, hydrosonic farms and. In fact, its nothing more than yet another b movie from an era long past that works on little more than a gimmick in this case the chinese tunneling their way to america underneath the pacific and attempting to set up atomic bombs below. In this rabid anticommunist science fiction tract, scientist arnold kramer peter arne convinces the pentagon that the communist chinese are digging a complex. The weirdstone of brisingamens svartalfar live beneath the earth, and the protagonists have to spend some time spelunking through abandoned human mine workings as well. All portions of the grand comics database, except where noted otherwise, are ed by the gcd and are licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 4. His luck quickly changes when its discovered that his bank discovers a substantial money shortage in their books. Of all the things thats come out of my parents attic, this is by far the coolest. Now hope and his large family are forced to take it on the lam. Black panther and doctor strange are in a fierce battle beneath the earth. With kerwin mathews, viviane ventura, robert ayres, peter arne. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for.
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