Sgt Pepper comic adaptation

It's funny how you can mention something utterly obscure, and then someone offers it up. Yes, when I posted The Sgt Pepper Scrapbook last week, I commented that I wanted the unreleased Marvel Super Special tie-in comic book, thinking there was no way I'd ever get it. That is, until a visitor named Jeff graciously sent me a link... Wow, thank you! So here's the story about this elusive book, as told elsewhere on the internet...


Marvel Super Special was a magazine-sized comic series that ran in the '70s and '80s, usually featuring comic adaptations of new movies. For unknown reasons (most likely because the movie quickly proved to be an overwhelming flop), when it came time to release issue #7, the adaptation of the big-screen version of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the book was completed, but Marvel backed out at the last minute. If any copies were printed, they're presumed to have been destroyed. The comic was allegedly released in France, the Netherlands and Germany in each of their respective languages, but it's an extremely rare occasion when copies surface. Matter of fact, illustrator George Perez commented, that the book is "the rarest piece of George Perez printed artwork you can find."

The big downside to this share is that the text is in French... though I suppose that's not a downside if you're, you know, from France. For anyone who only speaks English (or German, since I'm getting a ton of hits from nerdcore.de) and is familiar with the film -- which is probably more of you than are willing to admit it -- the book's fairly easy to follow through the pics.

Marvel Super Special #7:
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
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Thanks again, Jeff!

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Mystery Men

Got detoured with the scans, but many of you come here for rare music. So here's the 90 track, 2-disc, unreleased score from the 1999 comedy Mystery Men, which was composed by Stephen Warbeck and Shirley Walker. Sorry, no titles on the tracks. Once again, this is a rip that originated elsewhere in cyberspace, but the site where I found it seems to have vanished. Thanks to the original uploader, whoever and wherever you are.

Mystery Men - the complete score
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The Flash Gordon COMIC Book!

When I first posted The Flash Gordon Book a few years ago, nobody seemed to want it. The link died several times before I finally lost all the files in a computer crash. So when I re-scanned and re-posted it a week ago, I wasn't expecting interest to be very high. I was wrong, it's quickly turning out to be one of the most popular non-music shares I've ever offered. Go figure. So here's the second of three tie-in books I have from the film.


This is a 68 page softcover comic book adaptation of the movie, similar to the one I posted for The Black Hole, only unlike that one, the characters look like they actors who played them. I scanned this back in December at 300 dpi, not realizing until after I was finished that it was gonna be just slightly too big for the imagebam galleries and most of the file hosts. But since you guys seem to want Flash now, here he is again!

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You can find the other Flash Gordon book right here! And over at Crosseyed Cyclops, you'll find lots more Flash Gordon, including an issue of Famous Monsters of Filmland with a coverstory on the film!

(I'm really not up to the task of scanning the paperback novel at the moment!)

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100 Sexy Stars of the 20th Century!

Why's Jane being so shy? We already saw 'em in Barbarella and Klute!

Let's see, my most recent posts have included The Brady Bunch Variety Hour, Rocky Horror, The Sound of Music, Return to Oz, The Bee Gees, an Andrew Lloyd Weber musical and a relatively unheralded link to a slew of photos of Flash Gordon flash-ing his God-given lightsaber. Seriously, that's way too much gayness (but at least the Brady girls are hot)! So to compensate, I'm offering something that's not quite like anything you've ever found on my site before...

Cindy tries out for the implant-juggling competition!

Here's a 24 page spread from a decade-old magazine featuring 100 female celebrities from the 20th century, many of whom are baring all for the camera. Didn't remember until it was scanned and uploaded that there was an accompanying text article that was continued later in the book, but oh well. Most of you wouldn't care about that part anyway.

Carroll Baker was so hot she wanted to do herself!

Amongst those who are totally naked or partially nude are Pamela Anderson, Ursula Andress, Carroll Baker, Josephine Baker, Brigitte Bardot, Kim Bassinger, Barbi Benton, Naomi Campbell, Marilyn Chambers, Joan Collins, Joan Crawford(!), Catherine Deneuve, Bo Derek, Angie Dickinson, Diana Dors, Anita Ekberg, Linda Evans, Farrah Fawcett, Jean Harlow, De De Lind, Liv Lindeland, Sophia Loren, Linda Lovelace, Candy Loving, Elle MacPherson, Madonna, Jayne Mansfield, Jenny McCarthy, Patti McGuire, Donna Michelle, Marilyn Monroe, Terry Moore, Lillian Muller, Cynthia Myers, Janet Pilgrim, Paulina Porizkova, Sally Rand, Claudia Schiffer, Stephanie Seymour, Anna Nicole Smith, Dorothy Stratten, Suzanne Somers, Elke Sommer, Christa Speck, Stella Stevens, Sharon Stone, Dorothy Stratten, Cheryl Tiegs, Shannon Tweed, Mamie Van Doren, Raquel Welch, Vanna White, June Wilkinson and Katarina Witt.

Damn, a man could suffocate in those things!

Non-nude pics include Loni Anderson, Theda Bara, Halle Berry, Jacquline Bisset, Clara Bow, Christie Brinkley, Lynda Carter, Marlene Dietrich, Barbara Eden, Greta Garbo, Ava Gardner, Rita Hayworth, Lena Horne, Kathy Ireland, Janet Jackson, Grace Kelly, Hedy Lamarr, Gypsy Rose Lee, Heather Locklear, Gina Lollobrigida, Ann Margret, Mata Hari, Irish McCalla, Evelyn Nesbit, Julie Newmar, Kim Novak, Bettie Page, Dolly Parton, Michelle Pfeiffer, Diana Rigg, Jane Russell, Brooke Shields, Blaze Starr, Lili St. Cyr, Elizabeth Taylor, Gene Tierney, Lana Turner, Mae West, and Fay Wray.

Men who pissed off Lily St. Cyr took a stiletto to the groin.

All in all, it's a great pictorial, but a few of the ladies are fairly obscure today, it's just wrong that they didn't include a picture of Barbara Eden in her Jeannie costume, and it seems rather odd that the queen of cleavage, Elvira, was overlooked altogether, even though she appeared in a pretty well known nude spread. And come on, where's Princess Leia and her gold bikini?!

So Vanna, are vowels the only thing for sale?

Wait a minute. Now that I think of it, this is probably gonna wind up being THE most popular download on my site... which means there's gonna be countless dudes worldwide jerking off while looking at these scans. Damn, that's creepy! How in the hell did I manage to make this share gay too?!

Being a tease is Raquel's greatest talent!

Sex Stars of the Century!
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By clicking the links, you're certifying that you're at least 18 years of age.

(Sorry, felt the need to cover my ass. Er, I mean... Wow, the gaiety never ends!)

Now "Grab your dick and double-click for porn, porn, porn!"

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Love to Love You Bradys... the website!

You've seen the show (or at least the numerous You Tube videos), downloaded the music, and now it's time to experience the website, which gives a glimpse of the forthcoming book about "The Brady Bunch Variety Hour!"


That's right, in case you missed my previous plugs, Susan Olsen (aka Cindy Brady), pop-culture historian (and all-around jack of all trades) Ted Nichelson and art director/'Bradyologist' Lisa Sutton have collaborated on "Love to Love You Bradys," a forthcoming coffee table book which will be released in September by ECW Press.

Posing the question, "How does America's favorite TV family end up in history's worst show?," the book features over 80 exclusive interviews with cast, crew, and production staff including the Brady Bunch, Sherwood and Lloyd Schwartz, Sid and Marty Krofft, Bruce Vilanch, Rip Taylor, and Paul Shaffer, as well as tons of rare and never before seen photos! And as one can clearly see by reading the excerpts on the new site, the seemingly drug-induced madness that appeared on screen was not at all representative of the behind the scenes goings-on of the show!

A grand total of 9 episodes of "The Brady Bunch Hour" were filmed which aired over a span of 7 months from 1976-1977, but thanks to the endless popularity of the original series (as well as memorable spoofs on episodes of "That '70s Show" and "The Simpsons" and reruns of a few episodes on Nick at Nite and TV Land), the variety show has become legen-dary for its general tackiness and depravity, as well as for the extroverted but mostly disliked "Fake Jan" (Geri Reischl, whom I personally adore). Although small sections devoted to the variety show were featured in several books about The Brady Bunch and Sid & Marty Krofft, the information was minimal (and incomplete in one instance). "Love to Love You Bradys: The Bizarre Story of the Brady Bunch Variety Hour" is the most complete reference ever produced about this series!

And the new website has a REALLY groovy bonus -- each page includes a different piece of the show's musical score, which you won't find in the audio rips that I've offered on this site. So I'll shut up now and let you go check it out!!

Click here to visit

LOVE TO LOVE YOU BRADYS!

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Jesus Christ Superstar!

In 1994, Ted Neely (Jesus Christ) and Carl Anderson (Judas Iscariot) reprised their roles of from the film JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR on the stage. Taking the role of Mary Magdalene was Syreeta Wright, a singer who was best known as Stevie Wonder's collaborator. Unfortunately, I got to see her understudy... but Anderson and Neely more than made up for it! Anderson was particularly electrifying live. Anyway, here's the souvenir program from the show!

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The Sgt. Pepper Scrapbook!

I don't care what anyone says -- in my mind, Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is one of the greatest movies of all time! It's like a live-action comic book. Punctuated with (mostly) great covers of some of the Beatles' greatest songs, the movie features breathtaking visuals (at their correct widescreen aspect ratio), an awesomely elaborate production design and tons of 70s music superstars. And where else are you gonna see George Burns and two little girls singing a song about shooting up? And Alice Cooper growling the Beatles' most serene song? And the Bee Gees gleefully bidding farewell to their film careers? And Steven Tyler being killed by Peter Frampton?(!) And Tina Turner singing alongside a clueless Carol Channing, who has absolutely no idea what the words are? See. You can't name another movie with all this excitement! That'd probably explain why the movie was a ginormous hit in Poland!


Seriously, it's a terrible movie, but that's kind of the point -- it oozes with charm as the glossy, big-budget, all-star campfest that it is. In theory, Sgt. Pepper sounded like a good idea as a movie, but ultimately the film was blamed for ruining the careers of nearly everyone involved (both temporarily and permanently), from the singers and actors to powerhouse music/movie producer Robert Stigwood. And the film even holds the distinction of having a tie-in comic book adaptation that was never released, thus screwing up the numbering of all subsequent issues of Marvel Super Special.


Anyhow, here's "The Official Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Scrapbook" by producers Robert Stigwood and Dee Anthony. It's a fluffy, photo-filled remembrance book that rather conveniently omits any and all information about production problems (the original director was fired, the Bee Gees begged to be let out of their contracts, the film's dialogue was scrapped because the actors couldn't fake American accents, Alice Cooper had to take a brief leave of absence from a mental institution to film his scene, etc.). Still, the book does offer some inisght to the production, and movie fans can see the Sgt Pepper crew erecting new portions of the iconic town square which went on to be used in now classic films like Gremlins, Back to the Future and Escape From L.A.

The Official Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Scrapbook

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UPDATE: Now you can snag a copy of the comic book adaptation of the film right here!

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For more information about the film, make sure to check out the Sgt. Pepper the Movie fan site! Unfortunately, the site's not been updated in a million years, but there's still tons of photos and information.

MENTAL HEALTH ADVISORY! If after viewing the film, you get the sudden urge to: engage in kinky bondage games with George Burns, use hot air balloons as your preferred mode of transportation, slip Rohypnol in Peter Frampton's drink, whack the elderly on the head with a silver hammer, or suddenly break into a choreographed song and dance routine in public, seek the advice of an evil rock band immediately! Side effects may include hallucinations that mannequins, weathervanes and/or people on billboards have come to life and/or spontaneously breaking into choreographed song and dance routines in public. Offer null and void in Pepperland and surrounding seas. Heartland residents add 102% sales tax, payable to Mr. Mustard.

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The Schlocky Horror Picture Show!

What happens when you drop Sylvester Stallone at a remote castle in the middle of the night? You get "The Schlocky Horror Picture Show!" Yes, this demented send-up blends characters from ROCKY and ROCKY HORROR with other various oddballs, such as possessed Good Guy doll Chucky, King Kong and Star Trek's Dr. Spock! This comic appeared in the May 1991 issue of "Cracked" magazine.

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What ever happened to Fay Wray?
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The Hills are alive... with the sound of Osmonds

If it's something weird, cheesy and obscure, regulars should know that it's Skeeter the evil lawn gnome at work... and he's been nagging me to get this one uploaded for weeks! Here's the program for Marie Osmond's stab at The Sound of Music!


Yep, Donny's other half (wait, that's not right...) starred in a stage production of the classic play in 1994/1995, opposite stage great Laurence Guittard (A Little Night Music). I'm not particularly a swooning Osmond fan, but from what I remember, Marie did a more than adequate job filling out Mary Martin/Julie Andrews' habit... and she seemed much better suited for The Sound of Music than The King and I, which she starred in a few years later (thought I had a program for that one too, but can't find it... and now that I think of it, could I possibly be any gayer?!).


So, as stated before, here's the souvenir program from the performance. Unfortunately nearly every film and theatre program I own is a half inch bigger than the face of my scanner (which is why I haven't offered more programs), but there's not too much cropped out of these scans. And I know if Skeeter's pushing me to get something uploaded, somebody out there must surely want it. Right?

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Lions and Dinosaurs and Wheelers, oh my!

From Walt's death until the mid-80s, Disney kept pumping money into countless films that weren't garnering much in the way of returns. Although they were considered financial disasters, there's no denying that many were truly unique, and most from that era have developed monstrous cult followings. At the tail end of those pre-Michael Eisner days, the studio gave the green-light to two highly ambitious bombs: RETURN TO OZ and BABY: SECRET OF THE LOST LEGEND. This classic issue of Cinefex Magazine chronicles the making of both films, and is filled with tons of rare, behind the scenes photos.


The road back to Oz was even more jagged than the decaying yellow brick road. The article delves a little into the history of Oz in print and on film, it tells of the origins of RETURN TO OZ, budget cuts, dropped sequences, on-set problems and George Lucas's ties to the movie. The real meat of this in-depth, 41 page article, however, is how each of the film's unique characters were brought to life. Perhaps most interesting is Tik-Tok the stubby mechanical man, who was maneuvered by a full-sized contortionist housed inside the armature.


BABY: SECRET OF THE LOST LEGEND underwent it's own set of problems. The 27 page article on the making of BABY mostly deals with the mechanics of bringing a believable, practical dinosaur to life. Quipped director Bill Norton: "Baby was a wonderful creature who occasionally was a bit of a bitch."

Cinefex #22

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And just cuz I know someone's gonna wind up asking, you can snag the long out of print score for RETURN TO OZ at Scoredaddy's! A couple years ago, I typed out a different vintage article about the film for my Movie Junk site, and make sure to check out the film's fan site for more information about the return trip than one could imagine (including unseen delted footage and the rarely seen making-of documentary video)! BABY received a limited edition CD release in 2008 (the 3000 discs sold out in a single day), but I can't find a working download anywhere at the moment.

And remember! When visiting Princess Mombi's palace, please be aware that there may dual meanings to the term "giving head."

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The Flash Gordon Book!

You've asked for it, so here it is again, the very first book I offered on the site way back in November 2006. Yes, it's Flash (Ahh-ahhhh!) Gordon! If you hadn't guessed, The Flash Gordon Book is a tie-in storybook of the cheesball 1980 film, which was a ginormous flop here in the USA. And like many great American flops, it was a big hit elsewhere in the world and now has a much deserved cult following worldwide! And for those who've wondered JUST how big a dork I am, I've had the original theatrical poster hanging everywhere I've lived since I was 16. Between that and my Cryptkeeper and Planet of the Apes busts, it's probably no coincidence that I never get laid.


The text in this book remains pretty faithful to the finished print of the film, and it's loaded with tons of groovy color pics of Sam J. Jones, Max Von Sydow, Timothy Dalton, Richard O'Brien, Ornella Muti, Melody Anderson and the rest of the cast!

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UPDATE! Now you can download the Flash Gordon comic book adaptation too!

And remember! When visiting the planet Mongo, make sure to keep your arms and legs inside the vehicle at all times. Decapitation may occur. And if you run into a wimpy blonde guy who calls himself Ming and has a creepy droid sidekick named Rankol, be very afraid! You just might find yourself hopelessly addicted to horrendously mindless drivel for 21 weeks. Decapitation is more humane.

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Frauds!

There's a handful of movies that I go out of my way to point out to people with a warped sense of humor, and the mostly ignored, should-be-a-cult-classic 1993 flick FRAUDS ("a film about fun, foul play and a bastard called Roland") is ALWAYS on that list. The story involves a young couple (Hugo Weaving, Josephine Byrnes) who are the victims of a bizarre robbery and subsequently have their lives turned inside out by utterly demented insurance agent Roland Copping (Phil Collins), a juvenile weirdo who likes to toy with his acquaintances, both figuratively and literally. As the story unfolds, the twists become weirder and the games become more elaborate, culminating in one of the most deranged finales it's ever been my pleasure to witness. And for the record, I want to live in Roland's house. Here's the trailer:

Written and directed by Stephan Elliott (who again cast Weaving in his next film, the infinitely more successful THE ADVENTURES OF PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT), the film features colorful, elaborate visuals that contrast the coal-black depravity of the story, bizarre, overblown sets, fantastic performances from all three leads (regardless of what anyone says about him, Collins earned my respect here) and an epic score by Guy Gross. The movie's got some flaws too -- mainly that the tone shifts sporadically several times -- but it's still a helluva lot of fun. Unfortunately, the film came and went without fanfare and has yet to be released on DVD in most parts of the world -- and the soundtrack was only released in Australia, where it's been out of print for years and sells for outrageous prices.

Yep, you guessed it -- now you can save yourself 60 Australian dollars! Here's the incredibly hard to find soundtrack for the film, featuring Gross's score and Marcia Hines' rendition of "I've Got You Under My Skin!" 320 rip, complete with scans of the covers. I probably should've included Herb Alpert's "Tijuana Taxi," but it's not hard to find elsewhere. And no, Collins didn't perform any songs for the film (though he did lipsynch to Hines a couple times).

Frauds Soundtrack
Composed by Guy Gross

01. Roland's Suite
02. I've Got You Under My Skin - Marcia Hines and the Bob Coassin's Big Band
03. Waterfall
04. Beth
05. Jonathan
06. Burglary
07. Nightmare
08. Accusation
09. Confession
10. Christmas Vomit
11. House of Games
12. Roland's Bedroom
13. Toyland
14. The Game Begins
15. Roland Turns
16. Matthew
17. Finale
18. Roland's Toy Piano

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And you can download the complete film right here!

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Hey Joe, don't it make you want to go to war?

Before directing such classics as ROCKY, THE KARATE KID and FOR KEEPS? (emphasis on the question mark), John G. Avildsen directed JOE, a controversial film made at the tail-end of the hippie movement which was penned by Norman Wexler, who went on to write SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, STAYING ALIVE and SERPICO. Wow, that's a very strange combination of films.


JOE starred Peter Boyle (YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN, "Everybody Loves Raymond") as the titular character, a blatant bigot who winds up involved in a plot to murder hippies. And one of the hippies just happens to be Susan Sarandon in her first role... which includes a memorable (for all the wrong reasons) nude scene mere moments into the film. Yep, I thrive on the culty and thoroughly bizarre, and this film has all of those bases covered! Allegedly Peter Boyle wasn't expecting audiences to root for his character and, as a result of their reaction, he turned down roles in many subsequent hit films that glorified violence.


So here's the soundtrack album, with music by Bobby Scott, Exuma and Jerry Butler. There's a wide array of styles here, ranging from lounge and big band to psych and folk and beyond. The album opens and closes with "Where Are You Goin'?;" both versions are identical, so I omitted one. And it should be noted that "Hey Joe" is NOT the same song that was popularized by artists like Jimi Hendrix, Cher and Johnny Rivers.



01. Where Are You Going - Jerry Butler
02. The Expiration of Frank - Bobby Scott
03. You Can Fly - Jerry Butler
04. Hey Joe - Dean Michaels
05. Compton's Hangout - Bobby Scott
06. You Don't Know What's Going On - Exuma
07. It's a Crock - Bobby Scott
08. When in Rome - Bobby Scott
09. Send the Hippies to Hell - Bobby Scott

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