In this case, it is a son and a daughter! But, either way, it’s more
classics from the Universal Monster vault, this time being the Bride of
Frankenstein and the Creature from the Black Lagoon in Mego-style!
The Universal Monsters Retro Cloth Action Figures Wave 3 stand
8-inches tall, with over 14 points of articulation and authentically
detailed full-cloth outfits, packaged in re-sealable clamshell
packaging…with the Bride in her cloth gown and the Creature all green
and scaly.
Who wouldn’t love that around Halloween?
The Bride of Frankenstein
The Bride of Frankenstein came out in 1935, and was the first sequel to
Frankenstein, and featured most of the same cast, adding
Elsa Lanchester to the cast, as the titular character.
One of the greatest sequels of all time, and a true delight for the
fans of Frankenstein. Sadly, she made no future appearances in the
classic Universal Monster films, though her look and idea has become
iconic…and is a favorite among female horror fans (and the male fans who
adore them!).
Phyllis Diller even took on the role for the 1967 Mad Monster Party (and she was quite the fright!).
The Creature From The Black Lagoon
The Creature from the Black Lagoon was the Gill-man, and the movie came out in 1954, starring
Richard Carlson as David Reed,
Julia Adams as Kay Lawrence (the girl in the poster),
Richard Denning as Mark Williams,
Antonio Moreno as Carl Maia, and
Whit Bissell as Dr. Edwin Thompson, with the Creature being portrayed by
Ricou Browning underwater, and by
Ben Chapman on land. Guess he couldn’t share space like Aquaman does. The film originally came out in 3-D, and had two later sequels,
Revenge of the Creature (which came out in 1955, and had
Clint Eastwood in a small uncredited role as a lab technician, and was also in 3-D, and
Tom Hennesy taking over as the Creature on land), and it’s sequel,
The Creature Walks Among Us, which came out in 1956, and featured
Don Megowan
under the make-up on land (Ricou played the Creature underwater in all
three movies), with none of the scientists, creature hunters or victims
moving on through the movie series…
Though
only in black & white, these movies took advantage of advances in
movie-making, which allowed them to film underwater (and, of course, the
early 3-D process, which, when you donned your special red and blue
lensed glasses, made you feel the action in the movie was coming at
you!). Well, it was early in the process, but it was the beginning of
the idea…and tried to draw more people into the theatres.
With wave one of
Frankenstein and the Wolfman, and wave two with
Dracula and the Mummy, the majority of the early Universal Monsters have
been translated into Mego-like figures. Who will be next? Can we hope
to see the Invisible Man? Dare we dream of the
Phantom of the Opera?
