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2026-09-04
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Thanks to a Japanese eBay seller, I've added fifteen more
cards to the Japanese trading cards page.
All but two of the forty-eight cards can now be viewed there, along
with English translations of the backs of the cards.
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Thanks to another eBay seller, I've been able to add photos of the cover,
ad, and article about King Kong that appeared in the December 20, 1976,
issue of Time.
You can view the photos on the
eBay Magazine Covers page.
Time, December 20, 1976
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2026-09-03
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I just acquired something I hadn't seen before: a promotional bookmark
for the U.S. Pocket Books paperback book The Creation of King Kong.
I've added scans of it to the Books page.
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I've added two more magazine covers (Sounds and Time) to the
bottom of the
eBay Magazine Covers page. Both covers
featured the Berkey art (or a parody of it), but neither magazine actually
had an article about the movie.
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2026-08-27
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I've added a poster from Finland, another poster from Spain, and an
ultimately-unused poster from India to the
King Kong 1976 Posters page.
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I've also added a poster from Croatia for the Toho film King Kong Escapes.
This poster "borrows" the Kong from the Berkey poster! You can
find it at the bottom of the
King Kong 1976 Posters page.
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2026-08-08
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I've added seven more newspaper clippings from 1976 and 1977 to the
Newspaper Articles page.
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2026-07-27
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I recently discovered a five-page article about King Kong in the first
issue of Fantasy Film Journal (Winter 1977–1978). I've scanned
the article and added it to the
Magazine Articles page. PDF and CBZ files are
available, too.
Fantasy Film Journal #1
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2026-07-18
2026-07-15
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I've added more international posters to the
Posters page. Posters from these countries
have been added:
- France
- Spain
- Norway
- Sweden
- Turkey
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I've added more international VHS releases to the
Home Video Releases page. VHS releases from these countries
have been added:
- France (two)
- Brazil
- Finland (four!)
- UK
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I've added more international DVD releases to the
Home Video Releases page. DVD releases from these countries
have been added:
- Japan (five)
- Italy
- U.S.
- Spain
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2026-07-13
2026-07-09
2026-07-08
2026-06-24
2026-06-11
2026-06-04
2026-06-03
2026-05-23
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Photos of Mexican Disc Cards made by Bali in 1976 have been added to the
It Came from eBay! page. The cards featured beautiful
color images from the film. Today is the first time I've heard about these.
Mexican Disc Cards by Bali
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2026-05-14
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Issue 3 of the magazine Closeup was devoted to King Kong, and it
included an extensive interview with Rick Baker about King Kong
that was conducted by Craig Reardon. This is easily the best and most
comprehensive interview with Rick about King Kong that I've ever
seen.
Scans of the interview (as well as CBZ and PDF formats) have been added to the
Magazine Articles page.
Closeup #3 (1977)
Thanks to the heads-up from
Jim McPherson,
who has worked with Rick Baker on several projects!
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2026-05-12
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Three more newspaper articles from December 29, 1976, have been added to the
Newspaper Articles page.
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2026-05-03
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Thanks to Greg Champy, you can download wallpaper for your computer screen
based on the trading cards wrapper.
Greg also created a high-res version of the art used on the Deka plastic cup.
Art from Greg Champy
Thanks, Greg!
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2026-04-27
2026-04-26
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I discovered that two Tumblr users had posted lobby cards from Hungary and
Spain to Tumblr. I've gathered them together and added them to the
Lobby Cards page.
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I added a Hungarian DVD cover and a Turkish
VHS box to the Home Video Releases
page. I found these on the 'net a long time ago.
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2026-04-25
2026-04-21
2026-04-19
2026-04-02
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Several international posters have been added to the
Posters page. They include posters from Italy,
Egypt, Romania, and Thailand.
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Several magazine covers highlighting King Kong have been added to
the site. These came from eBay auctions that I was unable or unwilling
to purchase.
Magazine Covers
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2026-03-05
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Another Japanese figure
has been added to the It Came from eBay! page.
Japanese Figure
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I've added a photograph of Muhammad Ali with the Kong maquette to the
Dino's Maquette gifts page. This photo was taken
on September 26, 1976, at NBC's The Big Party, part of NBC's Big
Event, a multi-day programming block that included a screening of
Earthquake and a preview of King Kong.
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2026-01-10
2026-01-08
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A recent eBay auction of the King Kong cards released by Allen &
Regina in New Zealand revealed something I didn't know: the images on the backs
of the cards are black and white. I've added the auction photos of the cards
to the Collectible Cards page.
Allen & Regina cards from New Zealand
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Note:
The files and images on this site are made available as a reference for fans.
Most of these items have not been commercially available for 45 years or more,
if they were ever commercially available, and no profit is derived from this
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Hunter's King Kong 1976 Archive
I was eleven years old when the first teaser poster for Dino Del Laurentiis's
King Kong was released, and I was immediately hooked. I had seen the 1933
film and loved it, and I was intrigued by the image on that first teaser.
When the film was released on December 17, 1976, I went to see it, and it has
been one of favorite films of all time every since. I've collected various
King Kong 1976 items my whole life, and I finally decided the time
was right to share my collection with others who love this film.
For now, everything on this site comes from my personal collection, except
where noted. My friend Greg Plonowski has already contributed a couple of
great magazine scans.
Now I hear the chant: Kong! Kong! Kong! Enjoy your visit!
Hunter Goatley
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