King Kong Magazine Articles

The files below contain the King Kong articles that appeared in each publication. All scans are 300 DPI scans from my collection, unless otherwise noted.

Silver Screen Horror, v46n03, May 1977 Article about movie giants View scans Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2025-07-16
TV Guide, September 16, 1978 Ads for the two-night network premiere View scans Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2025-05-21	Scholastic VOICE, February 10, 1977 Magazine for High School Students Discusses the film and the original film View scans Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2024-12-13
Parade, January 1977 Magazine from Australia Discusses the film and the original film View scans Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2024-11-19	The Australian Women's Weekly, May 19, 1976 Magazine from Australia Brief preview of the film View scans Download PDF Download CBZ Updated 2024-08-12
Starpics, 1977 Magazine from Thailand Multiple articles View scans Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2024-03-29	Observer, December 12, 1976 Oversized UK magazine Brief article with photos View scans Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2024-03-25
Collectables Trader, Sep/Oct 2013 Australian magazine Collectibles article by John Harrison View scans Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2024-03-25	Corrier Boy #8, August 1977 Italian magazine "Mini-poster" View scans Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2024-02-03
Amazing Cinema #3, July-August 1981 Review of the movie View scans Download PDF Download CBZ Contributed by Josh Springtube Added 2024-01-24	Famous Monsters of Filmland #191, March 1983 Dubious "award" View scans Download PDF Download CBZ Contributed by Josh Springtube Added 2024-01-24
Penthouse, April 1977 Review of the movie View scans Download PDF Download CBZ Contributed by Josh Springtube Added 2024-01-24	Starburst #50, October 1982 Article about Rick Baker View scans Download PDF Download CBZ Contributed by Josh Springtube Added 2024-01-24
Take One Magazine, January 1977 Essay View scans Download PDF Download CBZ Contributed by Josh Springtube Added 2024-01-24	Take One Magazine, March 1977 Brief review quotes View scans Download PDF Download CBZ Contributed by Josh Springtube Added 2024-01-24
Circus Magazine, July 21, 1977 Circus ad featuring the King Kong art View scans Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2023-12-20
Film Comment, Volume 13, No 1, January/February 1977 King Kong article View scans Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2023-12-20	HBO Guides, April, May, and June 1978 View scans Added 2023-12-20
Encyclopédie Alpha du CINEMA #17, 1976 King Kong page and back cover View scans Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2023-11-28	Salut! #7, December 1976 King Kong two-page ad and back cover View scans Added 2023-10-26
Publishers Weekly, Four Issues PW coverage of the King Kong Books View scans Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2023-10-04	The Dark Side, Issue 69, October/November 1997 UK magazine "Horror Guide" with Kong films View scans Download PDF Download CBZ Contributed by Lee Davey Added 2023-04-11
Zoom, January/February 1977 French/Belgian weekly magazine View scans (English version, too!) Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2023-03-10	Ciné Revue, January 29, 1976 French/Belgian weekly magazine View scans (English version, too!) Download PDF Download CBZ Updated 2023-03-10
Rolling Stone, January 27, 1977 Jeff Bridges interview and book ad View scans Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2022-12-10	Ciné Revue, December 9, 1976 French/Belgian weekly magazine View scans (English version, too!) Download PDF Download CBZ Updated 2023-03-10
Billboard, December 18, 1976 A two-page ad for the soundtrack album, small articles View scans Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2022-09-08	Billboard, January 15, 1977 An article about Famous Music president Marvin Kane, which includes mentions of the King Kong soundtrack. View scans Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2022-09-08
Star Channel guide, May 1978 (Warner Cable) TV listings for May 1978 View article Photos from an eBay auction Added 2022-08-05	Kinejun, November 1976 (Japan) A preview of the '76 film View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2022-07-30
The House of Hammer #9, June 1977 A history of the '33 and '76 films View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2022-07-22	Nostalgia, October 2018 Polish article about King Kong View article (English version, too!) Updated 2023-03-10
People, December 27, 1976 Brief article about Dino View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2022-06-08	Modern Screen, February 1977 Brief article about Jessica and Kong View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2022-06-08
American Forces Network TV-Guide, February 1977 (German edition) Brief article about Jessica and the film View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2022-05-27	Fiches du Cinema, January 1977 (France) Article about the film using press kit quotes View article (English version, too!) Download PDF Download CBZ Updated 2023-03-10
French Pif gadget double-sided poster Photos by Cinesfx Fred View article Added 2022-05-07	Paris Match, December 17, 1976 French magazine article Scans by Hunter Goatley View article Updated 2022-08-26
L'Express, December 5, 1976 French magazine article Photos by Cinesfx Fred View article Added 2022-05-07	Film Review, February 1977 (UK) Article about the film, an ad for the soundtrack, and an article about Jessica View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2022-04-29
Dynamite, No 28 Article about the film View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2022-04-29	Famous Monsters of Filmland, No 134, May 1977 Article with various people weighing in on the new film View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2022-04-20
Look-in, No 5, January 29, 1977 View article Download PDF Download CBZ Updated 2022-10-25	Showbill, December 1976 Canadian magazine courtesy of MovieMags.com View article Added 2022-04-13
King Kong: Monster Kingdom, Vol 1 No 1 An Australian souvenir magazine for the film View the magazine Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2022-02-18	Film Review, January 1977 A preview article about the film and 1977 calendar View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2022-02-05
Preview, December 1976 A preview article about the film View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2021-12-06	The House of Hammer #8, March/April 1977 A preview article about the film View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2021-11-12
Famous Monsters of Filmland #132, March 1977 A couple of articles about the film View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2021-11-05	Starlog #160, November 1990 Article about John Guillermin View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2021-10-19
Screen - Japan, January 1977 (Japan) 84-page King Kong special with a poster View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2021-09-02	American Cinematographer, January 1977 A PDF of this issue can be downloaded for free from the American Cinematographer website Download the PDF from the AC site Added 2021-08-29
Films and Filming, January 1977 (UK) An brief photo feature and ad View article Download PDF Download CBZ Dave Ballard Added 2021-08-26	Prosthetics, Issue 11, Summer 2018 An interview with Rick Baker View article Download PDF Download CBZ Purchase the magazine Greg Plonowski Added 2021-08-12
Amazing Figure Modeler, Issue 24 An article about a Kong '76 statue View article Download PDF Download CBZ Purchase the magazine Greg Plonowski Added 2021-08-12	Photoplay, March 1977 A interview with Jessica Lange, plus tidbits View article Download PDF Download CBZ Dave Ballard Added 2021-08-11
Paris Match, December 24, 1976 A French article about the giant Kong prop in Paris View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2021-08-09	Family Circle, January 1977 Featured a King Kong Iron-On Transfer! View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2021-08-09
Films Illustrated, February 1977 Reviews of the 1933 and 1976 films View article Download PDF Download CBZ From Dave Ballard Added 2021-08-09	SCARS, June 26, 2012 This magazine is still available for purchase (in both print and as a digital file), so I've only included links to buy it. It's well worth the low cost! You can also preview the entire issue on their site. Purchase Scars
Saga, January 1977 Brief pictorial and centerfold poster View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2021-07-21	American Film, December–January 1977 View article Download PDF Download CBZ
Cinefantastique, Vol 5 No 4, Spring 1977 Typically-snobby negative review View article Download PDF Download CBZ Updated 2025-01-28 Used with permission. Read more about Cinefantastique here.	Reader's Digest, January 1977 Condenses the Time article View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2021-07-16
King of the Monsters, April 1977 View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2021-07-05	Playboy, November 1976 An article about the then-new home video market View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2021-07-11
Films in Review, February 1977 A review by William K. Everson View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2021-06-25	Famous Monsters of Filmland #125 A preview of the film View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2021-06-16
SuperMag, Vol 1 No 2 A children's digest magazine that features an article about Kong, an illustrated centerfold, and puzzles View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2021-06-15	The Official King Kong Poster Magazine View article Download PDF Download CBZ From the Internet Added 2021-06-13
Time, October 25, 1976 View article Download PDF Download CBZ Read the article on Time.com Added 2021-06-12	Argosy, February 1977 View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2021-06-12
People, January 31, 1977 Contains a profile of Jessica Lange. View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2021-06-11	Starlog, Issue 1, August 1976 Contains a story about the dueling Universal and Paramount productions. View article Download PDF Download CBZ From Archive.org Added 2021-06-11
Circus, Issue 137, August 10, 1976 Contains a short article about the film. View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2021-06-09	Enterprise: Special Number Three Contains a short article about the film and a lengthy interview with Rick Baker, featuring a wonderful illustration by Kerry Gammill. The rest of the magazine was devoted to King Kong 1933. View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2021-06-08
Science Fiction Illustrated: 1977 View article Download PDF Download CBZ	Photoplay, February 1977 View article Download PDF Download CBZ
Cinema Retro, Vol 10 Issue 28, 2014 An article about King Kong Cinematographer Richard H. Kline View article Download PDF Download CBZ From Greg Plonowski Purchase issues 28, 32, and 33 of Cinema Retro	Cinema Retro, Vol 11 Issues 32 & 33 2015 View article Download PDF Download CBZ From Greg Plonowski Purchase issues 28, 32, and 33 of Cinema Retro
King Kong, UK Poster Magazine View article Download PDF Download CBZ From Greg Plonowski	Movie Maker, March 1977 View article Download PDF Download CBZ Updated with actual scans 2024-11-19

King Kong Parodies

The files below contain the King Kong articles that appeared in each publication. All scans are 300 DPI scans from my collection, unless otherwise noted. The cover of Cracked is a little rough, but that's what I have....

MAD Magazine, July 1977 "King Korn" by Harry North and Dick De Bartolo "A Mad Look at King Kong" by Sergio Aragones View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2021-06-24	Cracked, March 1977 "King Kung" and "If King Kong Made Guest Appearances on TV" View article Download PDF Download CBZ Added 2021-06-24
German edition of MAD, No 97 Download image Via ebay.de Added 2021-07-18