Santa claus conquers the martians public domain movies. Martians worried their kids arent happy try to bring santa to mars. The martians kidnap santa claus because there is nobody on mars to give their. Old christmas ads part 2 ed emshwillers galaxy christmas covers. Dec 20, 2015 produced by dell as a comic book storyteller companion piece to the 1964 childrens film, this is a recording of the original golden record with the instructions to flip over the record deleted. Probably why its one of my favorite mst3k episodes. Christmas comicbook covers part 2 the guns of saint nicolas. Comic only originally came with book and record set slp 170.
The biggest, most brightlywrapped gift under the colorful christmas tree is a new digital restoration of the unforgettable 1964 bmovie santa claus conquers the martians, best known as the screen. Dec 20, 2010 santa claus conquers the martians is a 1964 film in which santa claus does not conquer martians. Santa claus conquers the martians daves comic heroes blog. Santa claus conquers the martians is a 1964 american science fiction comedy film directed by. Dec 25, 2014 more christmas comic book shenanigans here with dells adaptation of the yuletide classic santa claus conquers the martians f. Santa claus conquers the martians is a 1964 film in which santa claus does not conquer martians. Santa claus conquers the martians also titled santa claus defeats the aliens is a 1964 science fiction film originally a childrens book in which martians, trying to cure the malaise of their children, kidnap the santa claus and a couple of earth kids that got mixed up in the plot and take him to mars to create the first martian christmas.
Santa claus conquers the martians atop the fourth wall. What is your santa claus conquers the martians movie classic comic book worth. Dell also issued a comic book storyteller record album to be played in conjunction with reading the comic book. This edit will also create new pages on comic vine for. Santa claus conquers the martians is a 1964 american science fiction horror comedy film directed by nicholas webster, written by paul l. Santa claus conquers the martians also titled santa claus defeats the aliens is a 1964 science fiction film originally a childrens book in which martians, trying to cure the malaise of their children, kidnap the santa claus and a couple of earth kids that got mixed up in the plot and take him to mars to create the first martian christmas santa takes the whole thing.
After working as a child actress on broadway, in regional theater, and in the film santa claus conquers the martians 1964, she came to national attention in 1981 when, following her starring role in the highly criticized butterfly, she won a golden globe award as new star of the year. The biggest, most brightlywrapped gift under the colorful christmas tree is a new digital restoration of the unforgettable 1964 bmovie santa claus. Santa claus conquers the martians awful movies wiki. Said guy is the truly irritating martian, dropo, who, in one scene, is tickled by another martian, chief kimar, using a tickle ray. This is a novelization of the classic christmas movie, santa claus conquers the martians, published 41 years after the movie came out. In this episode, linkara looks at a christmas comic featuring the epic war between santa claus and mars. Dec 19, 2016 yes, youve heard it all when you realize that they made of movie called santa claus conquers the martians. Santa claus conquers the martians a cheesy movie but so much amusement value. Santa claus conquers the martians comic books for sale online. Pencil ink comic book artists blog 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s. This is definitely a case of being lost in translation. Its a dumb film with horrible special effects, terrible music, and this guy. Santa claus conquers the martians has been named one of the worst films ever.
Its one of those bmovie classics that are so bad that theyre great. Globesemmyssan diego comicconnew york comicconsundance film. Santa claus conquers the martians movie facts mental floss. Its almost mint with very little browning and a very crisp spine. A 1966 dell comic book, santa claus conquers the martians. 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. The album was voiced by dan ocko, ann delugg, ralph bell, and features the films theme song, hooray for santa claus. But, did you know that they made a comic book based on that movie. Because all the martian boys and girls have been exceptionally good this year and deserve deathrays all around. In honor of christmas, i give you santa claus conquers the martians. If you use the add to want list tab to add this issue. Definitely qualifies for the so bad its good sweepstakes.
Santa claus conquers the martians is a 1964 american science fiction comedy film directed by nicholas webster, produced and written by paul l. Pia zadora born may 4, 1954 is an american actress and singer. Let that sink in for a momentoh and here is one more thing. You know, just your typical heartwarming holiday story. Santa clause conquers the martians internet archive. Santa claus conquers the martians also titled santa claus defeats the aliens is a 1964 science fiction film originally a childrens book in which martians, trying to cure the malaise of their children, kidnap the santa claus and a couple of earth kids that got mixed up. Values of santa claus conquers the martians movie classic. After working as a child actress on broadway, in regional theater, and in the film santa claus conquers the martians 1964, she came to national attention in 1981 when, following her starring role in the highly criticized butterfly, she won a golden globe award as new star of the. Find the value of the dell comic santa claus conquers the martians movie classic volume 1. Jacobson based on a story by glenville mareth, stars john call as santa claus, and features an eightyearold pia zadora as one of the martian children. Scctm is a bizarre cocktail of american excitement about the space program, a warning against watching too much television, and loving santa. I stumbled upon this heaping pile of garbage by googling, worst holiday movies ever, and props to netflix for actually having it available so that i could torture myself for 81 excruciating minutes. Santa is a magnificent bastard that knows exactly whats going on the whole time and plays along just for laughs or its all a plan to conquer the martians by leaving dropo in charge of christmas.
Imagine seeing santa claus conquers the martians in a kiddie matinee every christmas while not nearly as insane as the mexican import santa claus released on bluray by vci last year, martians still manages to boggle the mind in its scant 81minute running time. He even gets interviewed on the news by some idiot freezing his ass off at the north pole but still manages to crack bad jokes. Jacobson based on a story by glenville mareth, starring john call as santa claus, and featuring an eightyearold pia zadora as one of the martian children. Benito cereno, james harren and ed brissons santa claus vs. Five thoroughly bizarre, demented christmas movies to. Produced by dell as a comic book storyteller companion piece to the 1964 childrens film, this is a recording of the original golden record with the instructions to flip over the record deleted. Santa claus conquers the martians channel awesome fandom. In 1964, the classic bmovie santa claus conquers the martians was released, and the world has never been the same. I had seen photos of this 1965 comic book adaptation before online. The martians is a book ive been looking forward to ever since it was first announced. Just in comic book form, the things that make santa claus conquers the martians dont convert over very well on the writtenillustrated page. Science fair quality sets, dgrade community theater costumes, dialogue so wooden you could carve a cup out. But did you know that there was also a comic book and record adaptation.
On the left lower side what appears to be a chip is actually not. In the world of santa claus conquers the martians, santa claus is as real as you and me. This book is about as good as a novelization of santa claus conquers the martians can be. The cover of the promotional comic book for santa claus conquers the martians. This alternate cover comic book has no issue number and no price. Very fine condition with just some slight bending in the lower right tip. Yes, youve heard it all when you realize that they made of movie called santa claus conquers the martians. Beware, you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits.
Another internet rest stop for scans of various comic books, magazines. And i agree, as cheap as santa claus conquers the martians was in almost every way, its actually not that bad if you just want to sit back and have a silly movie at christmas. Santa claus conquers the martians volume comic vine. Santa claus conquers the martians has been deservedlycalled one of the weirdest movies ever made. Santa claus conquers the martians comic books all regular issues are out of stock. Welcome to atop the fourth wall, where bad comics burn. Netflixs plot synopsis reads, the martians are irked that their children spend so much time watching tv shows from earth about santa claus, so they decide to capture mr.
For some, its a christmas story, others hold its a wonderful life dear to their hearts. In a movie not known for good acting, many have cited john calls portrayal as santa claus as the best acted moments of the film, citing he captured the energy and essence of santa perfectly. Mst3k 321 santa claus conquers the martians mst3k fandom. Vintage original 1960s dell comic book for the cult classic santa claus conquers the martians. This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format. Considering that i love the movie and i collect holiday. That light area is in the image and on all comics of this title. Santa claus conquers the martians pop culture wiki fandom. The book follows the plot of the movie exactly, but with little asides where girmar acknowledges the silliness of some aspects of the movie. Christmas comicbook covers part 3 christmas comicbook covers part 4 space age santa claus 20 361. Apr 29, 2011 santa claus conquers the martians dell comics why should i wait until the christmas season to share this piece ocrap with you. Martians abduct santa claus and two earth children in an attempt to bring joy to the children of mars.
Without further ado, i present to you the very campy, utterly ridiculous, and mindnumbingly awful santa claus conquers the martians. Jacobson based on a story by glenville mareth, starring john call as santa claus, and featuring an eight. Santa claus conquers the martians comicbook saved from the. Dell did, in march, 1966, with this photo cover with an image taken from the 1964 movie, and interior art by bob jenney, based on the story that paul l. A single issue comic book adaptation of the film was published by dell comics. Still it has somehow struck a cord in the sentimental hearts of. There wasnt a novelization of the movie at the time it came out, but there was a comic book adaptation. While on earth, they kidnap two lively children that lead the group of martians to the north pole and santa. Santa claus conquers the martians comic books for sale. The bots pore over expensive christmas catalogs and tell joel what they want for christmas. A single issue comic book adaptation of the film was published by dell comics in march 1966. Santa claus conquers martians dell comic book very fine.
Santa claus conquers the martians dell comics cbsi comics. Santa claus conquers the martians all the tropes wiki. History for filmsantaclausconquersthemartians tv tropes. This movie has been considered one of the worst movies of all time, but now has a. But i had never seen a copy in person until just this past spring. Every family has a favorite film to gather around the tv and experience during the holiday season. The 40 years later aspect allows girmar to make references to people like larry king and david bowie in the asides. Jacobson wrote for the movie based on the original story that. Produced by dell as a comic book storyteller companion piece to the 1964 childrens film, this is a recording of the original gol. Oh my goddid i just say that too i think i had too much eggnog. Dec 23, 2017 im very glad this is a part of my collection. Santa claus conquers the martians is a 1964 science fiction film that regularly.
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