Which Are Your Favourite 'B' Team Artwork Monster Daybills?

Bruce · June 2024

Maybe if it does well enough someone will consign the incredibly bad one!

HONDO · June 2024

HONDO said:

The original Godzilla Australian daybill currently up for auction with Bruce.

Unfortunately it isn't the favourite crappy re-release RFD 'Incredible Tital Of Terror' tagline fan daybill that everyone seems to like.

I will be interested in seeing how this version fares. Have a feeling it will perform well,

My feeling of this poster performing well is certainly proving to be the case. Of the 102 Australian film posters currently up for auction, Godzilla is currently the number one bid on poster, with a current bid of $210. With a further 5 days and 14 hours remaining it certainly will be interesting to see what the final price will be.

HONDO · July 2024

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The Final price recorded for this poster that has just sold is $385. For a similar designed poster previously auctioned by Bruce the highest price paid being $129 in 2016. A huge increase in price recorded with this latest version.

The following rare and much discussed re-release poster of Godzilla is one that surely if ever offered by Bruce would fetch much more than the just sold original version.

Anyone agree?

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theartofmovieposters · July 2024

Friendly Godzilla? Who wouldn't want that one!

Bruce · July 2024

PLEASE someone send it to me. The suspense of what it would sell for is killing me!

Rick · July 2024

I'm almost tempted to send it over...if i only had a spare!

I can't recall seeing another copy so I don't expect I'd be able to repurchase it.

I know you can't accurately predict, but what do people think it would get?

HONDO · July 2024

Rick said:

I'm almost tempted to send it over...if i only had a spare!
I can't recall seeing another copy so I don't expect I'd be able to repurchase it.
I know you can't accurately predict, but what do people think it would get?

With a number of really serious bidders involved how about a conservative $700.

Hopefully we will get to see a copy turn up at Bruces one day. I am thinking though anyone who may have a copy of this very rare daybill most likely intends to hang on to it.

Have you had your copy for long? Hopefully you managed to purchase it at a reasonable price.

dedeposter · July 2024

I'd pay that.

Rick · July 2024

I don't remember where i got it or how much i paid, but it certainly wasn't $700! I have The Raven and House of Dracula daybills that also got good results at this week's sales, but same problem only one copy.

HONDO · July 2024

Rick said:

I don't remember where i got it or how much i paid, but it certainly wasn't $700! I have The Raven and House of Dracula daybills that also got good results at this week's sales, but same problem only one copy.

The same buyer bought the three posters that you mentioned Rick. I'm sure this buyer would be a strong contender for the Godzilla daybill if one ever appears.

Rick · July 2024

I'd be tempted to break my don't sell only copy policy at $700US!

Bruce · July 2024

Rick said:

I'd be tempted to break my don't sell only copy policy at $700US!

Please consider it more. The result might shock you!

HONDO · July 2024

I wonder how many of the re-release Godzilla daybill in current discussion exist?

HONDO · January 2025

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The Comedy Of Terrors (1963) post November 1971 Roadshow re-issue one sheet poster. Originally released by Regent Films in 1968.

The poster has an error printed on it. The NSC censorship should have been printed as being NRC,

The poster artist certainly used his imagination in designing this poster.

Rick · January 2025

Oh dear. The bottom half is really nice, not sure about the top half.

HONDO · March 3

Due to the current conversation taking place on the Hondo's This And That thread regarding poor artwork I thought that I would re-introduce this thread as it ties in well, and some of our newer members that may not have viewed it.

Rick · March 3

Regarding Godzilla, has anyone ever seen another copy?

HONDO · March 3

Rick said:

Regarding Godzilla, has anyone ever seen another copy?

I found that Bruce once sold a copy of a 1960's re-release copy of a Godzilla daybill in 2003. No vision is available on the website but a 1960's poster has to the Regent re-issue version that you are speaking about. The only poster image I found is the following one from an unknown source, and it doesn't appear to be the same image as the one you have,

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Rick · March 4

I think that's the same as mine.

HONDO · March 5

Rick said:

I think that's the same as mine.

Differences between the two images are as follows.-

The top of the head of Godzilla is blue on one poster and black on the other. Also on one of the posters there ia a small white marking on the chest of Godzilla that doesn't appear on the other copy. Were there perhaps two different printings done?

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HONDO · March 5

I have just noticed the black section under the Raymond Burr name has some of it's edges ever so slightly different on one than on the other. The Suitable Only For Adults censorship rating wording if much more distinct on one copy that the other.

dedeposter · March 5

Sloppy screen printing.

HONDO · March 5

Rick said:

I think that's the same as mine.

Curious to know why you think that is the case Rick?

Rick · March 5

i noticed the blue tinge on Godzilla's head but assumed that was just a printing variation. At least there's another one around.

dedeposter · March 5

I'm assuming they were hand screen printed where they put blobs of paint on a screen and squeegee it onto paper, that would explain the variations, and also allow for small print runs at low expense. Does that sound right? We used to do that at school in art classes.

HONDO · March 5

dedeposter said:

I'm assuming they were hand screen printed where they put blobs of paint on a screen and squeegee it onto paper, that would explain the variations, and also allow for small print runs at low expense. Does that sound right? We used to do that at school in art classes.

Printing of the film poster process isn't a very familiar subject for me, so I cannot comment with anything else.

HONDO · March 5

Rick said:

i noticed the blue tinge on Godzilla's head but assumed that was just a printing variation. At least there's another one around.

Curious to know what happened with the original fold creases on your poster image?

dedeposter · March 5

HONDO said:

dedeposter said:

I'm assuming they were hand screen printed where they put blobs of paint on a screen and squeegee it onto paper, that would explain the variations, and also allow for small print runs at low expense. Does that sound right? We used to do that at school in art classes.
Printing of the film poster process isn't a very familiar subject for me, so I cannot comment with anything else.

Check this video out to see how small screen print runs can be done quickly and cheaply, that could be why there aren't many of these posters around.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj0CRNrRi2I

HONDO · March 6

Checked out the video and now know all about the screen printing process.

My problem here is that the Godzilla poster in question was printed in early 1960's. I have now read on Google that screen printing wasn't a standard practice for poster printing, and didn't commence being used in Australia until the 1970's

dedeposter · March 6

My thought though is that it wasn't a standard printing and could have been done by a smaller company that specialised in hand screen printing. Hand screen printing has been used for centuries.

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