Iconic Monster Toy Art

[fmofmpls]

Bring on your best box art! Here's the target game from the 60s without the spike spots. I cleaned up the artwork this morning using Photoshop and took out the point values as well as the spike hole circles. Enjoy!

BTW, it's also my new avatar.

[Gareee]

I see your frank, and raise you the bride from a few years ago.. photoshopped into a desktop wallpaper for myself..

[Dr.Terror]

Aw man, I'd love a big printable scan of that.    

One of my favorites along with the Hasbro artwork and the Remco dolls.

[Roback]

Let's not forget about the original artwork for the Mego Wolfman box. Beautiful stuff.

[Gasport]

Here's the original Horrorscope box top artwork along with the toy...one of my all time faves.

[mjaycox]

Let's not forget about the original artwork for the Mego Wolfman box. Beautiful stuff.

Hey Robert, if that is the original artwork, how come it looks so different? Was it a first attempt? Do you know?

Best,

Matt

[The Phantom Creep]

I'd have to go with the Aurora Monster kits and the Jaymar puzzles.

[Roback]

Actually Matt, I don't. I was approached a couple of years ago by a very reputable third party who knew me from Megocentral. To make a long story short, he introduced me to the seller and we couldn't agree on a price. Soon after he went ahead and listed it on eBay. If my memory serves me, I think I have more info on the piece buried in old emails. I could do a search to uncover more data if you'd like.

[Barlow]

Wow, I'd kill to have a nice, high-quality scan of the original art for that Mego Wolfman! Awesome!

[roheimiana]

Icons, eh? Well, General, I see your Frankie...



... and I raise you two Frankies!

[toysoldierman2001]

The Frankenstein monster is my all time favorite monster.Dose anyone have a rough idea how many different products of him have been produced over the years? I no this is a tough question
but I'm just curious to see if any of our experts here may no? Thanks in advance.

[Wich2]

Well, it's not from a toy, but it's sure iconic:



Frank Frazetta's original, for a vintage book cover.

-Craig

[mjaycox]

My own personal favorites, both of which I am lucky enough to have in my own collection. The Karloff game I think is the greatest looking of the many Monster board games. The AHI box is for the Jigglers.

Beast witches,

Matt Jaycox

What a box cover!:



How can you go wrong with a hanged man, and a guillotined one?!







Do you, like me, think that AHI used a pic of Paul Naschy as the control art for the Wolf Man on their packaging? There is a poster for "Werewolf vs. The Vampire Women" that uses almost that exact image. It's certainly no Chaney, Jr.

[HARRY HAMMOCK]

I love that Karloff game!!!!!

[Roback]

Fabulous Jiggler box Matt. Have you had it long? Also, I love documenting just where these turn up. For example. one of my Mego WGSH display boxes was found on a shelf in an antique store, filled with stuff. Imagine seeing this on a shelf?   I almost blew a gasket.