Gary Gerani

Topps Company Staff

Planet of the Apes

Lucasfilm LTD

Robert V. Conte

The Topps Company

Includes package of trading cards attached to page three of cover.

The Original Topps Trading Card Series, Volume One

Star Wars

Every fan plays the game...what's the best movie of all time, the second best, and did my favorite make it into the "Top 100"? Fantastic Press proudly launches an exciting new series of gift books that colorfully explore popular motion picture genres, reviewing and ranking the best each genre has to offer. With imaginative, full-color layouts and a sense of spirited fun, each book in this custom-designed series begins with coverage of Movie #100, then suspensefully "ascends" to the Number One choice! Along the way, avid readers are treated to rare photos and posters, priceless information, and never-before published cultural artifacts. For the first Fantastic Press offering, it's horror against horror in the ultimate scary movie match-up. Screenwriter/film historian Gary (Pumpkinhead) Gerani presents and evaluates the cinema's most celebrated shockers, from silent classics to today's gleefully audacious gorefests. This super-colorful overview contains over 600 rare visuals, and features a brand-new introduction by celebrated horror movie director Roger Corman.

Top 100 Horror Movies

Richard A. Ekstedt

On March 3, 1969, audiences were captivated by the television "COLOR" broadcast of an intelligent, erotic, stunning motion picture, from Universal MCA and NBC TV. Doctor David Sorell, Psychiatrist, investigates the story of a young tortured woman; bedeviled, seduced, and violated; being pulled over to the lip of Hell. How can you fight the unreal? The unseen The unbelievable "Broadcast once - Then... gone! The first made-for-televison horror film... As if blown away by a demon wind in the night, this intriguing teleplay has vanished! Forgotten by most and now only a speculative memory from another era!! In this book, you will read, you will bring back the memory and the story that once was!! Between these pages, it lives again!!! Rakashi lives yet again!!!!

Fear No Evil

The Rakashi File

Lucasfilm Lucasfilm Ltd

In 1980, following the success of Star Wars (1977) and five tie-in trading card series based on the blockbuster film, Topps released three new series of collectible bubble gum cards to coincide with the release of The Empire Strikes Back. Now, for the first time, all 352 cards and 88 stickers are reprinted in a single deluxe volume. Reproducing the fronts and backs of each card, this collection includes character pro­files, story cards, movie facts, quotes, trivia, and puzzles featuring beloved characters and scenes from The Empire Strikes Back. Also included are four bonus trading cards, the Photo Card series, rare promotional images, and an introduction and commentary by Gary Gerani, the original editor of Topps's Star Wars series. Images courtesy of the Robert V. Conte Collection.

The Empire Strikes Back: the Original Topps Trading Card Series

Topps Company

Lucasfilm, Ltd

Ten years after the release of Return of the Jedi, the Topps Company reintro­duced the Star Wars universe to collectors with a series of trading cards. Illustrated by the biggest names in science fiction, fantasy, and comics--including Kyle Baker, Moebius, Jon J Muth, William Stout, and Walter Simonson--George Lucas's galaxy is reinterpreted in each artist's style, portraying favorite characters, re-creating classic moments, and even inventing new scenes the illustrators always wanted to see. These trading-card images became instant fan favorites and the benchmark for visual reinter­pretations of Star Wars to come. For the first time, this collection showcases the complete New Visions series; rare promotional images; an introduction and commentary by Gary Gerani; and an afterword by Drew Struzan, and cover art by Boris Vallejo. Images courtesy of the Robert V. Conte Collection.

The Original Topps Trading Card Series

Star Wars Galaxy

Alex Sanchez

Stuart Sayger

An untold story from the greatest vampire story ever written, Bram Stoker's Death Ship explores the harrowing, nightmarish sea voyage from Transylvania to England. One by one, the terrified crewmembers of the Russian schooner Demeter vanish, victims of the unearthly lifeform that lies comatose in the ship's hold during daylight hours. Only Demeter's seasoned captain, a proud man of the sea, remains to confront the voracious monster that has preyed upon his crew by moonlight...

Gary Gerani

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