ALIEN HORROR HAUNTS THE MOORS!

THE MAN FROM PLANET X

Fawcett Movie Comic No. 15

February, 1952

Fawcett Publications

Editor: B.J. Heyman

Art Editor: Al Jetter

Cover: Photo cover

Pages: 36

Cover price: 10 cents

Clump! Clump! Clump! Here comes The Man From Planet X! One of the eeriest, atmospheric science-fiction movies to come out of the 50's was this quirky little gem. It's surprising that it got a comic book adaptation when so many others didn't.

The script is by Otto Binder from the screenplay by Aubrey Wisberg and Jack Pollexfen and the art is by the Golden Age great, Kurt Schaffenberger. The lettering is by Charlotte Jetter who also worked for Charlton, DC and Marvel.

MAN FROM PLANET X PROP REPLICA

Ladies and gentleman, there is indeed, horror to be had in suburbia -- Orange County, CA to be exact. The folks at Monsters in Motion, besides having a brick and mortar storefront (can ya believe that?), have just advertised online a rather unusual item. Offered as a "one-of-a-kind" item, is an original prop replica from the 1951 sci-fi atmospheric creeper, MAN FROM PLANET X. The item is a latex cast mask of the alien's head from the original mold owned by original Monster Kid Bob Burns. The price is $150 and the value is estimated at $400.

From the Monsters In Motion newsletter:

Here is an original mask replica from the 1951 Sci-Fi film The Man From Planet X. Cast from the original mold owned by Bob Burns. The film is about a New York City newspaper reporter flies to a remote island off Scotland, on an invitation from a scientist who is a long-time friend, to cover the news of the approach to earth of a previously-unknown planet, which the scientist has called Planet X. While awaiting the calculated date of it closest approach to Earth, they discover a torpedo-shaped craft in which an agent of Planet X, peacefully disposed, has landed to make preparations for further landings of X-people when the planet reaches its closest proximity to Earth. The scientist's assistant crosses up the friendly visitor, who depends on a tank of X-atmosphere for survival. The Man from Planet X, using a mesmeric ray, captures the scientist, his daughter, the assistant and several townspeople. The mask is in very good condition considering its age. This one of a kind sci-fi movie prop can now be added to your collection. COMES WITH CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY.
Size: About 16 inches tall.
Materials: Thick Latex and Paint