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Auction History Result 3j0416 KING OF THE CONGO linen 3sh 1952 Cravath art of Buster Crabbe as Mighty Thunda, ultra rare! Date Sold 12/20/2022 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Three-Sheet Movie Poster (3sh; measures 41" x 81" [104 x 206 cm]) (Learn More) King of the Congo ("The Mighty Thunda"), the 1952 Spencer Gordon Bennet (billed as "Spencer Bennet") & Wallace Grissell jungle action adventure fantasy serial ("Crash of Doom!"; "Quest of 'The Strange Mist!"; "Firing squad escape!"; "Based on Adventures of the Dynamic Hero of 'Thunda' Cartoon Magazine"; "A Columbia Super-Serial"; adapted from the comic book character drawn by Frank Frazetta!) starring Buster Crabbe ( in the title role "as Thunda"), Gloria Dea, Leonard Penn, Jack Ingram, Rick Vallin, and Steve Calvert (as the man in the gorilla suit!). Note that in 1948, Steve Calvert bought Ray 'Crash' Corrigan's gorilla costume, which Corrigan had been using in movies since at least 1932. He appeared in 12 movies between 1948 and 1958 as a gorilla wearing Corrigan's costume! NOTE: Click on linked names to see a biography. Artist: Glenn Cravath Important Added Info: Note that first release large posters from this movie are extremely rare. We have never before auctioned a three-sheet from this movie before we were consigned this poster, and we have also never auctioned a six-sheet! What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good. The poster had small paper loss at some crossfolds and some creases, tears, and tiny paper loss on parts of some folds. Overall, the poster was in very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Learn More about condition grades 
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