Here’s a little wallpaper composite I threw together a few years ago with various scenes from the Fritz Land sci-fi classic Metropolis
Domino Lady Illustrations, 1936
Interior art of the Domino Lady by Paul Jepsen (1909-1987)
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A Mystery of Mysteries
On the tombstone, with upraised arms and rage in every feature, towered the terrific for of Spring-Heeled Jack. Freezer and Links stood transfixed; their ghastly burden slipped slowly to the grass, but they remained gaping, terror-struck. Vengeance had fallen!
Spring-Heeled Jack, 1904, issue #2
Underground Cities, 1934
SAFE from bomb attacks, free from disease and changing temperatures, living in cities a mile beneath the surface of the earth, such is the dream of science for the man of the future, a not impractical dream which may doom the towers of Manhattan and every other large city to destruction… (Modern Mechanix, July, 1934)
The Batwoman, 1968
Maura Monti during the filming of the Mexican film “La Mujer Murcielago” (“The Batwoman”)
Frankencoffee
Boris Karloff taking a break during the filming of “Bride of Frankenstein”, 1935
Guilty… As Charged
Anita Page, dressed as a police officer… 1920s
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Mr. Skygack and the Talking Machine
Seattle Star, Oct. 18, 1907
Listened for some time to wonderful talking machine ~~ Throws of very disagreeable smell ~~ See no practical use for the contrivance ~~ Noticed one wheel was out of breath.
Zorro #1
Celebrating Zorro’s 100th Anniversary
While other icons and comic book characters have reached milestones marking their 40th, 50th, even 75th anniversary, there’s only one who can claim a century of swashbuckling sensation. The man in black, the “fox,” sword-master supreme and hero to millions of fans the world over, the masked adventurer Zorro turns 100 in 2019. But don’t worry, the soon-to-be centenarian has plenty of tales left to be told, and American Mythology Comics will be leading the charge with a new series of stories to help celebrate the ground-breaking event.
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Cosmopolitan, 1920s
