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The ‘lost’ FPU interview with the late great GEORGE STEELE
17 Feb 2017

The ‘lost’ FPU interview with the late great GEORGE STEELE

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Fifteen, maybe sixteen years ago I was honored to interview George Steele at a horror convention. He was there signing for fans more of his portrayal of Tor Johnson in ED WOOD than of his days in the ring, but still … Continued

George Steele, The Student
Galeria de Gladiadores — Vol 5
13 Mar 2016

Galeria de Gladiadores — Vol 5

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By request of a new reader in Mexico, here’s some more vintage enmascarado illustrations. And in a week when the new cinematic Spider-Man made his trailer debut, what better way to start off than an unauthorized south-of-the-border web slinger? And … Continued

Galeria de Gladiadores
Galeria de Gladiadores — Vol 4
18 Nov 2015

Galeria de Gladiadores — Vol 4

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Been a while! Here’s some more awesome vintage game card enmascarados — one more obscure and nigh-forgotten than the next…  

Galeria de Gladiadores
Galeria de Gladiadores — Vol 3
16 Jun 2015

Galeria de Gladiadores — Vol 3

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  This batch has some delightful printing errors!

Galeria de Gladiadores
Galeria de Gladiadores — Vol 2
12 May 2015

Galeria de Gladiadores — Vol 2

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Loved all the weird old trading ‘card’ art we originally presented, but are positively dripping for more? Well, enjoy: Yeah, Red Terror doesn’t look like that much of a terror, but it’s neat to see The Convict in a south-of-the-border … Continued

Galeria de Gladiadores
Galeria de Gladiadores — Vol 1
5 Mar 2015

Galeria de Gladiadores — Vol 1

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Been WAY too long since we did a non-shill post, and its not like FPU HQ is bereft of inspirational content. So here’s a few images from a large collection of mini-poster / trading cards I scored over the holidays. … Continued

Galeria de Gladiadores
24 Feb 2013

A nice look at THE BOLOS

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I love the early wrestling masks, before the 4-panel design became pretty much the standard construction everywhere. This really nice shot of 60s masked standouts The Bolos, who were various wrestlers under even more various incarnations of the name depending … Continued

Bolos, Old School American Hoods
21 Dec 2012

UNUSED ZOMEX: A real “life” Mummy of Guanajuato

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Something I truly regretted cutting from the book — this time for rights clearance issues and reproduction quality — was a short feature on real life ring workers who played various zombies, mummies and even El Monje Loco himself. The … Continued

Unused ZoMex, Zombi Mexicano

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