King Kong (London Daily Herald short story)
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King Kong is the name of a short story published in the 608th issue of the 23rd volume of the English story paper Boys' Magazine October 28, 1933, as part of a special "souvenir issue" to commemorate the King Kong film. While its author went uncredited in the publication, it was assured to readers that it was penned by "a famous boys' author." It has been speculated that it was penned by Draycott Montague "Monty" Dell, a friend of the late Edgar Wallace, who could not be credited due to his being the publisher of a rival magazine.[1] It has been reprinted once in 1988 by anthologist Peter Haining, who first suggested Dell's authorship, but miscredited the publication to Cinema Weekly, which was not in use for any publication at the time. It was reprinted again alongside one of Wallace's drafts of Kong in 2023.
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My Dear Chums,
Whether you have seen that great film, King Kong, at your local cinema yet or not, you will be enthralled by the breathless story of his adventures, which I have secured for next week. By special arrangement with Radio Pictures, Ltd., the exploits of Kong will appear in a boy's journal for the first time. In addition to spectacle pictures, the exciting and ingenious way in which the film was made, will also be revealed. Chaps, I know you will agree with me when I say this is a chance of a lifetime for every boy to possess a permanent record of the greatest film ever produced, so I want every one of you to blazon the great news of our Kong Souvenir Number to all your chums, so that they, too, can obtain a copy for themselves. Such a treat is a rare occurrence—so make the most of it. Assuming that most of you have already seen the film, I will not waste space here with a résumé of the story, but I can say this—if anything, the breathless chapters, written by a famous boys' author specially for the Mag., are even more real and thrilling than the picturisation on the silver screen. THE EDITOR |
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— Letter from the Editor advertising the story in Boys' Magazine issue 607 |
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MYSTERY MAGAZINE
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King Kong is the name of a 1933 short story published in two parts in the February and March issues of The Mystery Magazine. In 1963, the full-length story, featuring scenes cut from the initial publication were published in Famous Monsters of Filmland issues 25 and 26.
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A modern girl sacrificed to a prehistoric monster! The last and greatest creation by the master of all mystery writers, the late Edgar Wallace, contributing editor of Mystery Magazine. RKO Radio Pictures have made an epochal motion picture of it, soon to be seen in your favorite theater. It is presented here in story form.
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THE ONE WHERE DENHAM LEARNS NOTHING
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King Kong is the name of a 1933 short story published in the London Daily Herald newspaper in 37 instalments from April 21st through June 1st of that year, adapted by Kingsley Long. This adaptation is notable for being one of the first licensed Kong stories to expand upon the origins of Kong and the Skull Islanders.
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Blingo Blango
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DENHAM LEARNS NOTHING AND CHARGES PEOPLE TO SEE KONG'S TAXIDERMIED CORPSE. CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT LEVEL ZERO.
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- Beyond advertisements claiming Kong as an individual to be millions of years old, this is the first product to imagine his origins in an official capacity.
- This is the first Kong story to imagine what became of his body after the events of the film. While Kong Reborn imagined Denham burning the corpse, King Kong of Skull Island, endorsed by the Cooper estate, sees Denham return the remains to Skull Island.
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