King Kong (London Daily Herald short story)

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King Kong Author(s) Draycott Dell Publisher Allied Newspapers, Boys' Magazine Publish date October 28, 1933 Genre Adventure, fiction ISBN 1988 Reprint: 978-0727815460 2019 Reprint: 978-0-7123-5269-7 2023 reprint: 978-1-78636-881-2

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 close friend and frequent collaborator of the late Edgar Wallace, who could not be credited due to his being the publisher of a rival magazine. 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 in an anthology of monster storied in 2019, again alongside one of Wallace's earliest drafts of the film in 2023.

Solicitation

“	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. Your sincere friend, THE EDITOR	„
	— Letter from the Editor advertising the story in Boys' Magazine issue 607

Plot

The S.S. Venture approaches its mysterious destination in a dense fog. The crew, including first mate Jack Driscoll can hear the breaker waves indicating an approaching reef, but Captain Englehorn stays the course in uncharted water, and they all know that he is acting at the behest of the motion-picture man Carl Denham, who is the only other person aboard aware of their destination. They are headed for a mysterious isle he once learned about years prior. Englehorn cuts the engines and drops anchor before hitting the reef, and Carl hears angry drums coming from the nearby shore. When the mist clears, they note the eerie absence of people on the shore watching them, and as the Captain takes the ship through a channel in the reef and nearer to the island, the crew notices the skull-shaped mountain looming overhead. Almost immediately the sailors row ashore, and Denham warns the second mate Briggs about the trichloride bombs he is carrying, which only Driscoll, Englehorn, and Denham himself know are being brought in case they come face to face with the mysterious beast known to the natives as Kong. The men make for the village, and Driscoll makes sure to stay near Denham's actress Ann Darrow.

They spy the natives in the midst of a ceremony in which they drape a girl in flowers by torchlight as men dressed in gorilla pelts dance around her, all chanting "Kong." Denham moves to film this, but is soon spotted by their chieftain, who halts the ceremony.

Appearances

Monsters King Kong Brontosaurus Meat-Eater Polysauro Characters Carl Denham Jack Driscoll Ann Darrow Englehorn Briggs

Weapons, vehicles, and races S.S. Venture Gas bombs

Differences from the film

• While the character Jimmy was all but erased from the final version of the 1933 film,

References

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MYSTERY MAGAZINE

King Kong Author(s) Walter F. Ripperger Publisher The Mystery Magazine Publish date February-March, 1933 Genre Adventure, fiction

King Kong is the name of a 1933 short story by Walter F. Ripperger published in two parts in the February and March issues of The Mystery Magazine. In 1963, the story was published with additional scenes from the film that were absent in the original version added by editor F.J. Ackerman in his magazine Famous Monsters of Filmland issues 25 and 26.

Synopsis

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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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Appearances

Monsters King Kong Meat-Eater Polysauro Characters Carl Denham Jack Driscoll Ann Darrow Englehorn Briggs

Weapons, vehicles, and races Venture

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THE ONE WHERE DENHAM LEARNS NOTHING

King Kong Author(s) Kingsley Long Publisher London Daily Herald Publish date April 21-June 1, 1933 Genre Adventure, fiction

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.

Synopsis

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Blingo Blango

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Plot

DENHAM LEARNS NOTHING AND CHARGES PEOPLE TO SEE KONG'S TAXIDERMIED CORPSE. CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT LEVEL ZERO.

Appearances

Monsters King Kong Meat-Eater Polysauro Characters Carl Denham Jack Driscoll Ann Darrow Englehorn Briggs

Weapons, vehicles, and races Venture

Trivia

• 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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