Here is a collection of vintage bromide cards showing various pachimon kaiju (imitation creatures based loosely on famous TV and movie monsters) at iconic locations around the world. Published by Yokopro in the 1970s.
New York
London
Egypt
India
Italy
Africa
Netherlands
Rome
Mexico
Alaska
Hong Kong
America
Africa
London
Hawaii
Moscow
Paris
America
[Link: Room 103]
AdelaideBen
Whew! Australia's safe... hold... hmmm just checked the currency exchange! D'oh! Damn you strange Japanese pachimon, Damn you to hell! Japan 77 yen - Australia 1 AUD.
Don't tell me there was a pachimon called GFC-illa?
Wicked collection as always.
[]Siam
Well, pretty good.
although...
the one in US looks like it's going to rape Lady liberty
the one in London can't swim and is sinking
the one in Egypt is having fun with the Pyramid
the other one in US is afraid of T-Rex
the one in Africa is trying to do suicide jump
and the one in Paris looks like a pervert.
What is wrong with you Japan???????
[]RMilner
They're great!
Hong Kong seems to have an early representation of the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
[]Cory Gross
The trilobite-turtle one is crazy wicked!
[]Darla
These are a lot of fun. And I can tell myself it's educational since I got to practice reading katana! Thanks for posting this great collection.
[]Juliana
I miss a brazilian one there!! :P How it could look like...? I'm imagining...rs
[]franco brambilla
Amazing postcards!
[]Juylians
The monsters from Hawaii and Alaska actually look scary . . . of course, if I ever saw any of those things suddenly appear and loom over my head, I will scream, sh*t my pants like crazy - and THEN run!
[]Todd
I'm in Alaska and I have seen pictures of those orange vehicles my whole life in history shows on local pbs and stuff. That one is on wheels in front but you can put skis on them too. There's a rusty one in a junkyard somewhere around here.
[]michael
I'm really interested in learning more about the one in Hong Kong. Its face is like someone slapped a big jew nose on spider man. My curiosity really stems from the tentacles coming out of its bathtub/overturned army helmet shape. Are they always like that or is he like a turtle-esque cowl of noodles someone tossed. I could really see Lady Liberty's boyfreind giving ol' Spiderberg Ragu a good hurl over the temple.
[]myke
Do prints of these exist? I'd pay good money for a few of these.
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