¡Santo and Blue Demon Vs Datajunkie!

Lucha Libre Photonovelas!
I can't tell you how excited I am about these - weirdly surreal photomontage style comic strips featuring masked wrestlers were huge in Mexico in the 60's. These "fumetti" [as they are called in Italy, where they are also well known] starred many stars of ring and screen including Neutrón, Blue Demon, Huracán Ramirez and of course Santo.
As a kid I would puzzle over dubbed versions of Santo's 1960s &70s film romps that would turn up on TV or at the drive- in, and, cardboard sets and low budgets aside, they had a certain hysterical quality about them that made them irresistible.
These magazines take that bizarre vibe and push it right to the edge... and over. Check out these feverishly delirious examples below.....


I'm pretty infatuated with the photonovelas right now, so we may be rocking these for a bit......
Hope you enjoy them as much as I do!

Santo 1 Original de Mexico por Bruno Bernasconi

Santo 01

Santo 001

Santo 002

Santo 004

Santo 005

Santo 007

Santo 039

Santo 042

Santo 053

Santo 055

BlueDemonNº01

BlueDemonNº02

BlueDemonNº03

BlueDemonNº06

Santo: "Este datajunkie es un weirdo!"
Blue Demon: Si Santo!"
Labels: Blue Demon, Lucha Libre, Photonovelas, Santo

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