R.I.P. Cheetah

Cheetah,  that is, the “Cheetah” known to some of his friends as Cheetah-Mike, a chimpanzee whose brilliant portrayal of a monkey in several Tarzan Movies with Johnny Weismuller in the early 1930′s,  has died, at the age of 80 years or something like that.

The presumed cause of death was kidney failure. He liked to fingerpaint, and could hit you with his poop from 30 feet if he had something against you.

Pithecophobia: Fig 13

Awesome “Monster Men” Cover #2

…after I posted the Frazetta cover for “the Monster Men,” I realized I had a different edition, with another great cover by…some other dude… already in my pulp bookcase. Clearly an Edgar Rice Burroughs work that inspires graphic excellence-

Pithecophobia: Fig 12

 

Pithecophobia Fig 11: WHITE PONGO

 

TSARS poster from 2009

The image was also used on the 45 vinyl release. I got her backdrop, with the hookah and colored curtains, from one of my ancient vintage exotica records called…sounds of the suez?… or something….but then I photoshopped in my own bellydancer over the somewhat shabby one in the original picture.

Pithecophobia Fig. 9 :even Wonder Woman isn’t Safe- from Nazi Apes.

Thanks for Lugging the Cross Out of the Jungle

 

Nice pen work, isn’t it? (from Judge Parker, I think). Found stuck to filing cabinet. Useful metaphor, there, Lugging the Cross Out of the Jungle…

One Zipper does it all.

Pithecophobia: Fig 5

Jodhpurs & Pith Helmets afford you but little protection- from guys in monkey suits