Jack and Jill and the Grinch

 From the 1966 holiday issue of the kids' magazine JACK & JILL, one of only two issues I hung onto, here's the mag's coverage of the then brand-new this week HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS. The scans are from this site where you can read more of the '66 issue of JACK & JILL as well as a ton of rare Disney ephemera!

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The Christmas That Almost Wasn't

When I was a kid, THE CHRISTMAS THAT ALMOST WASN'T was an annual affair for several years, generally playing only at the dreaded kiddie matinees where every seat was filled--or should have been--with running, jumping, screaming, throwing kicking, hair-pulling 9 year olds. Thus one would often have to sit through the picture twice in order to have an idea what it was all about. And this was one we wanted to get as much of as we could. It's a marvelous, enjoyable and almost original Christmas tale from the unlikely combination of Director/Star Rosanno Brazzi (SOUTH PACIFIC) and TV's Mr. I. Magination, Paul Tripp, who wrote it and co-stars. The memorable theme song was sung by former Limeliters lead singer Glenn Yarbrough. Brazzi plays a Grinchy character named Prune who tries to stop Christmas from coming. Ironically, 28 years later the actor himself died on Christmas Eve. 

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Cereal Commercials from '66

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The Navy Vs The Night Monsters

 This is one of those movies that used to turn up often on TV when I was a kid and every time I tuned in from the great title, expecting something more than I ever got. A dull, bad film but a cult movie because of Mamie Van Doren!

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R.O. Blechman CBS Christmas Message

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Bernard Prince

Also premiering in '66 was the now-classic Dutch adventure comic strip, BERNARD PRINCE, by Hermann and Greg. This is the cover of the album collecting that strip's earliest continuity. Even if one can't read Dutch, the BERNARD PRINCE albums are beautifully drawn and easy to keep up with!

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00 Division # 17

UPPERSEVEN aka THE SPY WITH TEN FACES starred the man considered to be the world's first Swiss movie star--Paul Hubschmid.

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