| Original Aurora text
found at Professor Plastic |
| "Seven
million years ago a gigantic ape was born
on a small island off the Malay
Penninsula. |
| While still a
baby, Kong's parents were killed by a
Tyrannasuraus. |
| Millions of
years passed, but the island remained the
same. |
| Prehistoric
dinosaurs still roamed there. |
| It was as if
time stopped on this small island. |
| King Kong grew
unbelievably large and strong. |
| Savage natives
invaded the island, but Kong maintained
absolute rule. |
| In deperation,
the natives built an immense wall across
the base of the island to keep out the
prehistoric |
| creatures and
the monster Kong. |
| They worshipped
Kong as a god and appeased his wrath by
sacrificing young natives to him. |
| |
| "A movie
producer, known for his exciting and
dangerous films, acquired a crudely drawn
map of Kong's |
| island, Skull
Island. He hired a tramp steamer and set
sail from New York in quest of
adventures. |
| With him was a
girl, an unknown actress he was going to
make into a star. |
| |
| "As weeks
passed, the crew became disturbed at the
secrecy of the voyage. |
| Only the
producer knew the destination. |
| They were also
disturbed by the great quantity of
ammunition and gas bombs on board, enough
to |
| launch a
fullscale war. |
| Finally, the
crew insisted upon knowing the
destination, so the producer asked if
they had ever heard |
| of King Kong. |
| Of course they
had, since it was a Malay superstition
that most sailors had heard at one time
or another. |
| He told them
that it was not a superstition, and he
had the only existing map of the
legendary island |
| where Kong
lived. |
| Skull Island
was their destination! |
| |
| "Early one
morning the ship became fog-bound in
strange waters. |
| Suddenly out of
the mists loomed a gigantic skull. |
| On closer
inspection, the crew realized that it was
only a rock formation, the one for which
the island |
| was named. |
| In fact, the
whole island was surrounded by rocks
grouped in a small sandy penninsula. |
| From the deck
they could see the enormous menacing
wall. |
| They shuddered
at the horrors that lay in wait for them
behind that wall. |
| |
| "Landing
on the beach of the Lost World, they
realized that a sacrificial ceremony was
going on. |
| A native
spotted them and the ceremnoy stopped. |
| Their witch
doctor wanted the girl from the ship as a
gift for Kong. |
| The crew
refused and ran for their ship. |
| |
| "That
night a group of the natives kidnapped
the girl from the ship. |
| They tied her
to a stone altar inside of the gates of
the wall. |
| She could hear
the sounds of some immense beast drawing
closer. |
| Kong came out
of the jungle. |
| He approached
the altar, ready to take his delicious
snack. |
| Suddenly he
stopped. Never had he seen a creature
like this, a girl with golden hair. |
| He picked her
up and held her close to his hideously
wrinkled face. |
| His hot breath
seared her flesh. Then he carried her off
into the jungle. |
| |
| "By now
the crew realized that the girl was gone
and went in search of her. |
| They threw open
the gates in time to see Kong carry her
off. The producer sent back to the ship
for |
| gas bombs When
they arrived, he and the crew plunged
into the dense underbrush. |
| Overhead they
saw flying reptiles, around them they
heard weird noises. |
| From a thicket
a gigantic spike-tailed dinosaur charged
at them! |
| Bullets would
not stop it. |
| Luckily, the
gas bombs did, and the beast fell to the
ground, stunned. |
| Now they were
able to kill the beast at close range. |
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| "Then the
girl was sighted high on a ledge. |
| A plan of
rescue was decided upon. |
| The crew would
divert the ape while the first mate
climbed atop the ledge to bring her down.
|
| It worked, but
now they had to get back to the wall.
They returned, each taking a different
path so |
| Kong would be
unable to follow them. |
| |
| "Once
inside the gates, the producer decided to
bring King Kong back to civilization
rather than to |
| film him. |
| Using the girl
as a lure, they got Kong inside the gates
where they used gas bombs to subdue him. |
| Then, heavily
chained, they loaded the unconscious Kong
onto the ship. |
| |
| "Back in
New York, King Kong was to go on display
in the city's theater district. |
| Crowds gathered
at the entrance. |
| When the last
person had been admitted, the lights grew
dim. |
| The building
was abuzz with expectation. |
| At last the
curtain went up. |
| There, behind
bars was the mighty Kong. |
| The crowd grew
noisy in their fear and amazement. |
| The noise so
enraged Kong that with his tremendous
strength he broke through the bars which |
| imprisoned him.
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| Frightened
people scattered in all directions. |
| |
| "Kong got
loose on the street. |
| Horror followed
his path of destruction. |
| Buildings
toppled. |
| He wrecked the
elevated train with one powerful blow
from his mighty arm. |
| At the Empire
State Building, Kong found what he was
searching for, the girl from the voyage. |
| He snatched her
up and began climbing the side of the
building. |
| Fighter planes
were called out. |
| Kong set the
girl on a ledge and began swatting at the
planes as if they were flies. |
| Finally, one
plane got in range and mortally wounded
Kong. |
| He came
crashing down the side of the building to
the street beneath. |
| |
| "When the
people realized that the monster, Kong,
eighth wonder of the world was killed,
they |
| breathed a sigh
of relief. |
| Now, what of
the rumors that Kong had a son? |
| Is it merely
legend - or is it a fact?" |
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| Promotional Copy from
Original Instruction Sheet © 1964 Aurora
Model Corp. |
