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Small poster is a character guide from the
1968 Beatles film Yellow Submarine. It was originally included as an insert with the Gold Key "Yellow Submarine" comic book released that same year.
The artwork was designed by the film’s art director, Heinz Edelmann, and features the "Fab Four" alongside several of the movie's surreal antagonists.
Character Key
The poster identifies the main heroes and various members of the Blue Meanies army:
Character Category Individuals Identified
The Beatles George Harrison, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr
Pepperland Allies Sergeant Pepper and The Boob (Jeremy Hillary Boob, Ph.D.)
Blue Meanie Forces The Apple Bonkers, The Snapping Turtle Turk, Robin the Butterfly Stomper, The Blue Meanie (specifically Max, the Chief's subordinate), Mini Meanie, Jack the Nipper, and The Dreadful Flying Glove
Character Details
The Snapping Turtle Turks: These Meanies feature giant predatory faces on their stomachs that consume anything they see.
Apple Bonkers: Tall, thin Meanies who use giant green apples to "bonk" victims into paralysis.
Jack the Nipper: A Meanie with reptilian alligator heads for hands.
Butterfly Stompers: Cat-like creatures with numbers on their torsos who, as their name suggests, enjoy stomping butterflies.
The Dreadful Flying Glove: A powerful force used by the Chief Blue Meanie to crush anything in its path. |
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