CREATING THE "SON OF FRANKENSTEIN"

THIS ARTICLE FROM the January 14, 1939 issue of PIX shows Karloff in the makeup chair with Pierce for "The Son of Frankenstein" (Universal, 1939).

JACK PIERCE IN NEW COMIC

Jack Pierce makes an appearance in Humanoids' upcoming graphic novel, "Lugosi: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood's Dracula", written and illustrated by Koren Shadmi. Depicted is the infamous scene where Pierce makes up Lugosi for his test shot for "Frankenstein".

GHOUL OR ZOMBIE?

Oddly, in the pressbook for Universal's THE MAD GHOUL (1943), David Bruce in his makeup is referred to a zombie more than the titular character. Jack Pierce reportedly exclaimed "What'll these crazy writers do next?" after he read the script and with the expectation that he deliver yet another memorable monster. What he did was use the cotton and collodion concoction that he had employed numerous times over his career, most notably on Boris Karloff's Im-Ho-Tep.