Author:
Ian Thorne
Stars:
5
Review by: Mandy Apgar
There sure were a lot of irradiated critters smashing the world
about back in the day. Thanks to my husband's thoughtfulness on our
anniversary, Amazon, and the fine folks of the Cleveland Public Library I
now have a copy of a book I used to zealously hoard as a kid. And it
feels really good. When the titular mantis (who is actually quite
adorable) is awoken from the Arctic by pseudo scientific means - hey, it
was the 50s, give anyone a lab coat and they're immediately a scientist
in these movies - he goes on another equally adorable and predicable
rampage through various models. Baltimore, Newark, and other cities lie in
ruin! All the while the mantis' tale is being captured by plucky gal
photographer Marge Blaine and Lt Col Joe Parkman: irritating everyman
and Marge's snap in an instant love interest in the end. The mantis is
finally trapped in a New York tunnel and is subjected to a barrage of
deadly gas and Matchbox cars. Poor guy finally gives up and poor Marge
finds herself in Joe's arms. The end.
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