Forbidden Planet CD: The costumes worn by Anne Francis were designed by Helen Rose. Her miniskirts were the first ever seen in a Hollywood film (not counting those seen in 1937's "On the Avenue"), and resulted in "Forbidden Planet" being banned in Spain; it was not shown there until 1967. Other costumes were designed by Walter Plunkett. Robby the Robot was operated by diminutive stuntman Frankie Darro. He was fired during filming after almost falling over while in the expensive prop, following a five-martini lunch. In late September 2015 several screen-used items from "Forbidden Planet" were offered in Profiles in History's Hollywood
Planet of the Apes (comics) Apes". Many fans believe this to be the benchmark in quality writing and art, not usually matched in published works. Set in the Forbidden Zone, lone gorilla Gideon goes on an epic hunt of a savage human and takes shelter in an abandoned relic. The story was originally issued in episodic form with each chapter hosted on a different "Planet of the Apes" website, in an effort to promote co-operation between the online community. A compilation of these pages can be seen at Hunter's Planet of the Apes Archive, After unsuccessful attempts at securing a publisher, a re-write was undertaken