Beschreibung:

A brown folder housing a group of handwritten, typed, and xerographic story synopses written by Sylvester Stallone, most under his early pen name of "Q. Moonblood." The story ideas are titled as follows: The Ballad of Butcher Bloom, 3 pp handwritten and 2 pp typed with annotations; Timmy the Terrible, 2 pp typed with annotations; My Mother Was a Buss Horse, 2 pp typed, 2 pp xerographic signed ("Q. Moonblood"); Max, 14 pp typed; The Scottsboro Boys, 2 pp typed, 2 pp xerographic signed ("Q. Moonblood"); Lonely Hearts, 2 pp typed; The Hoax of the Century, 8 pp typed; The Great Tree, 2 pp typed; Brink's and the Early Bird, 3 pp typed and 3 pp xerographic signed ("Q. Moonblood"); The Tale of Charles Peace, 3 pp xerographic signed ("Q. Moonblood"); The Benders, 2 pp typed dated March 1972, 1 p xerographic signed ("Q. Moonblood"); A Classic Case of Mistaken Identity, 3 pp typed and 3 pp xerographic, signed ("Q. Moonblood"); Two Classic Cases of Gentle Poisoners, 2 pp typed; The Monster of Manchester, 33 pp xerographic; and Captain Z, 9 pp typed. Sylvester Stallone dropped out of college to become a full-time screenwriter and these are some of his earliest writings. Two of the stories offered here, The Monster of Manchester and The Ballad of Butcher Bloom, were produced for the television anthology series, The Evil Touch (1973-1974). His screenwriting career has been prolific, with over 20 of his scripts produced. 9 x 12.5 in.