sentences:  Davis was a natural for the job, being famous both for his humor work and his monster stories in the pages of EC Comics.It has long been rumored that Forrest J. Ackerman had a hand in the script, but while the dialogue is rife with "Famous Monsters of Filmland"-like puns, Ackerman's involvement has never been confirmed and his name never appeared in the on-screen credits or in original promotion for the film at the time of its release.In fact, Rankin/Bass historian Rick Goldschmidt, in liner notes accompanying the Anchor Bay DVD release, denied Ackerman was ever involved, at the same time as the DVD packaging promoted Ackerman's name.