Famous Monsters of Filmland (1958) Magazine comic books

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Published by James Warren and edited by Forrest J Ackerman, Famous Monsters of Filmland is a hugely influential movie magazine with an infectious love for horror, science fiction, and fantasy. Generations of film fans and pros grew up worshiping at the altar of "Uncle Forry" and his pun-filled, picture-packed publication. Most feature gorgeous cover paintings by the likes of Basil Gogos, Ken Kelly, and Ron Cobb. This landmark first issue contains such articles as "Welcome Monster Lovers," "Monsters are Good for You," "The Scream Test," and "How Hollywood Creates a Monster," which shows how Paul and Jackie Blaisdell designed the Martians from Invasion of the Saucer Men. The cover features a photo of publisher Jim Warren in a Frankenstein Monster mask standing next to Marion Moore, his blonde-haired girlfriend. Cover price $0.35.

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Features in this issue include: "Dear Monster" (a letters page that includes a missive by Robert Bloch); "The Monster Who Made a Man" (an article about Boris Karloff); Public Vampire #1 (a piece on Bela Lugosi); "Girls will be Ghouls" (a feature on female monsters); and more. The photo cover is of publisher Jim Warren wearing a horned mask. Cover price $0.35.

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Features in this issue include: "Fang Mail" (including a new logo by Jack Davis); an article by Robert Bloch comparing older and newer films; "Return of the Phantom" (referring to the Claude Rains version of Phantom of the Opera); and more. Painted cover by Basil Gogos is of a masked Claude Rains as The Phantom. Cover price $0.35.

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Features in this issue include: "Son of Mister Monster" (referring to Lon Chaney Jr.); a preview and synopsis of Gorgo the Gargantuan; an overview of the various Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde movies; a feature on films based on Poe stories and poems; and more. Gorgo, painted by Basil Gogos, is pictured on the cover. Cover price $0.35.

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Features in this issue include: "Fang Mail" (which includes a letter by Bert I. Gordon); an overview of robot films; an FM obituary of Bride of Frankenstein star Earnest Thesiger; a preview and synopsis of Curse of the Werewolf; the debut of "Inside Darkest Acula" (in which Forry critiques I was a Teenage Frankenstein); and more. Basil Gogos painted the cover, which depicts Oliver Reed as the monster in Hammer's Curse of the Werewolf. Cover price $0.35.

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Features in this issue include: an index on the previous 12 issues; a story about a kid who got to visit Forry's Ackermansion; Forry's take on The Incredible Shrinking Man; an opinionated piece about horror mags by Robert Bloch; the first FM article by Forry's wife (Wendayne Wahrman); and more. The cover is an uncredited painting of a rather generic Frankenstein monster. Cover price $0.50.

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Features in this issue include: part two of "Son of Kong"; an article about the Route 66 monster episode; a brief bio of Dwight Frye; a photo essay and synopsis of The Bride of Frankenstein; and more. The cover depicting Frankenstein and his Bride is a photo that has been retouched in color by Basil Gogos. Cover price $0.50.

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Features in this issue include: a piece on the late Charles Laughton; "Meal with a Monster" (by future Logan's Run author William F. Nolan); Forry's obituary of King Kong animator Willis O' Brien; bio of Dracula director Tod Browning; a history of Dracula; and more. The cover is a retouched photo of Bela Lugosi as Dracula and Dwight Frye as Renfield. April 1963, 5th Anniversary Special Edition. Cover price $0.50.

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No # on cover or inside. Aug., 1963 Vol. 5, No. 3 on inside. Features in this issue include: "The Amazing Ackermonster" (starring Forest J Ackerman's Ackermansion); photos and a synopsis of Werewolf of London; an article comparing werewolves and vampires; a piece on Phantom of the Opera films; and more. The uncredited cover painting is a profile of Henry Hull in The Werewolf of London. Cover price $0.50.

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Features in this issue include: an article on fanzines; a preview of They Saved Hitler's Brain; an obituary of actor Henry Daniell; and more. The cover is an uncredited painting of the Cyclops from The 7th Voyage of Sinbad. Cover price $0.50.

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Features in this issue include: a reprint of DC Comics' "Jerry Lewis Meets the Monsters"; a preview of The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao; a werewolf story by 14 year old Alan B. Green; part two of the Island of Lost Souls filmbook; a Peter Lorre obituary; and more. The cover is a painting (artist unknown) of a character from The Flesh Eaters. Cover price $0.50.

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Features in this issue include: previews of The Creeping Terror and Monster on Campus; an obituary of Edward Van Sloan (of Dracula fame); "Myths of Mister Monster" (about Lon Chaney Sr.); and more. Maurice Whitman's painted cover is of Boris Karloff as The Mummy. Cover price $0.50.

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Features in this issue include: "The Ape and the Ape Girl"; a filmbook of The Hunchback of Notre Dame; "Castle of Terror" (about William Castle); and more. Ron Cobb's expertly painted rendition of Lon Chaney from The Hunchback of Notre Dame graces the cover. Cover price $0.50.

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Features in this issue include: previews of "Future Fright Films"; a feature on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde films; "The Change of the Leech Woman"; "Cheers Chaney"; and more. Maurice Whitman's spot-on painting of Fredric March as Mr. Hyde graces the cover. Cover price $0.50.

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Features in this issue include: a "Monster Makeup Handbook" by Dick Smith; a transcript of Forry's appearance on a television program called The Joe Franklin Show; filmbooks of The Alligator People, St. George and the Seven Curses, The Return of the Fly; and The Mummy's Ghost; and more. The cover painting of Lon Chaney Jr. as The Mummy is by Vic Prezio. Cover price $0.50.

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Features in this issue include: Forry's take on Fiend Without a Face; an unlikely story about Bela Lugosi and a bat; a Boris Karloff interview; "Hunch Facts of Notre Dame"; filmbooks of Curse of Dracula and 20 Million Miles to Earth; and more. Gray Morrow provides the cover painting of The Ymir from 20 Million Miles to Earth. Cover price $0.50.

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Features in this issue include: an interview with Christopher Lee; "The ABC's of Aliens, Beasts and Creatures"; a feature on John Chambers' makeup for "The Sixth Finger" episode of The Outer Limits; Forry's take on Invasion of The Body Snatchers; and more. Classic cover painting of Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman is by Rob Cobb. Cover price $0.50.

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Features in this issue include: Forry's firsthand account of the Count Dracula Society Awards Dinner; a feature on Fantastic Voyage; a House of Dracula filmbook; and more. Ron Cobb's painting of Christopher Lee as Dracula graces the cover. Cover price $0.50.

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Features in this issue include: a very cool article about "House of Wax"; a synopsis of Return of the Vampire; "Monster Mail Call" (including a letter by Richard Corben); filmbooks of The Projected Man and The Human Monster; and more. The creepy/goofy cover painting of the Projected Man is by Ron Cobb. Cover price $0.50.

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Features in this issue include: "Return of the Phantom" (about the less than stellar Claude Rains version of Phantom of the Opera); a Claude Rains obituary; a preview of James Bond film You Only Live Twice; a feature on black cats in films; and more. Highly realistic Basil Gogos cover painting of Claude Rains as The Phantom. Cover price $0.50.

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Features in this issue include: movie previews, part one of The Ghost of Frankenstein filmbook; "The Monster from One Million B.C." (comic drawn by Tom Sutton); and more. The photo cover is of a man in a Santa suit wearing a Mummy mask. The back of the mag has an ad for Eerie magazine, which debuted a couple of years or so prior. Cover price $0.50.

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Features in this issue include: a Frankenstein comic; a feature on Bela Lugosi's career in films as Dracula; "The Undead" (Dracula short story); part two of The Ghost of Frankenstein filmbook; movie previews; and more. Ron Cobb's creepy cool painting of Henry Hull as The Werewolf of London is on the cover. Cover price $0.50.

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Features in this issue include: movie previews; a synopsis of Lugosi's The Devil Bat; Gorgo the Gargantuan filmbook; a feature on makeup artist Ben Nye; "Horror of Dracula" (reprinted comic); and more. The Basil Gogos cover painting of Gorgo is reprinted from issue #11. Cover price $0.50.

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Features in this issue include: "Horror in the Lighthouse" (short story by Poe and Robert Bloch); "Castle of Terror" (reprint of William Castle article); "Face 1001" (reprint of Chaney Sr. article); a feature on Hammer Horror films; movie previews; and more. Stunning realistic cover painting by Basil Gogos is of The Amazing Colossal Man. Cover price $0.50.

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Features in this issue include: a reprint of the "Hunchback of Notre Dame" filmbook; an obituary of legendary makeup artist Jack Pierce; "Fang Mail" (featuring a picture of artist Richard Corben in monster makeup); short story "Dracula 2000"; and more. The uncredited cover painting is of a snake on the make in Land of the Giants (the mag contains a preview of the film). Cover price $0.50.

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Features in this issue include: "Fang Mail" (including a letter by Robert "Psycho" Bloch); an Invasion of the Vampires filmbook; a synopsis and preview of guilty pleasure The Green Slime; and more. A scene from The Green Slime (by artist Vic Livoti) graces the cover. Cover price $0.50.

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Features in this issue include: filmbooks of Dracula has Risen from the Grave and Frankenstein Must be Destroyed; a reprint of the John Carradine feature "The Thin Monster Captured"; an article about Jonathan Frid; and more. Basil Gogos provides the eerily realistic cover painting of Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins from Dark Shadows. Cover price $0.50.

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Features in this issue include: "Shape of Screams to Come" (movie previews); an editorial called "Inside Ackerman"; "Terrors of the Man Eating Plants"; and more. The stunning Portrait of Dorian Grey cover painting is by fan-favorite Basil Gogos. Cover price $0.50.

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Features in this issue include: part one of an abridged version of John W. Campbell's classic story "Who Goes There?"; "Fang Mail" (including a letter by Ed Naha); "The Clown at Midnight" (a reprint of a Robert Bloch article); a reprint of the famous photo featuring Phantom of the Opera (Claude Rains) unmasked; Mark of the Vampire filmbook; and more. Cover painting of Lugosi and Carroll Borland from Mark of the Vampire is by Peter Green. Cover price $0.50.

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Features in this issue include: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1932 version) filmbook; part two of an abridged version of John W. Campbell's classic story "Who Goes There?"; part two of Robert Bloch's "The Clown at Midnight" article (reprinted from a previous issue of FM); and more. Cover painting by the great Basil Gogos is of Fredric March as a shifty-eyed Mr. Hyde. Cover price $0.50.

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Features in this issue include: a synopsis Robert Bloch's "Catspaw" episode of Star Trek; an article about 3D movies by Jerry Neeley; "Diary of a Monster" (about Karloff's daughter and grandsons); "Girls and Ghouls" (featuring The Bride of Frankenstein); and more. Cover painting by Basil Gogos is of Vincent Price in House of Wax. The back of the mag is an ad for Vampirella magazine, the title character of which was co-created by FM editor Forry Ackerman and FM publisher James Warren. Cover price $0.50.

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Features in this issue include: an article on witches and demons in the movies; filmbook The Black Cat; "Professor Gruebeard" (featuring the Answer Man); "Girls and Ghouls Gallery"; and more. Excellent cover painting by Vic Prezio of Lon Chaney Jr. in Witchcraft. Cover price $0.50.

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Features in this issue include: filmbook The Mysterious Island; "Time Traveler #1" (about George Pal); "The Phantom Revisited" (a nicely researched article by Rudy Belmer about Chaney's Phantom of the Opera); an article about astrology and monsters; reprint article "When Dracula Invaded England"; and more. Vic Prezio painted the Mysterious Island cover. Cover price $0.50.

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Continuing with the "lost" issues of Famous Monsters of Filmland, issue #71 will bring more of the classic style that made FM the iconic magazine it has become. This issue will feature an original Frankenstein vs. The Wolfman cover by artist Joe Jusko, with accompanying film book. Classic staples like The Graveyard Examiner, Professor Gruebeard, Mystery Photo, and "You Axed for It" will all be included, along with some of the best horror of the late 60s! Cover price $8.99.

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Features in this issue include: London After Midnight filmbook part two; tons of movie previews; Beneath the Planet of the Apes filmbook; "Professor Gruebeard" (starring the Answer Man); "Graveyard Examiner" (featuring a drawing of the Queen of Blood by Richard Corben); and more. Cover photo depicts a gorillas from Beneath the Planet of the Apes. Cover price $0.50.

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Features in this issue include: filmbooks Captive Wildwoman and Island of Lost Souls; "Fires of Death" (an article about a Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea episode); a feature on Dick Smith's Dorian Gray makeup (TV version); a photo of FM editor Forrest J Ackerman in his living room, surrounded by collectibles; and more. Jungle Captive cover painting by Harold Shull. Cover price $0.60.

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Features in this issue include: The Mummy's Tomb filmbook; part two of the Island of Lost Souls filmbook; House of Dark Shadows preview; "Professor Gruebeard" (featuring the Answer Man); an inviting preview of Disneyland's now famous Haunted Mansion attraction; and more. The cover has photos from House of Dark Shadows. Cover price $0.60.

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Features in this issue include: The Devil Commands filmbook; "Professor Gruebeard" (featuring the Answer Man); part two of The Raven (Karloff and Lugosi version) filmbook; House of Dracula filmbook; reprint articles "The Monster that Challenged the World" and "The Hunchbacks of Notre Dame"; and more. Photo cover depicts Hammer Dracula Christopher Lee. Cover price $0.60.

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Features in this issue include: synopsis of The Abominable Dr. Phibes; fumetti (comic using photos instead of drawings) of Curse of Frankenstein; reprinted She-Creature article; "Professor Gruebeard" (with the Answer Man); and more. Painted cover of The She-Creature by Ron Cobb. Cover price $0.60.

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Features in this issue include: synopsis of Night of Dark Shadows; obituary of Michael Rennie; reprinted article "In the Days of the Dinosaurs"; reprinted article "Famous Munsters of Ticklevision"; and more. Cover photo depicts scene from Night of Dark Shadows. Cover price $0.60.

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Features in this issue include: an article by Thomas Rogers about surprise endings in horror films; a synopsis of Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde; "How to Make a Mummy" reprint; "In the Days of the Dinosaurs" reprint; an overview of the Rue Morgue films; "Fascinating Karloff Facts" reprint; and more. Gracing the cover is a stunning painting of the Frankenstein monster (from Bride of Frankenstein) by Sanjulian. Cover price $0.75.

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Features in this issue include: reminiscence by Forry regarding the death of Lon Chaney; synopses of Twins of Evil, Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman, and Hands of the Ripper; preview of Scars of Dracula; and "The Critics Crypt" (featuring book reviews); and more. The cover combines two previous cover paintings: Mr. Hyde from the 1967 Yearbook and the werewolf from issue #41. Cover price $1.00.

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Features in this issue include: feature on a movie marathon at the Cocoanut Grove Hollywood nightclub; "Farewell to a Super Fan, James Nicholson" (obituary); synopsis of Baron Blood; preview of Dracula, A.D. 1972; and more. Uncredited cover painting is from Asylum. Cover price $0.75.

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Features in this issue include: article about the first Science Fiction and Fantasy Film Festival; obituaries of Akim Tamiroff and Leo G. Carroll; synopses of Blood from the Mummy's Tomb and The Thing with Two Heads; celebration of what would have been Lon Chaney's 90th birthday; and more. Nifty cover painting by Randy Counts is of a Martian from Invasion of the Saucer Men. Cover price $0.75.

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Features in this special anniversary issue include: obituary of Edward G. Robinson; a feature on the first 15 years of FM; a continuation of the Lugosi filmography; Mae Clark interviewed by Forry; "Kong Men Die" (obits for Robert Armstrong and Merian C. Cooper): "Professor Gruebeard"; and more. Boris Karloff as the Frankenstein monster cover painting is by Basil Gogos, a natural for the 100th issue. The back cover is an enlargement of the front cover painting of Karloff. Cover price $1.25.