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Castle of Frankenstein (1962-1975 Gothic Castle Publishing) Magazine comic books

  • Issue #1
    Castle of Frankenstein (1962-1975 Gothic Castle Publishing) Magazine 1
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    Mature readers. Issues # 1-25 published by Gothic Castle Publishing Co. thru January 1962-June 1975. This series was restarted in 1999 with issue # 26 by Dennis Druktenis Publishing. A more critical (and sometimes more adult) alternative to the pun-filled Famous Monsters of Filmland, Castle of Frankenstein covered the worlds of horror, fantasy, and science fiction movies. In addition, the magazine published comic strips, articles on genre television shows, book reviews, art, and other related items. This inaugural issue has articles on Universal's Mummy series, The Time Machine, Jack the Ripper, Frankenstein 1970, The Mysterians, and The Pit and the Pendulum. Also includes: "Zacherley's Wife Contest" and "The Boris Karloff Story." Cover art by Larry Ivie. Cover price $0.35.

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    Mature readers. This Special Vampire Issue has articles on birds in the movies, Freaks, The Haunting, Blood of the Vampire, Dracula, Kiss of the Vampire, and Black Sunday. Also includes: part two of "The Lon Chaney Jr. Story"; "Continental Creatures"; and "The Wonderful World of George Pal." Cover art by Lee Wanagiel. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #5
    Castle of Frankenstein (1962-1975 Gothic Castle Publishing) Magazine 5

    Mature readers. This issue has articles on The Evil of Frankenstein, Out of this World (with Boris Karloff), Jean Cocteau, and Arthur Lubin. Also includes: "The Monsters of Edgar Rice Burroughs" and "The Peter Lorre Story." Cover art by Larry Ivie. Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #12
    Castle of Frankenstein (1962-1975 Gothic Castle Publishing) Magazine 12
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    Mature readers. This issue has articles on Planet of the Apes (a photo story special) and The Avengers (TV series). It also includes comic book reviews, an interview with Stan Lee, "Spock Speaks," "Lin Carter Looks at Books," part three of a Christopher Lee interview, and "A Farewell to Basil Rathbone." Cover price $0.35.

  • Issue #14
    Castle of Frankenstein (1962-1975 Gothic Castle Publishing) Magazine 14

    Mature readers. This issue has articles on Boris Karloff, The Illustrated Man, the causes and effects of German cinema, Frankenstein Must be Destroyed, and Star Trek. Also includes "My Life as a Monster by Boris Karloff" and an interview with Ray Bradbury. Cover depicts William Shatner as Captain Kirk and Leonard Nimoy as Spock. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #16
    Castle of Frankenstein (1962-1975 Gothic Castle Publishing) Magazine 16

    Mature readers. This issue has articles on Dorian Gray, the causes and effects of horror films, lost horror classics (such as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and The Mystery of the Wax Museum), and Dark Shadows. Also includes part one of an interview with Robert Bloch. Cover art by Ken Kelly. Cover price $0.50.

  • Issue #18
    Castle of Frankenstein (1962-1975 Gothic Castle Publishing) Magazine 18
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    Mature readers. This issue has articles on The Mephisto Waltz, H.P. Lovecraft, The House that Dripped Blood, El Topo, Night of the Living Dead, and Tales from the Crypt. Also includes interviews with Alexandro Jodorowsky and John Caradine. Cover art by Ken Kelly. Cover price $0.60.

  • Issue #21
    Castle of Frankenstein (1962-1975 Gothic Castle Publishing) Magazine 21

    Mature readers. This issue has articles on The Golden Voyage of Sinbad, Jonathan (an adult vampire film), Frankenstein: The True Story, and Vampira (the movie). Also includes an interview with Don Siegel. Cover art by Cover art by Marcus the Magnificent. Cover price $0.75.

  • Issue #24
    Castle of Frankenstein (1962-1975 Gothic Castle Publishing) Magazine 24
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    Mature reader. This issue has articles on freaks and other mutations, Boris Karloff (including an interview), Linda Blair and The Exorcist, and The Evil of Frankenstein. Also includes part two of a Roger Corman interview and an interview with Roy Ashton. Cover price $0.85.