Famous Monsters of Filmland #39 June 1966 cover painting by Vic Prezio of boy monster from Frankenstein Conquers the World 🔍 Click to enlarge

Famous Monsters of Filmland #39

Jun-66 Vic Prezio
Inside This Issue

A Vic Prezio cover fronts #39, an issue collectors treasure for its rarities: Forry’s interview with Carroll Borland, the unforgettable Luna of Mark of the Vampire, and “The 13 Faces of Frankenstein,” which surfaces lost Willis O’Brien artwork from the never-made King Kong vs. Frankenstein. Verne Langdon’s makeup-masters series runs alongside.

Cover Spotlight

The monster boy from FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD — Toho's wonderfully strange riff on the Frankenstein myth — rendered in paint with full FM enthusiasm.

Contents

  • Son of 1,000,000 B.C.
  • The Man Who Killed the Fly Is Dead
  • Frankenstein Conquers the World
  • The Men Behind the Monsters
  • The Dark Intruder
  • Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster
  • What Makes Luna Tick?
  • Monster Mix-up
  • The 13 Faces of Frankenstein
  • Headlines from Horrorsville
  • Monster Mail Call

Recurring Departments

  • You Axed for It

Bylines & Contributors

☠ Collector's Notes

The holy-grail what-if: lost Willis O’Brien artwork from the never-made King Kong vs. Frankenstein, printed here when nowhere else would have. Add the Carroll Borland interview — Luna herself, on the record — and Issue #39 punches far above its place in the run.

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Discussion

FM #39 — June 1966

The monster boy from FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD — Toho's wonderfully strange riff on the Frankenstein myth — rendered in paint with full FM enthusiasm. Inside: Frankenstein Conquers the World, One Million B.C., The Dark Intruder, and Frankenstein Meets the Space Monster, and Vic Prezio, Ray Harryhausen, Herbert Marshall, and Verne Langdon.

Rip the cellophane off this one in the replies — favorite moments, worst nightmares, cover love, all welcome. ⬇️

The first issue I ever saw, one a trip with my dad, and was caught by it immediately. My father, chronically unimaginative unless it was about eating or watching football, pulled me away from this, for me, new wonder.

Welcome Peter! That’s a bittersweet story. I hope you eventually got the book. It is a wild cover. I have not seen this movie either. The 72 Fearbook Reptile grabbed me in a similar fashion. Forry knew what he was doing!

Looking forward to chatting with you. Enjoy the portal!
Alec

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