Famous Monsters of Filmland issue #140 January 1978 cover by Maelo Cintron featuring Glenn Strange as Frankenstein Monster 🔍 Click to enlarge

Famous Monsters of Filmland #140

Jan-78 Maelo Cintron
Inside This Issue

Maelo Cintron paints Glenn Strange’s Frankenstein Monster for Issue #140, and the filmbook inside closes a chapter: Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell, Hammer’s last ride with the Baron. “STAR WARS Soars” tallies the phenomenon’s success, George Pal looks back on When Worlds Collide and War of the Worlds in his own words, and effects wizard Tim Baar gets a farewell from Robert Skotak.

Cover Spotlight

Maelo Cintron paints Glenn Strange as the Frankenstein Monster — the third Universal actor to wear the bolts and flat-top, finally getting his own FM cover portrait.

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☠ Collector's Notes

Issue #140 gives Glenn Strange devotees their cover piece, and the Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell filmbook documents Hammer’s farewell to its Frankenstein cycle. George Pal’s own War of the Worlds reminiscence adds primary-source value.

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FM #140 — January 1978

Maelo Cintron paints Glenn Strange as the Frankenstein Monster — the third Universal actor to wear the bolts and flat-top, finally getting his own FM cover portrait. Inside: Frankenstein and the Monster from Hell, Star Wars, When Worlds Collide, and War of the Worlds (1953), and Maelo Cintron, Glenn Strange, George Pal, and Robert Skotak.

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