Famous Monsters of Filmland #123

CGC8.5

8.5 · VF+

Fits the criteria for Very Fine but with an additional virtue or small accumulation of virtues that improves the book's appearance by a perceptible amount.

Dossier below reflects the anchoring whole grade — 8.0 VF.

Bindery: A limited accumulation of minor bindery/printing defects is allowed.
Cover Appearance: Cover is relatively flat with minimal surface wear beginning to show, possibly including some minute wear at corners. An unnoticeable 1/4" crease is acceptable if color is not broken.
Inks: Inks are generally bright with moderate to high reflectivity.
Corners: Minimal surface wear beginning to show, possibly including some minute wear at corners.
Cover Condition: Stamped or inked arrival dates may be present. Minor foxing.
Spine: Spine is almost completely flat with a possible minor color break
Staples: Staples may show some discoloration. Very slight staple tears and a few almost insignificant stress lines may be present. A very minor accumulation of stress lines may be present if they are nearly imperceptible.
Paper: Paper is cream to tan and supple.
Interior: Centerfold is mostly secure. Minor interior tears at the margin may be present.

Issue Date: Mar 1976
Pages: OW/W
Status: In Collection
CGC Cert: 4242473001

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Collector's Notes

Famous Monsters of Filmland #123, a March 1976 Warren Publishing whirlwind edited by Forrest J. Ackerman, shambles forth with Ken Kelly's gruesomely vivid painted cover of a decayed zombie from Hammer's chilling 1966 Plague of the Zombies, igniting a fiendish fusion of fright and farce in this legendary Three Stooges special issue. Slapstick savants dive into the Stooges' uproarious clashes with classic creatures from their comedy-horror canon, complemented by pulse-pounding previews of Jaws' finned frenzy, Logan's Run's futuristic fugitives, the transvestite tango of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, and heartfelt homages to Lon Chaney's shape-shifting screams and Bela Lugosi's brooding bites, all laced with Fang Mail fervor and Critic’s Crypt dissections. This sharp-for-its-grade CGC 8.5 vintage horror magazine treasure resurrects the zany zombie zeal and 1970s genre giddy that hooked a generation of monster kids.