Famous MonstersForryeverDying to keep the memory of Famous Monsters of Filmland alive!
Famous MonstersForryeverDying to keep the memory of Famous Monsters of Filmland alive!
Inside This Issue
A post-100 celebration with rare superhero coverage for a monster magazine — but #101’s keeper is “The Phantom’s Last Fright,” the obituary for Claude Rains, the screen’s Invisible Man and 1943 Phantom — alongside a Donald Pleasence interview tied to You Only Live Twice.
Cover Spotlight
Tom Tyler as the original Captain Marvel stands heroically before eleven previous FM covers — a tribute to the serial heroes who shared the newsstands with the monsters.
Roll The Film
Tom Tyler as Captain Marvel (montage cover; The Adventures of Captain Marvel, 1941 Republic serial)
Thumb Thru Thursday 10:18
Uncredited Super Special montage cover of Tom Tyler as Captain Marvel from Republic's 1941 serial The Adventures of Captain Marvel, the first comic-book superhero brought to the screen (beat Batman's 1943 and Superman's 1948 serials); inside, the Claude Rains tribute "The Phantom's Last Fright" and a You Only Live Twice / Donald Pleasence Blofeld preview; Warren's reprint-heavy 1973
☠ Collector's Notes
Serial and superhero collectors give Issue #101 attention most FM issues never get — Tom Tyler’s Captain Marvel is pure crossover bait — and the Claude Rains farewell holds lasting reference value for Universal devotees. A distinctive entry in the post-centennial stretch.
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