Famous Monsters of Filmland #103 December 1973 cover painting of The Creature from the Black Lagoon by Basil Gogos featuring horror creature themes 🔍 Click to enlarge

Famous Monsters of Filmland #103

Dec-73 • Basil Gogos
Cover Spotlight

Basil Gogos turns his brush on the Gill-Man — a masterful painting of the CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON from the artist who defined FM's golden cover era.

▶Contents
  • Main Features
  • Blacula is Beautiful (William Marshall interview)
  • Massive obituary section: Lon Chaney Jr., Robert Ryan, Arthur P. Jacobs, Veronica Lake, George Macready, Jack Hawkins
↻Recurring Departments
  • Fang Mail
  • You Axed For It
  • Professor Gruebeard
  • Graveyard Examiner
▶ Films Featured
BLACULATHE NIGHT OF TERROR
★ Personalities
William MarshallRobert RyanArthur P. JacobsVeronica LakeGeorge MacreadyJack HawkinsLon Chaney Jr.Beverly PresarForry Ackerman
☠ Collector's Notes

Heartbreaking Lon Chaney Jr. tribute with letter from wife

Iconic Gogos Creature cover

Related Issues

More covers by Basil Gogos
Famous Monsters of Filmland #9 November 1960 cover painting by Basil Gogos of Vincent Price from House of Usher #9 Nov-60 Famous Monsters of Filmland #10 January 1961 cover painting by Basil Gogos of Claude Rains with mask from Phantom of the Opera #10 Jan-61 Famous Monsters of Filmland #11 April 1961 cover painting by Basil Gogos of Gorgo #11 Apr-61 Famous Monsters of Filmland #12 June 1961 cover painting by Basil Gogos of Oliver Reed as Werewolf from Curse of the Werewolf #12 Jun-61 Famous Monsters of Filmland #13 August 1961 uncredited cover painting of Frankenstein Monster #13 Aug-61 Famous Monsters of Filmland #14 October 1961 cover painting by Basil Gogos of Vincent Price from Pit and the Pendulum #14 Oct-61 Famous Monsters of Filmland #15 January 1962 cover painting by Basil Gogos of TV horror host Zacherley #15 Jan-62 Famous Monsters of Filmland #16 March 1962 uncredited cover painting possibly by Basil Gogos of Lon Chaney from Phantom of the Opera #16 Mar-62

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FM #103 — December 1973

Basil Gogos turns his brush on the Gill-Man — a masterful painting of the CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON from the artist who defined FM's golden cover era. Inside: BLACULA and THE NIGHT OF TERROR, and William Marshall, Robert Ryan, Arthur P. Jacobs, and Veronica Lake.

Who had this one on their shelf? Who swiped it from an older cousin? Spill. ⬇️

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