Famous Monsters of Filmland #114 March 1975 cover painting of Godzilla fighting Rodan by Ken Kelly featuring kaiju battle themes 🔍 Click to enlarge

Famous Monsters of Filmland #114

Mar-75 Ken Kelly
Inside This Issue

A Ken Kelly cover — the painter most often called Gogos’ heir — fronts a kaiju cornerstone. #114 is anchored by a full Godzilla filmbook, with coverage running through King Kong vs. Godzilla, Frankenstein Conquers the World, and Destroy All Monsters. Essential for the Toho-minded collector.

Cover Spotlight

Ken Kelly puts Godzilla and Rodan in the ring — a clash of Toho titans painted with the raw energy that made Kelly the natural heir to Gogos as FM's defining cover artist.

Contents

  • Inside Godzilla
  • The Quake of Things to Come
  • Godzilla! King of the Creatures
  • Monsters from Japan
  • The Manster
  • Frankenstein Conquers the World
  • Answer to Mystery Photo No.78
  • Just Imagine a Japandroid
  • King Kong vs Godzilla
  • Wings Over the World
  • The Return of Gidrah
  • Rare Treats
  • Destroy All Monsters

Recurring Departments

  • Fang Mail

Personalities

Bylines & Contributors

☠ Collector's Notes

Issue #114 turns up on Godzilla collectors’ want lists as often as FM completists’ — the magazine’s deepest kaiju dive to that point, behind a Ken Kelly Toho cover fans single out. Crossover demand at its clearest.

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FM #114 — March 1975

Ken Kelly puts Godzilla and Rodan in the ring — a clash of Toho titans painted with the raw energy that made Kelly the natural heir to Gogos as FM's defining cover artist. Inside: GODZILLA, RODAN, THE MANSTER, and FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD, and Masao Kono, Christopher Brooks, and Boris Karloff.

What's your memory of FM #114? Got a copy? Got a favorite bit? Let's hear it. ⬇️

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