Famous Monsters of Filmland issue #133 April 1977 cover featuring classic painting of Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet 🔍 Click to enlarge

Famous Monsters of Filmland #133

Apr-77 Uncredited
Inside This Issue

Science-fiction television owns Issue #133: a deep Outer Limits retrospective leads, and “Dr. Frankenstein, the Ackermonster, and the Wolf Man” finds Forry himself on national television alongside Peter Cushing — the kind of mainstream moment monster fandom rarely got. Robby the Robot takes the cover in an uncredited painting.

Cover Spotlight

An uncredited painting of Robby the Robot — the most famous machine in science fiction cinema, making his long-overdue FM cover debut.

Contents

  • Eye Opener
  • The Outer Limits
  • Dr. Frankenstein, the Ackermonster, and the Wolf Man

Recurring Departments

  • Fang Mail
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Monsters & Characters

Bylines & Contributors

☠ Collector's Notes

Robby the Robot fronting the magazine puts Issue #133 on robot collectors’ lists — crossover appeal in the most literal sense — and the Outer Limits retrospective was reference material before episode guides were easy to find. A strong TV-science-fiction entry.

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Discussion

FM #133 — April 1977

An uncredited painting of Robby the Robot — the most famous machine in science fiction cinema, making his long-overdue FM cover debut. Inside: The Outer Limits, Forbidden Planet (Robby), and King Kong (1933), and Robby the Robot, Peter Cushing, Forrest J Ackerman, and Bela Lugosi.

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

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