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
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
  • Main Features
  • THE OUTER LIMITS retrospective
  • Dr. Frankenstein, The Ackermonster, and the Wolf Man (Forry on Tomorrow Show with Peter Cushing)
  • Dracula Without The Crepe (Hammer Dracula behind-the-scenes)
↻Recurring Departments
  • Fang Mail
  • Rare Treats
▶ Films Featured
The Outer LimitsForbidden Planet (Robby)King Kong (1933)
★ Personalities
Robby the RobotPeter CushingForrest J AckermanBela LugosiMarcel DelgadoDennis Billows
☠ Collector's Notes

Forry & Cushing on TV together

Outer Limits deep dive

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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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