Famous Monsters of Filmland issue #135 July 1977 cover by Basil Gogos featuring Godzilla vs the Bionic Monster epic battle 🔍 Click to enlarge

Famous Monsters of Filmland #135

Jul-77 • Basil Gogos
Inside This Issue

Toho thunder under a Gogos brush: Issue #135’s filmbook pits Godzilla against his bionic double, while “Terror Times Two” tells the story of Amicus, the studio that made anthology horror an art form. Rick Baker talks gorilla suits in the Kentucky Fried Movie piece, “Caligula Meets Dracula” profiles Jay Robinson, and a Black Cat filmbook carries over from the issue before.

Cover Spotlight

Basil Gogos paints Godzilla squaring off against the Bionic Monster — Toho's kaiju action getting the FM cover glamour treatment from the master himself.

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Contents

  • Robby Dick
  • Terror Times Two
  • Godzilla vs the Bionic Monster
  • Answer to Mystery Photo No.97
  • Now Kentucky Fried Movie
  • The Black Cat
  • Caligula Meets Dracula
  • Rare Treats
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Recurring Departments

  • Fang Mail
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Monsters & Characters

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Bylines & Contributors

☠ Collector's Notes

Gogos painting kaiju action gives Issue #135 reach into the Godzilla-collecting crowd, and the Amicus history piece plus the Rick Baker gorilla story make the contents deeper than the cover lets on.

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FM #135 — July 1977

Basil Gogos paints Godzilla squaring off against the Bionic Monster — Toho's kaiju action getting the FM cover glamour treatment from the master himself. Inside: Godzilla vs. the Bionic Monster, Kentucky Fried Movie, and The Black Cat, and Basil Gogos, Godzilla, Rick Baker, and Christopher Lee.

Rip the cellophane off this one in the replies — favorite moments, worst nightmares, cover love, all welcome. ⬇️

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