Famous Monsters of Filmland issue #145 July 1978 cover featuring gruesome photo of The Incredible Melting Man 🔍 Click to enlarge

Famous Monsters of Filmland #145

Jul-78 • Photograph
Cover Spotlight

A photo of THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN — the 1977 sci-fi horror about an astronaut returning from Saturn with a severe skin condition, one of the era's most memorably gruesome make-up effects.

▶Contents
  • Main Features
  • ""Finger Lickin' Good"" (editorial)
  • ""STAR WARS Two!"" by Robot Rod 4D (sequel speculation)
  • ""The Great STAR WARS Contest""
  • ""Queen of the Monster Makers"" by Robert Skotak (Milicent Patrick profile)
  • ""CURSE OF THE DEMON"" (making-of/reprint)
  • ""Blood Banquet"" (15th Count Dracula Radcliffe Awards)
  • ""STAR TREK-23rd Century Style"" (upcoming film & series history)
  • ""The Man in the Grave Flannel Suit"" by Reiko Mimura (Haruo Nakajima/Godzilla suit/reprint)
  • Obituaries: Jacques Tourneur, Gertrude Astor
↻Recurring Departments
  • Fang Mail
  • Mystery Photo No.106 (answer: Lionel Barrymore in MYSTERIOUS ISLAND)
  • Happy Birthday to You
  • Rare Treats
  • Graveyard Examiner
▶ Films Featured
The Incredible Melting ManStar WarsStar TrekCurse of the DemonThe Mysterious Island
★ Personalities
Milicent PatrickJacques TorneurHaru NakajimaRobert Skotak
☠ Collector's Notes

Back cover same as #144

Related Issues

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Famous Monsters of Filmland issue #140 January 1978 cover by Maelo Cintron featuring Glenn Strange as Frankenstein Monster #140 Jan-78 Famous Monsters of Filmland issue #141 March 1978 cover featuring UFO scene with Richard Dreyfuss from Close Encounters of the Third Kind #141 Mar-78 Famous Monsters of Filmland issue #142 April 1978 20th Anniversary fold-out cover featuring Darth Vader over horror genre legends #142 Apr-78 Famous Monsters of Filmland issue #143 May 1978 cover featuring colorful space monster from independent horror The Alien Factor #143 May-78 Famous Monsters of Filmland issue #144 June 1978 cover featuring Boris Karloff as Im-Ho-Tep from The Mummy flanked by guards #144 Jun-78 Famous Monsters of Filmland issue #146 August 1978 cover by Bob Larkin featuring gorilla vs shark from schlock classic A*P*E #146 Aug-78 Famous Monsters of Filmland issue #147 September 1978 cover by Basil Gogos featuring menacing Tusken Raider from Star Wars #147 Sep-78 Famous Monsters of Filmland issue #148 October 1978 cover featuring iconic Darth Vader poster art from Star Wars #148 Oct-78

Discussion

FM #145 — July 1978

A photo of THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN — the 1977 sci-fi horror about an astronaut returning from Saturn with a severe skin condition, one of the era's most memorably gruesome make-up effects. Inside: The Incredible Melting Man, Star Wars, Star Trek, and Curse of the Demon, and Milicent Patrick, Jacques Torneur, Haru Nakajima, and Robert Skotak.

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

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