Famous Monsters of Filmland issue #174 June 1981 cover featuring three color stills of Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and battling TIE fighters from Star Wars 🔍 Click to enlarge

Famous Monsters of Filmland #174

Jun-81 Collage
Inside This Issue

The saga takes Issue #174’s cover in stills while the horror inside turns harder: Friday the 13th Part 2 continues the new franchise, and Joe Dante’s The Howling brings werewolves into the ’80s. “Star Wars and Star Lee” finds Christopher Lee in the galaxy’s orbit, Outland carries the law to Jupiter’s moons, and AIP’s The She-Creature sneaks in a vintage scare.

Cover Spotlight

Three color stills from the STAR WARS saga — Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi facing off, flanked by two TIE Fighters locked in combat.

Contents

  • Fierey Stories
  • Fear Today, Gaunt Tomorrow
  • Friday the Thirteenth Part 2
  • Birthday Witches
  • The Howling
  • Answer to Mystery Photo No.131
  • Star Wars and Star Lee

Recurring Departments

  • Fang Mail
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Monsters & Characters

☠ Collector's Notes

Friday the 13th Part 2 and The Howling land together in Issue #174 — a snapshot of horror’s 1981 pivot — and the Star Wars still-collage cover keeps saga collectors interested. Era-bridging in a single newsstand visit.

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FM #174 — June 1981

Three color stills from the STAR WARS saga — Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi facing off, flanked by two TIE Fighters locked in combat. Inside: Star Wars, Friday the 13th Part 2, The Howling, and Outland, and Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, and Christopher Lee.

What's your memory of FM #174? Got a copy? Got a favorite bit? Let's hear it. ⬇️

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