Famous Monsters of Filmland issue #178 October 1981 cover featuring Indiana Jones from Raiders of the Lost Ark and Superman 2 villains General Zod 🔍 Click to enlarge

Famous Monsters of Filmland #178

Oct-81 • Photograph
Inside This Issue

The blockbusters share Issue #178 with their ancestors: Indiana Jones and General Zod’s Kryptonians front the cover, while inside “King Karloff and Legendary Lugosi” leads reprint features on 1931’s Dracula and Frankenstein — the two films the whole magazine descends from. An American Werewolf in London rounds out the new guard.

Cover Spotlight

Three color stills span this cover — Indiana Jones from RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, Superman and Lois Lane, and the villainous General Zod and his Kryptonian companions from SUPERMAN II.

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Contents

  • King Karloff and Legendary Lugosi
  • An American Werewolf in London
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Recurring Departments

  • Fang Mail
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Films Featured

Raiders of the Lost ArkSuperman IIAn American Werewolf in LondonDracula (1931)Frankenstein (1931)
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Personalities

Terence StampBoris KarloffBela Lugosi
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Monsters & Characters

Indiana Jones

☠ Collector's Notes

Reprint issues built on the 1931 twins always find homes — Dracula and Frankenstein are the hobby’s bedrock — and Issue #178 pairs them with peak Raiders/Superman II cover appeal. Comfort food for the classic-monster collector.

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FM #178 — October 1981

Three color stills span this cover — Indiana Jones from RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, Superman and Lois Lane, and the villainous General Zod and his Kryptonian companions from SUPERMAN II. Inside: Raiders of the Lost Ark, Superman II, An American Werewolf in London, and Dracula (1931), and Indiana Jones, Terence Stamp, Boris Karloff, and Bela Lugosi.

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