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E.T. takes Issue #189’s cover in paint, and the issue weighs what Spielberg’s gentle visitor means for monster lovers. The body count answers back — Friday the 13th Part 3 arrives in 3-D and The Incubus lurks — while “Legendary John Carradine” concludes and the 20th SF Film Festival hands out its awards.
An uncredited painting of E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL — Spielberg's beloved alien visitor, wrinkled and glowing, making his FM cover debut.
E.T. on an FM cover marks the big-tent moment of the magazine’s final stretch, and Issue #189’s 3-D Friday the 13th coverage catches the gimmick wave early. The Carradine series wraps its main run here.
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FM #189 — November 1982
An uncredited painting of E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL — Spielberg's beloved alien visitor, wrinkled and glowing, making his FM cover debut. Inside: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Friday the 13th Part 3, The Incubus, and The Curse of the Fly, and Steven Spielberg, Tim Moriarty, John Carradine, and Ronald N. Waite.
Rip the cellophane off this one in the replies — favorite moments, worst nightmares, cover love, all welcome. ⬇️
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