Famous Monsters of Filmland #21 February 1963 cover retouched photo by Basil Gogos from Bride of Frankenstein 🔍 Click to enlarge

Famous Monsters of Filmland #21

Feb-63 • Basil Gogos
Inside This Issue

The real find in #21 is buried in the contents: “Monster Kicks on Route 66,” covering the television episode that marked the last time Boris Karloff ever wore the Frankenstein Monster makeup — a genuine piece of horror history. Continuing Ray Harryhausen coverage and a Dwight Frye biography round out the issue.

Cover Spotlight

A retouched color photo from THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN — one of the most beautiful horror films ever produced, and proof that Universal's monster factory was firing on every cylinder in 1935.

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Contents

  • You Dashed for It
  • The Crystal Ball Sees All for Early '63
  • Son of Kong
  • Monster Kicks on Route 66
  • Where on Earth? Fearsome Foursome
  • The Bride of Frankenstein
  • Dwight Frye
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Recurring Departments

  • Fang Mail
  • Hidden Horrors
  • You Axed for It
  • Mystery Photo
  • Graveyard Examiner
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Films Featured

The Bride of FrankensteinEarth vs. the Flying SaucersFace of FireMighty Joe YoungThe Vampire and the BallerinaSon of Kong
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Personalities

Ray HarryhausenBoris KarloffPeter LorreLon Chaney Jr.Bela LugosiLon ChaneyVincent PriceElsa LanchesterDwight Frye
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Bylines & Contributors

Forry AckermanSteven Jochsberger

☠ Collector's Notes

Primary-source material: decades of horror histories cite the Karloff-on-Route 66 story, and this is where it was set down. The Dwight Frye biography — an early serious look at horror’s great henchman — means Issue #21 works harder than its cover suggests.

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Famous Monsters of Filmland #23 June 1963 cover painting by Basil Gogos of Giant Dean Parkin from War of the Colossal Beast #23 Jun-63 Famous Monsters of Filmland #24 August 1963 uncredited cover painting of Henry Hull as Werewolf of London #24 Aug-63 Famous Monsters of Filmland #25 October 1963 cover with King Kong in red letters four stills and drawing from film #25 Oct-63 NEXT ISSUE → Famous Monsters of Filmland #22 April 1963 cover retouched photo of Bela Lugosi killing Dwight Frye from Dracula with fake head from The Raven #22 Apr-63

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FM #21 — February 1963

A retouched color photo from THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN — one of the most beautiful horror films ever produced, and proof that Universal's monster factory was firing on every cylinder in 1935. Inside: The Bride of Frankenstein, Earth vs. the Flying Saucers, Face of Fire, and Mighty Joe Young, and Basil Gogos, Forry Ackerman, Ray Harryhausen, and Steven Jochsberger.

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

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