Famous Monsters of Filmland #33 May 1965 cover painting by Ron Cobb of Lon Chaney from Hunchback of Notre Dame 🔍 Click to enlarge

Famous Monsters of Filmland #33

May-65 Ron Cobb
Inside This Issue

A Ron Cobb cover fronts #33 — early work from the artist who’d go on to design Star Wars and Alien. The issue carries the “Carry On Monster” tradition forward with Tomb of Ligeia and Hercules Unchained in tow.

Cover Spotlight

The Bell Ringer of Notre Dame in full tragic glory — a painting of Lon Chaney's immortal Quasimodo from THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, ugliness and heartbreak embodied in one legendary face.

Contents

  • We Have a Hunch You're About to Be Haunted
  • Monster Mail Call
  • Return of the Mexicreatures, Part II
  • The Ape and the Ape Girl
  • Master Monster Maker Winner in Hollywood
  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame

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  • Monster Mail Call
  • Mystery Photo
  • You Axed For It
  • Headlines from Horrorsville

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☠ Collector's Notes

For Ron Cobb completists, an early stop on a trail that runs through Issues #40, #42, #43, #45, #49, #54, #72, #77, and #87 — FM cover work from the future designer behind Alien and the Star Wars cantina. The “Carry On Monster” tradition keeps the inside lively.

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FM #33 — May 1965

The Bell Ringer of Notre Dame in full tragic glory — a painting of Lon Chaney's immortal Quasimodo from THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME, ugliness and heartbreak embodied in one legendary face. Inside: The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Tomb of Ligeia, and Hercules Unchained, and Ron Cobb, Lon Chaney, Tony R. Wayman, and William Castle.

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

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