Famous Monsters of Filmland #4 August 1959 cover painting by Albert Nuetzell of Martian from War of the Worlds 🔍 Click to enlarge

Famous Monsters of Filmland #4

Aug-59 • Albert Nuetzel
Inside This Issue

An Albert Nuetzel cover fronts one of FM’s most prized early science-fiction issues. #4 carries a letter and photo from Ray Bradbury himself, an early Christopher Lee piece, and a Zacherley profile — the magazine reaching out to the genre’s living legends barely a year into its run.

Cover Spotlight

A vivid painting of the Martian invader from George Pal's WAR OF THE WORLDS — tentacled, malevolent, and exactly the sort of alien horror that FM was born to celebrate.

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Contents

  • The Shock of Things to Come
  • Readers Die Jest
  • Mummy's the Word
  • All Shock Up
  • Horrib Lee Yours
  • Monster Club Section
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Recurring Departments

  • Dear Monsters
  • You Axed for It
  • Monsterama Quiz
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Films Featured

War of the WorldsThe Bride of FrankensteinThe Wolf Man
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Personalities

Ray BradburyZacherleyChristopher LeeBoris KarloffLon Chaney Jr.
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Bylines & Contributors

Ramona Bradbury

☠ Collector's Notes

Provenance is the draw: Ray Bradbury’s own letter and photo make Issue #4 a crossover piece for science-fiction collectors, not just monster kids — one of the earliest points where the two hobbies meet in a single book.

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FM #4 — August 1959

A vivid painting of the Martian invader from George Pal's WAR OF THE WORLDS — tentacled, malevolent, and exactly the sort of alien horror that FM was born to celebrate. Inside: War of the Worlds, The Bride of Frankenstein, and The Wolf Man, and Albert Nuetzell, Ray Bradbury, Ramona Bradbury, and Zacherley.

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