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 Nuetzell
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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.

▶Contents
  • Main Features
  • The Shock of Things to Come (previews)
  • Mummy's the Word
  • All Shock Up (Zacherley profile)
  • Horrib Lee Yours (Christopher Lee)
↻Recurring Departments
  • Dear Monster
  • You Axed For It
  • Monster Club Section
  • Monsterama Quiz
▶ Films Featured
War of the WorldsThe Bride of FrankensteinThe Wolf Man
★ Personalities
Albert NuetzellRay BradburyRamona BradburyZacherleyChristopher LeeBoris KarloffLon Chaney Jr.
☠ Collector's Notes

Letter & photo from Ray Bradbury

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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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