Famous Monsters of Filmland #48 cover photo of someone in Don Post Chaney Mummy mask with Santa suit 🔍 Click to enlarge

Famous Monsters of Filmland #48

Feb-68 • Photograph
Inside This Issue

#48 is FM’s holiday-horror lark, with a Don Post Chaney Mummy mask grinning out in a full Santa suit. Inside, a Ghost of Frankenstein filmbook, a Tom Sutton monster comic, and a preview of the Karloff picture The Sorceress. A fun seasonal one for the collection.

Cover Spotlight

A Don Post Chaney Mummy mask — crafted by J. Barry Herron — wearing a full Santa suit grins from this seasonal cover. FM's contribution to holiday horror traditions.

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Contents

  • Thrill Today to News of Monsteriffic Movies of Tomorrow
  • The Ghost of Frankenstein
  • The Monster from One Million B.C.
  • The Sorceress
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Recurring Departments

  • Mystery Photo
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Films Featured

The Ghost of FrankensteinOne Million B.C.Atlantis the Lost ContinentThe Sorceress
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Personalities

Lon ChaneyBoris Karloff
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Bylines & Contributors

J. Barry Herron

☠ Collector's Notes

One of the run’s first holiday-gag covers — a mummy in a Santa suit — starting a seasonal tradition Issue #75 would echo with Frankenstein’s Monster. Collectors who chase the novelty covers start here.

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FM #48 — February 1968

A Don Post Chaney Mummy mask — crafted by J. Barry Herron — wearing a full Santa suit grins from this seasonal cover. FM's contribution to holiday horror traditions. Inside: THE GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN, ONE MILLION B.C., ATLANTIS THE LOST CONTINENT, and THE SORCERESS, and Lon Chaney, J. Barry Herron, Tom Sutton, and Boris Karloff.

What's your memory of FM #48? Got a copy? Got a favorite bit? Let's hear it. ⬇️

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