Famous Monsters of Filmland #53 cover painting of THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN by Basil Gogos 🔍 Click to enlarge

Famous Monsters of Filmland #53

Jan-69 • Basil Gogos
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A painting of THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN — Bert I. Gordon's atomic-age giant, towering over everything with equal measures of fury and bewilderment.

▶Contents
  • Main Features
  • The Horror in the Lighthouse by Poe & Bloch
  • The Hammer of Horror (Hammer films overview)
↻Recurring Departments
  • The Shape of Things to Come (previews)
  • Mystery Photo
  • You Axed For It
▶ Films Featured
THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MANFANTASIAHAMMER FILMS
★ Personalities
Edgar Allan PoeRobert BlochWilliam CastleLon Chaney
☠ Collector's Notes

Rare Poe/Bloch collaboration

Iconic Gogos Colossal Man cover

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FM #53 — January 1969

A painting of THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN — Bert I. Gordon's atomic-age giant, towering over everything with equal measures of fury and bewilderment. Inside: THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN, FANTASIA, and HAMMER FILMS, and Edgar Allan Poe, Robert Bloch, William Castle, and Lon Chaney.

Tell us the first monster from this one that lived in your head rent-free. ⬇️

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