Famous MonstersForryeverDying to keep the memory of Famous Monsters of Filmland alive!
Famous MonstersForryeverDying to keep the memory of Famous Monsters of Filmland alive!
Inside This Issue
The heart of #55 is its farewell to Jack Pierce: “Master Monster-Maker Mourned,” the obituary for the Universal makeup genius who sculpted Karloff’s Frankenstein Monster and Mummy by hand. It also carries an early appearance by a young Richard Corben — a significant issue for the makeup-and-history collector.
Cover Spotlight
An uncredited painting of a giant snake bearing down on three hapless victims from LAND OF THE GIANTS — Irwin Allen's TV series where ordinary people become the smallest things in the room.
☠ Collector's Notes
The craft’s great memorial. Jack Pierce built the Monster, the Mummy, and the Wolf Man with his hands, and Issue #55 mourned him properly when much of Hollywood didn’t — a cornerstone for any makeup-history collection, with early Richard Corben as the bonus.
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