Famous Monsters of Filmland #56 cover painting of Boris Karloff as the Frankenstein Monster by Basil Gogos 🔍 Click to enlarge

Famous Monsters of Filmland #56

Jul-69 • Basil Gogos
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Boris Karloff as the Frankenstein Monster — cinema's definitive creature, painted here with the reverence and craft that only FM could deliver.

▶Contents
  • Main Features
  • Massive Boris Karloff tribute issue
  • The Night Our King Was Crowned (Victor Morrison)
  • The Bride of Frankenstein Speaks (Elsa Lanchester interview)
  • Complete Karloff filmography
  • Tributes from Bloch, Price, Lee, Nolan, etc.
↻Recurring Departments
  • Fang Mail
  • Mystery Photo
  • You Axed for Him (all Karloff photos)
▶ Films Featured
FRANKENSTEINTHE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN
★ Personalities
Boris KarloffLon ChaneyGeorge PalPeter LorreFritz LangPaul LindenVictor MorrisonChristopher LeeRobert BlochForrest J AckermanVincent PriceDonald A. ReedWilliam F. NolanElsa LanchesterJohn CarradineBill WarrenGreg Bazaz
☠ Collector's Notes

Legendary Karloff memorial issue

One of the greatest FM issues ever

Related Issues

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Famous Monsters of Filmland #53 cover painting of THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN by Basil Gogos #53 Jan-69 Famous Monsters of Filmland #54 cover painting of the Martian from INVASION OF THE SAUCER-MAN by Ron Cobb #54 Mar-69 Famous Monsters of Filmland #55 cover uncredited painting of snake attacking people from LAND OF THE GIANTS #55 May-69 Famous Monsters of Filmland #57 cover painting of a scene from THE GREEN SLIME by Vic Livoti #57 Sep-69 Famous Monsters of Filmland #58 cover painting of Karloff from THE MUMMY by Basil Gogos #58 Oct-69 Famous Monsters of Filmland #59 cover painting of Jonathan Frid as Barnabas Collins from DARK SHADOWS by Basil Gogos #59 Nov-69 Famous Monsters of Filmland #60 cover painting of Dorian Gray by Basil Gogos #60 Dec-69 Famous Monsters of Filmland 1969 Yearbook cover reproduction of Lon Chaney as The Phantom of the Opera 1969 Yearbook Jul-69

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FM #56 — July 1969

Boris Karloff as the Frankenstein Monster — cinema's definitive creature, painted here with the reverence and craft that only FM could deliver. Inside: FRANKENSTEIN and THE BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN, and Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney, George Pal, and Peter Lorre.

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