Famous MonstersForryeverDying to keep the memory of Famous Monsters of Filmland alive!
Famous MonstersForryeverDying to keep the memory of Famous Monsters of Filmland alive!
Variant Issue
M.T. Graves Variant · Miami, FL Market
FM #6 M.T. Graves Variant
Miami, FL Market · Feb-60The rarest Famous Monsters issue of them all. Only 4–6 legitimate copies are known to exist. This Miami-only variant features a distinctive "The Dungeon" sticker promoting horror host Charlie Baxter's WCKT-TV show, sometimes including teaser text like "SEE PAGE 34" tying directly to local content. The hyper-local circulation never reached broader markets, making it a legendary benchmark in magazine collecting. This sticker variant perfectly captures the pre-cable TV synergy between monster magazines and regional horror hosts, who used Famous Monsters as cross-promotion to build loyal monster kid audiences.
Inside This Issue
The keepsake in #6 is buried in the letters column: a note from Trina Petit that collectors trace straight into Vampirella history. Around it the issue pairs H.G. Wells’ The Time Machine with the molecule-thin 4-D Man and runs “You Itched for It,” one of the strangest features Forry ever ran. A deep early issue for the lore-minded collector.
Cover Spotlight
The same magnificent Kong painting as the standard issue — but this rare M.T. Graves variant bears a distribution imprint that makes it one of the most sought-after covers in the entire FM run.
☠ Collector's Notes
The kind of issue whose significance lives in the footnotes: the Trina Petit letter is a thread collectors trace forward into Vampirella history, making Issue #6 a quiet crossover key for Warren-universe completists.
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