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
Roland Variant · Philadelphia, PA Market
FM #7 Roland Variant
Philadelphia, PA Market · Jun-60The Philadelphia edition of #7 features cover text reading "REMEMBER ROLAND? HE'S BACK AGAIN ON PAGE 34" — a nod to John Zacherle's earlier Philly persona on WCAU-TV, before he moved to New York and became Zacherley. Like the WOR-TV variant, this was a fully alternate press run distributed only in the Philadelphia market. Together with the Ghoul's Eye #4 and the WOR-TV #7, it completes a trio of Philly-area FM variants that document the city's outsized role in early monster kid culture.
Cover Spotlight
The Zacherley cover in its Roland variant — the same painting, a different distribution imprint, and a genuine prize for collectors hunting the complete FM variant set.
☠ Collector's Notes
Letter from future author Bill Warren
Rare Nancy Reagan monster movie photo
