Famous Monsters of Filmland #87 November 1971 cover painting of The She-Creature by Ron Cobb featuring horror monster themes 🔍 Click to enlarge

Famous Monsters of Filmland #87

Nov-71 • Ron Cobb
Inside This Issue

Ron Cobb gives the prehistoric siren of The She-Creature her close-up on Issue #87 — the AIP beast-woman in full paint. The contents skew deliciously grim: Vincent Price’s art-deco revenge in The Abominable Dr. Phibes, Hammer’s foundational Curse of Frankenstein, and the poverty-row howls of The Mad Monster.

Cover Spotlight

THE SHE-CREATURE rises again — another painting of the prehistoric deep-sea horror from the 1956 AIP shocker, because some monsters simply demand a second cover.

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Contents

  • The Abominable Dr. Phibes
  • Curse of Frankenstein
  • The She-creature
  • Footsteps of Frankenstein
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Recurring Departments

  • Speaking of Monsters
  • Fang Mail
  • Girls and Ghouls Gallery
  • Professor Gruebeard
  • Mystery Photo
  • Graveyard Examiner
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Films Featured

The Abominable Dr. PhibesCurse of FrankensteinThe She-CreatureThe Mad Monster

☠ Collector's Notes

The Ron Cobb trail that starts at Issue #33 ends here — his She-Creature is the last stop for Cobb completists working through the run. Phibes and early Hammer inside make it a strong early-’70s book in its own right.

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FM #87 — November 1971

THE SHE-CREATURE rises again — another painting of the prehistoric deep-sea horror from the 1956 AIP shocker, because some monsters simply demand a second cover. Inside: THE ABOMINABLE DR. PHIBES, CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN, THE SHE-CREATURE, and THE MAD MONSTER, and Ron Cobb.

Rip the cellophane off this one in the replies — favorite moments, worst nightmares, cover love, all welcome. ⬇️

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