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James Warren had an amusing habit of emblazing numerous covers of FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND with the phrase, "BEST ISSUE EVER!". Well, he was right -- many issues of his world-famous monster 'zine were good enough to be called "The Best".
Today marks the beginning of a new series showing some of the choicest cuts from the long run of FM. We'll start off with issue #28 from May 1964 which features a ton of cool monster stuff such as articles on THE MANSTER, the strange Torticola Frankenstein, the memorable "Unmasking the Phantom" photo sequence, CHILDREN OF THE DAMNED, and a ISLAND OF LOST SOULS Filmbook (don't worry: issue #29 with the conclusion will be the next installment). Plus, you get treated to 30 pages of ads!
Some may remember that at one time FM offered a free issue to readers. After waiting what seemed like forever, I received this copy in a manila envelope. It remains in my collection to this day, over 50 years later!
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Close this window Jump to comment formI think this issue may actually be the best issue ever! It’s definitely on my top ten favorites list.
July 16, 2019 at 11:37 PM
Yes, indeed -- it is a goodie!
July 17, 2019 at 5:46 AM