Comic books in 'HORROR MAGAZINES'

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This preview issue of Cinescape pre-dates the first issue of the series proper, and was released as a an exclusive supplement to Electronic Gaming Monthly and Hero Illustrated. This Special Preview Issue was released to promote the upcoming monthly series (not numbered, no indicia inside). It features The Mask Preview (cover), Star Trek: Generations (preview of first TNG film), James Bond, Aliens Vs. Predator (complete story behind the movie you'll never see), Star Trek Voyager, and Star Wars. 34 pages.

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Edited by Forrest J. Ackerman. Stories by Ackerman and Eric Ashton, plus contributions by Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, Paul Clemens, Horace Gold and A.E. Van Vogt. A studio-sanctioned look at Steven Spielbergs first alien-encounter film. A profile of Spielberg and other cast and crew members; production photos and special effects creation; famous science fiction writers discuss their own real-life alien encounters. 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. 56 pages, PC/PB&W. See also Marvel Special Edition Featuring Close Encounters of a Third Kind. Cover price $1.50.

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Famous Films #2: Curse of Frankenstein Horror of Dracula (1964) is a magazine published by James Warren. Features "Curse of Frankenstein" and "Horror of Dracula". This magazine uses still photos from the two classic Hammer Films of the same names to tell the stories in comic book format. 46pages, B&W, 8.25-in. x 11-in., newsprint interior with slick cover. Cover price $0.35.

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Standard edition. Dinosaur Magazine (1993 Starlog) #001, Inside Jurassic Park, Super Mario Bros, Dinosaur City, Carnosaur, Prehysteria! Cover price $9.95.

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1965 Yearbook. Cover price $0.60.

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Fantasy Modeling (1980) #001, Fall 1980. Boris Vallejo, kit bashing spaceships, war games, Atlantis diorama, and more. 8-1/8 in. x 10-3/4 in.; part color, part black and white; 48 pages on white paper. Cover price $2.50.

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Future is a slick magazine covering science, science fiction, and fantasy. Issue #1 includes: Fredrick Pohl interview, The Man from Planet X, Building King Kong (with Rick Baker), Advertising Posters for Star Wars, Doug Trumbull interview, The Saga of The Hobbit, Chesley Bonestell at 90, and Asimov warns of society in the future. Cover price $1.75.

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Famous Films: The Horror of Party Beach (1964) is a magazine published by James Warren. Features "The Horror of Party Beach". This magazine uses still photos from the classic Horror Film of the same name to tell the story in comic book format. 64 pages, B&W, 8.25-in. x 11-in., newsprint interior with slick cover. Cover price $0.35.

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Stills from classic monster movies are reprinted in full-page spreads and embellished with gag word balloons written by Stan Lee himself. Black and white; 66 pages. Cover price $0.60. Cover price $0.60.

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March 1975, Volume 1, Issue 1. NOTE: Issues #1 & 2 of this series are titled Monster World. In this issue: Dracula Lives! Are there such beings as Vampires and Werewolves?, Close-up with Darren McGavin (star of Kolchak: the Night Stalker), 6 page horror comic strip "Common Dandruff" written by Tony Tallarcio and penciled by Jose Delbo, Possession by Demons, Korg: 70,000 BC, plus more. Approx 8.5-in. x 11-in.; black and white; 96 pages. Cover price $1.25.

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Stories and art by Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Barry Windsor-Smith, Dan Adkins, Marv Wolfman, Don McGregor, Doug Moench, Chris Claremont and Tony Isabella. Marvel's attempt at a Famous Monsters-type magazine featured many Marvel legends early in their careers. Interviews with Frankenstein actor Boris Karloff and Jeff Rice, creator of Kolchak: The Night Stalker. Features about King Kong and horror on the radio. In an original comics story, horror-movie star Jason Roland makes a deal with a strange little man in exchange for fame. Movie stills from vintage horror movies with humorous word balloons added. Monsters of the Marvels; King Kong: Monarch of Monsters; The Night Stalker Papers; Horrorscoop; The Demon That Devoured Hollywood!; Out of the Mouths of Ghouls; Monsterscope; Karloff at the Raven's Castle; Monsters of the Radio. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.00.

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Articles on horror films illustrated with movie stills, similar to Famous Monsters of Filmland. A history of apes in film, from the silent era through the Planet of the Apes series; Ray Harryhausens 7th Voyage of Sinbad; Hammer Films Dracula, Mummy and werewolf pictures; The Exorcist; Gorgo; The Creature from the Black Lagoon. Other highlights include a centerfold of the Mutant from This Island Earth and an article on a Hercules movie "starring some actor named 'Arnold Strong'" (actually Arnold Schwarzenegger). Part of the short-lived Atlas line from former Marvel publisher Martin Goodman. Cover by Greg Theakston. Cover price $1.00.

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Science Fantasy Film Classics featuring Star Wars was published by Ron Fenton. In this in depth look at arguably the greatest Sci-Fi movie event in history Science Fantasy includes 64 pages of exclusive photos of cast and crew and scenes from the movie, interviews with cast and crew, a pull out movie poster, and much more. Also featured are articles on the Sci-Fi classics 2001: A Space Odyssey and Forbidden Planet. 70 pages. Cover price $2.00.

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Voted Number One Sexy Starlet Magazine! In this issue: Debbie Dutch's Wild Fantasies; Becky LeBeau centerfold; Sex & Special Effects; Fantasy Artist Clyde Caldwell; a look at the Golden Girls of Moscow; and Bram Stoker's Burial of the Rats. Mature Readers 18+ Cover price $5.95.

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Voted Number One Sexy Starlet Magazine! In this issue: Debbie Rochon, Julianna Masterson Alex Taylor are featured in pictorials, fiction by Liam Sanford, Marilyn Chambers interview, articles by photographers and prop masters. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 70 pages, full color. Mature Readers 18+ Cover price $5.95.

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Voted Number One Sexy Starlet Magazine! In this issue: Julie Strain, Tammy Parks, Julie Wallace pictorials, Fiction by A. Brzezinski, horror convention roundup and more. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 70 pages, full color. Mature Readers 18+ Cover price $5.95.

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Stories and art by J. Philip Tarleton, Thomas Arnes, William Cornish, Dave Kingston, William Dunlappe, and Howard Cherna. A lurid horror magazine from Stanley Morse Publications featuring posed photographs as illustrations (some of which must be seen to be truly appreciated). Professor Macready and his team of archaeologists find a woman's coffin and unwisely ignore the ancient curse burned into it. Peg discovers that those old legends about werewolves were all too real. Hapless models are lured into a maniac's torture dungeon. Love Is the Color of Blood; The Spell of the Witch; Howl, Wolf, Howl!; The Gory Terror of the Night!; The Unholy Six; Naked Slaves of the Master of Hell!; The Devil of Denham Swamp! 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.60.

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Stories by Richard Meyers and others. A studio-sanctioned look at the highly influential debut film in the Alien series. Interviews with creature designer H.R. Giger and actor Harry Dean Stanton; production photos and deleted scenes; a look at the proposed sequel Alien II, later scrapped in favor of James Camerons Aliens. 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. 48 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $2.00.

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Battlestar Galactica Official Poster Magazine (1978) was published by Paradise Press in conjunction with Universal Studios. Includes pictures of the cast in character, as well as articles on the Cyclons, the first pet droid Muffit Two, and the search for planet Earth. Slick paper-stock, 8.25-in. x 11-in. (unfolds into a 22-in. x 33.5-in. poster). Giant movie poster of Boxey and his robot pet, Muffit. Cover price $1.50.

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Includes Foldout Godzilla Poster - The horror equivalent of sci-fi sister publication Starlog, Fangoria is devoted to "monsters, aliens and bizarre creatures" and is touted by its publisher to be the "first classy, professional, pictorial news magazine covering the world of fantasy." Issue #1 includes: a welcome letter from publisher Kerry O'Quinn; articles about Dr. Who and The Amityville Horror; a feature on Battlestar Galactica's lost aliens; a foldout Godzilla poster; "Twenty-five Years with Godzilla"; Tom Savini revealing his makeup techniques; a photo preview of Alien; a behind-the-scenes look at The Creature from the Black Lagoon; an interview with Christopher Lee; and more. Godzilla featured on the cover. Cover price $1.95.

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Official movie magazine for A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child, with interviews, articles, and fold-out posters. 8-in. x 10-7/8 in.; full color; 64 pages on slick paper. Cover price $3.95.

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Cover by Frank DeMarco. Edited by Ed Konick (credited as Sanzar Quasatood). Charlton's contribution to the monster craze of the '50s and '60s. The famously low-grade paper makes good-quality copies of these mags somewhat hard to find. This issue features Frankenstein, Famous Monsters of History, and a preview of the Hammer Films classic Curse of the Werewolf. Frankenstein; Transylvania, Here I Come; How to Build Your Own Monster; The Monster's Love Song; Famous Moments of Monster History; The Curse of the Werewolf; They Died Laughing; Pin-up Parade of Monsters; Monster Crossword Puzzle; Monsters in Sports; Monster Medicine; Ghouls and Gags; The Monster Pet Corner; Horror Monsters from Outer Space; Fiendish Fun; Horror Monsters Photoquiz. 8-in. x 11-in., 56 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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NOTE: For issues #1-2 see Adventures in Horror Magazine (1970 Stanley Publications).

Stories and art by Andre Palmer, George Bruno, Charles Dobey, Michael Praetorius, T. W. Mannering, Edward Hampton, Alden Franz, and Whittier Fowles. A lurid horror magazine from Stanley Morse Publications featuring posed photographs as illustrations (some of which must be seen to be truly appreciated). A man tries to rescue his girlfriend from a vampire. Zombies rise from the grave to stalk the living. A werewolf meets his fate during one last full moon. The Vampires Fangs Were Red with My Womans Blood!; Screaming Terror on the Night the Zombies Walked!; The Ghost Is Coming to Take Me to Hell; Trapped in a Room of Horror with the Slave of Satan!; One Last Death Prowl for the Man Who Howled Like a Wolf!; The Devil Needs Your Soul; The Mad Monster Strikes Again; Adventures in Witchcraft. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.60.

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Cover by Joe Petagno. Stories by Dez Skinn, Steve Moore, John Fleming, John Brosnan, Barry Pattison, Benny Aldrich, and Tise Vahimagi. Art by Paul Neary, Ian Gibson, and Angus McKie. Edited by Dez Skinn of Warrior fame, House of Hammer presented comics adaptations and articles based on Hammer Films' legendary horror movies, featuring an array of British comics talent early in their careers. The series starts off with an adaptation of Hammer's first Dracula film, from 1958. The straightforward adaptation of the Bram Stoker classic features a script by Skinn and art by future Marvel artist Paul Neary. Captain Kronos, Vampire Hunter returns in an authorized comics sequel to the Hammer adventure film, featuring art by future Judge Dredd and Halo Jones artist Ian Gibson. In a Terror Tales short, a man raises a horde of zombies for revenge against the woman who rejected him - but he chose the wrong zombies. Plus a biography of horror-film legend Christopher Lee, a look at past movie vampires, and the history of movie special effects. NOTE: Issues #1-18 are listed under House of Hammer (1976 UK); #19 & 20 (UK edition) are listed under House of Horror (1978 Top Sellers); #20 (US Edition) and #21-30 are listed under Halls of Horror (1978). Editorial; Dracula: a Hammer Film Production; Hammer House Biography: Christopher Lee; A Filmography of Christopher Lee; Media Macabre; Captain Kronos, Vampire Hunter; Horror Around the World; Effectively Speaking; Drinkers of Blood, Stealers of Souls; Van Helsing's Terror Tales: Voodoo Vengeance. 8-in. x 10.5-in., 52 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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Incredible Science Fiction features articles and pictures from many Sci-Fi/Horror movies and television shows. This, the premier issue, focuses on aliens and monsters. There is an interview with Kathryn King, a look at the SFX of some of Hollywood's best known horror films, Jeff Sillifant analyzes "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," an in-depth look at the classic Universal Picture "Creature from the Black Lagoon," and much more. One of the first printed ads for Star Wars action figures, the X-Wing Fighter, and Tie Fighter appears on the back cover. 66 pages. Cover price $2.00.

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The World's First Newspaper of Horror, Sci-Fi and Fantasy! This issue: The Men Who Saved Kong! Mushroom Monsters! The End of the World! Bonus - Monster-Sized Color Poster Inside! Cover art by Gray Morrow. Cover price $1.00.

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Monster World 1-10 has the same editorial staff as Famous Monsters of Filmland, and the magazine's brief run is essentially considered to be issues 70-79 of Famous Monsters. Beginning with issue #80, Famous Monsters went back to its original name. Features in Monster World #1 include: an intro to the "new" magazine by publisher James Warren; a comic book reprint of The Mummy (by Russ Jones and Wally Wood); filmbook The Black Sleep; "Terror Talk" by Bill Obbagy; and more. The Chaney Wolfman cover painting is by an unknown artist. Cover price $0.35.

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Edited by Forrest J. Ackerman. Stories by Forrest J. Ackerman, Bob Strauss, Dennis Fischer, Eric Hoffman, John Buechler, Paul Linden, Randy Palmer, Gary Svehla, Ronald Borst, Stephen Jones and Paul Davids. Ackermans follow-up to Famous Monsters in Filmland. An interview with Steven Spielberg; a tour of the Ackermuseum; Godzilla turns 30. 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. 68 pages, PC/PB&W. Cover price $2.95.

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Cover by Gray Morrow. Stories and art by Chris Claremont, Doug Moench, Don McGregor, Mike Harrison, Jeff Gelb, Susan Munshower, Ron Haydock, Paul Blaisdell, Jim Harmon, Eric Hoffman, Russ Jones and John Warner. Marvel's attempt at a Famous Monsters-type magazine featured many Marvel legends early in their careers and great painted covers. An interview with actor Leonard Nimoy on life after Spock. Robots and zombies in movies. Professional movie monster-maker Paul Blaisdell (It Conquered the World, The She-Creature, Invasion of the Saucer Men) on creating an alien invasion. Last of the Martian Invasions; Zardoz Lost the Gift; Interview with Leonard Nimoy; Monsterscope; Bombs from Outer Space; Robot Monsters Through Time and Space; Polanski Times Two; Zombie and Voodoo; All-Star Monster Show; Freddie Francis. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 80 pages, B&W. Cover price $1.25.

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The hard-to-find Official Blade Runner Souvenir Magazine, published at the time of the movie's original release. 150 photos and illustractions together with extensive text covering all aspects of the movie's production. One of Harrison Ford's earliest and best movies. Directed by Ridley Scott and based on the novel by Philip K. Dick. Cover price $2.95.

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Close Encounters of the Third Kind Official Poster Magazine (1977) of this mega-popular movie, directed by Steven Speilberg and starring Richard Dreyfuss and Teri Garr, was published by Paradise Press in conjunction with Columbia Pictures. Includes pictures of the cast and crew as well as articles on UFOs, Close Encounters of the real kind, Doug Trumbull's special FX's, and Steven Speilberg. Slick paper-stock, 8.25-in. x 11-in. (unfolds into a 22-in. x 33.5-in. poster). Giant movie poster of the Mother Ship. Cover price $1.50.

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Imagi-Movies is the short-lived sister publication of Cinefantastique. Its emphasis is on low budget, classic, and obscure films, but it also showcases more mainstream releases. This first issue includes the following: an interview with Roger Corman; articles on The Stand, Red Dwarf, Needful Thingsm The Tommyknockers, The Dark Half, Maniac Cop 3, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles; David Fincher on Alien 3; a reader review of Alien 3; and more. Needful Things cover art by David Voigt. Cover price $5.50.

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Stories and art by John Thomas Church and Carmine Fortunato. A souvenir magazine to commemorate the 1976 King Kong remake by producer Dino De Laurentiis. Includes stills and publicity art from both the 1933 version of King Kong and the 1977 version. Plus a look at other giant monsters of the movies. The Monster of Skull Island; The Making of King Kong; King Kong: The Greatest Horror Film of All Time; From King Kong to Godzilla; Monsters We Have Known and Loved; Kong's Battles to the Death with Prehistoric Monsters; How Kong Was Subdued and Captured; Kong's Rampage Through New York City; Kong's Last Battle with a Squadron of Fighter Planes. 8 1/2" x 11" 8 pages, Full Color. Cover price $1.25.

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Story by Russ Jones, based on the screenplay by Laszlo Gorog. The 1956 sci-fi B-movie The Mole People is adapted to comics, using movie stills, captions, word balloons and hilarious sound effects. Scientists exploring beneath the Earths surface discover a race of monsters. Perhaps the first ever B-comic. 8 1/2 in. x 11 in. 64 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

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24 pages b&w; 8 1/2 x 11.. Lone Ranger featured article: from his conception to looking at the men who played the character from the radio days into television.

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Stories and art by Dennis Druktenis, Greg Chappell, Justin Humphreys, and C.J. Winston. Publisher Dennis Druktenis and other lifelong monster fans celebrate the creatures of classic horror and sci-fi cinema with still photos and fond memories. This issue ranges from classics like Horror of Dracula to Z-movie greats like From Hell It Came and Attack of the Crab Monsters. Also, the First Year of Warren Publishing's Eerie Magazine; and plastic monster models. Attack of the Crab Monsters; Day the World Ended; From Hell It Came; Horror of Dracula; Invasion of the Saucer-Men; It Conquered the World; It! The Terror from Beyond Space; Warren Publishing's Eerie Magazine: The First Year; Plastic Monsters Are Back; Invasion of the Giant Saguaros; The Beginning; Scary Movie View. 8-in. x 11-in., 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $3.50.

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Sci-Fi Universe (1994) #0101, The Next Star Wars Trilogy Cover price $4.99.

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Includes the following features: Miniature Spacecraft: How to Create a Snub Fighter, The Alien Dead, Low-Cost Synthesizers, MTX: Zero Zone, Hair on Your Stop Motion Model, and a salute to The Incredible Shrinking Man. May, 1981. Cover price $2.50.

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Articles and photos covering fantasy-related films and television, including Star Wars, Laser Blast, Damnation Alley, James Bond ("The Spy Who Loved Me"), Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Starship Invasion, Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger, and interviews with Jane Seymour and Sinbad producer Charles Schneer. 8.25-in. x 10.75-in.; black and white; 64 pages on newsprint. Cover price $1.25.

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Mature readers. Issues # 1-25 published by Gothic Castle Publishing Co. thru January 1962-June 1975. This series was restarted in 1999 with issue # 26 by Dennis Druktenis Publishing. A more critical (and sometimes more adult) alternative to the pun-filled Famous Monsters of Filmland, Castle of Frankenstein covered the worlds of horror, fantasy, and science fiction movies. In addition, the magazine published comic strips, articles on genre television shows, book reviews, art, and other related items. This inaugural issue has articles on Universal's Mummy series, The Time Machine, Jack the Ripper, Frankenstein 1970, The Mysterians, and The Pit and the Pendulum. Also includes: "Zacherley's Wife Contest" and "The Boris Karloff Story." Cover art by Larry Ivie. Cover price $0.35.

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Closeup (1975) is a magazine published by Prestone and Trupiano. Get the first hand look at Ray Harryhausen's special effects magic used in the productions of "The Golden Voyage of Sinbad", plus "Flesh Gordon", and "Land of the Lost." Also included is an article on the history of visual effects. 48 pages, color cover with black and white photos and illustrations, 8.25-in x 11-in. Cover price $1.50.