Famous Monsters of Filmland, Issue 171, March 1981 — Legendary Lon Chaney Sr., More on Flash Gordon

Описание: Famous Monsters of Filmland, Issue 171, March 1981 — Legendary Lon Chaney Sr., More on Flash Gordon, World’s Biggest Horror Auction, TV Alien Invasion, Why Sammy Davis Jr. Loves Monster Movies

Our cover:
50 years dead & dust, yet Lon lives! Erik, the phantom of the opera, thrills the eye today as he did in 1925. FM commemorates the 50th year of his entering Prince Sirki’s domain by saluting the king of the silent era of horror films.

Staff
James Warren, founder & publisher
Forrest J Ackerman, editor-in-chief
W. R. Mohalley, managing editor
Jeff Rovin, consultinging editor
Brian L. Forbes, editorial assistant
Ray Gallardo, production
Michael Schneider, circulation director
Donato Velez, Jacinto Soto, Primitivo Gonzalez, traffic department
Carbunkle-Dregs, electro-scan

This issue of Famous Monsters of Filmland from March 1981 is a loving salute to one of horror’s true pioneers, Lon Chaney Sr., brought to life on the cover with striking artwork by Basil Gogos. Inside, the magazine celebrates the king of silent horror with rare photos and thoughtful features, reminding us why Chaney’s legacy still casts a long, beautiful shadow across monster movie history. It’s old-school monster love, the kind that made kids race to the newsstand and grown-ups smile at the memory of being one.
Beyond the tribute to Chaney, this issue dives headfirst into the colorful sci-fi fantasy of Flash Gordon, complete with interviews from Flash and Ming, coverage of the world’s biggest horror auction, and a look at tv’s alien invasion era. There’s even a fun piece on why Sammy Davis Jr. had a soft spot for monster movies. Page after page, it’s a time capsule of fandom done right — ink, paper, passion, and a little midnight magic for every monster kid who never really grew up.

Contents & Pages

6 Frankenstein horrors
Hammer has kept the Baron’s creation alive!
12 Without warning
Aliens bent on turning earth into an unhappy hunting ground!
14 Lights! Camera! Auction!
The greatest movie memorabilia auction, part two!
19 “She” dies
Even the eternal heroine of Haggard’s classic responds when Sirki summons!
20 Flash Gordon
Pitiful earthlings, who can save you now? We’ve got a flash for you…!
28 Flash interviewed
Sam J. Jones, the lucky actor chosen to be Flash Gordon!
29 Ming interviewed
Actor Max von Sydow talks film villainy in an FM exclusive!
32 Davis is a devil
FJA has a close encounter with the world’s greatest entertainer!
36 The alienvasion of tv
Orkans, vulcans, cylons, daleks, robots and more!
46 Fade to black
Eric Binford is a demented filmfan on a rampage of murder!

Regular departments
4 Fang mail
Filmdom’s fang-natic fans have sent this department another outpouring of sympathy, rage and/or empassioned opinion!
11 Birthday witches
A stellar collection of birthday luminaries grace these pages this month. Now you can send them your best too!
31 Mystery photo
If you can’t guess who this horrifying monstrosity is then just try again with our fiendishly scrambled clue!
50 Rare treats
Scared out of your pants? Ha! We’ve just begun to fright as we scour the Ackermonster’s vault for these pix and fanta-photos!
70 The graveyard
From the murky depths, the GE has exhumed these tasty treats for your edification, amusement and plain fun!

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