VOLUME 1: 1958 – 1983
Issues 1-40 | Issues 41-80 | Issues 81-120 | Issues 121-160 | Issues 161-191
*A note about numbering: you will notice that there are no Famous Monsters Issues 70-79. After FM’s sister magazine MONSTER WORLD folded, the publisher determined that those 10 issues would serve as 70-79, as seen below. Regular numbering resumed with Issue 80.
Issue 41
November 1966
The Werewolf (1956)
Artist Unknown
Issue 42
January 1967
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Artist: Ron Cobb
Issue 43
March 1967
Christopher Lee Dracula
Artist: Ron Cobb
Issue 44
May 1967
King Kong
Artist: Dan Adkins
Issue 45
July 1967
The Projected Man
Artist: Ron Cobb
Issue 46
September 1967
Curse of the Werewolf
Artist Unknown
Issue 47
November 1967
Claude Rains Phantom of the Opera (reused and brightened from Issue 10)
Artist: Basil Gogos
Issue 48
February 1968
Don Post Kharis Mask in a Santa hat
Photo: J. Barry Herron
Issue 49
May 1968
Werewolf of London
Artist: Ron Cobb
Issue 50
July 1968
Gorgo (reused and recolored from Issue 11)
Artist: Basil Gogos
Issue 51
August 1968
Curse of the Werewolf (duplicated and recolored from Issue 12)
Artist: Basil Gogos
Issue 52
October 1968
Dark Shadows
Photo Cover
Issue 53
January 1969
The Amazing Colossal Man (reused from Issue 23)
Artist: Basil Gogos
Issue 54
March 1969
Invasion of the Saucer Men
Artist: Ron Cobb
Issue 55
May 1969
Land of the Giants
Artist Unknown
Issue 56
July 1969
Frankenstein
Artist: Basil Gogos
Issue 57
September 1969
The Green Slime (from the promo poster)
Artist: Vic Livoti
Issue 58
October 1969
The Mummy
Artist: Basil Gogos
Issue 59
November 1969
Dark Shadows
Artist: Basil Gogos
Issue 60
December 1969
Dorian Gray
Artist: Basil Gogos
Issue 61
January 1970
Mark of the Vampire
Artist: Peter Green
Issue 62
February 1970
Mr. Hyde
Artist: Basil Gogos
Issue 63
March 1970
The Hands of Orlac
Artist: Basil Gogos
Issue 64
April 1970
House of Wax
Artist: Basil Gogos
Issue 65
May 1970
The Mask of Fu Manchu
Artist: Basil Gogos
Issue 66
June 1970
The Old Dark House
Artist: Basil Gogos
Issue 67
July 1970
Witchcraft
Artist: Vic Prezio
Issue 68
August 1970
The Mysterious Island
Artist: Vic Prezio
Issue 69
September 1970
London After Midnight (recolored from Issue 20 cover)
Artist: Basil Gogos
Monster World Issue 1
November 1964
The Wolf Man
Artist Unknown
Monster World Issue 2
January 1965
The Munsters
Photo Cover
Monster World Issue 3
April 1965
The She-Creature
Artist: Ron Cobb
Monster World Issue 4
June 1965
Creature from the Black Lagoon
Artist: Vic Prezio
Monster World Issue 5
October 1965
Tor Johnson in Bride of the Monster
Artist: Gray Morrow
Monster World Issue 6
January 1966
Don Post Frankenstein Mask in a Santa Hat
Photo Cover
Monster World Issue 7
March 1966
Son of Frankenstein
Artist: Gray Morrow
Monster World Issue 8
May 1966
Doctor X
Artist: Ron Cobb
Monster World Issue 9
July 1966
The Addams Family
Photo Cover
Monster World Issue 10
September 1966
Hammer’s The Reptile
Photo Cover
Issue 80
October 1970
Beneath the Planet of the Apes
Photo Cover
Issues 1-40 | Issues 41-80 | Issues 81-120 | Issues 121-160 | Issues 161-191