Famous Monsters: CSH collection

“Looks like this here new rocket film hired Yves Tanguy as art director.” — George Heftler

#49 (May 1968). I really did buy this issue—I remember doing so! But according to my birth certificate I would have been negative nine months old at the time. This has always disturbed me.

1966 Yearbook (Dec 1965)

#84 (Jun 1971)

#85 (Jul 1971)

#91 (Jul 1972)

#110 (Sep 1974)

#111 (Oct 1974)

#115 (Apr 1975)

#141 (Mar 1978)

#142 (Apr 1978)

#144 (Jun 1978)

#145 (July 1978)

#150 (Jan 1979)

#151 (Mar 1979)

#152 (Apr 1979)

#153 (May 1979)

#154 (Jun 1979)

#155 (Jul 1979)

#156 (Aug 1979)

#158 (Oct 1979)

#173 (May 1981). Rick Baker’s Gunther face was a watershed in monster face typology, I think. Up there with the wide-mouth girl from Fright Night and Winston’s Predator face as something totally new.