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[Axe Elf]

On 4/13/2023 at 5:56 PM, soundstage28 said:

Just curious...sent and waiting back from CGC grading on a # 7 and others, do you think CGC graders know about this "Lucky 7" variant? First I've heard of it and now that I'm going to get back a sealed item,,, I'll never know.

I have no idea what CGC graders know or how diligent they may or may not be in checking things like this, but as a new Warren collector as of last year, I would say this variant isn't all THAT esoteric.  I saw several references to it when researching Warren publications--and I wasn't even particularly interested in the Famous Monsters of Filmland title.  Other than the 1961 Convention Program, though, the Lucky 7 variant is probably the rarest FMOF out there.

So I would probably EXPECT them to be aware of it--but in practice, who knows...

[Ron C.]

Still Famous Monsters, but not of Filmland.

[Jayman]

On 5/26/2023 at 4:30 PM, Ron C. said:

Still Famous Monsters, but not of Filmland.

What a great mag! I bought my copy right off the rack when it came out. Star Wars was the first movie I ever went to see more than once. When this came out that headline about it being the most fantastic adventure movie was really true! Plus you gotta love that orange and yellow border. It just screams 70’s! Congrats!

[Ron C.]

Back cover.

[Mark Sielski]

Hey all,

I rarely post but I am an avid reader of all your comic magazine posts.  Special shout out to famousmonstersforryever!  He sometimes posts as Elroy Jetson.  New to CGC, he did me a absolutely huge favor in reuniting me with my FM #221 Subscription Variant.  I inadvertently had "sold it" a few years back thinking it was a duplicate:)  What were my chances of finding a 9.8 copy again.  This one made it thru the mail postal system, aka subscriber copy, and survived as a 9.8! I saw it posted in CGC Registry sets, reached out to him, and we did a fair exchange.  He's got a website, sometimes selling mid range copies of FM.  I know a lot of you prefer the comics, but without Famous Monsters, there would be  no Creepy and Eerie.  Without Creepy and Eerie, there would be no Vampirella.  Without the Warren mags, Skywald would have never emerged.  Without Famous Monsters, the B&W comic mag market would never existed for Marvel to explore.  See, we owe it all to Famous Monsters of Filmland!  So visit the famousmonstersforryever website and browse the classics.  One last hurrah with this #221 Subsrciption Variant, it finally pushed me over the long elusive 300,000 registry point level for Famous Monsters of Filmland.  These boards are great!

Here's the website:

Famous Monsters Forryever
Where we are "dying to keep the memory of Famous Monsters of Filmland alive!"

 

http://www.famousmonstersforryever.com

[Axe Elf]

On 6/1/2023 at 7:15 AM, Mark Sielski said:

Hey all,

I rarely post but I am an avid reader of all your comic magazine posts.  Special shout out to famousmonstersforryever!  He sometimes posts as Elroy Jetson.  New to CGC, he did me a absolutely huge favor in reuniting me with my FM #221 Subscription Variant.  I inadvertently had "sold it" a few years back thinking it was a duplicate:)  What were my chances of finding a 9.8 copy again.  This one made it thru the mail postal system, aka subscriber copy, and survived as a 9.8! I saw it posted in CGC Registry sets, reached out to him, and we did a fair exchange.  He's got a website, sometimes selling mid range copies of FM.  I know a lot of you prefer the comics, but without Famous Monsters, there would be  no Creepy and Eerie.  Without Creepy and Eerie, there would be no Vampirella.  Without the Warren mags, Skywald would have never emerged.  Without Famous Monsters, the B&W comic mag market would never existed for Marvel to explore.  See, we owe it all to Famous Monsters of Filmland!  So visit the famousmonstersforryever website and browse the classics.  One last hurrah with this #221 Subsrciption Variant, it finally pushed me over the long elusive 300,000 registry point level for Famous Monsters of Filmland.  These boards are great!

Here's the website:

Famous Monsters Forryever
Where we are "dying to keep the memory of Famous Monsters of Filmland alive!"

 

http://www.famousmonstersforryever.com

Great story!  You don't post much, and I don't collect much, but as I have gotten into collecting the Warrens over the past year, I have enjoyed browsing your high-end collections, so you're a little bit of a hero to me (and I was giddy when you posted in my Warren Magazine Reading Club one time)!

I for one am glad to hear that you follow the Comic Magazine forum posts, and I would love to hear from you more often!

[mostmonsters]

I don't post much either, but I definitely agree with Mark's assessment of how Famous Monsters of Filmland came before all the other Warren titles and the competitors out there.  Glad to see some excitement about FM.

[Ameri]

I still have most of these. 1-36 and 6 annuals. I stopped at 36 because I remember that 36 and later seemed plentiful as back issues for years and years in Warren ads. Under 36 were the rarest. I love the issues after 36 but the 36 was as good a stopping point as any to keep the collection manageable.   

Edited June 11, 2023 by Ameri

[Primetime]

On 6/10/2023 at 9:42 PM, Ameri said:

I still have most of these. 1-36 and 6 annuals. I stopped at 36 because I remember that 36 and later seemed plentiful as back issues for years and years in Warren ads. Under 36 were the rarest. I love the issues after 36 but the 36 was as good a stopping point as any to keep the collection manageable.   

Your favorite monster mags ☺️

[FoggyNelson]

On 6/11/2023 at 12:42 AM, Ameri said:

I still have most of these. 1-36 and 6 annuals. I stopped at 36 because I remember that 36 and later seemed plentiful as back issues for years and years in Warren ads. Under 36 were the rarest. I love the issues after 36 but the 36 was as good a stopping point as any to keep the collection manageable.   

Nice display👍

[Jayman]

Nice to see this thread get some action again! 

[Ameri]

Here's my '75 program

[Ameri]

Here's my FM 4 and the old Ghoul's Eye Ride (in Pennsylvania)

[Ameri]

Something I saved from somewhere. A checklist of FM 1-27 with notes about each issue  

[Ameri]

Back in the 1970's I went to the Warren offices at 145 East 32nd Street by train to purchase one of those kewl Don Post masks advertised in FM. I believe it was $34.95. I paid cash and they went in a back room and brought out the mask. Here is the office and the mask I bought (which has since disintegrated with age).

[Ameri]

FM 1 test shot and someone was selling the mask used for FM 2. Not sure if this mask was marketed or a one of a kind. 

[Ameri]

Lastly, back in the 60's, I used to have relatives hold one of my current FMs for a photo. This one is from Sept 1967. FM was the BEST!

[Jayman]

On 6/11/2023 at 11:17 PM, Ameri said:

Here's my FM 4 and the old Ghoul's Eye Ride (in Pennsylvania)

Not what I would have expected the Ghoul’s Eye ride to look like, but very neat to see it! 

[The Lions Den]

On 6/11/2023 at 11:22 PM, Ameri said:

Something I saved from somewhere. A checklist of FM 1-27 with notes about each issue  

I'm pretty sure this is from "The Warren Companion"...  

[The Lions Den]

On 4/13/2023 at 6:56 PM, soundstage28 said:

Just curious...sent and waiting back from CGC grading on a # 7 and others, do you think CGC graders know about this "Lucky 7" variant? First I've heard of it and now that I'm going to get back a sealed item,,, I'll never know.

I know there's at least one CGC grader who knows about it. But to be perfectly honest, I've never actually seen a "Lucky 7" copy, and I can't find any listed on the census, either...