tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post2445615185913689572..comments2024-03-18T03:46:20.352-04:00Comments on Frankensteinia: The Frankenstein Blog: The Covers of Frankenstein : Monsters of the Movies No. 2Pierre Fournierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109698812799559366noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-90203943084084133322008-04-21T16:22:00.000-04:002008-04-21T16:22:00.000-04:00I was your tpical "Marvel Zombie" back then (and s...I was your tpical "Marvel Zombie" back then (and still am, to a degree), and the company's monster movie magazines were well worth searching out. Unlike FM, they took that stuff as seriously as I did! Even Marvel's MONSTER MADNESS shfted gears by its third issue and started featuring text articles and illustrations in addition to its usual fumetti-style humor. It had the first picture I ever saw of Gillman designer Millicent Patrick -- hubba, hubbaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-42944215738457550562008-04-11T12:27:00.000-04:002008-04-11T12:27:00.000-04:00i'd buy that one just for the cover if i saw it.an...i'd buy that one just for the cover if i saw it.<BR/><BR/>and thanks for plug!rob!https://www.blogger.com/profile/17556471244882205031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-64801178594543338852008-04-11T11:29:00.000-04:002008-04-11T11:29:00.000-04:00Great stuff, Pierre!Loved that mag; yes, it did co...Great stuff, Pierre!<BR/><BR/>Loved that mag; yes, it did cover some of the ground FM had - but on a less goofy, more ridiculous level (it was sorta a hybrid of the Warren book, and Calvin Beck's.)<BR/><BR/>I seem to recall reading at some point that part of the reason its plug got pulled, was staff at home in Marvel East being jealous of the fact that this was largely being done by West Coast guys.<BR/><BR/>(And here's a "ditto" to your recommendation of Rob K's site - in fact, ALL his sites: they're some of the most neatly laid-out, well-written, best-moderated, genre places in cyberspace.)<BR/><BR/>Great weekend,<BR/>-Craig W.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5112951555998191786.post-53323313898734965352008-04-11T10:40:00.000-04:002008-04-11T10:40:00.000-04:00Funny... I bet alot of artists worked their friend...Funny... I bet alot of artists worked their friends into mob scenes and stuff like that.Mr. Karswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15889717828895556186noreply@blogger.com