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A MONSTAR IS REBORN
ANNUAL TRANSYLVANIAN CENSUS.
MONSTER MOTHER GOO^
CHILLER CARTOONS.
MUCHO MONSTERS FROM MEXICO.
ROBERT C. SPROUL
PUBLISHER
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Dear Sirs:
Thanks for sending me the ad-
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vance copy of "For Monsters Only.”
Your magazine helps us monsters
put forth a better image to the pub-
lic. Keep up the wonderful work.
OFFICE
the top in sales. Please forgive the
wet paper and the wet envelope.
The Creature from the
Black Lagoon
Swampsville, Fla,
London, England
Thanks. It’s always nice to hear from
an old friend. And you’re a real old, Hmmm! Two opinions for the price
old, old, old iriend. of one stamp.'
Dear Sirs:
the bank — blood bank, of course! Went ape over the first issue o/
"For Monsters Only.”
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Empire State Bldg.
New York, N.Y. 038976
Dear Sirs:
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to the following
motion picture companies and
news services for the use of their
stills. Thonks a mlllioni
ARTISTS
PHANTOM BELA SEVERIN
Studied art with Vincent Van Gogh, and hits Vincent’s
ear to prove it. Likes to paint in oils (boiling oils)
Bom: February 34, 1435 (which makes him quite old)
FATIIEK,
by James Gorodetzer
¥ ON CHANEY, SR., the man who many critics deem guide at Pike’s Peak. Because his parents were deaf
the greatest portrayer of monsters the screen and dumb, Lon found it necessary to learn the sign
has ever known, was bom on April Fool’s Day, 1886, language as a means of communication with them.
in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The second of four Many claim that this was of enormous value in his
children, Lon enjoyed the great outdoors, especially later career, in that such manual manipulations
fishing and hunting. At an early age, he was even a served as the basis for making his later, silent movie
Qiias}n«fo in "THE HUNCHBjfCK OF NOTRE D4ME.'' The girl is Pafsy Rufh Miller, a star of many
silant pictures.
James” with Tyrone Power and Henry Fonda. Chan- remember me only half as much as my immortal
ey was almost killed when he fell from a horse and talented father, Lon Chaney, Sr.”
during the shooting of this movie. During this period, Several more motion pictures in which Lon Chan-
he also made “1,000,000 B.C.” for Hal Roach, and ey, Jr. starred were “The Frozen Ghost,” ‘The Mum-
“Union Pacific” for Paramount. my's Tomb,” ‘The Haunted Palace,” The Black
In 1940, Lon Chaney, Jr. appeared as Lennie in Sleep,” “Weird Woman,” “The Devil’s Messenger”
John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men." This was his and the renowned “Frankenstein Meets The Wolf-
first big break, and served as the starting point of man.” In a future issue of FOR MONSTERS ONLY,
his phenomenal rise to stardom. “North to the Klon- we’ll try to give a more complete listing of the
dike” was made in 1942 for Universal Pictures. Star- movies in which Lon Chaney, Jr. has appeared. END
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Bela Fangman, an eld movie monster, tries to hit the difficult come-bock
trail, and finds that there is more than one way to skin a human!
AGAINI
DONE
WHAT,
SY?
I saw
Screams! Beautiful screams! Like I
him FIRST!
never heard when was the top dog
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accident?'
a shoe;
She had so many children that one
day,
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Old Mother Hibbard, went to the cupboard, Old King Ghoul was a merry, old soul.
To fetch her poor dog a bore; And a merry, old soil was he:
When she got there, the cupboard was bare, He called for his pipe
Except for a skull and a gnome! And his embalmers three.
Mary had a little liiard, and everywhere Diddle, diddle dimpling, my son John:
That Mary went, the lizard was sure to go; Went to bed with his stockings on:
One day they went to the zoo, and the One shoe off. and two shoes on;
Keeper kept Mary and let the lizard go. Diddle, diddle dumpling, my son John.
FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER
Frankie is living i-he goodlife now. His bride just came info a bundle of money.
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Corfoen/sf Don Oreftefc takes a leak at today's world. With a strange smile on his
lips, and a ghastly gleam in his eye, he created these collector's cartoons. Read 'em,
and we guarantee you'll die laughing.
OREHEK
IN
ORBIT "They’re net as sfrange>leoking as
they'd be."
we thought
"I hate the sight ef blood." "I don't think we'll get much out ef him. Chief.
All he says is AARRRAAAG/i"
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FOR MONSTERS ONLY Magazine takes great
in presenting a few snapshots from
pleasure
tilefamily album of that fun couple, Mr.
and Mrs. Arnold Lizzard-Btobs. These nice
people are now celebrating their golden-
marble wedding anniversary. They’ve been
hitched for 225 years .Let's hear it for
. .
Halloween in Transylvania —a day of fun and games. Taken July 13, 1952.
MUCHO MONSTERS
FROM MEXICO
THE GOOD FOLKS OF TRANSYLVANIA WOULD LIKE TO TAKE
OFF OUR HATS TO OUR BROTHER MONSTERS IN MEXICO.
Today, the Mexican motion picture industry is turning out some of the most fantastic, horror-
packed movies in the history of celluloid chillers. Through the courtesy of Azteca Films of New
York, we would like to take
From the same picture,
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most famous portrayer of monsters,
>4bel Salazar, Mexico's Is gllffl|Med os he Is partaking of dinner.
(Hope he remembers to brush his teeth after every meal.)
One of the most terrifying scenes in the anneis of Spanish horror pictures
IS thistransfermatien el actress Lilia Del Valle into a witch for a day.
QUICK
QUIZ
O.K., fiends. It’s test time again!
Peter Lowferd shows what happens when you try to get
Let's see how smart you are. Grab
too many shaves tram a fBOP-BOPl razor blade. The
a pen, pencii or spike that’s been picture is:
dipped in vampire piasma and com- A— SMILIN' JACK MEETS THE WRIGHT BROTHERS.
mence. Hope you pass, ’cause if you B— IT CAME FROM OUT OF THE CAR WASH.
don't you’ii have to stand In tbe
C— DEAD RINSER.
D—TAMMY and the soda jerk.
corner of the tomb. READY, SET,
GHOUL!
HOW TO SCORE:
'Gofta mateh?” That's what the nice mon in Me KING KONG'S DAUGHTER, GIDGET. B— FRANKENSTEIN.
doorway is saying in that monstrous movie: -THE BEATLES GET A HAIRCUT. D— THE BLOB GOES TO YALE
ANSWERS:
“Was this trip necessary?”“Yes” is the reply, if you want to enjoy a spine-chilling science fiction
picture about two men and a girl who landed their home-made space ship on the Moon in the late
1800’s. H.G. Wells is the author of this epic, and now Columbia Pictures has made it into a great
mooning picture. FOR MONSTERS ONLY Magazine gives it four stars and three meteors. Go see
it if you’re interested in a movie that’s sure to make you sit on the edge of your seat. You’ll be
i!.®'MJK. A-vVv-wV,;i'
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ABC TV's THE ADDAMS FAMILY sl+s for d family porfraif. We hear the photog-
rapher didn't say "Watch the birdie!" Instead, he yelled Watch the vulturo!
Nice people.
TRANSYLVANIAN
By Fenton Sharpciaws
Hi, ho, gang!We have some real hot news for Monster from Outer Space.” The story is
you. Station W.E.I.R.D. has just bought the about a nice Transylvanian lad who marries a
funny situation comedy show, “I Married a girl from Brooklyn.
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Steve McQueen esics a doctor to aid on eld man whom
the peft'ce eloim /s fAe victim of "Tiie B/ob." frving barf
a good alibi, though. He cioimed he was at home
painting his cosJcef at the time of fhe oftacHr.
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FRANKENSTEIN’S
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